Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-03
ENDEAVORERS
IN SESSION
State Convention Is Being
Held lat New Brunswick.
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New Brunswick, Oct. 3:-The
state convention of the Christian
Endeavor Society was opened this
morning in the First Reformed
church with welcomes by Mayor
John j.. Morrison and Rev. Jasper
Hogan, pastor of the church. The
reply was made by State President
John Sproul. Reports were read
from every county, the most inter-
esting of which was by S. e. Riddle,
of Essex, who discussed the fresh air
work.
Workers Conference.
Three hours were devoted to the
Workers conference held yesterday
afternoon as a preliminary to the
opening of the convention this MORN
ing. This was attended by one hun
dred and fifty delegates and was in
charge of Miss Nellie X. Foote, the
state secretary, and Field Secretary
Carl Lehman, of Denver, Col. :
During the first hour particular
attention was paid to "Our re-
sources" Mrs. F. B.. Mallory, Of
Pennington, spoke on the prayer
meeting and the prayer life, dwelling
upon the Importance of these Two
things in the work. Rev. Charles II.
Jones, of West Cape May, discussed
pastoral guidance and cooperation,
showing how the work of the pastor
and of the society would be helped
by the two working together. Miss
Emile Edwards, of Paterson, said
interest, cooperation and enthusiasm
were needed to make any union go
and lack of interest was one of the
great drawbacks. She also favored
v~isitations Of the different societies
in a town. Mrs. George F. Day, of
Morristown, referred to the many
shade trees planted there and said
the society should plant young peo-
pie in the work to carry out ITS
plans. Mrs. A. Brownlee, of Ham
monitor, favored another department
between the Junior and senior I'M.
ions-the intermediate-and promo
ton by doing something and not by
| ages as a good incentive to che work.
Our Recruits.
The second hour was devoted to
"Our recruits" Fred C. Lounsbury,
Jr., of Plainfeld, spoke on the duty
Of Christian Endeavor to the boy
growing up. The society was not
getting the youth. 1t should get the
boy as soon as he gives up Sunday
school, a thing so many boys do, and
keep him in the right path. He was
in favor of athletics to hold the boy
and spoke of baseball leagues COM
posed of Juniors in his town. The
! Boy Scouts and basketball were also
good. He denounced moving pic
lures as having a demoralizing and
e~levating influence upon the boy be-
cause of the murders and other
scenes shown. Miss Elinor Geb-
hardt, of Clinton, took up the socie-
tvs work with regard to the young
girls life and spoke of the great
benefit al intermediate department
would be for the girl between nine
and thirteen, when she was neglect
ed. Milford Runyon, a local Boy
Scout, told Of the history of that
society here and of his being q men,
Der because of the principles of the
organization. Miss Elinor Mount, Of
this city, a little girl, sang a solo,
after which Field Secretary Lieh-
mann conducted a question box as
to methods OF work for the young
folks and ways to interest them.
The closing hour was with regard
to sour requirements" Miss Ida
Stephens, of Summit, spoke on "Con-
secrated workers. and their infiu-
ence upon those they came in con-
tact with. A. E. Jewell, OF Long
Branch, urged a close adherence of
all workers to the primary princi-
| pies of the organization and helpful
talks were given by Walter 8. Gray,
Of Newark, and Miss Edna M. Hor-
lner, of Bridgeton.
The popular meeting last night
was conducted by A. Harry Moore,
and the address was given by Rev.
James 7. Kittell, of Albany.