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New Jersey Sunday school convention
held its opening prayer meeting at Z
o'clock Yesterday morning in the Broad
street Methodist church, and the first
session for the secondary teachers was
held in the Sunday school room Of the
same church.
This was opened BY prayer by the
Rev. 3. Morris Ferguson Of Trenton
who also conducted discussion on "a
Study on Glass Experienced This dis
cussion was conducted under the follow
ing heads: Failures in Teaching, Hard
Conditions to Overcome Scholars Led
to Christ"
An address on ''Work With Intermedi-
ate Boys" was made by Thomas G. Ives
of Dumont, N. ]. He suggested the form
ing of a boys brigade in order to get the
boys interested in the work of the Sun
day schools.
Miss Mary Foster Bryner Of Illinois
made an address on Reaching the In
termediate.' She spoke of the necessity
of reaching the boys and girls when they
are most impressionable at that time.
At the afternoon session fully 500 del
egates were in attendance. Sessions of
the several departments were held in the
Methodists, Baptist and Presbyterian
churches.
In the Sunday school room of the
Broad street Methodist church the sec
ondary teachers held a conference and
the Rev. E. Morris Ferguson and the
Rev. ]. r. Hubert, D. D., gave instruc-
tie talks. The home department institute
was held in the Baptist church, led by
the Rev. Nellie q. Snyder. At this
church a session of the pastors confer
enee was held at the same time, led by
the Rev. J. Francis Morgan. A session
of the elementary grades was held at the
same time, led by the Rev J. Francis
Morgan. A session of the elementary
grades was held in the Presbyterian
church at the same time, when talks on
juvenile Sunday school work were given
by Mrs. Barnes, Miss Thomas, Miss
Rose Scott, Miss earns, Mrs. William T..
Smith and Mrs. B. f. Mcintyre.
At three o'clock the convention assem-
bled at a body in the audience room of
the Broad Street NJ j. Church. The
session was opened by a service of song,
led by T. H. Jacobs and the Rev. A. #.
yornfobel. The chief address of the ses-
sion was by the Rev. A. Fl. Tuttle, ID.
D., of Summit, N. j., on Right Think
ing" Al the call for statements ON the
Printed reports Of the state Of .ho asso-
ciatian EdwardW Barnes made the ,atis
factory report that the association had
no deficit at this time, having liquidaed
a deficit reported at the last session. The
Rev. 3. Edward Fergusson general sec
retary stated that owing to the growth of
the association, the work was becoming
more than the seeral secretaries could do
and he recommended that central STA
| ton be opened at Newark and sufficient
clerical force maintained to carry on the
work.
received b,rdunable :pbTar
The recommendation was favorably re-
eeived and the association will no doubt
adopt the suggestion before adjournment.
At the evening session the service Of
song was led by +. H. Jacobs. Captain
G. B. Parsons. on behalf Of the executive
! committee, in short address congratu-
lated the association on its healthy
growth and wished them "God speed
The Rev. J. T. Mcfarland, D. D., LII.
D., gave an Interesting 30 minutes talk
on the New Man. and the Old Book Z
Mrs. Mary Foster Bryan also spoke, her
| topic being Through International Field
Glasses" The choir connected with the
Broad street church rendered the music
at this service.