The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-11-14
SUNDAY SCHOOL
cONvENTIOy
State Association to Open
It's Sessions at Atlantic
City Toaighs.
THREE DAYS MEETING
BIG BANQUET FOR sUpERIN-
TENDENTs AT THE CHAL-
FoyTE TOMORROW EVENING
THE PROGRAMME.

One of the pleasant features incden-
tai to the annual convention Of the New
Jersey Sunday school convention, which
( opens this evening in Atlantic City, will
be the fifth annual banquet of the Su-
perintendents' Union, Wednesday even
ing ii the. Hotel Chalfonte. The par
ticular attraction will be an address by
Marion Lawrence, of Toledo, o., gem
eral secretary of the international assoc
citation, on Managing a Sunday School,"
Other practical addresses will be made
and ample time allowed for general con
ference.
The annual dues of the association, to
Which all New Jersey superntendents
are eligible, entitle the member to ad-
mission to the banquet and provision has
been made for pastors, as associate mem
bers, and accompanying friends.
F. Wayland Aver, of Camden, will
preside. Charles H Madison, of the
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, this
city, secretary of the Superintendents'
Union, has charge of the tickess and BAN
quet arrangements.
The convention will be held in st.
Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church, Pa
cifc and Ohio avenues. There will be a
| preliminary gathering of delegates Tues
day afternoon and in the evening the pro-
gram will include an address by Mr..
Lawrence on Americas Opportunity"
Other features of the programme are:
Wednesday morning, pastors and super
intendents' meeting, round table ques-
tons answered by Mr.. Lawrence. and
Mrs. Flora Y. stebbins, of Fitchburg,
| Mass, head of the International home
department, and other experts meeting
of the State executive committee; survey
of the years work, Captain G. B. Par.
sons chairman of the executive commit
tee; the home department in New Jer-
sey; roll call of counties, led by the Rev.
L. d. Stultz. Bridgeton; address, Mrs.
Stebbins, "A Home Department in
Every PARISH address, Mr.. Lawrence,
Sunday School Subsoiling'
/
Wednesday Acknowledging of the
nominating committee; meeting of the
Graded Teachers Council; what Has
Been Done in Elementary Work." Miss
Josephine L. Baldwin, elementary super
intendent; What the County Associa-
tons are Doing the Rev. E. NJ. Fer
gusson, general secretary; THE State of
! the Treasury" Edward w. Barnes,
treasurer; Recommendations of the FL
nance Committee" George f. Hall,
chairman; Pledges for the Work of
1906,' led by the Rev. John Krantz
New York.
Wednesday Evening Illustrated lee
ture, Miss florence .Ben-Oliel and as
sistants, Village Life in the Holy
Land.'
Thursday Morning Pastors and su-
perintendents' meeting; recomme euda tons
OF the executive committee; report of the
nominating committee; elections; report
i Of tae Rev. DIR. Jesse L. Iurlbut, of
South Orange Methodist Episcopal
| Church, State superintendent of teacher
training work; presentation of diplomas
to graduates; address, Professor Martin
g. BrumbaEgh, Phi. D., Philadelphia,
Teacher Training conference, led by
DR.. BrulabaugA.
Thursday .Afterooon Meeting Of the
executive committee Of 1886; conference
of county officers, led by the Rev. Mr..
Ferguson: conference of tie elementary
teachers, led by Mrs. AlonAo Petit,
Elizabeth; selv;vc of praise and prayer,
led by James Y. Fostes, Jersey City;
selection Of place of next conventioG; an
nouncements frorn the executive commit
!. tee; final business; Illustrated lecture,
Miss Ben-Oliel ard assistants, Desert
Life in tie Eoly Land
Thursday Eveaiag -Add.ess. tbs Rev.
i lTnnrv r. (trnrir Socand Io-aebxttrio, !,
Church. Jersey City. The Child in the
sIidzt;;'' address, Governor Edward g.
Stokes.
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