The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-02
DEPLO ORE DIVORCE
Baptist Ministers Also Pro-
test Against the Seat
ing Of Roberts.
JERSEYC CITY PASTORS SPEAK
J. Madison Hare and ]. G.
Allen Talks About Church
Work.
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NEWARK, Nov. 2, 1S99.-The reading
or reports. adoption of resolutions and
the transaction of other routine business
took up nearly all the morning session Of
the second days meeting of the New Jer-
sey Baptist conventions seyentieth an
niyersary in Peddie Memorial Church yes
terday. The session was opened with the
usual devotional exercises. Many OF the
delegates were late in arriving at the
church
Among the resolutions offered by the
committee and adopted was the follow
ing:
Resolved. That deploring the in
crease of divorce and recognizing the
family life as the foundation OF our
social order, we urge the minister's
connected with this convention to nave
no part in the remarriage OF divorcea
persons except those who may be sucn
on Scriptural grounds"
The convention also placed itself on rec
ord as opposing the seating in Congress
of Polygamist B. H. Roberts, the Con-
1 g-ressman-elect from Utah, and also as
| opposing any liberation of polygamy IN
the Philippines.
: In another DISSOLUTION the convention ex-
pressed it's disapproval of the Sunday
newspaper. the unnecessary running OF
trains on Sunday and also against Sunday
bicycle racing and baseball playing.
The Rev. J. Madison Hare. OF the
Parmly Memorial Baptist Church, deliver
ed the opening address, referring to the
spiritual progress of the convention. Fro
| ceeding with his discourse DR.. Hare said,
There is one thought above all others,
which is the keynote of spiritual HE
that is to render spiritual service, accord
ing to the true impulses Of the holy
| spirit. / nave great sympathy for the son
! of a wealthy mar who. when he heard his
| father refer to the needy condition of the
! Christian church, said, Give me your
pocketbook and I will relieve them?
The report of the State Commission on
systematic beneicence was read BY the
Rev. A. G. Lawson, of Camden. He stated
that the commission had very. little to re-
port in the way Of definite results from
last years work.
The committee, which consisted of the
Rev. A. G. Lawson. Camden; w. w.
Case. Rutherford; Robert B. Fisher,
Holmdel; Frank A. Smith, Somerville,
presented resolutions advocating the for
nation Of a committee on Christian
stewardship.
"Denominatfonal interests in the State"
was the title of an address by the Rev.
Frank A. Smith, Somerville-
TIL Rev. J.. G.. Allen. of the Bergen Bap-
fist Church, Jersey City, made IN address
upon the 'Certainties and Uncertainties
of Church Work"
Lack of money Is the great uncertain
ty of our work" said he. Flow much
money are we going to have to carry out
the plans? This is the question which is
constantly arising" Referring to the late
Cornelius Vanderbilt, he stated that
Cnauncey M. Depew, Who knew more
about his personal affairs than any other
man, was responsible for the statement
that Vanderbilt gave at least 100000 a
year for different charitable enterprises.
churches and in alleviating personal suf-
fering. He spoke of the rapid increase in
population in this State and declared it
was largely the duty of the Baptist
Church to take care of the spiritual well
fare of these people. He declared that
this could only be properly attained by
the same methods adopted in business
circles. The speaker went on to tell Of
the tendency of the times toward the
formation of trusts or gigantic corpora
tions. This. he said, had been hurried
along by the numerous failures in the
past few years, and added that Christian
enterprise must not be behind the times.
According to the reports the denomina-
tional statistics for the year are as fol-
lows:-Number of Baptist churches, 283;
membership. 30, 706; baptisms, 1900; value
sof church property, s4,7Os,016; amount
raised for current expenses. 1925, LA. 20;
raised for benevolences, SS5. 096.S7; total
raised for all purposes. $3.50, 1876. Il.
The afternoon session of the Conference
dealt principally with the welcome to
the new ministers of the assembly. The
Rev. B. P. Hope, of Salem, delivered the
address of welcome, expressing a hope
that the career of the new men In this
line of work would be inspired and sue
cessful.
The response was made by the Rev. E.
A. Hainer. pastor of the Mount Pleasant
Church., of this city.
He explained the great responsibility Of
preaching the gospel. There is a vas
work to be DONE said he, .even in this
city. All our best efforts should be put
forward to Increase interest in and adj
vance the cause of Christ"
The Rev.. II. A. Greisemer, Of Haddon-
field; the Rev. L. E. Wheeler. Of New
Brunswick, and the Rev. J. w. Lyell,
of Camden, addressed the convention.
The ninth annual convention Of the
Baptist Young Peoples Union of New
Jersey, including all Baptist societies,
will BIZ held in the Peddie Memorial
Ch,trnh fauorrow
pared. The Rev. Herbert Z. Wise, Of
Norwich, Conn; DR.. Edwin NJ. Poteat, of
fa.Aadelphia, and the president Of Vas
sar College, DR.. J. M. Taylor, of Pough-
keepsie, will speak at this convention.
Services will be held morning, afternoon
and evening.