The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-08
A BIG CONVENTION
Fifteen Hundred Chr stian
EndeaVnrers to Meet at
New Brunswick.
GROWTH In EIGHT YEARS
Will Convene in a Church Two
Centuries Old : officers and
Aims Of the Association.

of the Young Peoples Society of Chris
tian Endeavor will hold their eight an
nual convention at New Brunswick next
1oa lrsday and Friday. The committee
having the affair in charge have been
untiring in their efforts to make this
convention the most successful OF any
that has been held in this State, and
they promise to do so, even to eclipse
the enthusiastic gathering that was held
at Trenton last year.
Preparations are being made for
larger crowd of visitors than have ever
before been gathered within the boun-
daries of New Brunswick, and the Chris
tian Endeavorers will be welcomed with
open arms. In the first place the
Committee on Accommodations has Sc
cured rooms in the hotels for 80 guests,
and many more than that number can
secure places at the hostelries OF the
town. The rest of the 1850 delegates Will
be placed in private houses. Rooms for
500 delegates have already been secured,
while there are still five churches and
number of large boarding houses to be
When the delegates shall arrive at
New Brunswick they need not be afraid
of getting lost, for there will be a very
ready to pilot those who have never
been in the rambling. old city to the
Endeavor headquarters, which Will pe IN
the chapel of the old Dutch Reformed
Church on Bayard street. Here there
will be host of young men and women,
who, upon presentation of the proper
credentials, will issue the official badges
to the delegates, and those and only
those who wear the badges VIII pc "a al
lowed on the main floor OF the ola
Dutch Church during the sessions OF me
convention. These badges are OF a.spe-
cial design and are in charge OF j. ".
Bingner of Metuchen. They are made
of celluloid and around the monogram
letters &C. E." are the words Eighth
Annual State Convention. New Bruns-
wick, NJ j., October IL and r. 1894
The badges will be fastened to strips
FOR OVERFLOW MEETINGS.
The church in which the convention
will be held fronts on Nelson street. II
has a gallery and If crowded une pulid-
ing will accommodate 1900 people. A
platform will be erected across the front
of the edifice and it will be large enough
to hold a choir of 200 and the principal
speakers. The decorators Will be at work
as early as next Monday morning, and
by Thursday the interior of the church
will be a mass of scarlet and orange.
the colors of the New Brunswick local
union. number of the badges will
also be made. of this combination, of
colors; the Reception Committee alone
wearing the orange badge OF the state
union.
It is expected that overflow meetings
will have to be held each night and pro-
badly in the day time. If so, they will
be held in the First Baptist and FIRST
the Dutch Reformed Church. The de-
nominational rallies that will take place
Thursday afternoon will be held in the
following churches hes:-Prefbyterfan, in
First Presbyterian; Congregational, Sec
ond Reformed Chapel Moravian. First
Presbyterian Sunday School rooms; Bap-
Episcopal, First NJ. f. Church; Metho-
dist Protestant, First M. E. Chapel; Re
formed Dutch. Suydam Street Reformed
Church.
The Essex County people who will take
part in the programme are numerous.
First of all the Rev. DR.. ]. Clement
French will on Thursday respond on be-
half of the State Union to the address
of welcome of the Mayor of New Bruins
wick. That afternoon Robert B. Sinclair
will conduct a Conversation" and at
night l. p f. Gmo1r dr MnyId Wi speak rdon ON
morning j. A. Sanford, of Montclair.
the composer of the State hymn of the
society, will be introduced, and the
an annual convention. In the afternoon
the Rev. Ford C. Ottman will make an
address, and at night he will conduct
consecr;t,t1n service.
THE PROGRAMME.
The full programme of the two days
session follows ~
Thursday, october 1l-,1O:so A. NJ, in
dress, More of Christ. More of Sue
cess by Rev. H. M. Lowry, Railway;
in behalf Of the city, Mayor James a.
Van Cleef. Co in behalf of the college
and seminary. President, Austin Scott,
(c) in behalf of the churches, Rev. p. T.
local union, H. B. Zimmerman. 11:55 A..
NJ, response. in behalf of the State
Union, by Rev. j. G. French, D. D. of
Newark; 1910 A. H., announcement of
committees
Afternoon Session. P. NJ, devotional
service, led by Hamilton Turner of Wen
onah 2l5 2 Nj call G1osl Of district TT Seefe
City. 800 p NJ, report of State Depart
ment leaders; (a) Junior 1In r;,.,I7 Rev A. ";
Evangelisfic. $3.50 p M, Conversation,
Local Unions" led by Robert b. Sim
clair Of Newark. 4 P, NJ, report of State
H. Brookfield of Belvidere 4:30 P. NJ,
adjournment P. M, Denominational
rallies in different churches, with the
j. DeHart Bruen, Belvidere; (b) Baptist,
Rev T. Marten Asbury Park; 60 Re-
formed, Rev. H. Van Derwart, Hack
enSaek td congTwegation5aal ti5 Rev MoSod Cor
ist Protestant; (f) Methodist Episcopal,
Rev. J. F. Heilenman of Bridgeton; (s)
Moravian, Rev, G. Hoyler,, Elizabeth.
chorus choir. SP NJ, address, "Spiritu-
ality in Our Music" by L. D. H. Gil
moir of Newark. S:15 P. NJ, address
Of state e. afy s NJ sdsaa addess rs
sGN s"GFNeilowship, BY Rev. B. B. Tyler, DID,
.-'s FRIDAYS SERVICE.
Friday, October 12-6:S0 AM, sunrise
service, led by Benjamin H. Everitt, of
Jamesburg.
Morning session. devotional service,
led BY Rev. f. E. Taylor, of Passaic. 9:15,
Introduction of State hymn and composer,
j. A. Sandford, Montclair; general topic,
1.-THE Christian Endeavorer at Work >
d. .b. Of Jersey City. $40 (b), by Ag-
gressiye Committees, by Rev. ]. w. Rich
ardson, Of Plainfield 10 (cl, through
and for the church, open parliament, led
by Rev J, A. Dondthaler, DID, of Indian
Foe of the State by Rev w. T. ST.
Lumbar, Of Moorestown. 1t:15, address,
Good Citizenship" by Rev. ID. j. Bur-
rell, DID, of New York City. Has, re-
ports of committees.
Afternoon session. p. NJ, devotional
service. led by Joseph H. Wright Tren-
ton. 2:l5 p. NJ conversation, Successes
and Failures OF Missionary Committees" "
led by Mics Alice B. Spangenberg, Meth
erwood 2:45 F. NJ, address, Youth as q
BY Rev. Ford &. ottman, Of Newark.
S:l5s p. NJ, address, The G. f. Mission
ary Extension Course" by Rev. Mr..
Dntie. 4 NJ, junior rally; conducted
Address, yays end sId Means sai 1T ,Ii1fid.. g
Jersey City. tbl Address to juniors With
II. IyndalI OF New York City (c9
Closing remarks by Mr. Spooner