The Jersey City news., 1899-12-16


church, win deliver an address tomorrow
afternoon In Humboldt Hall. under the
auspices Of the Young Mems Christian
Association. The subject Of Mr- COOK
mans address will be Selling the Op-
portunity" The Sunday orchestra OF the
Y NJ C. A., under the joint Leadership
of J. A. Trossback and Fred N owen,
| with Charles A. Wood as organist, VIII
have charge of the music Mr. Haygartn
Leonard will render several vocal selec-
tions.
These meetings are reaching very many
young men. who are invited directly from
the street, by the invitation committee
men OF the association, who canvass the
streets for this purpose.
One hundred registrations is the excel-
lent showing the Young Mems Christian
Association IS able to make thus far IN
its educational department, and young
men are still joining.
The popular classes are mechanical
drawing, electricity. Spanish and mathe-
matics. Young men are invited to Visit
the classes and see for themselves what
an excellent work is being done by the
efficient teachers in charge
From Everywhere,
The Methodist twentieth century fund is
succeeding so remarkably that it is now
practically certain that the twenty million
stint will be exceeded. Christian educa-
tjon. one Of the objects to be benefited,
has received up to date 81. 100000. Frienos
of each institution ars working independ-
entity, save that there exists tentative
arrangement abous territory This ar
rangement becs.me necessary to avoid
trouble from oyer ZEAL Among instftu-
tions profiting by the movement are De
Pauw University $685. Illinois Wesleyan
$4,000 Kaasas Wesleyan, $4,000 ONO
wesleyan s325. COO American University at
Washington s316,000, Syracuse University
SIS. .000 Cornell College $4,000, Hamiin
University $100, 900 and McKendree College
SIS. .00e Methodists in England have passed
their original limit. The effort here has
until 1901 to run.
The American Christian Foreign Mis-
sionary Society has entered upon the rails
ing Of a jubilee fund. The Home Mission
ary Society Of the Disciples just celebrate
ed the completion of a half century OF
missions. It's plan for raising its jubilee
fund was by the making of general APP
peals. The foreign society proposes
plan somewhat similar to the plan OF the
Methodists in England for raising their
twentieth century fund. Persons are
asked for definite sums. The campaign
has just begun. These special appeals
have had their day with older missionary
societies, which have found that reactions
which follow them take away much OF
the apparent gain. 1t is also found that
vastly more, in proportion, is expected OF
a society that has lately been rich
beneficiary, so that another part Of the
apparent gain is lost.
The American Board has decided to es-
tablish the long talked Of new mission
station in the Pacific Islands, and WORK
has been ordered begun. The board Will
at once re-enter Ponape from which mis-
sionaries were driven out nine years ago,
and two new stations win be founded in
the Caroline and Ladrone group, one at
Zap and the other at Guam. For both
sexes schools are to he opened. the funds
being guaranteed The board is helped
not a little by the knowledge that the
Carolines have been transferred from
Spanish to German control.