The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-11-15

REV. Z. L.STODDARD. VlSOrouS anu eueE-
getic worker It is thirteen years since
he entered the ministry. His first pulpit
was at York, Penn Christ Church, III
Brooklyn, was his second charge. Eight
years ago he came to this city to assume
the rectorship of St. Johns. The church
was Young then. Rev. Mr.. Rulison had es-
tablished it on solid foundation, but
Rev. Mr.. Stoddard found plenty for his
hands to do, He has rapidly increased the
congregation, and apportioned the more
active among them to special fields of USE
fulness. Last year $11 ,695 was raised in
the parish $40, 014.50 for parish purposes,
81, 035 for diocesan purposes, and $645 for
special outside purposes Five hundred
families. representing 1000 or more in i
viduals, are IN direct connection with the
Church. The number of actual ccmmuni-
cants is 620 The wardens of the Church
are Thomas W. James and F. j. Mallory ;
and the vestrymen, George Stratford, who
is Treasurer, w. w. Coffin, E. A. Bliss,
Charles Sargent, E. F. G. Young, A. A.
Bliss, George Fl. Holden, and A. L. 10th
ridge. The Sunday-school membership,
57S pupils, is under the superintedency
of E. Ward, with E. A. Embury as musical
instructor and H. 4. Thomas as librarian
The 100 scholars in the primary division
are under the tutorship of Mrs J. d. Tay-
lor and Miss Anna Smith the Bible-class,
with AZ pupils under charge of the rector
himself. The middle division. with $40
scholars, has 81 teachers.
Two choirs are associated with the Sum
day school, one being under instruction of
Mr.. McGovern, organist of st. Mathews
Church. The second is the older choir
from which the church choir is recruited.
The church music is in the hands of the
st. Cecilia Club, with Louis r. Drescher as
organist, Theodore W. Kennedy as Secre-
tary and Treasurer, and G. r. King, Libra
rian. The active members are
Sopranos Miss Lucie Nelson, Miss Min
ME Nelson, Miss Julia Mcbride, Miss-Emma
Ahrens, Miss Jennie Whinyates, Mrs. G. NJ
DEFY, Mrs. j. H Gilmore, Miss Mamie
Thomas, MISS Lillian Pitcher, Miss Lizzie
Mills, Miss JEANNE Smith.
Altos-Miss Clara Bumsted, Mrs. G. Fl.
Sterling, Miss Amy Dey, Miss Jessie Smith,
Mrs. Frank Molten, Miss Fl. Morton, Miss
Mamie Klumpp.
Tenors-C. R. King, Thos W. Kennedy,
Frank Clark, VIM. pnderhill. Alex. Ahrens,
G.. Elston.
Bassos-John Walters, Frank Molten.
Ed. Ahrens, F. w. Clifford, Rev. G.. II.
Sterling
St. Johns is noted for the excellence Of
its music There are seventeen societies
connected with the church. There are the
Acorn Society with Mrs J. 6. Appleby as
President, and Mr. John s. Sutphen as
Treasurer; the Woman's Missionary Society.
differed by Mrs. Daniel Toffey, as Presi-
dent; Mrs. E. F. G. Young, as Vice .Pl esi-
dent; and Mrs. George Stratford, as Secre-
tary, and having 81 subscribers; the Indus
trial School with Mrs. Brice Collard as
President, and SO scholars; st. Andrews
Workingfnen's Association with A. L.
Clements as Leader; st. Andrews Aid and
Benefit Society with the Rector as
Treasurer The Guild of St. John n
with Miss Lizzie B. Westcott President of
the Chapter of the Holy Cross for girls
Miss Helen Upderhill, Secretary, and Miss
Helen Moore, Treasurer and with VIM.
Beers, Warden of the Chi Rho Chapter
for boys William Underhill, clerk. and
Fred. Ward, chancellor and the Monday
Evening Club, with E. E. Underhill, as
President, Charles Myers and two ladies as
Secretaries.
Another Society is known as the Young
Ladies' Association, with Mrs. j. f. Mccoy
Is President, Miss Nettie Coffin Secretary.
and Miss Annie Wilson Treasurer. The
Association has membership Of 81, and
its object this year is the care of the chan
Gel, sewing for the poor-for st. Johns
parish looks carefully for the poor - and
sending missionary box to Minnesota.
The st. Andrews Sewing Guild was foun-
ded by the late Mrs. Stoddard to promote
a greatef spirit Of holiness among the
members, q desire to DO some work for the
Church, and that q stronger influence
might be btought upon Others i1 eneour