The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-14
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR.

Anniversary of the Society of the
Bergen Baptist Church.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor of the Bergen Baptist Church
celebrated their seventh anniversary last
evening. Mr.. Arthur P. Preston, ~organist,
opened the evenings service with an organ
solo. Miss Lille R. Corwin, president of
the society, delivered an addressed in which
she extended a most hearty welcome to the
audience. After explaining the several duties
of the different communities in the society,
Miss Corwin invited all to Join, and re-
joiced over the owe of God in per-
hitting them to work together.
The report of the Treasurer. Miss Emma
Chandless, showed that excellent work had
been o in the expenditure of the money.
She reported a total balance May s last of
$685. SO.
The Junior Christian Endeavor Society
was represented by one of their young menl-
bers, who explained by her report that they
were wide awake also, and told of the many
missionary work of the church. Pastor Ell
lison delivered an interesting address, in
which he said:-
"The Christian Endeayor Society is an
organization. 1t has worked material up
into an organization. 1t is all right
to have an elder organiza-
tion, but what we want is
a young organization. They say Tip the
elephant died young. He was only a boy
thirty-three years old, and he died because
he was left alone, away from the jungle,
and his fellow creatures. So it is with young
blood, if we leave it alone it win die. The
Christian Endeavor Society has a purpose.
If you should stand here in front of this
audience and look into these faces you will
oao n ,,,.no R,1f ~ xyolk I'M Fifth
avenue yon will see the cane-chewer, the dog
leader and the young mar who eats
his bread by the sweat of his fathers brow.
They are not christian Endeavorers, thank
God. The Christian Endeavor Society has
drawn together all the different churches:
the Baptist, the Presbyterian, the Methodist,
etc. l am a Baptist from the top of my
head to the soles of my feet; but no matter
how good a Baptist you are, you are a better
Baptist if you are a Christian Endeayorer.
1.-The society has helped me wonderfully.
When / have been discouraged they have
been my courage, and | believe there are no
better helpers to a pastor than the Christian
Endeavorers. The years will seem like days
and the days will seem like minutes, in the
service of the Christian Endeavor Society"
The Rev. G. M. Reed Of Crozen Theologi-
cal Seminary and a member of the society,
also addressed the congregation. Among
other things Mr., Reed said:
I'm the latter part of December, 1886, you
might nave seen, away out on Bergen ave
nue. in a certain house in the evening, our
Pastor and other members of the church as
sembled together and planning for the or
ganization Of a Christian Endeayor Society.
That evenings work has led up to this mag
nifcent organization. There is one point !
want to speak of, and that is the conserya-
tive element of the society. We did not
want anybody in that society who was not
willing to work. We work for Him, not be-
cause we want to be saved, but because we
are saved, and Jesus is the leading inspira-
ton. The Christian E~ndeavorers are lead
ing a very good example. and the power of
example is the. strongest teaching any one
car give.n