The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-17
Triennial Gathering Of the
New Jersey Association
at Paterson.
WORK or THE HOME DEPARTMENT
Great Increase Shown in the
Number of Nom Church
Going People Brought
Into the Schools.
Especial to "The Jersey city News. ]

second days session of the triennial con-
vention Of the New Jersey Sunday School
Association, which is being held in the
Market Street M. e. Church The morn-
ing session was devoted largely to re-
ports and discussion of the State Home
Department work, which was particl-
pated in by DIR. George W. Bailey, OF
Wenonah, president of the State Associa-
ton; the Rev. l.. d. Stultz, secretary OF
the department, and others The reports
showed that three years years ago nine
ty-one new departments were organized.
At the close of 1896 the total number
of home departments had increased to
159 At the close of last year there were
295 departments, with membership OF
g. 11e. This work is peculiar because It is
confined to that class Of people who DO
not attend Sunday Schools and to reach
them the Sunday School workers invade
the homes and thus seek to awaken an
interest in their souls salvation.
Mr.. Stultz reported that during the
past wear he had travelled 5000 miles
throughout the State examining the bene-
fetal results obtained from the study OF
the Bible at home. For this he received
s., GOO He recommended that the State
Council should take up this work, and
through its county representative super
wise this department at smaller cost;
The number OF primary scholars IN the
State is ST 902 The contributions for all
purposes last year was $249, 223 49, and for
benevolences S95, ,22S. II. The average at
tendance is 211, ,S4s The schools are Ovid
ed among the various denominations, as
follows: Methodist Episcopal bS45 PresDy-
terian, 384; Baptist 32S; union sehools, ~,
African Methodist Episcopal, So; Lutheran
59: Methodist Protestant, 49; Congre-
The report received from the Executive
Committee recommended that hereafter
the Sunday school classes Should De grad
ed on the same system as followed In the
public schools of this State Scholars
will be selected according 70 their knoWt-
edge of the Bible. This was adopted
One delegate was appointed from each
county TO constitute the Nominating COM
mittee whose duties would be TO name
the new State officers. Essex county
named S. y. T'urton.
The following Committee on Resolu-
tions Was named KEY q; Y. taoWesi' 5,sls!s
berland: Rev. G. X Hutchinson, sussex,
Eev j. f. Morgan, Hudson; Rev. H. Ly-
The Auditing Committee named was as
follovs.-L. Il. Ellsworth, Union; w B-
HaveRs. Ocean; w H. Ayers. Somerset.
Reports from county secretaries were
with a devotional service, conducted by
Rev. DR.. Cornelius Woelfkin OF Brook
yesterday afternoon two sessions were
held one in the Market Street Church,
and the other in the Second presbyterian
Church
| Al the conference between all the super
intendents of Sunday schools ana teacn-
ers of the primary department, Mrs. J; j.
Woodbridge Barnes, Of Newark; read
paper on primary work. She told OF the
good work done in Newark ana other
parts Of Essex county
The convention opened last night with
reception to the delegates Professor +.
c. Thompson led an enthusiastic song
service and the address of welcome was
made by Rev Thomas Powell Vernon.
The address OF the president of the as
sociation, DR.. George w. Bailey, IN part,
what is generally designated the third
National Sunday school Convention was
held IN the First Baptist Church in the
nsighboring city of Newark in the month
of April, 1862 At the secretary tapie
there were seated three men, VINO We're
ing these thirty years other bright aid
beautiful Sunday school stars nave arisen.
bua ali viii agree that these three nave aye
mon be tns nstion gery properly 81
crowns it's heroes and lays tribute at tier
feet Let us be reminded that peace hatn
and weave garIands of affecticnate appre-
citation for the brow Of a. Clay Irqmpuu;
j. r. Vincent and 3. F. Jacobs and
thank God that they still live TO bless ana
brighten the world.
ssOur State association comprises one of
the sixty-six divisions of great army OF
volunteers. The statistics at the Boston
convention showed that there were at the
time in the United States Territories ard
provinces of Canada nearly l,5Vo,GVV
teachers and more than 11,500.000 scholars;
In three years the increase was lo,229
schools; or nine schools for every week
day and thirteen for every Sabbath day,
the addition in teachers and scholars tor
the same period being 1,3S9,0O0,
sYour resentatives at the intefna-
tional convention, which met in Boston
in 1896. sustained the reputation of eur
State by pledging generous support
toward our International work, and You
will be gratified to learn that with lew
EXCEPTIONS the reports of our interna
fional field agents show the work to be in
d fiourishing condition. This is especially
true Of our efforts among the colofed peo-
said, as he signed the great proclamation
of Emancipation, They would probabIy
help in some trying time TO Keep she geWei
How fhe heart of. that great man would
have been thrilled with pride for the
ness the heroism of the Ninth and Tenth
United States Colored Cavalry and Twen-
ty-fourth Colored Infantry before Santi-
ago, bearing the emblem Of freedom TO
one after another OF the statements con-
cerning the incapacity of the me-
Wen wen to help him in his sfrug-
gle toward nobler manhood and the re-
finement of Christian civilization.
"As nation. we are making history
with rapid strides. Those which We're
foreign fields yesterday are home fields
today. It we read the signs Of the times
Alright. Almighty God has greatly hon.
ored the Church in the United States OF
America by laying at its doors a 'golden
opportunity the magnitude of which no
man can measure, and opportunity IS
respOnS4bility.' We may not foresee the
exact relation which this Government Will
in the near future sustain to the peoples
who have been so recently cast upon our
very shores but there is no doubt as to
The duty OF the Church. The success of
our arms has brought freedom from the
bondage Of Spain, but only the sword Of
the spirit which is the Word Of Aod,
can strike away the shackles OF sin. Let
is take courage from the fact that indi,
vidual churches ali over this favored ianu
Of ours. and the various missionary soeie-
ties, are already actively engaged II pre-
pairing for a. campaign Of conquest III the
Interest OF the Kingdom Of Jesus Christ
and when the time comes for actl0n our
International association Will net be found
among the laggards As GOD raised UP
Phillips for India, Maxwell fer the col
ored people II the South lkenara for
Japan He with surely find the rtgi4J men
fa1. Cuba Porto Rico and the Phii1p-
pines Dear friends to have even an htia1z
Bic part in this service should be our
fhe closing address was made by Rev:
DR. A. e. ErasaufEler. of New NJ 4 (. 9rk, On
The Teacher. the Book, the Snila: