The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-31
.BAPTISTS DISCUSS WORK
Great Cities and Growing
Villages the Mission
ary Field.
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ATLANTIC CITY, Oct 81. 1so0.-The an
nual State gathering of Baptists, which
began here Monday afternoon, was con-
tinued yesterday. when the first session
of the convention was held. 1t opened
with devotional services at s.15 o'clock
After a happy address of welcome by Rev.
G. H. Fitzwilliam, pastor of the entertain
in church, President e. j. Brockett, of
East Orange, made brief address, touch
ing the work of the convention. The an
nual sermon was then preached by Rev.
w. 7. s. Lumbar, of Moorestown, on the
subject Loyalty to God is singleness of
Purpose"
Bloomfield, made his report, as did also
the corresponding secretary and superin-
tendent of missions, Rev. D. Dewolf, of
Newark. who emphasized wise evangelical
work, prudent Sunday school extension,
liberal giving. 'The northeastern side of
the State" he said, sis covered with great
cities and growing villages that are reach
ing out toward each other as though to
touch and become a mighty city. The
southwestern part of the State has SINH
lar conditions. Here in New Jersey is a
missionary feld.''
Rev e. r. Curry, of the Clinton Avenue
Baptist Church, Newark, spoke on 1.-THE
Bible School, Its Work and Place" He
said the aim of the Sunday school was to
lead children to love God. The great pur-
pose of the Bible school is to regenerate
the heart and cultivate steadily and sys-
tematically the life of those who are
Christian youth. The knowledge of the
Bible will hold young people to lives of
purity and will thwart the influences that
tend to carry one off his, feet. In the Sun
day school, men and women have an op-
portunity to be had nowhere else. The
churches must bring their forces to bear
on this department. 1t should have large
and important place in the State. The
speaker said that the churches of the
city of Newark are only holding their
own. This fact should conpel the church
to rally its forces.
In the discussion which followed w. w.
Pratt of Passaic. ded red that henceforth
he would put stronger emphasis on the
work of the Sunday school, but neglectfng
no other work The child life should have
larger attention. Young people need the
enthusiasm of a great work. The increase
in the population demands the planting
of new Sunday schools. There are miles
in Jersey City where there is no Baptist
church. The speaker pleaded for the saw
ing of childhood as the hope of the future
This afternoon the obituary report was
read by Rev. H. A Cordo of Lambertvine
and an address on Christian Steward
ship was made by Rev. A. G. Lawson, of
Camden. 1t was held that ownership is
with God, and to Him account of faithful
etc ~rlrl, ;r4
The Convention at Three Score and
Ten; Its Message from the Past was
the paper by Rev. ]. c. Buchanan, Of
Pemberton. 1t was a survey of the State
as missionary field. The work of the
past was reviewed and the measures and
men by which successful work is to be
done were fully presented. At the Sym
postum of Workers which followed, A.
c. Buck of Newark, State Superintendent
of Sunday schools, spoke on ''The Sun
day-school Opportunity "a City Dis
trict,'' ga South Jersey Field, and Is
1t Worth While?" were the subjects of
Rev. c. M. Angle, of Trenton; Rev. G. A.
Sowell and Rev. A. E. Harris, of Newark
An animated discussion was melted
when the question of change in the
name of the Baptist Young Peoples
Union came up. Many of the churches
have Christian Endeavor societies, which
do not affiliate with the societies which
have the more distinctive name. 1t has
for a long time been a question whether
there was need for the Young Peoples
Baptist Union as an organization in
friction, seemingly, with the Christian
Endeavor societies.
1t was maintained by some who took
part in the discussion that it would be
better to change the name so as to pro-
vide federation of all the societies. A
committee of five was appointed to re-
port on Thursday to the B. Y. P. U. meet
ing the recommendation of the confer
ence
Rev. James Lisk. of Bordentown, was
elected president, and Rev. A. E. Farm,
of Cherryville, secretary and treasurer,
and a vice-president to represent each
association composing the conference.