The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-09
HIT YOUNG FOLK
Rev. Mr.. Brougher Sew
erely Scored Their
Societies.
SHOULD DO AS PASTORS SAY
Baptist Convention Stirred
By a Vigorous Dis
cussion.
SHOULD DO As PASTORS SAY

cussion.
The feature of the second days session
Of the North New Jersey Baptist AS
ISOLATION. held in the Summit Avenue
Baptist Church yesterday, was the adj
dress on The Relation of the Young
| People to the Work in Their Own
Church, delivered in the evening by the
Rev. J.. Whitcomb Brougher of the First
Church, Paterson. The evening was de-
voted to young people's work in con-
necticn with the church and a great
many were present. Mr.. Brougher's DIS
course was most bitter against the high
handed tendencies of some young peo-
pies societies. He said:-"I have often
read of ladies' visiting aouariums and
pointing out the different species of fish
without having the faintest idea of hat
| study. lust so with a great many OF
our church workers. The fish are point
ed out. but how to catch these various
i species is a matter never suggested.
Now, there are the mountain
fish. so speak, whom we should
call the rich class of people.
Then we have the founders, such
t rs the salvation AIlHy - pSAFS
hook with brass bands and omen air
meetings. There are also the deviiflsh,
the saloon keeper: the sunfsh, the young
man: the speckled beauties. our young
ladies': and so on through the various
! classes. Different methods are used in
reaching the hearts of the people. but
with all the fishing the right kind IS not
done
no. $500 1<-1n, CnninfidC are T4T
from being what they might. In many
cases a meeting is held shortly before
the usual church service Sunday even
ing. and Immediately after the adjourn
ment they flock to hear some other pas
! tor preach on some widely advertised
subject. For instance, Is Marriage a
Failure?, They flock about this type of
pastor by the score. These people should
stay at home to find this out. I know
I should.
ssThese Young Peoples Societies must
! understand that they must be subordinate
TO the church. L insist that the young
people should sacrifice their society work
for the benefit of the church, the man
body. The church comes first always.
Not infrequently do we hear OF some
Young people who object to the pastor
! holding meetings when their meeting IS
to take place. If I had a young pepoies
society and 1t did not pay attention 10
our church., l would make it so indie
pendent that it would thereafter be dis
connected from the church. That's the
way I would serve it.
Lets get down to the practical side
! of matters and let the air castles take
care of themselves. We have dozens OF
! societiesAsome good and some that could
be better.
.When 1 went to school, my mother
said:-sJames, if you get whipped at
school,, remember, there is another wait
/ ing for you at home That g to
make an impression on any one. Whal
was the result? I went as far as l pos
sibly could without getting the flrst WHIP
ping. Just so with our societies.. Ihey.
know if the first whipping comes, the
] other on the outside of the ehurch may
be more disagreeable. Card tables, dane
ing and games can take care OF tnem-
! selves until the more important work IS
accomplished.
.I have often been told of men who
| spent rooney lavishly-for the devil, so to
speak. But when these people come to
church and give ten cents, they exclaim:
Lord. 1 give myself away. | think they
do.
1--WE also find great difficulty in get
ting teachers for our scholars. Some
times 1t is harder than getting the sehol-
ars. Remember, the young people must
he subordinate to the church and also
| stick to their pastor"
The Moderator, the Rev. Joseph Suln-
van. followed with a few remarks on the
same subject. He said it was a sad fact
| that the societies had taken such a lofty
stand. and often he was tempted to put
his foot down good and hard.
.I dearly love a fight he said. IF
| there's any chance of winning
The Rev. W. J. Swafield. of the Summit
Avenue Baptist Church. spoke on The
Relation of Young People to the Doc
trines of Their Own Church" IF the
doctrines of the Baptist Church are not
to be found in the Bible" he said, then
reject them"
] The meeting then adjourned.
The afternoon session produced nothing
out of the usual routine business, except
the appointing of committees for 1899.
There were several interesting addresses.
.sBible Study in Preparatory Schools
was taken up by Prof. Roger w. Sweet
land. of Peddie Institute. Hightstown,
N. J. He said that this was not given
| enough prominence and should be pushed
more vigorously.
The committees appointed were:-
Obftuaries-Walter Gallant, S. J. Clee-
land, William Clerihew and E. Armstrong.
Resolutions-lH. l.. Wardell. J. N. Fol-
well and Brother E. E. Ball.
Application of Churches-A. S. Thomp-
~ rr-rf.lo11 A-J W. mo
houser.
| Minutes of Corresponding Bodies-R. H.
! johnson. ]. w. Lissenden, Brother w. G.
Marsh and J. X. Folwell.
Auditing Treasurer's Responsibilities e.
Church, E. De Grocery, Jr., and Ben
jamin Schultz.
Digest of Letters-William A. May,
Frank Matthews and ]. ". Vidberg.
Committee of Arrangements-Willis C.
! Richmond, w. J. Sholar and Robert T.
Craig.
The Rev. J. ". Brougher suggested the
calling Of a meeting of the Young Peoples
rr-:-. JTo eo;l c,o an decentralization