Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-09
SUNDAY SCHOOLS /
HOLD CONVENTION
Cups and remnants Awarded to
Baseball Teams Winning
Championships.

The hfty-fourth annual convention
OF the Essex County Sunday School
Association was brought to a close
last night at the Central Presbyte-
rian Church with an impressive adj
dress by Rev. Harry K. Murlxland,
pastor of the Central Methodist Epis-
copal Church.
Silver cups were awarded to the
baseball teams that won the cham
pionship in the leagues Of various
classes comprising the Essex Fed
Grafton Of Sunday School Clubs. The
Central Presbyterian Church won the
Church League trophy, the Rosevlile
Methodist Episcopal Church was
awarded the Senior League pennant,
the Second Presbyterian Church re.
ceived the junior award and the
First Congregational lube Memorial
Church received the championship
palm IN the Young Mems League.
Ivan P. Flood, secretary of the boys
branch of the local Y. NJ. e. A., pre-
scented the prizes.
The Centenary Methodist Episcopal
Church team won the senior relay
race the High Street Presbyterian
Church team won the junior race
and the Roseville Methodist Episco-
pal Church team won the midget re-
lay race.
The committee on enrolment report-
ed that 579 delegates, representing 1o6
Sunday schools in the county. had
attended the three sessions OF the
convention and the total attendance
was 69e persons.
During the afternoon the annual
election of officers took place and.
with few exceptions, those Of last
wear were reelected for another term.
Rev. Perry II. Murdick. pastor of the
South Orange Methodist Episcopal
Church. was reelected president
The officers for the ensuing year
are as follows:
S. D. Turton. of this city, corre-
spending secretary and treasurer:
Samuel Gaiser. of this city. recording
secretary; Waldo G. Genung. of this
city. member of the State executive
committee: Mrs. Edwin NJ Moore. OK
I Bloomfield. elementary superinten-
dent: Miss Frances NJ. Hedden, Of
this city. intermediate superintendent;
DIR. Carl II. Wintsch. of this city,
Superintendent of teacher training.
William E. Selph, Of Maplewood.
superintendent of adult class work;
Rev J. ". Ryder. of East Orange
superintendent of evangelistic work;
Mrs Cordelia Reade, of East Orange,
Superintendent of missionary instruc-
ton. and Rev. Charles +. Stanley, OF
/ Hilton. superintendent of the tenn
perance department.
Those elected as members of the
Al >
& Cooper, chairman; w. G. Hillman.
James Glare, A f. Brakeman. ". c.
z Leek, William H. Smith ana Mrs.
william L. Smith.
William H. Smith, of Mapiewood.
j was elected as member OF the State
/ nominating committee to represent
the county association at the State
/ convention to be held in Asbury Park
I on November u to IA. Those elected
/ as delegates to the convention are l..
/ H. Brumbaugh. Shelton c. Hemstreet.
H. G. Shaw, Rev. l.. b. Hills, Rich
/ ard W. West, Mrs. w. E. Hemstreet.
] Mrs. Arthur n. Clark e. S. McNabb,
James L. Schauck, Mrs. William l.
Smith, James Clare, Rev. George
Walton King, William H Smith. ".
c. Leek, Rev. r. J. Walkin. Hamilton
1 S. Disbrow, Miss Emma Wilday. Rev.
I r. Newton Salter, U. Cutler Ryerson,
G. Albert Hall and William G. Hill
/ man.
In making his report s. D, Turfon,
corresponding secretary and treas
} urer stated there were forfy-fivs
! Sunday schools in the county on the
honor list this year, and of this num-
Der three schools were ten-point, or
standard schools. These Sunday
! schools are the Centenary Methodist
Episcopal. of this city; the Park Ave-
nue. Methodist Episcopal of East Or
ange, and the South Orange Metho-
I dist Episcopal of South Orange.
The other honor schools, of which
\ each member in the school had given
five cents every Sunday during the
year, were the Belleville Avenue
CONGREGATIONAL, Emanuel Reformed
Episcopal, Fewsmith Memorial Pres
byterian, First Baptist, North Re-
] formed First Congrega tional. South
Park Presbyterian, Paramount Bap-
1 fist. Memorial Presbyterian, Union
I Street Methodist Episcopal, Sixth
PRESBYTERIAN. Elizabeth Avenue Bap-
fist and the Elizabeth Avenue Pres
byterian, all of this city. and the Sill
/ yer Lake Mission Union, of Belle
Vile: the Brookdale Reformed. the
1 Caldwell Baptist. the Livingston Bap.
fist, Mortified Baptist, Roselans
/ Methodist Protestant. Roseland Pres
| byterian. Olivet Presbyterian Mis-
\ sion, of Livingston; Wyoming Pres
byterian, of Millburn; White Ga
Ridge Union. of Millburn; the Fir.
( Baptist Christian Union Congress
ton. First Methodist Episcopal. III
per Montclair Presbyterian. Italia
i Presbyterian, all of Montclair.
Orange Valley CONGREGATIONAL.
Orange; First Baptist, Prospec
Street Baptist, Park Avenue Methe
l dist, Arlington Avenue Presbyterian
/ First Reformed and Hyde Park Re
I formed Park Avenue Disciples o
Christ and the Independent Meth
\ dist, all of East Orange.
South Orange Methodist Episcopal
South Orange Presbyterian. Hilton
Christian, Maplewood Presbyterian
Mission, ST. Cloud Presbyterian, OF
/ West Orange, and the First Presbv-
l terrain, of Verona.
Mr.. Turton announced tina. during
the year 2,252 Sunday school children
I had united with the church.
One of the events OF the morning
session was an address bf Rev. DR.
Charles H. Stewart, pastor of the
North Reformed Church. He spoke
on For Christ and the Church. He
said evangelism should inspire the
workers to loyalty TO Christ and
spur them to exert every effort TO
bring the boys and girls into the
\ church. Isaac B. Burgess, state sec
I retarv of the New Jersey sunday
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