The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-09
BNDEAT0RBRS BUSY DAY
The Second Days Session Of
the State Convention -
Seudder Takes Griggs'
Place.
Special to the Jersey CITY Nsus.


ond days session of the New Jersey
State Convention Of Christian Endeavor-
ers began yesterday morning with a sum
rise prayer meeting In Trinity Reformed
Church, led by w. T. Hunter, President
of the Hudson County Local Union.
The business session began at $50 In
Convention Hall on Watching avenue.
It opened with the report of Miss Ida
3. Stephens, of Hackettstown, the State
Secretary, who said the number of new
societies formed this year was 12S, In
Guiding 50 young peoples n Sc juniors.
Twenty-Five young peoples and q junior
societies have disbanded meanwhile, and
II have changed to other names, reducing
the aggregate to the present time, in
Guiding a net gain of So, to 1.o71 societies
IN the State, 100 Young People and SO.
juniors, or 4o.4lS Young People with 1861
associate member and Il. 1888 Juniors.
The societies are divided as follows
Adventist, 2; A. NJ. g., 81; Baptist. 25:
Christian, -; Congregational, ~; Luth-
Grams, 10; NJ. E., 80; M. p, SO; Moravian.
5; Presbyterian. 4os; Cumberland Presby-
terian, 8; Protestant Episcopal, q; Re-
formed. 156; Reformed Episcopal, /; Ssv-
enth Day Baptist, I; United Presbyterian,
3; Missions and Unions, 70. Last year
2.46s E~ndeavorers, including 1853 Young
People and SIG Juniors, Joined the church.
President French announced the follow
ing committees:-On nominations, Rev. C.
Rudolph Kuebler, Hackensack; Mr.. Will
ard /. Hamilton, Newark; Rev. D.. r.
Warne, Kingston; Rev. Abram /. Mar
tine, Dunellen: Rev. w. D. Suits, Bridge
ton. On Resolutions, Rev. E. w. Thomp-
son, Rev. Judson Conklin, Trenton; Rev.
J. G.. Chapman, Belvidere; Rev. 7. j.
Cross. Atlantic City; Rev. L. w. Nudge,
D. D., Princeton. Auditing Committee,
Mr.. Edward W. Durham, Trenton; j. q.
Sproul, Arlington. Greetings. Rev. D. J..
Yerkes. Plainfield: Miss Ida B. Stevens,
Hackettstown; Rev. w. H. Wolverton.
Boonton.
Reports were made by the various local
superfntendents regarding evangelistic
work, and the morning session closed
At the afternoon session missionary
work was considered. Miss Alice B.
Spangenberg, of Netherwood, superinten
lent or the Missionary Department. re,
be to get a regular Christian Endeavor
exchange. so that all unions may "
the benefit of what others ave one.
correspondence has been the only means
OF reaching all superintendent in the
State, but during the convention the SUI
perintendents are urged to seek the
gain Information as to the workings in
all parts Of the State and become better
acquainted.
Rev, Cortlandt Myers, Of Brooklyn. de-
| ivered an address on sThe kings Busi-
ness" and the session closed with the
report Of the field workers, Miss Cor
Jersey nslse e eEtg; r !. # #. 4 5hs W an tafSs House o ss.
can Indian; Frederick D. Green, on
armenia, the Martyr Race of the Nine
tenth Century"
copal chusar which was lea by Rev. pr.
Stokes, of Asbury Park. The evening
session In the Convention. Hall was de-
Eosed IS T. TIE Z TO topie' aGood citIzenship"
superintendent of this department, made
his annual report. The address of the
evening was to have been made by Gov
Rey, Dr; john 1. scudder was SUBSTITUTED
BY Rev. Dr. A. c. Dixon, Of Brooklyn.
Baptist Church, where Dwight L. Moody
led an ~evangelistic service, and In the
Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church,
where q general Christian Endeavor SER
The speakers were Rev. v. T. s. Lum-
bar, of Moorestown; Rev. A. C. Dixon,
q Brooklyn on short preaching; Rev.
Indians: Miss Margaret w. Leith, of
Jaffna, Ceylon. and T. D. Green, on
Armenia"
The convention will close this evening.
An incident of the convention yesterday
afternoon shows the drift of political sem
timent among the delegates. While Rev.
Cortlandt Myers was referring to some
of his past ~utterances, he said:-"I have
been criticised for saying the Chicago
platform was made In He'll. Was I
right?.' Yes" answered the delegates.
and the applause that followed showed
how Jersey Endeavorers stand on the
political question this year.
Convention of the Young Peoples Society
of Christian Endeavor of New Jersey to-
day it was announced that Paterson
would be the meeting place of the conven-
ton for 1897, during the month of Octo-
Der. This. afternoon a big Junior rally
is being held in the convention hall.
which was preceded by a parade of 500
Juniors over some Of the principal streets.
The convention will close tonight with
the election of officers and a conservation
meeting.