The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-09-22
CHRISTIAN ENDEAyOR.
Thirteenth Annual State Convention to be
Held at Camden.

The thirteenth annual convention
of the Christian Endeavor Union of
New Jersey, is to be held at Camden,
Sept. 26, 27. and 28. Preparatory
meetings will be held Tuesday even
ing, Sept 26, in charge of the local
committee and the places of meeting
and speakers will be announced The
meeting Wednesday will be held in
| the Broadway M E. Church and will
include the following: Convention
prayer meeting, led by Rev. J. w.
| Lyell, Camden; convention called to
order, Rev.sA. W. Spooner, D. D.,
chairman of Camden '99 committee; !;
address of welcome on behalf of COM
munity; address of welcome on be-
half of G. E. Union; response on talk
ing chair, Rev. Cornelius Brett, D.
D., president State Union; report of
secretary, Miss Ida B. Stephens; re-
port of treasurer, E. e. Anthony re-
ports of departments by superinten-
dents Missionary, Bible study, Junior,
Sabbath Observance, correspondence,
Evangelistlc, good citizenship and
press.
Rev. j. W. Richardson will preside
at the afternoon session, and the de-
votional services will be conducted by
Rev. J. @. Harry, of Collingswood.
Rev DR.. Brett, the State president
will give his annual address. A
"Quiet Hour will be held under the
direction of Rev. Floyd W. Tomkins,
rector of Trinity Church, Philadel-
phia. The committee conferences will
also be held in the afternon as fol-
lows: Presidents and vice presidents
of State, county, local unions and
denominational unions and societies.
Rev. Cornelius Brett, D. D., leader !;
district secretaries and secretaries of
county and local unions and societies,
Miss Ida B. Stephens, leader; treas
urers and financial agents, Mr.. E. e.
Anthony, leader; Missionary confer
ence, Miss Bessie Moore, leader !;
Junior conference, Rev. r. P. D.
BennitG, leader; press conference, A.
E. Farrier, leader correspondence
department, Rev. d. r. Warne,
leader; Christian citizenship confer
ence, W. l. Hamilton, leader; Bible
study conference, Rev. H. B. Nc
Auley, leader; Sabbath observance
conference, Rev. /. W. Hathaway,
leader; evangelistic conference, Rev.
Edwin MacMinn, leader
The denominational rallies will be
led as follows: Baptist, Seventh Day
Adventist and Congregational, Rev.
J. @. Allen; Methodist Episcopal,
Mr.. Arthur Jewell, Methodist Protes-
tant, Rev. j. H. Algoar; Presbyterian,
Rev. A. E. Keigwin; Reformed, Rev.
E. W. Thompson; Lutheran, Rev. A.
W. Kump; African Methodist, Bishop
A. Walters, D. D. - -s-.a 81
The devotional exercises Wednesday
evening will be conducted by Rev. J.
w. Marshall, D. D., pastor of the
Broadway M. E. Church, and the
address of the evening will be de-
livered by Rev. Kerr Boyce Tupper of
Philadelphia ON "Three Things we
Stand For
A sunrise prayer meeting will be
held Thursday morning in the Calvary
Presbyterian Church. Rev. W. d.
Stultz will preside at the "free parlia-
ment session, and the following
papers will be read: "What Ought
That Other Endeavorer to Do?" Rev.
A. Edwin Keigwin; Has Christian
Endeavor Reached the Climax of It's
Power?" Rev. I. W. Gowen of Wee
hawken; "The Present Aspect of
Foreign Missions" A. L. Warnshuis
of the Student Volunteers, New
Brunswick Theological Seminary.
A parade of the societies will be
held Thursday afternoon, escorting
the Juniors to the Junior session in
the convention church. The address
will be delivered by the Rev. @. H.
Tyndall, Phi. D., of Mount Vernon,
N. Y.
The devotional exercises of the
evening session will be conducted by
Rev. w. P. Davis, d. d. of Camden.
The election and introduction of
officers will be held, and Rev. w. 7. S.
Lumbar, of Moorestown, will present
the State banner to the County Union
showing the largest percentage of
increase. The convention sermon
will be delivered by the Rev. J. Will
bur Chapman, D. D., of New York
City, and the conservation service
will be led by the Rev. L. r. Dyott,
of Newark.
The program committee is COM
posed of W. d. Stultz, Manasquan;
A. e. Keigwin, Millville; A. Venne
ma, Passaic; T. E. Davis, Bound
Brook; w. T. S. Lumbar, Moores-
town; W. G.. Heustud, Bridgeton,
and Stephen Lewis Camden. Mr.. W.
J. Scarf of 1923 Cooper street Camden
is chairman of the local entertain
ment committee and all delegates
should notify him of their coming as
soon as possible as the time is short.
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