The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-09
RED LETTER DAY.
Triennial Convention and
Anniversary of the
New Jersey Sunday
School Associa-
ton.
DELEGATES Will ASSEMBLE At NILLVInE
Events of the Conference-Week
Of Prayer Throughout
All Lands.
Will ASSEMBLE At MILLVILLE

On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
of next week the New Jersey Sunday
School Association will celebrate it's
thirty-seventh anniversary and hold its
fifth riennia convention at Millville, N.
]. h association was organized on No
vember 4, 1858, at a convention held in
New Brunswick. Again in 1882 it met and
triennial meetings were decided upon.
The convention consists of State officers,
members of the State Executive Commit
tee. and ten delegates from each of the
twenty-one county associations. The Off
GERS are: President, George w. Bailey,
NJ. D., Wenonah; Vice Presidents, Rob-
ert r. Doherty, Phi, Jersey City; Rev.
L. p. Brokaw, d. D., Freehold; Franklin
Dye. Trenton; Treasurer, Walter M. Pat
ton, Camden; Recording Secretary, E. F.
Wescott, Passaic; Assistant Recording
Secretary, c. B. Parsons, Red Bank;
General Secretary, Rev. e. Morris Fer
guson, Trenton; Executive Committee,
Joseph H. Doty, Chairman, Morristown;
Atlantic, Jacob, H. Leedom, Atlantic
City; Bergen, Louis A. Dawson, Engie-
wood; Burlington, Rev. Peter Carly, Kin
kora; Camden, Thomas, Hollinshed, Cam
den; Cape May, Joseph Q. Williams,
SdPC 4Ady Slty, SulitDeIldIQ RGF. D.. Y.
Bowen, Shiloh; Essex, H. G.. Shaw, 8
Rowland street, Newark; Gloucester, w.
H. Bodine, Wlliamstown; Hudson, George
H. Corfield, Jersey City; Hunterdon,
Rhutson Case, F1emIngton; Mercer, Rev.
L. w. Nudge, D. D., Princeton; Middle
sex, Samuel G.. Garretson, Perth Amboy;
Monmouth, Rev. j. K. Manning, D.. D.,
Red Bank; Morris, Joseph H. Doty, Nor
,-;Gfo vyt,. ON.A4 T.
Passaic, Charles Nj. wilcox, Passaic; sa,
lem, Benjamin Paterson, Woodstown;
Somerset, Rev. T. E. Davis, Bound Brook;
Sussex. J.. c. Clarke, NJ. D., Andover;
Warren, Rev. VIM. Redhefrer, Buttzville,
with the State officers.
PRRoGRAMMEE OF THE CONVENTION;
on Tuesday evening, when the Mayor of
Millville will deliver an address Of wei
Of ofNt the Second Sssend mp P%re aSyi nsnfy church ri Df0hi Of
Jersey City. will talk about The Sum
day School as a factor in our national
life
The following day will be devoted to the
reception of reports of work and APP
pointments of committees:
In he morning Mrs. s. w. Clark, of
Jersey City,. will conduct a Blackboard
class" to which all primary teachers are
invited It will be conducted after the
student will be supplied with a lap
board, and will practice studies in chalk
effects under Mrs. Clark's direction.
On Wednesday afternoon Rev. Henry
G.. Cronin, of Jersey City, will lead the
teachers conference; Walter M. Patton,
and B. Jacobs, the Superintendents: Rev;
Albert G. Lawson, DID,, the pastor. and
Mrs. ]. w. Barnes. the primary teachers
conference.
CLOSING EXERCISES.
Thursday will see the close of the con
vention, and that day will be. a very
busy one. Besides the reports from the
principal committees there will be an
olaatinn of nf1-arS- and the selection OF
forty delegates to the International Con-
vention to be held in Boston in June,
1896. Before the final adjournment the
newly elected President will be introduced
and he will deliver an address.
Special railroad accommodations have
been provided for delegates to the con-
vention. The Pennsylvania Railroad will
run a train on Tuesday, leaving Jersey
City at / P. NJ. The company will charge
a special rate of two cents per mile to
all delegates.