The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-18

CHRISTIAN EADEAVOR CONVENTION
Juniors Rally in the Afternoon
Seniors Listen to Able
Addresses.

Hudson County Christian Endeavor Union
VAS held in the Park Reformed Church
yesterday afternoon and evening. The
church was beautifully decorated. Daisies
were massed on the front of the platform
and big unche of them were at the
corners. Bowls of daisies and palms
were place on the platform, and on a
table below the platform was a large
cross OF daisies with corners of butter
cups. American flags and strips of
bunting completed the decorations. Vice
President Albers presided at the after
noon session. The Rev. H. C. Cussler
made the invocation. The service of
. n was led by Mr.. George H. Corield.
TIL Rev. David Mitchell, DID, read the
Scriptures, and the Rev. William Chal-
mers led in prayer. The Rev. J. F.
Morgan. DID,. pastor Of the Park Re
formed Church, welcomed the convention.
He said the convention was heartily
welcome to the church. He hoped the
meeting would be most profitable and
one everyone would remember and look
back to.
The Rev. I. w. Gowan, of the Grove
Reformed Church, made the address of
the afternoon. He said the Christian life
is a warfare. No one can live in Hudson
county with his eyes open without know
ing it is not dress parade. In this coun-
~, where there are so many saloons,
where everything is so much under the
influence OF men in politics who back up
evil, where there Is so much lawlessness
Christian Endeavor should mean war
fare against all that is evil. 1.-THE best
men of war today said Mr.. Gowan.
are women. Women have more back
bone than men in moral questions. So 1
speak to the men Of war today that wear
bonnets and dresses" Mr.. Gowan then
cautioned the Christian Endeavorers te.
keep rank He said they must not all
want to be generals. They must do the
work in the ranks. And first of all the
motives must be right and the controlling
motive must be Christ.
The convention sang, Work. for the
night Is coming" and then adjourned into
conf 7rences. The Rev. w. J..
SWaffield led the lookout and prayer
meeting conference, the Rev. Benjamin
otto led the Social and Sunday School
Committee, and Mr.. George Morgan. the
Missionary and Temperance Committees
AT four o'clock the Junior Societies as
sernbled and marched in and seated them
selves in the centre aisle. The Rev.
Robert K. Wick, President of the Junior
Union, presided. Mr.. Corfield led the
song service and the Juniors sang with a
will. Then the Juniors recited in concert
the Junior pledge. The Rev. H. c.. Jones
led in prayer and the children again sang
and then recited the t~wenty-third psalm.
Mrs. c. c. Luckey addressed the Juniors.
She built a bee-hive with coils of rope on
which wnrp facfonod v,or<7- - ~ =, M
She talked about the pledge and told the
children to keep the pledge not only in
the meetings but in their homes.
After another song service the Bene-
d1ction was pronounced and the Juniors
went home. The Seniors stayed and had
dinner. Dinner was served in the Sunday
school room down stairs. There were
ten long tables lighted by shaded lamps.
At each place a yellow paper c~hrysarthe-
mum did duty as a salt cellar. Young
die representing each society in the
Union waited on the tables.
The evening service was opened with a
service of song conducted by Mr.. George
H. Corf1eld. The Rev. ]. P. Hunter made
the invocation and the Rev. H. c. Cronin
read responsibility with the convention the
twenty-sevepth psalm. DR.. Morgan greet
ed the society again and spoke of the ex-
cellent work being done. He praised the
union. Mr.. William T. Hunter, President
of the Hudson County Union, responded.
He thanked DR.. Morgan for his kind
words, said the Union had worked hard
and he was sure 1t would do still better
work in the future.
The report Of the Recording Secretary
was read. Mr.. Cooper said there are now
forty-six societies IN the Union, a gain OF
I'VE over last year. He read the report of
the treasurer. Miss Clara McCarter. The
receipts for the year were SIPS and the
expenditures sS1.42, leaving a balance Of
S3l.5z. The election of officers then took
place. This was done by exclamation.
the names being proposed by the Nomi.
mating Committee, composed of two dele
Gates from each society. The officers
elected Were:-Mr. Robert A.. Alberts,
dent; Mr.. Franklin Cooper, Recording
Secretary; Miss Clara Hanson, Core.
spending Secretary, and Miss Louise
After a prayer by the Rev, F. w. Jack
Of New Brunswick, addressed the con-
yentlon on .Christian Endeavor Up to
I'VE should have higher ideas or we
shall be truant to cur trust. The whole
purpose Of education is to develop the
the most of himslf. Our appliances in
Christian Endeavor are a little different
from hat our forafathers had, but we
aim at the same thing and we can pro-
duce no better fruit. Turn the search
light of Gods truth and spirit on your
own hearts and you will discover things
you did not know, You have not begun
Ito develop yourselves in Christian
character. Be alive and awake. Perfec-
ton is what you are aiming at. 1t is the
extremity Of experience that in many
cases bring forth the riches fruits
What was down on the programme as
rCalifornia Boom was a talk about fhe
delights of the New Jersey division. The
county banner was presented to the Sum-
init Avenue United Presbyterian Society
for an increase in membership of 1854 per
cent.
The Rev, H. w. Sherwood. D. D.. Of
Ing. He urged higher attainment and
large usefulness. Remember d saint is
not a being preserved for future happi-
ness, but a sinner saved for present use.
Set up you standard high. c.. q. sets it's
face against hapazafd methods of Chris
tian work"
The conservation service was led by
the Rev. ], Clement French, D.. D., Presi-
dent of the State G.. e. 1t has been the
custom formerly for each society to rise
in answer TO the roll call and repeat a
VERSE Of Scripture. IA change was made
last night. As the names were called
each society rose and a member of each
society made a prayer. The meeting was
closed by singing s"Gtod be with you till
we meet again. and by saying the Mizpah
benediction. President Hunter was pre-
scented with q set Of Ency-
clopedia' by the societies of the Union.