The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-05
BAPTISTS AT WORK
Earnest Pleas for the Boys
Brigade and Down
town Churches.
TO ADVANCE SPIRITUAL LIFE
Vacant Pastorates and Association
Entertainment Discussed
Auditors Report.
70 ADVANCE SPIRITUAL LIFE

The afternoon session of the East New
Jersey Baptist Association held in the
North Baptist Church of this city was
opened with devotional exercises. The
! noon hour had evidently reused some of
the brethren and given them something
to talk about, for they were like SO many
boys and girls just come in from a re-
cess, and it was almost impossible to
keep them from talking even while the
| speakers of the afternoon were address
ing the convention. z
1t was soon discovered that the topics
fer the afternoons discussion were too
numerous, and they accordingly took
only the most important. The Boys
Brigade was first discussed. The Rev.
II. f. Lowrie spoke in favor of the Bap-
fist Brigade, and said it gives the boys
a flag drill, a military drill. a Bible drill,
and a Baptistic drill. The boys there
learn mere of the Bible in one year than
anywhere else in ten years. The Baptist
State Board has organized the State so
that now the companies are in battalions,
regiments. brigades and divisions. Mr..
Lowrie believes in keeping the oreaniza-
ton strictly Baptistic and having their
brigades separate from those of other
churches He said in closing:-"There is
no organization on the face of Gods
earth today which contains more po3
THE DoWNToWN CHURCH.
Til Rev. Mr.; Millingtcp then talked
church. He said there is nothing more
important than the downtown church; if
from the bottom up, and not from the
top down, In his opinion the institu-
tional church will not be of permanent
use; Ghurche are going organization
entirely. Mr.. Wilmington said he was
often reminded of a Western church,
there were so members and Il separate
organizations. The downtown church
r needs It5 5aree the fhie ggd Il i the must Rj5g5 5e5 b ef
Of the church. 2. DO Chrlst's work IN
efeaf - put aii Iove WITCH W6pai looks dn to plj j1stie CO
among people. Charity will never solve
the problem; what is wanted is justice.
FOR SPIRITUAL LIFE.
the best means of developing the spirit
ual life among people. He said he had
opes spirituality: The three ways to best
develop spirituality are:-1. Have special
spiritual work; 2, Magnify salvation; 8,
Have constant reliance on the Holy
Spirit.
DR.. Richardson thought social caste
should be abolished. If people spoke to
the stranger in pew and at the door there
Dr.. LoWrie was asked to speak upon
ne ne eaandidatin q s ya { He sara Is h hhn
there IS nothing more painful than a
I Is.l1t, g for the the lord aa5 Goi going abo ehan asnon 70
the Toms. Dicks and Harrys of churches
begging for a miserable stipend to allow
him to preach. In the last few years he
has often wondered what becomes of the
old ministers, He thinks they must do
rs the wild elephants do when they feel
corner Of the world where no one will see
them. and gracefully. dies. DR.. Lowrie
asked ashe t the snestio9, Are re churches right Ma
said he would not attempt to answer it.
He severely scored the churches for
made an eloquent appeal for the minis
ASSOCIATION ENTERTAINMENT.
entertaining the association admitted of
some debate. Some were in favor of
one and some of two days. sessions, and
some wished one church to stand the
burden of entertainment, while others
thought it would be best to assess each
church. 1t was finally decided to hold
but one dav session, and to have each
church assessed.
The committee appointed to discover
a practical method of helping the poor
churches, said they would appoint the
Rev. Adam. Chambers a committee to
write to the. churches about appoint
lieve the debt of the Roselle Church;
they racommended that the question of
S the Shiloh h c insn4ci be left fnfd til naaT y and
that when the italian work grows too
heavy for the. church now having it in
The auditor reported that the Treas
urer's report was correct. The Rev.
Messrs. Dodd, sutphen and James were
appointed a Committee on Digestive
Letters. The preacher for next year will
be the Rev z. Millington
The, evening session was largely at
tended and was opened by singing
the Cross followed and the Moderator
then read the seventh Psalm. The Rev.
Mr.. Burkfelds of Lyons Farms led in
Tie Rev; o, Won B~irchwitz told of the
v work Of his ho church the FairmoQnti The
at the end Of nineteen days work. the
anarchists of that. vicinity cut the ropes,
rfnf tent ane ana 5dns eo ana sald Ins + M theY di Ri2M
go away. The minister replied they
Mou raaS sfaH because II they By the Rera na bIoan law ng
come to stay: They Were not
but with a mortgage. During the year
the hard times have SO effected the con-
gins month leas ste onIy % oos MAJ ae a appea LED
for some money to pay the interest of
500 which CONS me- due E in Z July. Several
oBITuARY coMMITTEE,s REPORT.
T. line OD1LuarV committee SAID Ill MEM /
~vitation Of the Rev. E. J. Millington' for
the association to meet next time at
Miss Jennie Davis read a paper on
the Importance of Junior organization
and Mrs. A. r. Moore sans a solo. The
Rev. DIR. E.. E. Chivvers delivered an
address on "Bs Y. p. u; What 1t Stands
For B.. Il r Y. means Baptist Young
along Christian lines. Miss NJ. Evelyn
Widmor sang. THE Lord Is My Light"
The Rev. DR.. Halsey Moore gave an adj
dress on "B. Y. p. u, Its ideal Life
He. said it's outcome will be education
and he emphasized the fact that it
would be Christian education. Mere eduS
cation has failed to develop the highest
characte ~ristics. The outcome of the B..
kind of piety; it will mean more men like
Abraham, who touch God on one side i
and man on the other. When the soul
EwnnAAam EAux Mnnn