The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-05
Amosa THE CHURCHES.

The Tabernacle has added colnetist to its al
ready complete musical corps,
Pastor D. c. Hughes, Of the Summit avenue Bap-
fist Church preached his farewell sermon last Sun
day evening.
At the Tabernacle this evening Miss Sanderling
will be one of the soloists, and MI. George LYding
will sing with the choir.
On the evening Of Saturday December 1s, there
will be another Of the Bolton series of illustrated
lectures on foreign topics at the Tabernacle.
The South Bergen Reformed Church will soon
have handsome new organ, purchased with
funds subscribed in driblets by the children
novel church picture is the Chinese class of
nearly so. with corps of about 40 teachers in the
Pirst Presbyterian Church on Emory street.
"A sale and supper-the latter, which was some
thing very fine and choice-took place at st. Pauls
NJ. E. Church last Thursday evening from to IL.
The fair held in St. Paul's NJ E. Church, on
Third street. under the auspices of the Ladies' So
ciety last Thursday night, was grand success in
every way.
The Sunday-school entertainment Of the Pali-
sade NJ. 4. Church, which was to have been given
Thanksgiving evening but was postponed on ac-
count OF tho weather, was held last Thursday
ing.
most interesting lecture, illustrated with
stereoptican views China and the Chinese was
delivered 10 large audience in the First Presby-
terian Church last Monday evening by Mr.. I. P.
Lee.
1.-THE Chinese and California" was the subject
of an interesting lecture last Tuesday evening in
the sampson M. E. Church by the Rev. Howard
Henderson.
". CLARK, of Tompkinsville. S. l.. ratified some of
the dry bones in the Free Reformed Church on
First street last Tuesday evening.
The handsome and commodious residence of
Dr. James Wilkinson, on Bergen avenue, was the
scene last Tuesday evening of pleasant union of
members OF tbs First Presbyterian Church.
The fair held under the auspices of the ladies of
the Second Presbyterian Church during Tuesday.
ND Inn nf d%
gratifying success to its promoters.
One of the most delightful attractions among
church circles the past week the cantata of the
Star of Bethlehem, presented in the church last
Thursday and Friday evening by the Bergen Re-
formed Sunday School.
The venerable William Butler D D., the pioneer
Methodist missionary in Mexico and India, re-
lated his experience in missionary work to large
and attentive audience in Hedding NJ. E Church
last Sunday evening
The first of series of weekly meetings to be
held during the winter for the discussion of the
Sunday-school lesson, was held in the Hedding NJ.
Z. Church last Thursday night This weeks meet
ing will be he'd on Thursday evening at The same
place.
The Park Reformed Church will hold it's annual
fair this week, beginning on Tuesday and continu-
ing through the week. Everybody knows what
these fairs are generally, and it is enough to say
of the approaching that it will eclipse all for
mer attempts.A
The Rev. DR.. Haroourt. of Grace NJ. e. Church,
RA~S-AeeSOA OtAAOA
North Baptist Church, on Jeosey avenue, which
$1,000, for $3.50. The purchase was made. it is
said for the purpose of removing the building and
using it for mission work.
Rev. Dr. Van Cleef pastor of the Wayne street
Reformed Church, has sufficiently recovered from
his recent severe attack of paralysis last Sunday
as to partially oficiate at the morning service.
The sermons~as preached by Prof. Doolittle, Of
Rutgers College.
The Sunday school children Of the Summit Abe
nue. United Presbyterian Church will get their
Christmas gifts this year from the proceeds of the
evening in the church by the .Rev. Thomas Muir
ply, of Philadelphia.
Rev John L. Scudder will preach at the Tabor
nacle Church. corner York and Henderson Streets
Sabbath morning upon ''Satan's Tracts" Evening
topic, THE Reign of Law, or the Natural Philoso-
ply of Punishment" Every one cordially invit-
ed Seats free the moment the services commence.
The cantata of the Birth of Christ was pro-
duced with pleasing effect before large audience
in the lecture room OF the Bergen Reformed Church
last Thursday evening by the children Of the Sun
day,school Those who participated in the pro-
duction numbered about fifty, who were under the
management of the Misses Annie and Adeline Van
Wrinkle and Maud Brett.
A fine musicale and literary concert was e;yen in
the Free Reformed Church last Thursday evening
under the auspices Of the Young Peoples Associa-
tion before fair and appreciative audience.
Those who participated in the programme were
The Misses Matte Ward, Bennett, Plimley, Van
Rentchoten, Misses Lindsay, Shotwell, Ferry and
The fair tolbe held in Kesslers Hall under the
auspices of che ladies of tho Second Reformed
German Church, of Central avenue, will open to-
NOR ow evening and continue during the week.
including Friday. This fair has long been antici-
pated, and great preparations have been in go
gress for some weeks past to make it profitable it
should, and ne doubt will, be great success.
The action of Mr.. Cowles, President of the Hud-
son County Sunday School Association. in sending
a circular to the Park Church people, asking them
to half defray the expenses of a scheme to have a
general meeting place and night each week for
the discussion of the lesson for the ensuing Sun
day, is criticised in church circles, especially
when it is remembered that the Park Church peo-
pie are pioneers in that direction, and Mr.. Cowles
has lectured and is down to lecture again at the
same class of meetings held under the auspices of
the Park Church.
The sustaining fund" of the Emory NJ. E.
Church received q lift from the fair held at the
church parsonage on Belmont avenue the other
evening under the auspices OF Mrs Cosgrove's
Sunday school class, composed of eight ambitious
little girls-Sadie Hus0n, Ella Yanderbeek, Gertie
Meeker Libbie Huson, Miss Fisher and Hattie
Meyers. During the evening they presented Mr..
Meeker with handsome scrap basket and Mrs.
Meeker received prttty hand-painted toilet
set.