The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-22

pie ts come in direct contact with the
representatives of societies that nave lgr
members and the welfare Of the COM
munity. We especially welcome the dis
interested bodies of which the Epworth
League is a fitting representative. your
nnselhsh object and self-sacriffcing la
bors are an inspiration to every cine
who strives to benefit his fellow man.
Among the young we know of nothing
equal to the earnest devotion of such
organizations as the Christian ndeavo
Young Peoples Union and Epworth
You win find our people cordial and
hearty in their hospitality according to
their mean and opportunities. we rope
you will find time between the sessions
in which We have a local PRIDE. 1ou
will find imposing churches, school oulld-
ings, hospitals, asylums, private resi-
denceS and manufactures. as We'll as
handsomely laid out streets and venue
We have everything that pertains 10 an
e~ntsrprising city-everything except the ne
trolley, and that we expect to nave by
the time You come again..
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The President. Mr. George G T,, B ; astb
Would derive as much good from the ccul-
vention as Camden did last. year.
the convention adjourned for luncneon
to the Armory near the church.
The afternoon session was opened by
a song service led by DR.; sweeney The
president then appointed the fqilowimg
OInmItte6S.-N QmlIldtloilS, LIE
.Messrs. W. H. Allen, Jersey City; Clark
SCARBOROUGH. w. C. C~heeseman, Benz.
Patterson, Reys. R. f. Hayes, Learyy'
I; ", Morris; resolutions gdsaom H Messrs. Hahn aitliG
ser, Mrs. L. H. Swain, Miss Allen:
Auditing. w. 81 Coeyman, Paterson,
Rev r B. re- G. Lippincott, Mrs. 7: q. Swain.
Miss Josie Hiilman; Place. W. L; Miller,
w. c.. Kingsley. Miss Sadle waning
The president addressed the convention
and said:-.'The Epworth League mas
done a good work during the lasI year
and I hope it will do more in the future,
He told them not to draw out OF the
Christian Endeavor societies II there
were such in the church for ne thougnt
worthians would be in glory, he say
he was glad to see old people present
that while Epworthians were supposed 10
be young people they neeueu otpef peo
pm Mr. r. J. Lovatt, Corresponding Sec
rotary of the State, reporier
676 organizations in the stare; 81 ~ sseenr EMO
F,ndeavor Societies; Junior Endeavor
Societies. and u Guards. The empe
ship is 43, $50: Seniors, 5ll5S; Il JS saos - to "a a
Special thanks offering. Pa chapters
raised s20,SS5.N this year. There na sse
been 74O conversions in the, chapters 300
The secretary of the Juniors Mr.. S. H;
r,t5Hspson. said the year had been one OF
progress. There are 223 Junior Charters
II Chapters and 4,1No members soio Jer rs
hers. There are 667 Methodist Sunday
se Tbe Convention M sang 80, Blessed Rest"
composed by a member of the a
the Rev. c. B. L~ippincott. The Epwogt n
i an1i1a beli tbn m IN tSiing3hg many Nsiii'
ea T ! Rev slg S. r. Steel of Nashville,
Tenn, General Secretary OF the E Eo tba
d%onvenfion 9o and received with applause.
It was decided that sixteen ~eg9
be sent to the National Conference S on En- in
Ebaffanooga. the delegates being al
loved Ilvasdi to pay their own expense: 4
greeting was read from the NeWark
tarv was authorized to send a gfeetng
to the Baptist Union which met TO-DAY ~
Newark. uora
heard from the delegates. in which they
fold short stories about the work of the
societies. There were SIS delegates pres
RAIN SPOILED THE DRILL.
Second Regiment, Of St. Lnke's Gha erhi.
bition drill. but owing to the rain they
were unable to do so. The Key. Z. q;
Kingsley dismissed the convention WIFI
the benediction. Dinner was served in
the Armory. .
The Rev. E. E. Sutphen of Trenton
led the praise service which opened the
evening session. The. address OF the even
Nashville. Tenn. who spoke extempore
on the Subject, 1.-THE Forward Movement
of M~ethodism." He spoke more partlen-
1arly about what the young people are
doing in the Epworth League and sai9
there is a great future before them II
Tie grand Epworth League testimony
meeting. which followed the address, was
led by Charles ]. ~Fitzgeorge, Of Trenton.
sions of the members of the League.
Tbe, evening session was held in the First
Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth.