The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-08-08
RELIGIOUS and
SOCIAL UPLIFT
Great Work Of New Jersey
Sunday Schools.
MEETING HELD IN ORANGE.

MEETING HELD IN ORANGE.
Central Organization Among Baptists
Entsrtains Host Of Delegates and
Visitors at Annual Convention In
Union Baptist churoh-A. 9. kinss-
10y Makes Mastery Address.
Orange, N. 1.-THE New Jersey Bap-
list state Sunday school convention
held its annual meeting at the Union
Baptist church here for two days the
last week in July. Rev. DR.. W. P.
Lawrence, pastor Of the Union church
and president Of the convention, pre-
sided. The various schools were well
represented by delegates, and all Of
the sessions were well attended. The
annual sermon was preached by the
Rev. DR.. William NJ. Moss, pastor of
the Concord Baptist church In Brook
Ign. The sermon was instructive and
abounded in helpful suggestions and
illustrations.
Well prepared papers on various
phases Of Sunday school work were
read by Miss Bella Perry, Miss Hattie
Mckee, Miss Fife Ivay, Mrs. Rosa
Polk, Mrs. John Hearn and Miss Nellie
p. Schenck, who conducted the feature
known as the Literary Hour" The
cause of Baptist institutions was pre-
scented in a forceful address delivered
! by the Rev. DR.. Fl. 81. Mitchell. Among
the stranger visitors who took part in
the exercises were Messrs. A. 8. Phil
Ups Of South America and d. G. Fisher
Of South Africa, who are students at
the Virginia Theological seminary and
college, Lynchburg, Va.
The conference held for the benefit Of
the teachers in the different grades Of
the school proved very helpful. Music
was furnished by a number Of young
woman who rendered inspiring vocal
and instrumental selections. Rev. Page
M. Beverly, Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Bur
rell, Rev. D. w. Cannon, r. L. Bur
rell and Rev. ]. e. Briggs were among
the leading spirits.
The address of Mr.. A. 8. Kingsley,
white business man of South Orange,
and a good friend Of our people, was
the browning feature Of the closing SEES
sion of the convention. Mr.. Kingsley
has done much to aid in religious and
social settlement work among the color
ed people of his section. He has given
literally Of his means and has also
been instrumental In interesting other
white persons who have assisted
through Mr.. Kingsley the church which
he has given much Of his time, labor
and influence. He is an educator and
man Of liberal views and he does not
harbor race prejudice.
The greetings Of the New England
Baptist Sunday school and B. Y. p. U.
convention were given by N. Barnett
Dodson, president Of that body. DR..
Lawrence's annual address was timely
and created enthusiasm among the
delegates. He in part said: G
We are living In q new age. Secular
history tells us Of the age Of stone and
iron. Modern scholars still refer with
pride to the golden age Of art science,
literature and philosophy, and the pages
Of history are constantly calling atten-
ton to the unspeakable happenings Of the
| dark ages. In sacred history we have the
patriarchal age. the prophetic age, the
ages Of the judges and kings, the apos-
| tolic age. the ago Of reformation. etc
But this IL an age upon the ages; It II
the age Of altruism, of brotherhood. hu-
man uplift and social justice, Of good will
and fair play. and this IL pre-eminently
the age Of babyhood. girlhood and boy
hood. G~
Never before In the history of the world
has so much attention been given to the
life, growth and symmetrical development
Of the child, the boy and the girl. as IN
| the present generation. He Is the object
Of the study Of the biologist. The sociol-
ogist and the modern psychologist are
walking among the flowers that bloom in
this garden Of God Pedagogues have
| well nigh revolutionized the old educa-
tional systems in order to meet the needs
Of this new and greatest Of all ages. II
Is generally conceded that the state II
l alive to the needs Of the hour at least
along the lines Of the secular education OF
her children. The question naturally
arises, HAS the church and the homo
awakened to the exigencies Of the hourr'
While profoundly grateful to God for
| all the good that has been done, I pause
to place q laurel upon the brow of the
consecrated men and women who have
wrought so nobly and unselfishly to make
our Bible schools what under God they
are today. go further and go out to
you city Of the dead and place wreath
upon the graves Of those immortal heroes
and heroines Of the cross who have
fought q good fight and finished their
courses and kept the faith. etc. Yonder
they are, like cloud Of witnesses. can
hear their voices saying to US. "Quit you
like men: be strong"
There 10 room for Improvement In our
Bible school. One Of the great needs Of
the hour 10 trained teachers. II Is to be
| regretted that SO many of the best trained
men and women from an intellectual point
Of view are unwilling to consecrate their
talent to this all important God ordained
| work e
| In the south and in some Of the eastern
| and western sections Of our country the
public school teachers. business and pro-
fessional men and women are leading In
Bible school work. As the harvest 10 50
great and the laborers are SO few. let us
pray the Lord of the harvest to. send more
| laborers into his harvest.