The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-10-17
AMONG THE CHURCHES.

Two thousand dollars of the debt OF the Bergen
Baptist Church has been recently paid of.
A library and study for the use of the pastor has
been added to the First Presbyterian Church, Of
Bergen.
THREE new trustees were elected to the Board OF
Deacons of the Bergen Baptist Church. last Tues
day night
The annual convention of the East Jersey Sum
day school Association was held at Scotch Plains
last Tuesday.
A grand fair will be held in December in the
Lafayette N. Z. Church, under the auspices of the
ladies of the church.
The annual convention of the Hudson County
Sunday-Lchool has been fixed for October 81 next
Thursday, at Bayonne.
temperance lecture. by D. W. Perry. of Brook
Ign, was the feature at the Gresnville Reformed
Church. last Tuesday evening.
The first of series Of sewing meetings to be
held in the Bergen Presbyterian Church, under the
auspices Of the Ladies' Church Home Society. was
held last Tuesday afternoon.
free and interesting lecture on Southern
Italy" was delivered to good audiences at the Cen
tennary M. L. Church. last Thursday evening, by
the former pastor, @. r. Barnes under the auspices
OF the Young Peoples Association.
temperance crusade, under the auspices of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union was the at
traction at the West Side NJ. E. Church last Mon
day evening. The audience WAS addressed by the
Rev. Stephen A. Merritt, Of New York.
Echoes from the Alps" was the subject of the
hrst OF ser 90 of lectures to be delivered in the
Emory 81 Z. Church, by q. d. shaw, OF Paterson.
IL was delivered before large audience last
thursday night.
Under The auspices OF the Ladies' Local Circle of
the Church. 'Snerman's March to the Sea-" q
lecture was delivered last Thursday evening to
.arge audience, in the First Baptist Church. West
Hobeksn, by the Rev. Frank Fletcher.
Rev. John L. Scudder will preach At the raber-
nAcle Church, corner York and Henderson streets
Sabbath morning upon Lessons from the Leaves.
Evening topic: The Value of Praise Everyone
cordially invited. Sests free the moment she SER
vices commence.
Mother Goose" entertainment will be given
in the FIRST Baptist Church on Grove street next
Tuesday evening under the direction of Miss Alice
Jennings, assisted by other ladies of the cougre-
cation. M. Enoch Jennings of the Jersey City
Dramarc Club. will have charge OF the costumes
to be used on the occasion.
Tho Grace Social Society, Of Grace p e. Church
at Erie and Second streets, have arranged for
Pound sociable in the Sunday school building
this interesting society are President Lizzie
Smith; Vice-Presdent Susie c. BirdsalI; Secretary
Li'lie La Blanc; Treasurer. Maude Crozisr.
The course of Friday evening lectures on the
Church was resumed last week, and will be con-
unued during the winter. number OF eminent
Sunday-school speakers have been engaged and
the lectures are we'll attended.
Rev. q. D. Gulick, Of Brooklyn daIivarad as,
address on Friday evening last to 4 larcs and At
tentivc audience These lectures are under the
auspices OF the Teachers Association Of the
Park Church. and free to the public, aad teachers
and scholars from other schools are sordislIy
welcomed.
The Rev. DR.. Hacaurt Of Grace n. r. Church
Tonnele avenue. viii answer the follovin
questions this evening
What IL hs.vsn?
Where ia heaven?
Is there a halfway place where the spirit must
larry fer a time before entering heaven?
Can the SOUL after 1t leaves the body. return h,
the earth again
Can friends on the earth communists with
friends In heaven :?
Tho Society Of Christian Rndeaver has been
augmented by the organization of branch in the
Greenviilo Reformed Churuh with ofaeers a. fol-
lows: President, Mr.. Edward Garthwaits: Vice
President Mr.. Edward Kyle; Hccfc1ary Miss
George Boieo; Treasurer. Miss Bertha CAsnp Add
Mr.. Jay Pcckham aud Misses Nellie Reid and O.
y. DillawAy. Mrs. GartA waite &nd Mr. Kyts wers
appointed ~ = COMMITTEES Of lockout fer pravar
meetdngA TO be hsld every Enadxy evening and
social meetings. to be hsl& sncs mensh
The regalAr season Of -the Yozng PEOPLES Litev.
was ushercd In In very Rzzpicfous mannsr Lass
Monday eweaiax, By mualcsi nssd litersrr s.,te-.
tAinmens In The church. 1he opeAine address WAS
made By PRECEDENT George q. hoKsaSds. Of rss 80.
clefy. This was followed By senne ptGao nusfc oy
Miss Aanie oanninsAAm. aAd = soaa b. Mr. W.
Holmes, after whach Meyer Celina vas intro
duced ana made ~ address which WA Hstencd
% WITH ruDt aftsnhon. xAen eAsro was souse mors
music nd seag. nofseshue0h Wexs eoryua ena
me eAtsraAfAnsnt same 10 eFeas7