The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-11
c. {. CONVENTION
Opening Meeting Held This
Morning In Bergen Bap-
tist Church.
WELCOMED BY MAYOR
Committees Appointed and
Reports Made-Keynote
Address.

Address.
There was a great demand all day yes
terday at the Bergen Baptist Church,
Clinton and Madison avenues. for the Mt
tie yellow and black badges, which mark
the Christian Endeavorers, because it had
been announced that those wearing the
badges would be given preference in the
matter of admittance and seats at the
great State convention now honorng this
city. Up to nine o'clock last night over
fifteen hundred delegates had been regis
tered. To be sure there was some doubt
as to whether or not all these registries
were Christian Endeavorers in good stand
ing er whether they were Christian
Endeavorers at all, but then the edict
regarding the badges had gone forth. The
Rev. C. M. Sheldon was booked to speak
on Thursday evening. Everybody wanted
to hear him, it was Christian Endeavor,
and even in Hudson County there are
people who don't mind lying in good
cause. The out-of-town delegates did not
begin to arrive until this morning.
Each person upon registration was fur
nished with a programme and badge.
gratis. Later when the convention draws
to a close these same badges and pro-
grammes will be dubbed souvenirs" !" and
sold at the rate of ten cents apiece, to
help defray expenses.
The Registration Committee was sta
toned behind long table in the Bergen
Baptist Chapel, one member TO each
county. This committee took down the
names and addresses of delegates as fast
as they arrived and tried 10 keep out
fakirs, but they couldn't. BY noon they
had registered about three Thousand, as
near as they could tell.
District meetings were held last night
as preliminary, in all the districts of the
city, with the following programmes:
North Hudson County District, compris-
ing all societies between the Jersey City
reservoir on the south and the county
dine on the north
West Hoboken Reformed Church, Hack
ensack Plank Road, between Clinton ave-
nue. and Spring street, West Hoboken; /;
Adolph NJ. Berg. District Secretary, pre-
siding-Organ Voluntary, Miss Frances
NJ. Small; Song Service, led by Mr.. Her
bert o. Prentice; Devotional Services,
Rev 1. w. Gowen, pastor of Grove Re-
formed Church, New--D Durham; Address
of Welcome, Rev. w. R. Ackert, pastor
of West Hoboken Reformed Church;
Quartette, selected, Male Quartette of
West Hoboken Reformed Church; Ad-
dress, 'tThe Convention, Mr. Albert l..
Becker, Chairman of Evangelistic Com
mittee; Solo, selected, Miss S. Thompson;
Address, Redemption, Regeneration. Re-
newing,' Rev. w. T. S. Lumbar, Moores-
town, Third Vice President New Jersey
christian Endeavor Union; Chorus, Sc
lected; Benediction, Rev. R. H. Acheson,
pastor of Palisade Avenue United Pres
byterian Church.
North Central District, comprising all
societies on the Heights, between Mont
gomery street and Jersey City reservoir:
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Sum-
NIT and Magnolia avenues Jersey City;
MIR. Fred w. Klein, presiding-Song Ser
vice, led by Mr.. Alfred Evans; Devo-
tional Services, Rev. Charles S. Wright,
pastor Central Avenue Reformed Church;
Address of Welcome, Rev. Arthur New
ton Thompson, D. D., pastor of West
minister Presbyterian Church; Address,
Mr.. w. M. P. Taylor chairman of Re-
ception Committee; Hymn; Address, Rev.
Luther R. Dyott, Newark, First Vice
President New Jersey Christian Endeav-
or Union; Hymn; Benediction, Rev. Ar
ney S. Biddle, pastor Summit Avenue
Presbyterian Church.
South Central District, comprising So
cieties on the Heights, between Montgom-
cry street and Newark & New York
Railroad including Lafayette
r-;.o+ Church ParOau
and Boyd avenues, Jersey City; A. Harry
Moore, District Secretary, presiding-sone
Service. led by Mr.. William r. Hunter;
Devotional Services, Rev. T. ]. Kom-
mers, pastor of Lafayette Reformed
Church; Address of Welcome, Rev. John
L. Scudder, pastor of First Congrega-
tional Church; Solo, selected; Address,
Mr.. Arthur E. Farrier, Secretary of Con-
vention Committee; Hymn; Address,
Lavish Christianity" Rev. Harley w
Hathaway, Elizabeth, Superintendent OF
Sabbath Observance and Christian Citi-
zenship Department. New Jersey Chris
tian Endeayor Union; Hymn; Benedic-
ton, Rev. Gottlieb Andreae, pastor oi
St. Johns German Lutheran Church.
East Jersey City District, comprising
all societies in lower Jersey City
Parmly Memorial Baptist Church,
Grove street, between Wayne and Mercer
streets, Miss Rose Ehrgott, District Sec
retary, presiding-Song Service. led by
Mr.. w j. Welch: Devotional Services
Rev. J. A. Brown, Pastor of Wayne Street
Reformed Church: Address of Welcome
Rev. ]. Madison Hare, Pastor of Parrulv
Memorial Baptist Church; Address, Mr.,
Robert A. Alberts, Chairman of Conven-
tion Committee; Solo, Mrs. Brady; Ad-
dress, Mr.. e. E. Anthony, Plainfield
Treasurer New Jersey Christian Endeavol
Union; Hymn; Benediction.
South Hudson County District, compris-
ing all societies in Bayonne:-
First Reformed Church, Avenue an6
Thirty-third Street, Robert J. Hampton
District Secretary, presiding-Song Ser.
vice, led by Mr.. Charles N. Morley; De.
votional Services; Address of Welcome
Rev. w. HI. Boocock, Pastor of First Re
formed Church: Address. Mr.. Henry X
Carragan, Chairman of Printing and
Badge Committee: Hymn; Address, "The
c. E. Tap Root" or "Christian Endeavol