The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-11-16
Safe Workers Hold Their
Annual Session At Allan
tic City.
PROGRAMME or THE DAY
sUPERINTENDENTS BANJO UET
LAST NIGHT At THE HOTEL
cHALFoNTE.
Especial to THE Jersey city News.

Especial to 1.-THE Jersey City News.'9
ATLANTIC CITY, Nov. 16. 1906.
Sunday. school workers from every part
of New Jersey, representing all the
Protestant denominations, are attending
the eleventh annual convention of the
New Jersey State Sunday School AS
sociation in session in st. PauFs Metho
dist Episcopal Church, Pacific and Ohio
avenues.
The programme yesterday morning in
Guided pastors and superintendents con-
ferences, round table questions conducted
by Marion Lawrence general secretary
of the international association, an6sAIrs.
Flora ". Stebbins, of Fitchbupg, Mass,
in charge of the international home de-
the, State executive committee; survey of
the years work. Captain G. B. Parsons,
chairman ofathe executive committee; the
home department in New Jersey; ron call
of counties, led by the Rev. L. d. Stultz,
Bridgeton; address, Mrs. Stebb.ns, "A
Home Department in Every Parish" adj
dress. Mr.. Lawrence, Sunday School
sub-soiling.
In the afternoon the principal pro-
gramme features were: Meeting of the
nominating committee; meeting Of the
Graded Teachers Council; "What Has
Been Done in Elementary Work, Miss
Josephine E. Baldwin. elementary super
intendent; '.What the County Associa-
tions are Doing" the Rev. E. NJ. Fergu-
son. general secretary; "The State of the
Treasury Edward W. Barnes. treasur-
er; Recommendation of the Finance
Committee, George f Hail. chairman;
pledges for the Work Of 1906, z led by
the Rev. John Krantz, New York
Last evening in the Hotel Chaifonte
was held the fifth annual banquet Of the
Superintendents' Union, during which
General Secretary Lawrence spoke on
Managing Sunday School, Conven
ton sessions We're held in the evening
and this morning and afternoon and
they will be held, this evening.
With service of song and prayer, the
convention began its work yesterday af-
ternoon. The first institute was devoted
to home department work. The new field
is one of the most promising, and is also
one that requires much studying. It's
principal aim is to institute Bible study
in the homes of those unable to attend
Bible schools. Means for pursuing the
work with greater success were dis
cussed.
James L. Griggs, Of Somerville, presi-
dent of the association, presided, with the
Rev. Melville E. Snyder, Of Bridgeton,
/ chief of the home department. In an
open parliament, conducted by the Rev.
4 W. T. Dorward. Of steehon, laymen told
of the success that had greeted their eff
forts in different parts of the State dur
ing the year. Reports proved the field
prospering in all Nut a few. cases.
A conference of fIIow to Extend Our
Home Department Work in New Jer-
4 sey, was led by the Rev 2. Norris Fer
guson, of Newark. The Rev Joseph
Lyons Ewing, ofeBridgeton, delivered an
address on Making the Home Depart
ment Worth While.a A round table on
home department methods was conducted
by the Rev DIR. i. D. Stultz, Of Bridge
ton.
4 Miss Josephine Z. Baldwin, Of New
ark, held an institute yesterday afternoon
4 on Elementary Field Workers. 8
Il 4 feature of the evening session was
the praise service led BIZ the Rev DR. w
4 AZ Hunsberger, pastor Of the entertain
ing church. a cordial greeting was ex-
tended 10 the delegates and visitors by
the Rev. Newton w Caldwell. chairman
of the local committee. In responding
the president of the association. James
i. Griggs. OF Soneryille. chose the topic
"Our Call to Higher Service.