The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-17
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK.
New Jersey Teachers Hold
Their Conference in
New Brunswick.
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NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. IT, 1900-The
annual State conference of the New Jer-
sey Sunday School Association in session
yesterday in this city was attended by
about 100 delegates, representing the q
counties of the State. 1t had been ex-
pected that each county would be repre-
sented by ten delegates, making 21o in all,
but many of the counties did not send
their full quota, although every county is
represented by at least two delegates.
The sessions of the association were held
In the First Reformed Church.
The first meeting of the conference was
held Thursday afternoon An institute
session for teachers was held in the main
auditorium, followed by devotional SER
vice conducted by the Rev. James Young.
Ten minute addresses upon Sunday-school
work were then given by different mem
bers of the association, and the annual
meetings of the primary and junior coun-
Gil We're held in the ante-room with Mrs.
Alonzo Petit of Union county presiding.
Superintendent conferences were held
during the early evening The State Ex-
ecutive Committee held its regular an
nual meeting, presided over by Dr. Geo.
w. Bailey of Gloucester county.
The evening service was held in the
main auditorium of the church, which is
the largest in the city. 1t was we'll at
tended. The presidents address was de-
livered by Captain c. B. Parsons of Red
Bank. Then followed an interesting series
of addresses upon phases of the work.
Each phase was presented in a five-min-
ute talk
At the meeting of the Executive Com
mittee plan to change the constitution
SO as to permit of annual conventions
was favorably discussed Heretofore the
constitution has provided only for tri-
enniaa conventions, the next of which is
to be held in 1901. In the meantime, to
discuss methods of work, plans for the
future, and prepare for the convention,
this conference was held.
The meeting of the primary and junior
council in the afternoon led to marked
changes in the method of conducting that
department of the work 1t was decided
to employ paid secretary for State pri-
mary work, and Miss Josephine l.. Bald
win of Newark was engaged for the work
for term of eight months, until the con-
vention, when it is probable that she will
be engaged for a full term of three years,
If the experiment meets with the approval
of the convention.
Mrs. Alonzo Petit, of Union County,
was reelected president of the council,
and the other officers were elected as
follows.-Vice president, Miss Edna c.
Martin, Toms River; Miss H. v. Rog-
ers, Woodbury.. treasurer; Mrs. NJ. T.
Wheat, Camden. junior secretary, and
Miss E. D. Paxton, of Princeton, begin
ners' secretary
Yesterdays session began with a devo-
tional service led by the Rev. S. P. Sim
mons, of Essex county. DR.. Hurlbut
conducted the normal lesson in the main
room, while Mrs. ]. F. Montgomery of
Camden presided over conference of
primary and junior teachers in the
chapel.
General Secretary Ferguson conduct
ed a round table conference County
Sunday School Organization and an
address was delivered upon County
Sunday School Work." by Professor NJ
H. Hamill, international field secretary
The afternoon devotional service was
conducted by B. F. Edsall, of Essex
County, and Professor Hamill then deliv-
cred an address upon How to Organize
Normal Work in Counties" This was
followed by a practical discussion of
normal work, led by the Rev. Henry C.
Cronin, of Hudson County.