The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-10-06
C. E. CONVENTION
BEGINS.
New Jersey Societies Meet
In the Central Baptist
Church, Elizabeth.
DELEGATES ARRIVED LAST HIGHT
List Of the Cities Represented d
In Senior and Junior
Work.
ARRIVED LAST HIGHT
Special to "The Jersey city News.'')

ELIZABETH, Oct Y l9o4.-l ne
eighteenth annual convention Of the New
Jersey Christian Endeavor Societies be-
/ gan this morning in the Central Baptist
Church this city, and will continue, with
three sessions each day, ending Friday
evening.
The Executive Committee held its final
session in the convention church last eve
ming at 1880 o'clock, when the last touch
es were put on the convention arrange
ments. The committee, which is made UP
of representatives from each of the State
districts, is as follows
President, John T. sproull, Arlington;
vice-preadents, the Rev. w. D. Stuits.
Manasquan; DR.. A. W. Bailey, Atlantic
City; the Rev W. G. Fennell Newark;
secretary, Miss Ida b. Stephens, Hack
ettstown; treasurer. the Rev. I. E. Da-
Wis, Plainfeld.
/
Jersey City; A. W. Abbott,~ Orange;
Theodore Bells, Flemington; w. J. S.
Broadway, Hancock's Bridge; the Rev.
{ DR.. P. T. Pocknan, New Brunswick;
John H. Ward, Paterson; the Rev
Charles Condit, Liberty Corner.
Ex-presidents, honorary members
The Rev. john 7. Kerr Elizabeth; the
Rev. DR.. Cornelius Brett, Jersey City;
the Rev, DIR. A w. spoorer. Cape May;
the Bev. w. T. S. Lumbar, Newark.
Superintendents of Departments-R
A. Alberts, Jersey City; the Rev. George
G. Horter. Camden; the Revs Rksr4un- B.
Ware, Merchantville; the Rev. W. T. S.
Lumbar, Newark; Mrs Peacock. Cam
den; A. B Johnson, Newark: the Rev ].
H. Clark, Lake Como; Arthur n. Pier
son, Westfield; Bishop Alex. Walters, d.
D.. Jersey City.
The first of the visitors coming from
a distance arrived last evening. Some
Of the Endeavorers come from Warren
and Some from Atlantic County.
Much interest is being taken in the
result of the gain competition which has
1 been going on since the Orange conven-
ton last October. The preliminary re-
ports show 240 senior and 115 Junior
societies having made the desired gain
of 10 per cent. or more in membership
The leading, societies, containing several
Newark chapters, in the list are as fol,
lows
Senior soeieties:-Pat Sixth
Baptist. 300; Salem, Memorial Baptist,
4 100; Ogdensburg, Presbyterian, 15S;
/ Gutenberg Reformed, 146; Riverton.
/ Calvary Presbyterian, 11S; Dover, Hoag-
land Memorial Presbyterian, 115; Lynd-
! hurst, Presbyterian, 100; Quinton, Bap-
tist, 100; Newark, Elizabeth Avenue
Presbyterian, 95; Newark, First Italian
i Presbyterian. 92; Harlingen, Reformed.
SO; Bayonne, Bergen Point Baptist, S5;
East Orange, First Christian, s6;, New
ark. Waverly Park Union, 50; New
Brunswick, Waverly Presbyterian 81;
Delaware, Presbyterian. 10; Finesville,
Christian, n; Newark, First Italian
Baptist rs; Washington. Presbyterian,
II; Schooley's Mountain, Presbyterian,
| 20; Springtown. Union. 66; North Ber-
gen, Bethany Evangelical lutheran, 81;
| Newark Second Presbyterian, 60
| intermediate societies: Garfield. Pres
/ byterian, 80 per cent; Bound Brook,
Presbyterian, Al; Moreton, Baptist %;
Paterson, First Baptist, n; Pleasant,
vile, Mount Pleasant NJ p. Is.
Junior societies:-Jersey City, West.
minister Presbyterian, 200 per cent; AT
lantic City, First Presbyterian, 200
| Newark. First Reformed, 200; Newark
Park Presbyterian, 1877; Riverton. Cal
vary Presbyterian. 1872; Summit. Central
Presbyterian, 1S5; Bloomfield First
Presbyterian, 150 East Orange, First
| Congregational, 100; Bavonne, Fifth
Street Reformed, 100; Passaic. sold
First Reformed, 12s; Jersey City. Ia.
favatte Reformed 1o3. Newark italian