The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-08
Hudson Co. Sunday School
Association Met Yesterday
in Bergen Baptist Church.
NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS.
Resolutions For Everything
Including the Unseating
of Polygamist Roberts.

afternoon when the Hudson County Sun
day School Association held its thirty
seventh annual convention. Perhaps the
sign had something to do with the times
chosen for this religious convention
ELECTION Dayf-just to prove that poll
tics and religion should go hand in hand.
At any rate the fact of its being 5Electlon
Day did not apparently detract from the
convention audience. The church was
crowded, ana there were quite as many
men as women present. American flags
further demonstrated the religious patri-
otism of the Sabbath School workers.
The convention opened. at two o'clock
with devotions by the Rev. Charles A.
Evans. after which the Rev. ]. c. Allen,
gave a very good address of welcome and
Encouragement which called out a num-
Der of very good reports on the influence
of the Sunday school as viewed by the
various district vice-presidents as fol-
lows
Jersey City (east Of hill), Rev. H. G.
Cronin; Jersey City Heights (north Of
Montgomery street,, Mr.. VIM T. Hunter;
Jersey City Heights (south of Montgom-
cry street., Mr.. ]. B. Applegate; Bayonne,
Mr.. ]. g. Coward; Hoboken and Weehaw-
ken, Mr.. w. l.. Paddock; West Hoboken,
Union Hill. Gutenberg, New Durham,
Rev. /. w. Gowen: Arlington, Kearney
and Harrison. Mr.. w. H. Latham.
There were also very good reports on
Primary Unions, from Jersey City, by
Mrs. A. s. Biddle, and from Hoboken,
by Mrs. D. E.. Rue. Mr.. George H.
Lincks reported for the Home Depart
ments, and Mr.. William A. Gregory gave
the t~reasurer's report which showed a
balance of 1854. The same gentleman
also rendered the secretary's report Gas
he holds both ~ofices), in which he said
that there had been two Institute meet
fngs during the year, in Jersey City,
which was held one. day and
evening and proved a spiritual,
though not financial success, and in Ho-
boken, held three nights, which made up
the deficiency by proving itself a sue
cess. both financial and spiritual The
secretary further said he could not give
any reliable statistics as there were twen-
tv schools still to hear from. However,
from the reports already in, there was a
slight increase in scholars during the
past year.
The Rev. Swafield gave a brief report
of the general work done by the associ-
alton, and the chair appointed the various
committees ON auditing, resolutions
nominations. The last committee was APP
pointed for next years election. accord
ing to custom in appointing the
a year ahead, and consisted of Rev. G. s,
Ackert, Rev. w. H. Brocock and F. 5.
Peter.
The district vice-presidents appointed
were Rev. H. C. Cronin, John B. Apple
gate. Maxwell McMaster, Jr.. Rev. J. A
Hensey, w. l.. Condit. Rev. Isaac w.
Gowen and w. H. Latham.
Denominational vice-presidents consist
ed of Rev. Barr, Rev. George S. Bennitt,
Rev. A. Walters, w. C. Richmond, Rev.
Charles A. Evans, Frank E. Blake, R. R.
Doherty, E. E. Neudewitz and H. G.
Cussler.
Following this was a general discussion
on Sunday school work, called "a Chapter
Of Suggestions containing nan valu-
able hints for teachers. and then came a
number of addresses upon THE Supreme
Purpose Of Sunday School Work, Looking
Forward to the Decision Day" The
speakers were the Rev. ]. r. Wright. pre-
siding elder Jersey City District M. E.
Church; the Rev. ]. Madison Hare, pastor
Parmly Memorial Baptist Church and
Mrs. C. Story, president Women's Christ
ian Temperance Union.
Decision Day is to be a day set aside
out Of the specified period Of Sundays
when the Sunday school will be called
together and the scholars asked to make a
decision for Christ, very much after the
fashion of a revival meeting.
"The man or woman who leads a child
to give up the human will to Christ"
said Mr.. Wright, "has made a conquest
greater thar that of Dewey in Manila"
"Indecision," said Mr.. Hare. lis de-
clsion against Christ" and Mrs. Story
appealed strongly TO the teachers as being
the mouiders of the young lives when
they were most susceptible.
A quiet. devotional quarter Of an hour
was led by the Rev. L. H. Carpenter, Of
New York, during which the church doors
were closed.
r.. r. Doherty, Phi. D., made the address
of the afternoon. It was on 1.-The Sen
sible Christians Use of the Bible" and
took a strong stand for the unrevised
original Bible.
THE Bible said he, has been copied
from copies upon copies upon copies. God
inspired the writers, but He did not in
spire the copyists and printers. 1t is
natural there should be some changes
from the human standpoint. In reading
the Bible common sense principles must be
applied. The are two thousand manu-
scripts of the New Testament of sufficient
age to make them authoritative. and
seven-eighths of all the words in the Bible
are alike"
The majority Of the changes, the speak
er said were only trivial. Then, too, he
explained hi words had changed their
meaning since the books were written,
as for instance the word 'let," which st.
Paul used as meaning "hindered," and the
word ''winked,,' which merely meant that
the Lord closed his eyes.
Study the contents" continued the
speaker. ''you can prove anything by tax
ing single texts or parts of texts out of
the Bible. / do not think there Is any abb
surdity In human life SO great as that of
taking texts ~haphazard out of the
Bible"
Mr.. Doherty further said that to proper
ly understand the Bible. a student must
know the writers as one writer might use
a word or phrase in one way and another
might use the same to express something
entirely different.
The Committee on Resolutions reported
resolutions of thanks for entertainment;
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