The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-12
EARLY CHRISTIANS.
Sunrise Prayer Meeting of
the Endeavorers Attend
ed by 500 Delegates.
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES FOR 1895
Interesting News from Jersey City
Churches Methodist Minister
Discuss Church Matters.

ATLANTIC CITY, Oct. 70, 1S95.-As
day began to break yesterday morning
Jealous Endeavorers to the number of
about 500 left their warm couches and
Journeyed to the beach to participate in
the innovation of a sunrise prayer
meeting" The crowd gathered at the
foot of Virginia avenue and as "Old Sol"
popped his head UP out of the ocean,
religious services, led by Joseph H.
Wright, president of the Trenton Local
Union, were begun. The exercises lasted
about -three-quarters of an hour, when
h delegates hurried off to breakfast
and to prepare for the final days ses-
sion of the convention.
At 9 O'Clock the visiting Endeavorers
were all in their seats at the Academy
of Music. The first address was made
by Rev. John T. Kerr, exlpresident of
the New Jersey Union, the subject be-
ing 1.-The Christian Soldier of the TWEEN
tieth Century" The report of the Junior
STAGE Superintendent, Rev. A. w. Spoon
er, followed, with an open parliament.
The report stated that of the juniors
alone there were 80 societies scattered
up and down the State and in all the
Evangelical Churches with rare excep-
tions. Fourteen Thousand two hundred
and fourteen boys and girls constitute
the total number of members now under
the Junior banner. The report recon-
mends that a roll of honor be prepared
for the next convention. on which should
be written the names of adj socletleS
contributing to missions through their
own church boards not less h 50. n
| also that a missionary badge banner be
provided, composed of badges represent
| ing all THE societies contributing to mis-
| sions through this same channel $40 or
over. This baner ITO be awarded to the
| county for one year whose contributions
| aggregate the most.
Thomas. E. Murphy, the well known
temperance advocate, next delivered one
of his characteristic addresses, after
which the business of the convention
was pushed rapidly forward.
The following officers and committees
were announced for 1885,
OFFICERS FOR 1896.
President, Rev. J.. Clement French, D.
D., Newark; Wee Presidents. Rev. Cor
nelius Brett. D. D., Jersey City; Rev.
w. T. s. Lumbar, Moorestown; Miss
Roberta Il. Harris, Belvidere; Secretary,
Miss Ida B.. Stephens, Hackettstown.
superintendent Of Departments, Miss
| sionary, Miss A. B. Spragenburg, Plain
field; Junior, Rev. Arthur w. Spooner,
| Camden; E~vangelistic, Rev. f. B. Ever
TT, Trenton; Christian Citizenship, Rev.
w. E.. Davis, Lebanon; Press, Rev.
George Ingram, Trenton; Correspondence
| Robert Sinclair. Newark; Executive Com
mittee, Rev. 1. w. Gowan, New Dur
ham. J. H. Wright, of Trenton; H. B.
Zimmerman, New Brunswick; Al. w.
| Bailey. d. D., Atlantic City; c. w.
Shoemaker, Bridgeton; Rev. L. r. Dyott,
| Newark; Miss Mabel Winton, Hacken-
sack.
The reports of the Committees on Cor
| ~respondence, Press and Resolutions were
then presented. The morning session
closed after. the reports from the Evan
gelistic service and the l~1fe-saving work
had been read. but the Executive Com
mittee went into session to consider the
claims of Paterson. and Plainfield.
PATERSON HELD.
At 8 o'clock the afternoon session OPP
ened with an address, by Rev. Samuel
Baton. The most interesting part of
the days proceedings, that of announce
ing what city had been selected for the
next convention, then followed. Owing
to the rivalry existing between Paterson
nouncing of the Executive Committees
decision was felt to be a difficult task.
1t was entrusted to. Rev. A. w. Spooner
n he acquitted himself to perfection;
the winning place. but hat Plainfeld
would unite with Paterson in '97, which
would assure that city the convention.
When this announcement was made a
tremendous cheer broke from the dele
gates. The Paterson visitors shouted
along with their successful rivals, show
ing that no bad feeling existed because
of the decision. This practically ended
the business of the session and what fol-
bowed was merely the winding up of
minor "details of the convention.
Tonight the monster evangelical meet.
ing was held ait the Academy of Music,
which crowded that edifice to it's portals
and brought the convention ITO "a success
full close. A number of stirring address,
es were made by prominent clergymen
present which were interspersed with
selections by the choir of 300 voices. To
morrow morning the delegations will
take their departure for home.