Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-09-26
County sunday-school Convention.

The annual convention of the Gloucester
County Sunday school Association will be
held in the Presbyterian church, this city,
on Thursday, Oct. 3, Rev. R. Hilliard Gage
presiding. An all-day session will be held,
for which an excellent program has been
arranged. Rev. George S. Wendell, pastor
of the First Baptist church, will conduct
the music. Following is the program:
MORNING SESSION.
930-Come before His presence with singing
Psalm 100: 2.
Opening exercises by choir.
Welcome Rev. George w. Tomson, pas
tor of church.
10.00-Address Expansion" Rev. w. HI.
Mitchell, Swedesboro.
1o.90-Report OF county and township work:
Primary and junior MIs
Home department, Geo. w. Hughes,
County Superintendent.
County work, Alex l.. Rogers, County
Secretary and Treasurer.
d Township work, Township Secretaries.
l1.3O-Half hour with State Secretary, e. Morris
Ferguson.
L.. 00-Appointment of committees.
Adjourn for luncheon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
2Oo-Sing unto the Lord, for He hath done ex-
cellent things.-Isa. ~ 5.
Opening service by choir.
210-Reports of committees.
Election OF officers.
22O-A session of Sunday-school. DIR. G. w.
Bailey, Superintendent.
Opening.
b Primary lesson for Sunday, Oct. 8,
taught by Miss Josephine L. Bald
win, Newark.
Review of last quarters lessons by
Geo. w. Hughes, Superintendent
Presbyterian Sunday-school.
d Offering for convention expenses.
Remarks by Superintendent and closing
oo ddrass ssTha cundav-school nc n cpiritual
Force" Rev. John w. Lyell, Cam
den.
EVENING SESSION.
1900, come, let us sing unto the Lord.-Psalm
95:l.
service of song, the Convention choir.
The coming State convention, DIR. G. w.
Bailey, Chairman State Executive
Committee.
Address, Rev. Arthur w. spooner, D. D.,
Closing hymn, "God be With You Until
We Meet Again."
Benediction, Rev. Frank Moore.
The ladies of the Central Baptist church
will furnish dinner at 25c. and supper zoe.
A Remarkable Memorial Service.
The gathering of the people of Wood
bury and adjacent towns in Kemble Me-
mortal church last Thursday, to join in a
memorial service to the late President, was
a remarkable one and it is probable the
like was never before witnessed in our
city.
The day was indeed one of public
mourning, and business of every character
was suspended for the day to greater
extent than is observed on the Sabbath,
and probably larger number of our citi-
zens attended the services than is in
attendance at the services in all the
churches on the Sabbath day.
As early as ten o'clock the tide of
humanity surged toward the church, (the
main audience room of which was reserved
for various societies and clubs) until at
1890 crowds lined the sidewalks. The
lodges, in full regalia, Company l, N. G.
N. j., the fremen in uniform, and the Re-
publican club wore emblems Of mourning.
Every seat in this magnificent temple was
occupied, and many remained standing
during the hour and half service. The
choir was augmented by members of the
Presbyterian and Baptist choirs.
Rev. George w. Tomson of the Presby-
terrain church, presided, and Rev. Geo. S.
Wendell, of the First Baptist church, made
the opening prayer; Rev. ]. t. Hammond,
of the A. NJ E. church, read a portion of
Scripture. Lead Kindly Light, F." Nearer,
My God, To Thee" and America" were
sung at different periods of the service.
Judge John S. Jessup, Hon. D. o.
Watkins and Capt. Geo. w. Hughes made
addresses which will be found on the fourth
page of this paper.
Rev. Edward Dillon pronounced the
benediction, and buglers Howard Scott and
James Hutchinson sounded "taps."
1t is estimated that the audience num-
bered fully 1900.