The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-04
AMERICAN HONOR.
Dr. Hoyt Told the Sunday
School Teachers He
Believes In 1t.
THE OFFICERS ALI REELECTED
The Hudson County Association
Listens to Eloquent Speakers
Reports Heard.

The thirty-fourth annual convention Of
the Hudson County Sunday School Asso-
citation was held yesterday in the Parm-
ley Memorial Baptist Church. But one
change was made in the programme.
DR.. Mackay, of Newark. was i'll, and UNI
able, to be present, and DR.. Brett talked
in his place. DIR. Brett had as his sub
ject is Bible study as prevalent as it
once wasp He talked but a few minutes
and answered the question in the affirma-
tive. DR.. r. r. Doherty conducted the
question box. He was very apt in his
replies to the questions.
The Rev. ]. Swafield gave a short talk
on 1.-THE. Church and the School" He
said:-"The mission of the church is to
evangelize the world, and the mission Of
the Sunday school Is to save the children
Some call the Sunday school the church
at study, some call 1t the church at work.
/ incline to the latter opinion. The Sun
day school is the nursery of the church,
and for that reason ] think the church
should pay its expenses. The money
raised in the school should be used for
outside purposes, foreign missions for
instance
The Rev. Henry C. Cronin in speaking
Of Teachers preparation said there
should be a teachers, meeting, but be
fore that each teacher should read, pray
over and him over the lesson. The
teachers meeting is, he thinks, invalu-
able, because of the contact with other
minds which it brings and because new
inspiration is gained from hearing other
ideas and thoughts. Nc one is fully pre-
pa vod for tho 1aceo, ,,nloe- - ;r a ~ ~
oneself. Mr.. Cronin concluded by saying
that all the brightest teachers in the city
attended his teachers meeting and the
stupid and Indifferent ones stayed away.
So much time had been taken up by the
other speakers that Mr.. W. E. Drake had
only time to say Amen to what had al
ready been said. He believes heartily in
union efforts and think 1t broadens peo-
Pile when the different sects meet together.
Mrs j. S. Ostrander of Brooklyn taught
the primary school lesson for next Sun
day. She had a number of pasteboard
models which she uses to illustrate the
lesson. DIR. George w. Bailer, chairman
Of the Finance committee of the Interna-
tional Sunday School association told of
the work of the association. There are
now organizations almost everywhere.
DR.. Bailer said that if Weller would leave
Cuba alone there would be an association
there. This sentiment was applauded.
The State Sunday school work was
represented by the General s~ecretarx,
Rev. E.. NJ. Ferguson, who said.-sfn
New Jersey more than half the children,
and nearly four-fifths of the population
are outside of the school. The average
attendance of our $3.50 Sunday schools is
only sixty per cent. and our methods and
workers are not all that they should be.
Our problem is to build up the quality of
Sunday school work in New Jersey. and
then to extend its benefits to all.
S we organize the schools into asso-
Citations, canvass for reports and contri-
buttons, and hold county conventions
Thus, we have a force with which to
work, Then we move for peter Sunday
schools. We aim to put one skilled work
man into every Sunday school in the
State. We begin with the primary teach
ers. Through our Summer school at AS
bury Park, and our sixteen primary
unions, we rave reached about one in five
of these. Now we are after the superin-
tendents.
LII Oldt1 L C4AtlQ ia SuIudy SpDOUl,
we are pushing Home Department work,
with a special secretary in the field, and
q line of literature to encourage each
Sunday school to organize a Home De-
partment. We have organized over a hun
dred township associations to help the
country schools especially. And we. are
planning this year for a well-considered
plan of house-to-house visitation. We
need the cooperation of every Sunday
school in this county,
Mr.. Frank E. Blake, corresponding sec
rotary and Treasurer of the Hudson
County Association read the report of
the years work The total number
of scholars enrolled is 1884. The
report of the treasurer showed receipts,
s42e.67, and expenditures, $296.M.
Mrs. B.. F. Wakefield. president of the
Jersey City Primary Union told of the or
ganization and work of the union. At
first experts taught the lesson, but in a
short time the teachers learned to take
Turns in teaching it.
A collation. was served to those coming
FROM a distance. The evening session was
opened by a song service led by Mr..
George H. Corfield. The Rev. F. S. Cook
man redQ the scriptures, ana the Kew.
Charles ]. Allen led in prayer. The cleo
ton of officers resulted in reelection of
following sof1icers:-President, James ".
Foster: Corresponding Secretary, Rev. ].
Francis Morgan; Vice-Presidents, Rev.
Arney S. Biddle. George H. Corield, w.
;. Hunt, Rev. J, w. Treen, Rev. S. o.
Harper, w. H. Beach, c. H Jagels, Rev.
J. A. Weishaar, H. Louderbouh, T. ].
Thompson, and Rev. George S. Bennitt.
The address of the evening was made by
the Rev. Wayland Hoyt, DID,, of Phil
adelphia. He said one OF. the functions
Of character is to withstand the tempta-
tons and evils round about. In the midst
of the persecution of Christians, when
the Bible was a. forbidden book Martin
Luther rises and stands alone. From that
evil arose the Protestant Church, Lin
coin stood alone for the freedom Of the
slave. In spite of opposition on all SIDES
he chung to his convictions. This rex
erence to Lincoln was greeted with voA
ciferous applause. AS the applause died
out cheering could be heard in the streets.
Dr.. Hoyt stopped a moment then said:=
IT Is very kind Of you to listen when
you all feel the excitement Of the hour
and are interested In what Is going On
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