The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-18
CHILDREN RALLY.
Junior Endeavor Societies
of Hudson Meet in Green
vile Reformed
Church.
ALL NATIONS PRESENT
DR.. Hammer Talks About Shoes
North Baptist Wins the
Banner.
ALL NATIONS PRESENT

NOltn O0PtAHe
Banner.
The seventh semi-annua1 rally OF tne
| Junior Christian Endeavor Societes Oh
Hudson county was held Saturday alter-
| noon in the Greenville Reformed Cnurch'
| corner of Danforth and Ocean avenues
The cars were crowded with juniors
| from all parts of the city, VINO wore
the ribbon badges of their indiviouai So
cieties and carried the society banners
| When the Juniors took possession OF d
| car it was no use for other passengers
to assert their rights-the Juniors hao
the power of numbers and they knew
| their superiority. They simply owned the
ears. They lined themselves along the
| windows and commented at the top OF
| their voices upon everything and every
| body. to the amusement of o~n-lookers.
AS the cars reached the church every
| Junior shrieked, There it is" and MADE
A stampede for the door. Indeed this
| had been done several times along the
| line when false alarms had been raised
| at any large buildings, such as the ponce
station.
The pretty church was gaily decorated
in honor of the Juniors. Depending from
the two chandeliers and reaching to the
| four corners of the room were lines OF
| Tags of all nations. Draped on the choir
box was a large American flag. Chrys-
anthemums were placed on a table in
| front of the pulpit, but the large plat
form was left bare.
PROMPT OPENING.
Promptly at half past two the Rev.
| Robert K. Wick, President of the Union,
| called the meeting to order. At that
| time the church was filed with Juniors,
| seats were placed in the aisles, and every
| available space was occupied. The rally
was opened with the hymn, Tell the
| Glad Story Again." every Junior singing
with a will. The Rev. Mr.. Wick led in
prayer, asking the Juniors to repeat with
him the Lords Prayer" and Miss Ellen
Ingersoll of the Greenville Reformed So
| ciety gave the address of welcome. She
I'VE welcome you our fellow Endeav-
| orers TO our Church. And not only the
Juniors but everyone else who is here
today. For some time We have wished
their friends. We know that all have
worked hard to make this rally a most
interesting one and especially wish to
thank Mrs. scudder and Mrs. Chamber
lain through whose efforts it has been
made so successful. We thank everyone
who has favored us with their presence.
efficient leader Mr.. Wick and you may
note the progress of the children who
viii take the . place Of fathers and and
women to serve ti.eis country and their
God.
But let us make the best of our time
for we will never meet again just as we
are today"
Mr.. Wick as a response to the well
come asked the Greenville society to
stand and the other Juniors to take out
their handkerchief and give the Chau-
CHILDREN's CRUSADE.
ed was the most interesting feature of
the programme. Miss Lillian Taylor
assembled the platform and after recit-
ing prettiiy the story of the "Children's
Let us call the roll of the nations,
And see what the children say;
Let US hear from the young crusaders,
Who are in the ranks today.
She then called England and America.
At this, Miss Norma Anness, dressed in
an American flag, Miss Alkaline Cleri-
Prime, also in American dress, Miss
Maude Chilver, representing England,
Miss Carlyn Lyons, with a green band
over her white dress, representing Ire
land, and Miss Laura Timmins, also
America, entered. and after marching
around the platform formed in line at
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the Tabernacle Society. Here each spoke
a few lines showing hat the country
she represented was in a fourishing CON
Taylor, after asking what the children
in heather lands had to say in regard to
these societies, called China. Miss Sadie
both of the Wayne Street Reformed So
ciety. represented China and in response
read a letter from a Junior Society in
China telling that China has three Jun
Tor bands. AS each country was called,
those already on the platform marched
around until Joined by the last country.
to the letters from heather lands. Tur-
key was called next and Miss Lizzie
Dewar and Miss Ella Willmott, of the
costume, read the letter from Turkey
there.
owned South America their home.
They said there were four Jun
l1ss II repre ehslT o0q bS mis Mada fossil
Meilett and Master Lee Duhart Of the
Greenville Society. When they asked that
Sea, the little girl girls y r-e pr sslaius e Gr eaf
Britain, Canada and America came for
yard and sang Our Mission Ships Are
Society were dressed in Mexican costume.
Iney gave az theIr message. Keep On
= - ~~@C 1N1 So
Miss Dell Pryne, the smallest represen-
tative present, and Miss Edith Andrews.
both of the Westminster Presbyterian
Society, wore Spanish costumes. They
gave a message from the one Spanish
Junior Society. which is in San Sebastian.
It was;E"Yes. the boys and the girls who
follow Christ are his chosen jewels, for
He has redeemed them"
NO JUNIOR BANDS.
Miss Marjory Currie of the Second
Presbyterian Church wore the French
peasant dress, Miss Nellie Beck of the
Lafayette Reformed represented Belgium,
Miss Bessie Payne of the North Baptist,
Switzerland; Miss Edith Olsen of He'd
ding. Russia; Miss Milly Dilworth of the
Second Presbyterian, Italy, and Miss Jen-
ME McKim of Claremont. Greenland
These representatives announced the SAD
fact hat there are no Junior societies
in their countries. The Turkish children
/ spoke for Jerusalem and asked them tc
pray for the peace Of Jerusalem. To this
the American and English children re-
sponded by a psalm.
All the children on the platform Their
marched, singing Onward. o Junio1
Endeavorers," finally clasping hands and
forming a ring about the countries with
no Junior bands. The mingling of fantas.
tic colOrs sand costumes was very pretty
and the children were heartily apDlallded
PRESENTATION OF BANNER.
The Rev. DR.. Brett appeared on the
platform with the county banner. A boy
and girl from the North Baptist Church
held the streamer and DR.. Brett told
them to march around the PLATFORM. HI
eaid.-aWehre not going Ia hay wa all this