The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-12
GREAT CONVENTION
Tenth Annual Meeting of the
New Jersey Christian
Endeavorers.
THE REV. DR.. BRETT, CHAIRMAN
Dwight B. Moody to Preaeh-What
is Going On in the Churches
of the City.

The tenth annual New Jersey State
held at Plainfield October 10. Plans have
been in progress for his meeting ever
since the large delegation of Plainield
E~ndeavorers went ITO Atlantic City last
year and secured the next meeting for
their city. Arrangements are being made
for the attendance of 5000 E-ndeavorers,
the largest, by far, of any of the con-
ventions yet held.
Plainfield is centrally situated, in the
matter of access by railway. and is near
the centre of population of the State. All
things bid fair, then, for a great gathering
of Endeavor hosts. The arrangements
ave been under the. direction of Mr.. E.
E. Anthony, president of the Plainfeld
Union, an energetic business man and
an enthusiastic Endeavorer. The sessions
of the convention are to be held in the
rink, or. as it is now, the cycle academy.
This building is described as the largest
covered hall in the State. capable of seat
ing nearly twenty-five hundred people.
Then, too, there is the First Baptist
Church nearby, with a seating capacity of
1,4e1. and three other churches within
five minutes walk Of the convention hall
each seating over a thousand people, ready
to open for overflow meetings at a mo-
ment's notice. 1t is expected at times
that the convention will meet in at least
three sections.
The programme committee, of which
Rev. Cornelius Brett, D. D., is chairman,
has been at work for months in preparing
the feast to be served on October TO.
The Plainfield Endeavorers said to this
committee that 1t was their desire that
the plans should be arranged upon the
basis of the international convention pro-
gramme; in other words, Plainheld init
mated that they wished the very best that
could be secured. 1t was early decided by
the programme committee to Introduce a
new feature in the meetings In the way Of
a convention evangelist, who should COM
meme meetings on the previous Sunday
and continue throughout the week side
by side with the regular programme.
Dwight L. Moody was invited to act in
this capacity, and, after due elaboration.
he accepted the proposition. So that
those who wish to hear Mr.. Moody will
have the opportunity Of attending at least
one service conducted by the great evan
gelist each day of the convention. An
nouncements have been sent forth as to
the churches in which he will speak each
day.
The opening session of the convention
will be held on Wednesday evening, when
addresses of welcome viii be given by the
Mayor Of Plainheld on behalf of the
pastors of the city, and by the president
of the local union. The response will
be by the State President, Rev. J..
Clement French. D.. D., of Newark. who
is concluding his second term Of office.
Rev. t. De Witt Talmage, D. D., of
Washington, D. c., is to give the con-
Guiding address of the first evening. The
session on Thursday morning will be de-
voted to e~vangelistic work, with a pres
entation of the work of the department
for the year, by the superintendent, Rev.
F. B. Everitt, of Trenton. Dwight L.
Moody will give an address. The after
noon will be devoted to missions. The
evening win be given to good citizenship.
There will be singing by the Rutgers
College Glee Club, addresses by His Ex-
cefency John w. Griggs, Governor of
New Jersey. and by Rev. A. G. Dixon.
D. D., Brooklyn. On Friday morning
there will be addresses by representatives
Of the theological seminaries upon the
topic: 'Endeavorers for the Ministry;
also addresses by Rev. Isaac ]. Lansing,
D. D., of Boston. and by Mr.. Amos R..
Wells, of the United Society.
The Junior workers conference will be
held on Friday afternoon. IN elaborate
programme has been provided. The COM
mittee conferences will also be held on
Friday afternoon. The prayer meeting
conference is to be held in the First Pres
byterian Church and led by Rev. Judson
Conklin of Trenton. The last hour of the
afternoon will be devoted to denomina-
tional rallies. The Presbyterian rally
will be held in the Crescent Avenue Pres
byterian Church, and Rev. Samuel NJ.
Studdiford, d. D., Of Trenton, will lead.
On the last evening will be the conse-
Grafton service. Dwight L. Moody will
preach the sermon and conduct the after
meeting. Evangel3stic services, conducted
by bands of delegates. win be held at
noon at the factories and other places.
The committee of arrangements are
anxious that the societies should take
prompt action in regard to sending dele
gates and report as soon as possible to
the committee of arrangements for enter
tainment and transportation.