The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-12
YEARS GOOD WORK
Jersey City Epworth Union
Holds Its Rally Officers
Elected For 1897.

The fourth annual rally of the Jersey
City Epworth Union was held at Emory
NJ. E. Church last night. 1t was COM
bined with a farewell reception to the
FIVE Methodist pastors who have served
| their fun terms of five years in their
present charges and will be removed aft
ter Conference. which occurs early in
April.
The retiring pastors are:-Revs. DIR. d.
r. Lowrie of Emory. Charles NJ. Ander-
| son of the First Church. Bayonne; Josua
Mead, Union Place Church, Union Hin;
DAME Halleron. Simpson, and Charles A.
Little of the Lafayette M. Z. Church. All
of them were present except MIR. Halleron,
who was conducting a revival meeting in
his own church. There were over. 700 per-
sons present at the reception.
The annual business meeting of the Ep-
worth Union was first disposed of. Presi-
dent George H. Lincks, who has been at
the head of the organization since it was
formed three years ago presided.
The reports of the various officers were
read and showed advancement in all de-
partments but one, that of the Junior
League work. Miss Grace Swenerton,
who su~perintends that branch, reported
that her department although one OF
the most Important, had been able to do
but very little. A Junior League rally
had been discussed but abandoned. The
Junior Chapter of the Linden Avenue
Church had disbanded since the last
meeting. She urged that more interest
be taken in the Junior work.
Secretary Harrison F. ~Thompson's re-
port shows a present membership of 1875
in the Senior League and 534 in the Junior
League, making a total of 1909. He also
reported that he had discovered tina $50
o'clock on Sabbath evenings is the most
popular time for devotional meetings.
The Treasurer's report which was pre-
scented by Miss Francis A. Dobbs, showed
the total receipts for the year to be
s44.SS; expenditures, 1912; balance on
hand. $5.Sl.
President Linck's report was the most
interesting document presented. as it OUT
lined IN brief the work and general prog
ress of the organization since its incep-
ton, His report in part is as follows
With the rally this evening, the Union
concludes the third year of Its existence
During the months of March, April, May
and June last a series OF song services
were conducted under the auspices of the
nine chapters connected with the Union,
at the Home for Aged Women on succes-
Sive Sabbaths. Eight department confer
elces were held. The attendance though
not large. gave the officers most encouG-
agernent, and we believe the conferences
We're productive of some good. The cab
met took very positive action in favor of
Sabbath observance and good citizenship
during the spring and summer of last
year. The president as representative Of
this Epworth League chapters, was APP
pointed a member of the Executive Com
mittee of the Law and Order League.
Arrangements have been made for a
series of song services, to be held at
the Old Ladies' Home during the ensuing
four months Our Union conducted the
initial service last Sabbath Eleven
chapters will conduct the services during
the ensuing sixteen Sabbaths. .
I'm April, 1894, our Union was organized
with mime chapters. Two local chapters
were admitted the first year, three chap
tsrs the second year and three chapters
the year just closing. Onward chapter of
Lafayette Church was diSb9nded. Olbr
total membership is. now sixteen chapters.
The society of Hedding Church canhaot be
admitted until a change in the present
form OF reorganization is perfected. Many
of the officers and members of the En-
| worth League chapters trust that the
change will soon be made. A union Of the
seventeen churches could thus be perfec-
ted.
Several chapters contributed to needy
families in their immediate vicinity during
the Christians season Other practical
charities have received the ~attemtion and
the moral support of the Union.
I'VE believe that the year has been one
of progress and advancement along SPIRIT
! ual, intellectual and social lines"
The election Of officers resulted as fol-
lows:-Willfam Bland Ralph, of James
Church, president; A. F. Edsall, Palisade
Church, first vice president; Miss Louise
Hunt, Emory, second vice president; Ed
ward S.. Let's, First M. E. Church, Ho-
boken, third vice president; Francis
Dobbs. Lafayette, fourth vice president
H. F. Thompson. of Bayonne, Ge-elected)
secretary; Miss Lottie Osborn, Centenary,
treasurer; Miss Grace Swenerton, of West
Side, superintendent of Junior League
| work.
President Ralph took the chair and after
| a vote of thanks and a Chautauqua
ident the meeting adjourned and the
| reception began. Refreshments were
served