The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-05
CHRISTIAN ENDBhVOR.
Programme Of the Great Con-
vention in Plainfeld This
Week.

Jersey City Endeavcrers will have a
prominent part in the tenth annual
Christian Endeavor Convention at Plain
field this week, october 7-s. accounts of
which have previously appeared in The
News. Rev. Cornelius Brett, DID,, of
Jersey City, is the First yice-President
of the State Union. and is Chairman Of
the Programme Committee. The Endeav-
orers of New Jersey have never had so
strong a programme presented to them
before, and DR.. Brett is in no small de-
gree responsible for the rich treat pre-
pared. Mr.. William T. Hunter, of Jer-
sey CITY, President of the Hudson Coun-
x Local Union, is announced ito lead
the Sunrise Prayer meeting on Thursday
morning. IN the Trinity Reformed Church.
MISS Cornelia Bradford, of the Whittier
81 her work at the Field Workers Com
ference on Thursday afternoon. Rev. j..
Lester Wells, this city, viii give a report
which he is the Superintendent. Rev. /.
w. Hathaway, DID, of this city, will
Lead the Temperance and Good Citizenship
conference in the First Presbyterian
chapel on Thursday afternoon, at $3.50
O'Clock. and Mr.. Franklin Cooper, on
the same afternoon will lead the mission
airy conference.
let OF ~ pages, containing a list of the
various meetings and the names of the
speakers. There are fifty different ses-
SONS announced and one hundred and
fifty names of speakers, singers and pre-
slang officers who will have the conduct
Of these services.
The Rev. I. Dewitt Talmage. D. D.,
preaches the opening sermon on Wednes-
DAY evening, upon the topic, Encourage
nent on Thursday morning Dwight Il.
M MCCOY VIII rave for his subject How
Can Reach People Who Dc
Not Go to Church.; in the afternoon the
hev. Cortland Meyers, D. D., of Brook
lyh no VII give an address upon The
His Excellency, John w. Griggs, Cover
nor OF New Jersey, apd the Rev. a Z.
a D1a so sn a.; y. Of Of are announc-
ing. Arrangements are made for at least
two overflow meetings on that evening.
Ia inlaaY B. nornl n R shs Rey bal Is4 4ae ~ :.
teresting theme, Who breaches the
Whole Gospel?s On Friday evening, the
the convention sermon and lead the Con.
| s~ecration Service. A second meeting will
be held in the Crescent Avenue Presby-
terrain Church, where Prof; Riggs, of New
Brunswick. will preach the sermon and
the Rev. Charles H. Jones, D.. D.. viii
give the opening address Mr.. William
| Shaw of Boston, Treasurer of the United
| Society, will lead the conservation meet
| ing.
All indications point to a great gather.
ing of the Endeavor forces at this con.
vention. The Committee or Arrange
emit with Mr.. E.. E.. Anthony, as chair,
man, nave been interchangeable in their la
bors, and now on the eve of the gathering
| all is in readiness for the gathering oil
the young people from Sussex to Cape
May.
Evangelization is to be the watchword
of the convention. It could not be other
wise with Dwight l.. Moody occupying
the prominent place that he does upon
the official programme. His services be-
gan yesterday and will continue through
out the week each day.
And, besides. there are to be confer
ences of the evangelistic superintendent
throughout the State, under the leader
ship of the State superintendent, the
Rev. Frank b. Everitt, on the day pre-
ceding the opening Of the convention
Wednesday, at IL A. NJ. and 2 P. NJ. The
pastors of the State are invited to attend
these services. The Rev. A. C. Dixon, ..
D.. has for n of his topics, f'Streei
Preaching" a most appropriate theme for
~evangelistic services. Then. each day al
noon there are to be evangelistic services
held in the factories of the city, under the
leadership of bands of Endeayorers.
Tomorrow viii be the second day Of
registration.
The election officers will be on hand al
the several polling places from l P. NJ
to 8 P. NJ. to enroll the names of voters.
Personal registry is required.
II you do not register, you lose YOU