The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-11

went home, persuaded his mother to take
the girls In a iunior society by themselves,
and he formed the boys into another.
From last November to June that society
gained 23 per cent 1t pays to send dele
gates to conventions. and it pays especial
ly to send your bright young men.
ITO all the societies on these honor rolls
we extend congratulations and bid you
godspe ID fcr another year of advance
ment.
Number Joining the Church-The Chris
tan Endeavor Society has always been
the gateway to the church, and this year
1858 nave entered the church from our
ranks. The largest number was from the
Central Presbyterian. of Newark, 30, push
ing it's active membership from GA last year
to IS net this year. This was one of the
societies gaining 50 members-you see what
| Christian Endeavor does with them when
they enter her r~anks-leads them into
the church.
Missionary Gifts-There have gone into our
mission treasures directly from the socie-
ties reported SO, 9l5. More than two-thirds
of this amount has gone TO the denom-
national boards. Orr societies have given
to local mission fresh air work, State
ard county unions, Quarter-century Me-
mortal Fund, which has received more
than 5000, and the the local churches
The greatest proportion has gone to the
last, the society giving the most~to Its
own church, being the closter Congrega-
Fifteen young peoples societies have
given $40 or more TO missions. The banner
society was last year the First Prssoy..
terrain of Newark, but that was not heard
from this year, so the honor belongs 70
the First Presbyterian of Westheld, with
its gift of $40. The intermediate first in
contributions is the Summit Presbyte-
Last year the missionary banner that
Sfsest gift was brought from Miliyille by
the, Memorial Presbyterian of Newark,
with a record of s1l5 TO missions. The
boys and girls of that society have been
1 insnirn1 IN do even better and have come
up this year, reporting S135 contributed, and
will take the banner home with them for
another year.
Successes from Suggestion Sheets-Fol-
lowing the Increase list, in the ~leafiet, you
will find what the societies have considered
70 be their greatest successes, this year.
report Is very encouraging, and the NUM-
Der increases each year. These are things
that cannot be reported in figures. but
you will find them full of suggestion. Prob
lems have been solved, tried, and proved
plans have been passed along, and some
one else will be helped by the reading
of them. One new departure, carried out
by the Closter Congregational, was over
looked in the printed sheet, and 1t Is so
new for New Jersey Endeavorers that we
ought TO know about 1t. That society has
under its direction a social club, which
meets monthly in the lecture room Of the
church, open to the town, with light refresh
ments served; a literary society, meeting
monthly In the parlors Of the different
homes, and a young mems club, for discus
/ SlpuS, utDdltS dAh HiOAlollOu VI lNilpN
shin. Meets monthly In the lecture room
Of the church. They have all iourished
and good results have followed.
I'VE now leave the printed statistics and
take up the other work of our State union.
District Secretaries-We come to the
close of the year with a full list Of dis
trict secretaries, but during the year there
have been several vacancies. In Atlantic
County Mrs. Brownlee, of Hammonton.
takes the work; in Camden, which was so
long and faithfully filled by Mr.. Peacock,
1 I--n-I ITAAFA - nA,l, L. H1A,sZaAfar
J. II. Timberman, of Glassboro; in Mercer,
A. r.. Baxter. who formerly acted in the
same county; in Passaic, the treasurer of
Paterson Union consents to be also the dis
trict secretary, and in Warren Miss Leibel-
sperger, of Phiilipsburg, takes the work,
and completes the list. And now, to begin
the new year We have a corps Of secre-
taries to be proud OF. and we hope for
much advancement. They are all busy
people, very busy, and those already In
Office have done their best with the limited
time at their disposal. Miss L~eibelsperger,
of Warren. has the most nearly reported
county. only one society unaccounted for.
During the early part of the year Mi. Hill,
of Essex, continued his work in connec
ton with his prayer meeting and lookout
department, keeping the societies in touch
with each other, both by visitation and by
4 county news bulletin that was intensely
interesting. He arranged for union meet
ings of the soeietnes by districts, wher'
practical problems were discussed. Mr.
Baxter. of Mercer, has succeeded in hav
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and is finding an Improvement under i'll
workings.
"All the secretaries have given more at
tention to visitations of societies this year
and have planned rallies and conventions
They have worked diligently In advertising
the conferences held, and have aide
state executive committee.
"On April 20 the secretaries and STATE
ylee-presidents met in conference here il
of secretaries and union workers, three In
the southern part of the State and three
in the northern. -Four of these were held,
the other two are still ito come. Genera
Secretary Shaw was with us In the three
held in September at Camden, B~ridgeton
and Trenton, at al of which he gave 9,olu-
better work night be done and inspired us
to attempt 1t. The fourth was held yester-
day in this church. and John r.. Clements
was here to give us help.
These conferences being for union
workers also, the topics discussed were
largely concerning union work. The aim
was to help all of us workers to better
understand the object of union effort, to
show how to best organize them, what the
officers should know and do, and how to
might be u power in the community, not
! only while being held, but that their in
authority and position of the district sec
rotary was considered. what he represented
and what he was expected to be In his
county, how he could do his work most
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union workers could be promoted.
County and Local Unions-The unions
number forty-five now. Three local unions
have been d~isbanded, Atlantic City, Shore
and Westheld. Two have been organized
North Jersey and Ridgewood. Those that
have adopted the congress plan or
something similar to It have seemed
the most aggressive. The three run
ming under that plan are Essex
County, Mercer County and Paterson Local
Union. Hudson County, while not calling
it a congress. has a form of organization
similar. Several have been active in
fresh air work. Morristown Local Union
has held Sunday services In the aims
houses, Mercer County Union in the hospi-
tails and children's homes Of Trenton.
Plainield Local Union has started a mis-
sion work In the west end OF the city
that, beginning with cottage prayer meet
ings, grew up till a larger and permanent
place had to be secured. The work is
still going on.
"The veteran State banner that is hon
ored for the inspiration it has given to 80
many unions TO go on growing is given
to the union making the largest percentage
of increase in tho number Of societies com
posing ii. 1t went last year to the local
union OF Paterson and vicinity, and 14la
per cent. took it. This year there were
several that exceeded that. and II takes
81 per cent. to capture II, and IL Is the boys
and girls that do II. 1t goes to Mrs.
Dukes's boys and girls, the Camden
Junior Union.
FOR the first time a banner was award
ed last year TO the union organizing the
largest number of Intermediate societies.
Hudson County was the proud winner of
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