The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-21
JUNIOR c. {. RALLY
Twelfth Annual Convention
Of Hudson County at
Tabernacle Saturday.
ENDLESS CHAIN DRILL
Children in Costumes Carry
Flags Of Al Nations Bear
ing Messages to g. z.
Workers.
ENDLESS CHAIN DRILL

The twelfth annual rally of the Junior
Christian Endeavor Union of Hudson
county was held Saturday afternoon at
half-past two in the Jersey City Taber-
nacle. with an excellent attendance.
The exercises were opened with the
singing of q hymn, Learn OF the Meek
ana Lowry" By the audience, and prayer
was offered by the Rev. H. G. Cronin.
Miss Laura Timans gave the address of
welcome. which Was responded to by the
Rev. John Francis Morgan, president of
the Junior Endeavor Union. DO Good
to Others was sung BY the audience,
and the banner for the largest Increase
of membership was presented to the
ParmIy Memorial Society by the Rev.
William q. Chambers.
The TEXTURE of the afternoon, however.
vas The Junior Christian Endeavor
CHAIN commonly known in that organi-
cation as the endless chain. This was
made OF strips of paper formed into rings
and linked together. Two children from
each society in the Union took these links.
each child dressed to represent some coun-
try, and having a chain containing the
exact number of links corresponding 10
the number of Junior Christian Endeavor
Societies in that country, and each carry
ing the various flags of the countries rep
resented. These flags were made of paste
board and on the back Of each was a
message sent by that country to Satur-
days rally. At a given signal the chill
dreE all joined hands, thus forming a
circle and a chain without end. From
tho links composing these chains Il was
learned that the United States had the
greatest and Spain the smallest number
CT Christian Endeayor Societies, the
former being the longest and the latter
the shortest chain. The drill vas of course
set to music and in~terspersed with sing
ing, as was the entire service of the after
roon, there being 40 less than three train
ed choirs 10 do tho work.
Roll call. in which each child responded
with a verse of Scripture. followed the
drill. Who VIII Fellow Jesus was sung
and the rally dismissed with the Mizpah
Beradicti0n.
The Officers Of the union are:-Rey. Joan
Kerr Wick, Vice President; Miss Lou
Bash, Secretary; MEs; H. T.. Charaber-
lain. Treasurer, and the societies. with
their superintendents, represented wcre:-
Bergen Reformed. Dr. c. Brett; Tsiber-
nacie congregational, Mss Me- Hunee
and Miss 9arEis Gtopsill; Waysrly Con-
Congregational, Mrs. Il. D. Chamberlain;
Nayne Street Reformed, Rev. Robert X.
Wick; Free Reformed, Mrs. J.. S. Hidden;
Bergen Baptist, Mrs. O. Myers; P3rmlay
Memorial. Miss Alice Faulkner; West
Minister Presbyterian, Mrs. s.. Thompson;
Park Reformed, Rev. j. 2. MORAN; Sec
ond Presbyterian. Miss Lou Bush: Jonn
Knox Presbyterian, Miss Fannie 2raGen;
FlfSs Reformed. Bayon1e, Mrs. phillips;
First Presbyterian, loaoken. Mrs. If. e.
s.. Wilson. United Presbyterian, Summit
avenue. MRS. A.. s. Biddse; Bethlehem
Mission. Mrs. VIM. Wanters: First Pres
byterian, West Hoboken. Miss Emma
Owens; Bergen Mission. Mrs. II. Aekcr:
Rersen Point Reformed, Miss III. Ianbr;e.
Lafayette. Mrs. w. y. Edwards; First