The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-09
AIDS TO THE CHURCH
Annual Convention Today of
the Young Peoples
Christian Union of
New Jersey.
ADDRESSES BY REV. G. H. VAIL
Great Work Being Done for the
U~niyersalist Church -
Officers Elected.
BY REV. c. H. VAIL

The ffty-frst annual session OF the
New Jersey Universalist Convention ana
second annual convention OF the ne"
Jersey Young Peoples Christian Union
were begun this morning IN the flrst
UniversaEst Church. at Ivy place anu
Summit avenue.
The Y. P. c. U. convention opened al
nine o'clock with a Y. P. c. U. oevo-
tional meeting. Miss Ida May Demorest
had expected to conduct the meeting
but her duties at Barnard College pre-
vented her. Mrs. C. H. Vail PRESIDED IN
her place and read a paper prepared py
Miss Demofest on 9TH Purpose anu
Work efSfhB<Y. IF. C. u"
They. E. CT. was first formed IN
our denomination about six years ago"
said. Mrs. yai9 but in our Jersey CITY
church it has only been in existence TWO
years. One of the greatest calls Tor tne
existence of the Young Peoples So
ciety is the upbuilding of our churcn'
as the church of the future depends
upon the young of today. This is the
class to work with; # anyone has a
thought to be carried out, the best way
is to- Impress it upon the active young
people.
GREAT WORKERS WANTED.
"Anothef need in&eur unions is great
workers. rather than great numbers in
attendance; active workers, those who
feel theystruly want to de their part to-
ward its advancement. Each one must
feel that the success of it's work depends
on them. Some of us fail to realize our
responsibility. If we wish our work to
be anything to- the Jniversalist Church
it viii only succeed as we put our life
into our own society. and our society
gives a loyal support to It's state union,
which San work where we cannot"
Mrs. Vail invited the delegates to ex-
press their opinions as to the purpose
and work of the Y. P c. u:
Mrs. NJ. Louise Thomas. who is widely
known as a former president of Sorosis,
said, .UrGversalists truly believe, when
they live UP to their doctrine, the Gni-
church of the future. Its doctrines
transcend all others.
1T is said we must work along the line
are following in our footsteps. Other
denominations are finding out that we
work well and they are copying US"
versalist Church succeeds as a church
it must have a young peoples move
ment. # young people are not drilled in
will so out of the Church. The Young
Peoples Society comes between the Sun
day School and the church and keeps
people in the habit of the Church.
'.The need of the Universalist Church
is a society which will train up the
people so that they will come into the
BUSINESS MEETING.
Miss Mary Mckay of Hightstown,
President of the State Union, CALLED the
delegates showed that the following So
cieties were represented
Hightstown. Jersey City, Hamilton and
CzAl 1-l n 49, VA IL
ported a membership of thirty, with an
average weekly attendance of twenty.
Five business meetings have been held
The Treasurer. Mr. ]. Irving Benedict,
e be sl9?; total expenditures, 500, Az,
and Mr.. C. C.. Blauvelt were appointed
auditors and r~s7orted hat the Treas
The Rev, E. Z. Mason of Hightstown
9 s6e HEl I. Ps e' +. Can 9 boy Bo e for 4 The on cb 'rWhat
For Christ and the Church is the
motto of the 7. P C., u. For Christ
the nne1 chur eie = Master tns aod Hack a said. ieauei u
Him at adj times mingling with the peo-
Should follow so HIS example a1ai and pf take
people to the meetings instead of trust
ing that they will write their names on
the cards requesting q apastoral call. The
7. ?. G. U; must come in personal con-
tact with strangers"
The State Y. P. C. u. then pledged
Itself to send to the National Treasurer
20 cents per capita of the members, ac-
tive. associate. or affiliate, in the socie-
ties of the State. 1t was decided that all
stationary required for the use of the
State Union be printed in blue and
white and have the words Jersey City,
49, The last has reference to the Ma
tional Y. P. C. Z. convention which will
be held in Jersey City next spring. A
resolution was made thanking the Ma
tional-Board for choosing Jersey City as
the place of the mex National Conven-
ton.
ms OFFICERS ELECTED.
Mr.. C. C. BlauveIt was nominated for
President and his election was railroaded
through in a manner which would do
credit to almost any political caucus.
Mr.. J. Howard Williams of Waretown
was elected vice president. 1T seemed
impossible for a time to find anyone in
the State who was. willing to assume the
ardous duties Of Secretary. Miss Grace