The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-11
EXCISE LAW
PLEA TO C. E.
OF STATE
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as Hterature; study 1t as poetry study
it as a textbook of ethics and morals"
he said.
In offering advice on how to study
the, Bible DIR. Cowan said: THE first
essential In Bible study, with me, is
to husk out the truths, get them dis
entangled from the Jews and the
Romans and the Colossians, so that in
their naked, pure, simple universally.
l may absorb them without any pref
udice as-to my own individual equities
in them. Is there an epistle to the
Americans? Is there anything specially
for a Bostonian? Does God care as
much for what is going on in Boston
| Common today as he did for what was
going on in Egypt, or in Rome, or in
Jerusalem? Is He interested as keenly
and sensitively in me at my typewriter
as He was in Peter at his nets? Are
religious experiences outside the Bible
in the year of our Lord 1907 just as real
and as vivid as religious experiences
were in the day in which the Bible was
written?'' He told them to ask them
selves such questions and search the
Bible for the answers; find them, for
they were in the book, then to turn the
knowledge into life, ones own and
others.
S. d. Gordon, of Madison, gave a
talk on Prayer and Power" He is the
author of a book on "Quiet Talks or
Prayer and Power" n his talk was
a. culling from the book of several
valuable suggestions apropos of the
subject. A twenty-five minute discus
sion on personal Service" was held,
and was conducted by the Rev. Abram
Duryee, after which the Rev. G. d.
Case. first vice-president of the New
York State Christian Endeavor Union,
spoke on 1.-THE Curriculum of Heaven"
President Sproull announced that the
convention church would be open to-
night only to delegates and Christian
~Endeayorers until $3.50 o'clock. An
overflow meeting will be held in the
North Reformed Church, commencing
at 8 o'clock.
Another monday meeting was held
in Military Park, at which many of
the delegates were present and took
part in the song service. TIL address
was made by the Rev. James I Vance,
of. the North Reformed Church.
This afternoon the session is in the
hands of the Junior E~ndeavorers, who
are being presided over by the Rev.
Walter B.. Greenway. The nominating
committee went into executive session
at 1 o'clock to select the officers for the
coming year. 1t is unlikely that Presi-
dent Sproull will be renominated. He
has not refused to run again, but it Is
said that he fayors the election of an
other to the presidency. Should Mr.
Sproull not be nominated the promi-
nent aspirants for the Office who will
be considered by the committee are the
Rev. A. w. Anderson, the Rev. w. d.
Stultz and the Rev. Walter B. Green
vay. all vice-presidents of the union.
The evening session of the convention
Yesterday opened at 7:40 o'clock with 0
song service. The church was crowded tC
the doors when IN Rev. w. ID. Stultz
vice-president, called the convention (
order. Following the praise service INT
Rev. DR.. John Mcdowell, of the Parf
Presbyterian Church, conducted a &c
votional service. The first pushes was
the reading of the annual report of the
secretary, Miss Ida b. Stephens. 1t Wa
one of the most important reports read IN
the convention. so far, and the several hun
dred delegates listened very attentively,
though a ripple OF applause Interrupted sew
eral references to the progressive and ag-
gressive work in several counties. The
report was as follows:
Il am taking it for granted~that every
one here, whether an ~EndeaVorer In name
or not, is interested In the growth OF the
Christian Endeavor movement IN new
YOU are concerned about the moral de-
Velopment of our young people upon
whom the State as well as the church
must depend for support. Hence, l am
peaking to n sympathetic audience,
TIC get a more definite conception OF
the statistical part of our report, Will
YOU please keep in your hand the printed
summary. ana follow that with me.
Number of Societies-The total number
Of societies has advanced this year IRON
1864 to LOB. Since the report you hold
went TO the printer, we rave learned OF
four more new societies, one intermediate
and three Young Peoples, soNwe have
@Eighteen different denominations and
many missions and union societies are
represented in this number, the Presby-
terians taking the lead, the BaptisIs com
ing second, and the Methodist Protes-
"Membership-The membership foots up
at 10000 and more, that ls, the meinoef-
ship of the societies reporting, which IS
only about half the number on roll. Al
lowing for weak and disbanded socletles
in that other half, a c~onseryative esu-
at $4,000. an arm of young people IN
-FOUR State worth considering.
Increase Campaisn-The whole number
of societies added this year is So, and an
advance over the number added last year
of "a, The d~lsbandments number 80. You
will notice these are in the Young Peo-
nle,s societies chiefly. Many of these
have been disbanded longer, but we
have Just been able to learn deli
nitely about them. Note, however, that
the three new societies, extra, make the
number 81. Notice how few junior so
cieties are reported as d~isbanded, some
thing to be proud Of.
Now as TO the increase in membership
of the individual societies. You will see
1.-THE list of those making a gain of 10 per
cent. or more opposite the 1t Is
IN all told. A total Of more than 1900 new
ones have through hisfincrease come into
the Christian Endeavor fellowship, and
have begun to shape their lives by its prin-
Iciples.
''Since we began the increase campaign
-four years ago, 352 new societies ave been
reported, and 1900 new pembers. Can YOU
take in the significance of such a host Of
young people, boys and girls, being brought
into contact, more or less closely, with
Christ in these organizations. and what
the possible and quite probable, develop
ment of their spiritual lives will mean to
Christ and to the church in the years to
come?
And this last year has shown more So
cieties having a part in the increase OF
members. 1t was very gratifying TO note
what a large proportion OF the returned
blanks reported new members Permit me
to take as an example, our hosts. the So
cieties eff Essex COUNTY. Forty-four were
heard from, and of that A. Al gave an in
crease, and the number We're so large,
containing those making the largest actual
gair in the State, the one In this church
Peddie Memorial Baptist and the Central