Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-23
E~NDEAvORERS' HELD
W MEETINGS
Continued from Page ID

the local society, Lesion M. Ayres
opened the services with a short
speech of welcome to the visiting So
c%ieties. Two hymns, Count Your
Blessings" and "The Glory Song"
were then sung by the choir and So
~cieties. Then followed prayer by
Rev. James H. Northrup and Scrip
ture reading by State President
Sproull. Miss Ella Ramsay sang a
solo. President Charles M. Mac
William, the retiring president of the
union, said that he hoped the socie-
ties would be successful in their
work.
Last year the society was unfor.
~tunate to elect me president" said
Mr.. Macmillan, "but | am sure Mr..
Ayres and Miss Peterson will more
than redeem for my work.
AS this vas the time according to
the program that the progress banner
was to be awarded to the visiting So
ciety having the largest. percentage
present, Nj. MacWilliam asked each
of the societies in turn to stand, so
that the number present could be
counted. The local Presbyterian So
ciety, which has. held the banner for
the past year, had 80 per cent. of
their members present, but, as they
were excluded from the contest, the
banner was given to the South Am
boy Presbyterian Society. Their per-
centage was SIS, and the First Pres
byterian, OfkNew Brunswick, and the
Perth Ambog Baptist Society had so
per cent. present. sThe South Amboy
Baptist Society had A per cent. The
winning society carried the banner
home last night.
A solo was rendered by F. R. Conk-
lin. after which an offering was taken
up. F. J. Conklin played the Offer
tory. The entire audience sang "The
Kings Business
President Ayres of the local So
ciety introduced Professor Amos R.
Wells, of Boston, editor of the Chris
tian Endeavor World. Mr.. Ayres
said that Professor Wells was known
all over the world, and that a certain
Christian had said recently that he
was to be compared to "An ambassa-
dor of God" President Ayres asked
the whole congregation to arise and
give Professor Wells a Chautauqua
salute. Everyone in the church arose
and waved their handkerchiefs.
Professor Wells opened his address
with a few concentrations on the
> work of the societies and said he was
r greatly pleased with the results in
t this section. Professor Wells started
) at the beginning of the history OF
Christian Endeavor work, and de.
scribed every detail to the fullest eX-
tent. The way to become a good
worker on these lines was also closely
defined by the speaker.
THE Christian Endeavor Work.
ers," said Professor Wells, ARE the
younger workers of the church, but
are the most important workers new.
erthelesS."
In describing the work of the com
mittees Professor Wells said tina
flowers should be placed daily in the
minister's study, and that the com.
mittee should send flowers to the
minister's wife. When this was said
every one smiled, " Rev. james
H. Northrup. Mr.. Wells, seeing the
point, at once said:
Then it is the duty of the COM
mittee to furnish a wife,
Professor Wells spoke for over
an hour, and gave some interesting
facts in connection with the societies.
The hymn, Onward Christian Sol
der" followed by the Mizpah bene-
diction closed the services.
The following societies were at the
church: First Reformed Church So
ciety, of New Brunswick; Suydam
Street Reformed church, of New
Brunswick; First Baptist, of New
Brunswick; Stelton Baptist church;
Metuchen Presbyterian and Metuch-
en- Reformed church; South Amboy
Baptist and Presbyterian and the
Perth Amboy Baptist and Presby-