The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-30
HIzPAH BROTHERHOOD
Biennial Conference to Take
Place in Simpson NJ. I.
Church Next Week.
EXTRACTS FROM CONSTITUTION
Christian Citiz nship D fiucd-
Programme Of Sessions
Among the Churches.

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The bienniai conference of the Mizpah
Brotherhood. composed of male societies
of the Methodist Episcopal Church in
various portions of the United States and
ever some in foreign clilnes, Will take place
in Simpson Methodist Church next Thurs
day.
This Brotherhood, which started as an
organization only a little over three years
ago, is rapidly spreading. The coming
conference in this city next Thursday is
but a step in the direction of completing
a federation of all the brotherhoods or
gained, thus bringing them all under
one head to cooperate in the underlying
principles which brought about the or
ganization of these brotherhoods in SO
many Methodist Episcopal Churches. The
object OF the Brotherhood is four-fold:
spiritual. benevolent, Christian citizenship
and social.
The Mizpah Brotherhood is especially
strong in this section. It originated in
New Jersey. Though perhaps not more
than fifty active delegates will be present
at next Thursdays conference. some of
these delegates win represent brother
hoods from as far west as Ohio, possibly
Colorado. A few are scattered along he
Pacific slope. The organization has even
spread to India. Considering the length
of time since its birth, its growth has
been marvellous and is an indication of
what a powerful body 1t will be when 1t
has reached its maturity. Its rapid
growth, too, is an object lesson concern
ing the planting of good Christian seed
Three years ago the Rev. A. B.
kendig, pastor Of Calvary Methodist
Church, East Orange, organized a
male society in his church, with OBJ
jeets above set f-orth-spiritual, BEN
e%volent, Christian citizenship, and So
cial. The society proved a great success
and became a strong arm of DR.. Kendig's
church. Hearing of DR.. Kendig's sue
cess in this direction, the Rev. Robert NJ
Aylesworth, the present pastor OF Simp-
son Church in his city. but then station
ed in Bloomfield as pastor of the Park
Church, organized such a society among
the male members of that church along
the same lines. He soon had a flourish
ing Brotherhood in the Park Church that
numbered over one hundred members. He
organized several Brotherhoods in New
ark and vicinity, and has one with near
ly one hundred members in active OPP
Grafton in Simpson Church, where he is
now stationed.
Mr.. Aylesworth expanded the ideas sug-
gested by DR.. Kendig's work. He was
infatuated with the subject. He wrote
it up in the church press, keeping at it
continually. This stimulated other pas
tors. They began to take an active in
terest in the subject and soon letters of
inquiry came pouring in from Methodist
pastors all over the country. The Broth
erhood then began to grow. and although
it is but a three-year-oid infant, its stur-
diness will be practically exhibited at its
general conference in this city next
Thursday. Its fraternal feature is found
ed on the Biblical story Of Jacob and
Lahan and the altar they reared at Miz-
pah. God was the POND of friendship
bet--een them.
The following extracts from the Con-
stitution Of the Brotherhood of Simpson
Church fully defines the objects Of the
Brotherhood
l.. Spirituaf.-It shall be the object of this
Brotherhood to advance in every possible
way the cause OF Christ, to seek out and
lead to the Saviour those who know him
not, and to be constant eo-workers with
Christ.
2. Benevolent.-It shall be the object of
this Brotherhood to help and assist broth
ers who may be financially embarrassed,
so far as in its power lies, and to be ready
at all times to stretch forth a hand to
support a. falling brother or to relieve his
necessities.
3. Christian Citizenship.-This Brother
hood stands pledged to do all in its power
for temperance and political purity. In
this line its objects will be % to increase
the anti-saloon and temperance sediments
of all its members without regard to po-
htical afiliation. e. To multiply and
unity its forces hostile to the traffic.
90 Tt procure the overthrow and aboli-
ton of the license system. "a To render
effective the declarations of conferences,
synods, assemblies and other deliberative
and governing bodies of the churches, and.
by every proper means wage ceaseless
warfare against the organized liquor sys-
tenn and its attendant evils, through the
efforts of its members. It is expected that
each member viii be present at the various
caucuses of his political party, and that
he will exercise his elective franchise in
the interests of purity.
a. Social.-It shall also be the object of
this brotherhood to bring together its
members at stated times for the enjoyment
of social intercourse and mutual help;
and, also, by his feature gather in those
who, for various reasons, are not often
brought In contact with Gods assembled
people, or under Divine influence.
The morning session Of the Biennial
Conference Of the Brotherhood next
Thursday will be Of an executive charac-
ter. No one but members of the Brother
| hood will be admitted. The afternoon
| session will be open to everybody who
may wish to attend. In the evening
there will be a mass meeting. which will
be attended by delegations Of the
| brotherhood from New York, Brooklyn,
| Newark. Orange, Paterson. Trenton. Cam
Gen. Philadelphia and other cities. The
audience will be addressed by the Rev.
| prs. Anderson and Eckman of New York,
| and the Rev. ]. r. Wright. the new pre-
| siding elder OF the Jersey City district OF
The Newark Conference. All are in
vited. 49,
DR.. UUyLER IN THIS CITY.
Secretary c. B. Brown, of the Young
Mems Christian Association. takes great
! pleasure in announcing to the people of
Tareav CITY that he has secured for an