The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-22
TO SAVE CHILDREN
New York Universa1ist Sum
day School Institute
Meets at Newark.
MAJOR PANGBoRN's ADDRESS
He Says the Sunday School Is the
Iayman's Field of Labor
Reports and Statistics.
Specinl to the Jcrscu 9th Nems.

York Universalist Sunday School IilSli-
tute had its twenty-third -semi-annual
session yesterday afternoon and evening,
in the First Universalist Church of this
city. The Institute comprises all the
Universalist Sunday Schools as far north
as Albany and including Jersey City.
Mr.. Louis Ames. Superintendent of the
First Universalist Sunday School CT Jer-
sey City is it's President. He presided
yesterday. The afternoon session began
at 2:30 O'clock with a prayer by the Rev.
Marvin Crosley. Singing by the choir
and the, reading of the minute of the
previous session was followed by the
reports of committees.
The Sunday School Extension Commit
tee reported that at the last meeting a
committee was appointed to form new
Sunday schools. consisting of Messrs.
Herbert and Ayres and Misses Doggett,
Locke and Rose. For some time the
committee could find nothing definite to
do. but finally it was proposed to make
an effort to find Universalists in places
where no churches at that time existed.
To that end 1t was decided to obtain
literature from the Publishing House to
be placed in the hands of agents. and
by means of advertisements in he papers
around New York to announce that the
literature could be obtained free OF
charge. Application was made to the
FINANCE Board of the Missionary fund
for an appropriation. which was granted.
Agents were selected with a view of
covering as much territory as possible.
Literature was freely sent to each agent.
Advertisements were placed in twenty
eight papers located in Westchester
o,,,atu a,,n .Tr1o,aI C4afa4 I nd and
New Jersey. It was hoped by the COM
mittee to obtain application from per-
sons desiring literature ana in this way
perhaps to learn OF points at which Sum
day schools might be started. The ex-
pertinent cost $31.85.
The agents reported that 1,1S0 pages
of literature had been distributed as a
result of the experiment.
The Treasurer. Frank l.. Marsek, re-
ported a balance of s12s.7 in the Mission
FUND and s19.e7 in the General Fund.
TO ESTABLISH A MISSION.
Under the head of general bushes an
appropriation of $50 was made to the
New York Brevoort Mission and $25 to
the Slater Island Movement The
movement is to establish a Universalist
mission in the locality mentioned.
John Coleman Adams. d. D.. talked
on How can we make our Sunday
schools grow?" There were, he said,
different kinds of growths, but. as he
understood it. he was to talk on the
agencies employed for the purpose of
increasing the schools numerically. If
this were simply the object in view the
best means in his judgment of accom-
plishing it would be to organize the
boys into companies, provide them with
red coats. white trousers and fancy
plume hats. get a brass band and have
them parade up and down the streets
frequently. The library of such a school
ploits and hairbreath escapes of con-
victs. detective stories. etc. In. this
way; no doubt. the Sunday school room
Months. This was not the object of the
Sunday school. however.
The Sunday school. first of all, was es-
tablished for the purpose of promoting
morality. This object could only be at
tanned by efficient and earnest effort on
GERS Of the School. Personality was the
greatest factor in successful Sunday
School work. 1t had been the speakers
toned as a minister. that the schools had
grown only because those interested in
them had put their whole heart and
the school would undoubtedly grow.
10 BRING THE YOUNG INTO THE
He was followed, after a short gem
eral discussion of his topic, by the kew.
f. A. Bisbee, of Philadelphia, editor of
To-day" VINO deliysfea q snort or an nan1sis
in religious work?" He admitted that
he did not know exactly how to interest
I'VE Should consider he said. that
we are not all constituted alike, and re-
ligion does not affect us in the same
way TO illustrate his he told OF two
gentlemen in his parish. They were
both as good Chrfstians as he knew. One
could never be induced to say anything
other was always bubbling over with
enthusiasm. and at times It was neces-
saTy to place a mar each a slae o. n, him In II
speaking. The speaker believed that
young people were only to be. reached
aggpe eaip to them and bring them into the
church. He mentioned social organiza,
lions. literary societies and theatrleal
clubs as means to be employed. The
main thing was to get the young people.
After the addresses a collation. was
served the delegates by the ladies Of the
Ene evening session began at eight
| O'Clock. The choir ans several selee-
s lions s.. af ofsere Mhi pray fas H The 4 lev. E. e.
| Bolies, 3. D., was introduced by Mr..
Ames. He talked on 9TH Value Of
sa MAJyoR Ron PANGBoRS's ADDRESS.
Jersey City Evening journal" dsliysr-
Value Of Sunday SCHOOLS to Public Mo
in talking of the Sunday .schcol,. as he
| considered 1t peculiarly a layinan's field
Laymen were as much at home in 1t as
were the pastor. He was one Of those.
anyway, who. never believed that the
clergymen had q monopoly in giving adj
vice and instruction.
I'VE judge Of the yalue of a thing"
ne continued, sby its adaptation. All
| men do not define public morality in the
| same way. Some define it as the aver
| age sentiment prevalent in d community.
| Others consider it the general tofality
| of conscience. Public morals must be
gauged BY the average behavior Of peo-
! he put tovthes moral test. Public moral
ity consists OF whatsoever things are
| pure, honest and OF goo report. The
| public morality will never be any great
er than the morality of the individuals
who go to make up the community.
Most everything Il q fact9r IN pro-
ducing public morality. Surely politics
| ana relin4on all confrabuta their share.
That1the sunday schogl 70 of great value
fxyff I'VE have already heard. We. oil
fshave Our IN thol1snta on the sup3eGt.