The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-15
Weekly Meetings Begun in
First Presbyterian and
Bergen Baptist Last
Friday.
FLOWER AND CALLING Committees
Good Reading for the Hospi-
-tals-Looking Forward
to 1eOO--Among the
Churches.

The Christian Endeavor Society, like all
! the other societies afiliated with the dir
| ferent churches in this city, resumed It's
work this week after the customary
summer vacation, and some very Interest,"
ing meetings have been led. There IS a
| society connected with almos every
Protestant church in this city, and the
pastors have admitted time and time
again that these Christian Endeavor So
cieties were the organizations that were
doing the most work for the churches.
.sThat society," said one prominent pas
tor, speaking of that connected with his
church., prepares the young people for
church work. 1t interests them in the do
ings of the church and gives them an car
ly training. In time these young people
will grow up and be at the head of the
church. They will be competent to fill
the position having had the early train
ing" Others have talked in The same
strain, and have bestowed. much praise
upon the member Of the societies for the
excellent work lone by them.
The societies Of this city usually meet
on each Friday night, and the meetings
were started for the winter last week.
They were held at the First Presbyterian
Church, on Emory street, and in the Ber-
gen Baptist Church at Clinton and Madi-
son avenues. AT the meeting in the First
PRESBYTERIAN Church it was decided to
hold business meetings every third FRI
day in the month. These meetings will
be in the form of sociables. Under this
new ARRANGEMENT the next meeting in
that church win be held OF the third
Friday evening in November. The society
will also hold religious services on Sum
day evenings at seven O'clock instead Of
on Friday evening as heretofore. The
FIRST Sunday night meeting was held last
Sunday and was we'll attended.
The calling committee of the Bergen
( Baptist Society. made some fifteen calls
during the month of September, and dur
ing the same month the flower committee
distributed several bouquets to the sick
and aged. In response to the appeal OF
the missionary committee, large dona-
tons of good reading matter have been
received, and these will be sorted and dis
trfbuted among the hospitals next week.
A committee IS arranging for a quarterly
missionary rally, TO be held in the chapel,
on Clinton avenue. on October q. It IS
expected that the Chinese Evangelical
Band win tell of its work among fellow
countrvmen in New York and vicinity, on
this occasion, and an interesting rally is
anticipated. Harry f. Bush, the general
secretary of the ounty union, leo the
Bergen Baptist Society meeting last even
ing. The subject was paul at Ephesus,'
The Tabernacle Society celebrated its
anniversary on Tuesday last IN the lec-
ture room. The Second Presbyterian So
~, LS-u X ~ 4 q p,nc-
ident, Miss Hattie Rose, Vice-President,
J. H. Porter; Recording Secretary, Miss
Eta Abernethy; Treasurer, Andrew Fla-
ley. lookout Committee, j. H. Porter,
H. D. Abernethy and Marguerite Pelham.
Prayer Meeting Committee. Harry Bush,
Miss Clara Hanson and Walter Hubbel.
Social Committee, Miss Ella Mahony, Miss
Bessie Dilworth and John Holmes. Jun-
Tor Work Committee, Miss La Bush, Miss
Ida Grifis and Mrs. c.. H.. Deilerr- Music
Committee. Miss Maude Emmons, Miss
Minnie Hopkins and Horace r. Hacker.
The Hudson county delegates to the
State Convention, two weeks ago, felt
quite sure thai they would secure the
convention for Jersey City in 1899, but
great was their surprise when it was
announced that Camden had been named
for the TEXT convention. Jersey City,
however, viii be favored in 1909. Presi-
dent Robert Alberts congratulated Cam
den on behalf of Hudson county, adding
that ~the battle was not always to the
strong, or the race to the swift The
convention was given to Camden because
there has been none in that part Of the
state for four years. The convention, it
is thought, will help greatly to build up
many of the weaker societies which have
not as yet become firmly established.
The Advisory Board viii meet shortly
at the call of the president. The Exec
utive COMMITTEES viii hold a monthly ses-
sion at the First Presbyterian Church,
II West Hoboken. on October u.