The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-10-10
CHRISTIAN
ENDEAV0R.
Large Attendance at the Nine
teenth Annual State En-
deavor Convention.
MANY DELEGATES PRESENT

Morristown has been invaded BY a
small army Of Christian Endeavors
and the badges Of orange and black
were in evidence one very street. The
advance guard arrived on Wednesday
to attend the preliminary session, a
school Of methods on junior work. By
Wednesday evening when the execu-
tive committee meeting was held near
.ly all the officers and hundred others
were in town. Every train on Thurs
day brought large delegations.
The session was presided over by
Mrs. L. Ida Dukes. superintendent OF
the state Junior department. At the
beginning of the meeting she asserted
that junior workers are engaged in
the most important work 10 the world
"a work that that requires Thought,
energy and carefulness.
There are many reasons why Junior
societies should be subdiyided. Mrs.
Dukes urged that those Of three and
over be taken in and to do this it Is
necessary to divide for good work.
The time is coming when the work
will be carried on in regular grades,
then there will be no trouble from the
falling away of the Juniors. She also
urged special work and sessions for the
boys.
Mrs. A. b. Baxter, Of Trenton, had
as her topic, ssTeaching Juniors to
Pray and the Pledge Start, she
said, with the Lords prayer with the
leader, then repeat prayers Of more
personal nature. Give them some OBJ
ject for which to pray. Make a list OF
things to be thankful for for one meet
ing and a list OF desires for another
Have them pray for individual MEM
bers Of the society by name.
The Junior pledge increases respect
and reverence and is help to par
ent as we'll as child.
Theo. G. Ives, of Dumont, told OF
his work at Dumont. where he con-
ducts work for boys along the lines
of the Boys Brigade with military
discipline. He said it is necessary to
keep a hold on the boy all the time,
the church Or society must compete
with other attractions for the boy
Make the boy believe you believe in
him. In his bible work he used the
9 strenuous passages of the bible and
held the boys by the athletic interest.
In the absence of B. Carter Milliken,
Miss Lloyd of East Orange, led in a
discussion Of Mission Study for Jun
iors." She urged that superintendents
attend mission study classes wher-
ever possible. Get the children to
work, start library Of mission litera-
ture, and strive to make the meetings
interesting.
Mrs. r. W. Miller, of Newton, spoke
on g Meetings, how to conduct them !;
programs, etc. In beginning, she
wrote on the blackboard her points
for success in meetings. They were
/" Prayer, Promptness, Patience, Per-
seyerence, PleasantnesS-
Rev. w. T.. S. Lumbar was not able
to be present, but his outline for Bible
study was read by Mrs. Dukes.
The convention proper opened on
Thursday morning with short song
service followed by devotional exer-
cises conducted by Rev. g. r. Murga-
troyd, the president Of the Morris
County Union. Mr.. Murgatroyd then
welcomed the visiting delegates. This
address was responded to by President
J. 7. Sproull, who then took charge
of the convention. FL. j. Genung led
the singing,
A quiet hour following after which
the report of Mrs. J. S. Peacock, su-
perintendent Of the correspondence
department was read showing thirty
removals during the year and that the
work was spreading to other states
and had extended to Honolulu.
President Sproull appointed the fol-
loving committees
Auditing y. H. Hill, Newark Per-
cy r. Neussle, Newark and Carl
Brand, Paterson.
Resolutions Rev. w. B. Greenway,
Newark Rev. Albert Erdman, Nor
ristoWn; Rev. @. B. Condit, Liberty
Corner; J. e. Ramsey, Hackensaek
w. 3. Thomas, Milford.
Nominations Rev. A w. Ander-
son, Canton; Rev. b. I'll Rankin,
Elizabeth; e. N. butcher, Newton !;
Mrs. A. b. Baxter, Trenton; Miss
Ruth h. McComb, Haddonfield.
Following the morning session al
conference on junior work was held
conducted by Mrs. Dukes
The afternoon session was opened
with devotional exercises lead by Rev.
w. w. Hammond, D. p. Of Morris
Plains. Then came a conference on
work lead by r. A. al