The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-05-31
ENDEAVORERS
Q CONVENE
The Fourteenth Annual COnyen-
tiOn Of Morris Co. Societies.

The Baptist Church Well Filled and
the Program One of Interest and
Benefit.-Extracts from the Able
| Addresses Given. Last Years
Officers Reelected.
"Welcome, G. E. Convention" was the
greeting which met the eyes of those
who attended the fourteenth annual
convention of Morris County held in the
Baptist church in this city Tuesday, and
a hearty welcome was extended to the
over two hundred delegates who repre-
sented the many societies of the county.
The afternoon service opened with
song and devotional exercises led by
Pearce Rogers, of Rockaway, N. j.,
president of the Union. His reading and
helpful suggestions were a fitting open
ing to the interesting services which fol-
lowed, beginning with an able address
by Rev. Samuel Zane Batten on the SUBJ
| ject, 'sCulture and Service, from which
we quote:
&c The finest fruit that earth holds up
to its Maker said Humboldt, lis a
man.. To be human being is a high
er privilege than to be an archangel.
The man who, in an honest and good
heart, is seeking manhood and is build
ing character is doing the divinest work
beneath the stars. What is culture
Knowing the best that has been
thought and said in the world; seeking
and loving the good, and doing and fol-
lowing the right. Culture is the fulfill
ment of life and 80 culture implies
three things, knowing, loving, doing
knowledge is not culture, though
knowledge is the prerequisite of cul-
ture. To gain true culture we must
know the glorious gospel of the blessed
God and we must have our minds
informed, our sight purified, our wills
disciplined Culture comes through
service and is for the sake of service.
Culture means service Man is made
for fellowship and he can become man
only in and through fellowship. Cul
ture comes through fellowship and fell
lowship means service"
The reports from the secretary and
| treasurer were most acceptable and
showed the Union to be in fourishing
condition. After a most pleasing duet
by Mrs Fl. G. Rowell and Mrs. E. M.
Young, Rev. Daniel H. Martin, D. D.,
pastor Clinton Avenue Reformed Church
of Newark, spoke on the subject "The
Life That Counts" and said he could
find no better illustration than in come
obituary notices from the Bible.
Methuselah, with his many years. only
existed, doing little that would be of
assistance to the coming generations,
while Stephen, who only entered early
manhood, was revered and recalled by
Christians ever since his heroic death.
The life that counts must be saved
life, one that lives in daily communion
with God and that takes advantage of
the opportunities offered to strengthen
and upbuild it. AS Christ said, Apart
from Me ye can do nothing" so the life
that counts must be led in close touch
with his. What the world needs is not
more Christians, but better ones.
The remainder of the afternoon was
devoted to informal reports and discus
sions of the work of the various depart
ments,a junior exercise under the direc-
ton of Miss Ada H. Smith, of Boonton,
and an address by Miss Helen F. Clark
on her work "In Darkest New York. :"
Miss Clark's vivid description of the
lives of those with whom she comes in
contact in the Chinese settlement work
plainly showed the need of earnest and
increased work on the part of all
Christians.
During the intermission the executive
committee met and reelected the offic-
ers of the past year. They are
President, Pearce Rogers of Rock
away; vice. president, Rev. S. u. Batten
of Morristown; secretary, Miss M.
Elizabeth Morris of New Haven, and
treasurer, Henry w. Whipple OF Dover.
After a luncheon aud social hour at
the First Presbyterian church the
evening session convened at seven
o'clock. After the opening praise SER
vice led by George E. Jenkins, of
Dover, the reception of the new officers
occurred and reports of committees were
received. The offertory solo by Frank
Eaton was received with pleasure, after
which 'The House Beautiful, by DIR.
j. L. Hurlbut, d. D., was taken up.
DIR. Hurlbut said before a house could
be builded one must have a complete
conception of it and in character build
ing the conception must be clear and
the ideal to be sought lofty one. On
that depended everything. Following
the ideal must come the law of activity,
-"do noble deeds, and finally with the
striving for the higher things, must
come the close and constant life with
Christ and full surrender to Him.
Rev. Kerr Boyce Tupper, d. D., LII.
D., of the First Baptist Church of Phil
adelphla, followed with most pleasing
and forcible talk on 'Three Things We
Stand For" and said they consisted of
the church of Christ at work. .unitedly
at work. and at work for those of the
coming generation who were to be the
pillars of the church temporal. The
secret of this work in the Christian En-
deavor society was for each member to
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