The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-24
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spiration of Christ's work. There Is too
much idolatry now in our Endeavor so.
eieties. When spirituality is taken oui
oI the society its members bow to idols
Iar worse than those of the Israelftes OF
old. Badges are a snare to some people
a man covers himself with badges of al.
Kinds. and Is so proud of the big society
ne represents that he forgets the work. II
there ever was an idolator in the world
that man Is one. Idols are of your own
creation: ideals are Gods gift. Idols de-
stroy spiritual life; ideals build It up. The
Ideal 1f 1ndeavorers ought to be to dc
the best possible and let God care for its
The Rev. Mr.. Davis, State transportation
agent FOR the National Convention In
washington. announced that the New
Hotel: A special train win leave Jersey
CITY July 6 SO that E~ndeavorers may visit
places Of interest around washington be-
The Rev. 4. e. pxon. 5. s.. Of Brook
iyns m2de the address of the evening on
uThs Secret Of Success in Christian
once delivered q lecture on The duties Of
mothers IN training children and not a
woman was present. Every word was true.
but It wasn't appropriate. Al minister once
an old sailor who mad lost both feet.
every word was true, but It didn't apply:
6e sure what you do applies. But God
Whether the whale swaliowed Jonah 81
Jonah swallowed the whale. or whether
600 nad to create q whale for that pur.
you put God first. God GYMS us; the devil
may possess us. A burglar may possess
your watch. but you own If; a thief may
possess your coat, but you own it. When
we recognize Gods ownership of us and
let God possess us then we will do good.
BE yourself whatever you are. God win
use you and you are certain to succeed.
lmfta lions are always cheap and always
poor.
Always trust in God and believe what
he tells you. ono saw the sun go
down in the middle of the Mediterranean
Sea. It looked 50 hot / could almost
hear it sizzle. You may say l didn't,
but did, / saw. But then / remem-
nered that Sir Isaac Newton had safd
the sun vas millions of miles from tho
earth and it couldn't touch the sea, and
| believed him in spite of my eyes. And
shall l believe a man and not believe
God?' DR.. Dixon alluded to the eques-
tran statue of ST.. George, which has
has never moved. There are some peo-
pie hike that" he said: sthey are always
ready to do something, yet never do it.
There is such a thing as progressing by
that which Is good accomplish something.
You can't walk until you know how to
stand. To be successful before Christ
you must be beautiful in your life"
ca Atkins @ Of G Sew Yo ops0 NJ ay NJ n a Z. kin F..
ports of New York led the conservation
service. To the roll call the following
societies responded with Scripture verses
or hymns:-North Hudson County. Grove
Reformed, Union Hill; First Baptist,
Union Hill; First Presbyterian, West Ho-
boken; First Reformed, Gutenberg; First
Baptist, New Durham; North Central.
Central Avenue Reformed, Summdt Ave-
nue. Baptist, Bergen Reformed, Waverly
congregational. United Presbyterian,
American Colored. South Central-First
Presbyterian, Bergen Mission, Bergen
Baptist, South Bergen Reformed, Clare
mont Presbyterian, John Knox Presby-
terrain, Lafayette Reformed, Salem Bap-
tist, Bethel A. NJ. E., st. Johns German
Lutheran. South Hudson county-Green-
vile Reformed, First Presbyterian. Ber-
gen Point; First Baptist. Bayonne; First
Reformed, Bayonne, Angelic BAPTIST, Bay
onne. Hoboken-First Baptist. First
Jersey City-Park Reformed. North Bap-
tist. Scotch Presbyterian, Wayne Street
Reformed, Parmly Memorial, Hedding M.
E. Tabernacle, Free Reformed, Bethesda
Baptist, Calvary Baptist.
The county banner was won by the
Central Avenue Reformed Church. God
Be With You TIL We Meet Again" was
SUNG and the Rev. DR.. Dixon pronounced
the benediction.