The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-07
MANY FROM ESSEX
At CONVENTION Of
THE STATE c. f.
Unions in All Parts OF New Jer.
sey Represented in At
lantic City.
EXPECT 500 DELEGATES
THERE TOMORROW
TOday's Session Includes Map.
ping Out of Junior and
intermediate Work.
Especial to the Evening star.1

ATLANTIC CITY, Oct IA big dele
cation from Essex county arrived here
today for the annual convention of the
New Jersey Christian Endeavor Union,
the opening session of which Is held
today Tomorrow the real work of the
convention win begin with a sunrise
meeting and conservation services for
the executive committee. and State and
county union officers, led by the presi-
dent, John T. Sproull, of Arlington.
Today's work is mainly preliminary.
The biggest meeting of the day will
be held on the steel pier tonight, when
"Pentecostal Evangelism" will be dis
cussed by F. H. Jacobs and William
Phillips Hall, of New York
AT q a. m. a conference of district
secretaries was held, led by Miss Ida b.
Stephens, State secretary, assisted BY
A. j. Shantle, State secretary of the
Pennsylvania Christian Endeavor
Union. This afternoon a conference of
junior and intermediate workers, led by
Mrs. l.. Ida Dukes, commenced at 2
O'clock. The conference Is scheduled to
last all the afternoon, and embodies an
address by Arthur A. Chalker on the
use of objects and charts in illustrating
Junior topics.
ibC lOiSuOOn WAS ldIBely OcVO1eQ 10
the exchange of welcomes among the
delegates, many of whom have not met
since last convention, one year ago, in
Newark. Fully 500 delegates are ex-
pected tomorrow, and more than half
that number have already arrived.
Following is the program for tomor-
row: 6:45 to 1880, sunrise meeting, con-
secration service for executive COM
mittee, State. county and local union
officers, led by State president; 8, song
service: $3.50, address of welcome; 10,
response; 1915, quiet hour. led by the
Rev. DR.. Floyd w. Tompkins. OF Phil
adelphia; IL, ''Work Among the Col
ored People," by Bishop Alexander
Walters, d. D., of New York city;
11:15' TO 1915, study classes on Junior
work. prayer meeting, lookout. evan
gelistic; social, Sabbath observance;
missionary, Bible study; 2:15, cores
pondence department; 2:35, fresh air
department; 2:55, missionary depart
ment; 1920, address, Opportunity in the
East, Responsibility in the West" by
the Rev. c. A. /. Janvier, of Philadel-
phia: 4:SO, "Christian Citizenship and
Sabbath Observance" by the Rev. DIR.
f. w. Johnson; 1880, song service; s.
report of State secretary, Miss Ida
B. Stephens; $780, report of State
Treasurer A. N. Pierson; $50. address
by the Rev. Dir. f. Hallenbook: 9:30 to
1915, informal reception for delegates
only.
The officers of the union are: Presi-
dent, John T. Sproull. Arlington; vice.
presidents the Rev. w. d. Stultz, Man.
asquan; the Rev. A. w. Anderson.
Hammonton; A. Harry Moore, 240
Wilton street, Jersey city; secretary,
Miss Ida B. Stephens, Hackettstown;
associate secretary, Miss Anna M.
Woodward, Newton; treasurer, Arthur
N. Pierson, Westfield.
President Sproull has been assisted
in preparing for the convention by the
advisory committee, consisting of the
Revs. DIR. 2. #. Pockman, New Bruns-
wick Adelbert Chapman, Hackensack;
w. B. Greenway, Jersey City: F. L.
Hayner, Baleville; j. c. Forbes. Mid
dletown: ]. C. Killian, Trenton; w.
p. Allen, Haddonheld; e. ]. Hopkins,
Millville; A. C. Struthers, Westville.