The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-03
BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE
Held Their Ninth Annual
Session in Newark
Yesterday.

Especial to 1.-THE Jersey City News-"1
NEWARK, Nov. 8, 1s9s.-The ninth an
nual convention of the New Jersey Bap-
fist Young Mems Union was called to or
der in the Peddie Memorial Church yes
terday morning promptly at $50 o'clock.
Rev. Theodore Heisig, Of Freehold. for
meriy Of Jersey city. the President, was
in the chair.
The union includes all the Young Peo-
pies societies, Christian Endeavor and
other Independent organizations Of the
Baptist churches In the State. Each so
ciety sends as many delegates to the con-
vention as it desires.
The exercises began with a half hour
devotional service led by Rev C.. r.
Stanley, of this city. With the exception
of the reading of the Corresponding Sec
retary's report and the appointment Of
committees, the morning session was de-
voted to the making of addresses and a
discussion on the Christian culture
courses of the union, the actual business
being deferred until the afternoon.
The committee appointed by the Presi-
dent was as follows
Nominations-Rev. Dr.. A. G.. Lawson,
Rev. f. A. Smith, c. B. Higgins. Rev. 6.
r. Stanley, r. a. Taft. Rev. W. Fl. =.
Parker, Rev G. A. Cook, Miss Brockett,
Rev. A. S. Flock, J. S. Monet, Rev. A.
H. Sembower and Rev. w. T. Paulin.
Credentfals-Harry +. Osborne, Rev. l..
A. Schnering, Wallace Higgins.
Place Of M-eeting-Rev. s. L. Harker, 5.
W. Smith. Miss Florence Bogart.
Resolutions.Rex; ]. NJ stiffler, Miss
Belden, Mrs E. G.. Bacon.
Auding-Revs. Edwin MacMinn and
B. p. Hope.
Edgar f. Bailey, of East Orange. who
succeeded C. Frederick Smith, as cor
responding secretary, because of the lat
teras removal of the State, told of the
conditions existing among the societies
Much progress had ben made, he said,
along all lines. He gave the following
statistics, showing the number Of societies
and their membership in each of the
eight a-ssoeiations:-
North-Soeieties, 36; membership, 3,404.
Camden-Societies, s.; membership, 1,S9l.
West-Societies. "a; membership, 2s471.
East-Societies, 81; membership, zrSls.
Morris and Essex-Socletles, "a MEM
bership, 1883.
CentralECocieties, 22; membership, 1,67f.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 20; membership,
S58.
Trenton-Societies. IA; membership, 2,47.
TotahSecfeties, z7; membership 1850;
increase in membership over last year, os5-
"The Needs of Our Cities was the SUD
ject Of an address by Joseph r. Deacon,
Of Bordentown The Rev. Bernard Clau.-
son of Hoboken told how to conduct "A
Successful Prayer Meeting" and the Rev.
J. M. T. Childrey. of Woodbury., spoke on
the subject, The Dignity of Christ's Rep
r-esentativeS.
A general discussion followed on the
methods of the Christian Culture
Courses" The Rev. Herbert q. Wise, OF
Norwich, Conn, explained the simplicity
of the courses. which consist OF a Sc
ries of popular readings and studies COW
ering three general 1ines-the Bible, mis-
sios and Christian life. They are arrang-
ed separately for the member of the
senior and Junior societies.
The Committee on Nominations made It's
report Yesterday afternoon 1t was adopt
cd unanimously. The Rev. Maurice F..
Fixes, OF Trenton, was elected president
to succeed the Rev. Theodore Heisig, h
declined to stand again. The other Off
GERS are as follows
observation-disclosures Association,
Edgar F. Cobb; Central Association,
Harry Fluck: East Association. George
A. Masker; Monmouth Association, Ira f.
Whyte; Morris and Essex Association,
Warren d. Batten; North Association, j..
E. Nicholas; Trenton Association, George
Bullock; West Association, ]. Clemen
Foster; Corresponding Secretary, Edgar
F. Bailey; Recording Secretary. Miss
Harriet Jamison; Treasurer, Joseph A.
Deacon; Junior leaders, Mrs. J. M Hare,
Of Jersey City, and Miss Annie ]. SUIT
phen, of Elizabeth; Trustees, 5. Conrad
OFT. of Camden and Bernard Clausen. OF
Hoboken; transportation leaders, Edgar
r. Bailey, of East Orange, and J. H.
Bentley of Philadelphia.
The report Of the Treasurer, Miss Essie
". Trump, showed hat the total receipts
for the year for State work were Sl2S-S6.
The disbursements amounted to s126.4s. It
was added, however, that there were
sull bills to the amount of $50 remaining
unpaid.
The convention was ended last night.
Among the speakers was DR.. J. M. Tay-
lor, President of yassar College. Pough-
keepsie-