Evening journal., 1903-02-04
READY TO MAKE
SUNDAY SCHOOL CANVASS
Public Asked to Kindly Re
ceive Visitors and Give
Them Assistance

After much hard work, the commit
tee. into whose hands was placed
the great undertaking of visiting every
home in this city, is now about 20
realize It's ambition. Every Indication
points to a very successful effort Sat-
urday. The readiness and enthusiasm
with which the workers from all de-
nominations have taloen hold Of the
enterprise must be especially pleasing
to those who started the movement. 1t
Is an indication that after all the
church is not so badly divided as some
would think.
Everything is in good shape for Sat
urday's work. A rally OF all those ex-
pectod to take part in THE work is to be
held tomorrow evening in St. Pauls
NJ r. Church. Market street above Sew
enth street. This meeting is for the
purpose of making plain to the workers
amy points which may not be clear. It
lis hoped that everyone who expects to
assist Saturday will be at the meeting
tomorrow night Mr. Hugh Cork, OF
philadelphia, the great expert on hoNsls-
Toulouse visitation, will speak and
lhold a round table on visitation, and
the balance OF the time will be given to
a conference on tho work led by Mr..
H. s. Goldey. general chairman Of the
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As some who have promised may fail
10 report for work. the committee will
still be glad OF other volunteer visitors.
Any person who can assist for only an
hour or two will be acceptable They
may report for work at any Of the
places given below.
AS reported last week. II. S. Goldey,
general chairman of the committee. Will
be at the Y. Nj. Q. A. building the en-
tire day. b. +. Hamilton, general dis
trict chairman, will be in the deld.
, visiting tho various district headquar-
tors. David AlclIenry, chairman OF the
first district, will be at Bethany Bap-
list Church, Elm and jackson streets:
, Minor G. Smith, chairman OF the see
, fond district, win be at st. Johns Prot
, estant Episcopal Church, Elliott awe
nue and Market streets: George G..
] Penny, chairman of the third district,
r VIII be at Harrison Street M. ".
Church, Seventh and Harrison streets
n. w. Bard, chairman OF the fourth
district, win be at West Presbyterian
10 Church, Eighth and washington
streets; J. Elmer Perry, chairman OF
/, the fifth district. will be at Central
Presbyterian Church, King street below
Eighth.
The names of the sub-dlstrict chair
men and their headquarters are az fol
lows: J. David Con, first district, a.
I'd Madeley M NJ Church; j. Chandle1
ii Pyle. second district, at Kingswood NJ
Is y. Church; the Rev w Frederick
a Lewis, third district. at Rodney Stree
Presbyterian Church.
The general public is asked TO kindl,
receive the visitors and render then
an the assistance they can. Many o
Y, these VINO go forth are inexperdencec
a. persons, and so may not do the worl
=, IN as easy manner as those used (
- such service. Nevertheless they are oI
an important mission and the people
on whom they call can assist then
greatly by giving them as cheerful,
and speedily as possible the informa
r tion they are sitter Let il be under
I'd stood that this is not a complete cor
as sus of the people, fcr that is tAkei
l4l by United States officials. IL is no
even TO find out how many Methodists
Baptlsts, etc, there are in the city, 70
that can now be ascertained from tn
year books OF the churches. Thes
y workers are simply going forth L
y make a nelghborly call. to extend
"a cordial invitation to those not identi
~ ned with any church to become so. AM
to en- dout where the pastors of eacl
denomination VIII probably do the mos
good.