The Jersey City news., 1901-11-06

ed few facts concerning the association
of the Sunday schools.
First, he said, they were $1S2 short. And
he intended to raise that sum before the
convention went to supper. Mr.. Hare is
an energetic man, as well as man OF
tact. His time was, well chosen. With
the aroma of coffee floating out from the
supper room, and under the pressure OF
his remarks, about s120 of the an1ounl
was raised in less than ten minutes.
I'VE are living said Mr.. Hare, s'in a
utilitarian age, an age that wants the best
methods and best results. These Sunday
school conventions are intended to try
and get the best methods in order to give
the best spiritual and moral teaching TO
the present 350,000 boys and girls in the
New Jersey Sunday schools, and also 20
reach other boys and girls of the nation. ;"
He then went ON to say that the Sun !.
day schools of New Jersey have been
contributing 5000 annually. of which
Hudson county has contributed SIPS in the
past year, while it ought to give for gen
eral State work not less than $500 Essex
county gives $500 and Union county $3.50
In addition to the $500 Mr. Hare said he
wanted s15a to pay printing. convention
and secretary's expenses, making total
of $50 To meet this the schools had Civ
en- and pledged s2ss. leaving a balance of
sisa. Then the collection plates vert
round and the convention took recess
for supper.
EVENING.
The evening session opened with half
hour of song and praise conducted by Mr..
-, u A 4 Il 6ic.ar1
Moore. Scripture reading by the kew. A.
N Thompson and singing by the choir
The Rev. e. Morris Ferguson. State
Superintendent. reported on the State con-
veption. He mad his pockets loaded with
ali sorts of samples OF pamphlets and
note books each of which came in for {.
word or two before he got out his diary
from which ne cleaned he had travelled
1850 miles during the year and given 175
lectures. u in Hoboken. Then he told Of
the Triennial State Convention to be held
in Camden Wednesday to Friday, NoveE.-
ber 20 to %, inclusive.
Mr.. w. A. Gregory, corresponding secre-
tary and treasurer, stepped upon the plat
form with his statistics in satchei.
There were now. he said, 145 Sunday
schools in the county against 152 last year
with s.632 officers and teachers against
ASS last year; 3S, ,549 scholars against 81, 1sS
last year. l,64a wl1e had Joined the church
against l,545 last year. The average an
tendance for the year was 2,S6l, and con-
tributions amounted to $2os.sS, "a falling
off OF SS2.64 from last year. The treas-
urer's report showed a balance on hand
of s64.30.
The officers for 1900 1901 were elected as
foliows:-President. James ". Forster;
Corresponding Secretary and Treasurer.
William A. Gregory; Recording Secretary
Rev. j. Francis Morgan; Superintendent
Of Home Department Rev. Isaac w. Cow
en-. Denorniaational -Presidents-R Rev.
W. n. Barr. BishopA Walters. ID. D., Mr..
r r. Doherty. Rev. George S. Bennltt.
Rev. Charles A. Evens, Mr.. Frank ~.
Blake. Rev John A. Brown, Mr.. FL y
Clausen Mr. w H. Post. District Vice
Presidents-Rev H. G. Cronin. Mr.J L.
AppIegate, Mr. Maxwell McAfaster, Jr..
Mr. Thomas T.. Thompson, Rev. Charles
P. MacGregor, Mr.. William L. Condit, Mr..
De Witt McCrookery. District Secretar-
ies-Mr. Harry F. Bush, Mr.. J. Francis
Dilworth Mr.. J. w. Lewis, Mr.. George b.
Kemp, Mr.. f. w. Ritter, Mr.. c. II. Mac-
Arty, Mr.. K j. Hampton, Mr.. George D.
Leavitt, Mr.. w. ". Jewell, Mr.. Leon o.
Gilmore Mr.. William l.. Condit, Mr.. A.
4. Hounslow, Mr.. Alexander Roberts so..,
Mr. T. r. Cornwall. President OF Jersey
city Primary Union, Mrs. T. Hoffman. and
| Miss NJ J. Rftchie, Superintendent Of
Primary Work. Member of State Execu-
tive Committee. Rev. j. Madison Hare.
The following delegates were appointed
to The Camden convention:--Rev. j. F..