The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-12-01
In THE CHURCHES.
Preparations Already On
Foot for the YJoy0us
ChriStmaStide.
THE NEW SCOTCH MISSION.
Fairs Have Held Sway Among the
Fair WOrshippers---General
Religious Items.

Religious Items.
There has been but little time to attend
to anything in the churches during the
past month but fairs. Even Thanksgiv-
ing services were quite in the back
ground on account of them, and in fact
everything has had to give way to make
the fairs successful and the proceeds
plentiful. St. Matthew's, First Baptist
and the Park Reformed churches are
the new ones added to the list, and their
fairs will begin in the early part of this
month. The Tabernacle and the Wayne
Street Reformed churches are also pre-
pairing to have fairs, both OF which Will
open in few days, OF course, much care
and time have been spent in arranging
for these entertainments, and each has
arranged some particular feature as an
attraction. The fair at the First Baptist
Church will be prismatic fair, and 1T is
expected that the lecture room, where the
fair will be held, will present q most
beautiful and gay appearance. All the
colorS of the rain bow will be used to dec
crate the booths and q large rainbow will
arch the room. The fair is in the care of
the ladies of thet congregation, and will
no DOUBT repay the vast amount OF care
that they are expanding upon its prepare
ton. the Tabernacle also offers much to
entice those with full purses, and seeking
amusement, to attend. The ladies in at
tendance at the booths will all APP
pear in costumes; each Representing
some particular character of people
There will be Gypsy encamp-
ment, and perhaps the most unique and
attractive part will be the real old fash
Toned country store, such as one sees In
the back woods miles away from civil
IL. 30 Int erfo will
boast of having in stock potatoes that the
pastor, the Rev. j. l.. Scudder, raised him
self and numerous other curiosities. |
must confess that although fairs are very
nice things, am heartily tired OF them
they leave no time for anything else to
happen in the churches, and when they
are over it takes q good week for the
workers to recover from their labors.
PREPARING FOR CHRISTMAS.
Already Christmas is being talked OF IN
the churches, and programmes for that
greatest of church festivals are being ar
ranged, and rehearsals for the day are
now in order. Probably the finest music
in the city will be at ST. Peters II. g.
Church, and Professor Ferry, who has it
in charge, has commenced his work al
ready The music will be classical, and
it is claimed that the voices will be more
in number and better in quality that have
been at this church, or even in this city
for many Christmas festivals.
| st. Paul's M. f. Church has also COM
menced to rehearse for the Christmas
anniversary The Christmas tree will
| be the important factor here.
AT WORK ON THE SCOTCH MISSION.
On Thanksgiving the ground was
| broken for the erection of the new
| mission belonging to the Scotch Presby-
| terrain Church. 1t is on the corner of
Manning avenue and Grand street, in a
neiohsorhood where a church is much
I 4 no
| large one and capable of seating 800 peo-
pie. 1t is expected that Mr.. Houston, the
Blind Evangelist, will have charge of the
mission.
| What is Being Done in All the Churches
| The missionary Society OF the Scotch
| Presbyterian Church has just sent bar
| rel well filed with many articles of cloth
ing and other useful things to a poor
minister in Colorado.
Today is the first Sunday in Advent and
will be celebrated in all the Episcopal
churches according to the church rites.
During Advent all these churches will
hold extra services, it being season
of penitence.
Grace Church, corner of Second and
| Erie streets, will hold extra services on
every Friday night
During the past week special services
have been held in the South Bergen Re-
| formed Church, and have been largely
attended. The Rev. Mr.. Houston. the
Bind Evangelist has presided over the
meetings, together with the pastor of the
church, the Rev. William Grant.
The second of a series of free entertain
ments, given in st. Paul's NJ. E. Church
by the Pastors Helpers and Kings
Daughters, will be given Monday night.
Mrs. DR.. Briggs will deliver a lecture in
addition to the musical programme. The
third and last entertainment Will be on
i the third Monday in DncemDer
The Society of Christian Endeavor OF
/ the Scotch Presbyterian Church will have
its first anniversary on December IL. The
event will be made a most interesting
one. and pleasant programme is being
| arranged All the Societies of Christian
Endeavor in the city will be invited to at
tend.
Beginning tonight, special services will
be held in Trinity NJ. f. Church during
the following Two weeks. 1t is expected
that the attendance will be large
There will be a retreat for the SodalitIes
of ST. Peters Church during this week
1t will commence tonight at eight o'clock
and close next Sunday night. There will
be the service of the Beads, sermon and
the Blessed Sacrament every night.
The scholars of st. Joseph's Home and
the orphan choir of Prof. Ferry will be
given a benefit entertainment in st.
Peters Hall on December 10 and IL. The
orphans, to whom the proceeds will be
given, are under the care of the Sisters of
Peace, the excellent order founded by the
famous Nun of Kenmare, who left the
Catholic church quite recently.
The Rev. S. NJ. Hamilton, ID, D.. of the
Firth avenue Presbyterian Church, New
York, will preach tonight in the West
minister Church on Summit avenue.
An entertainment and fair will be
given by the ladies at James NJ E.
Church, Summit avenue and Bowers
street, Tuesday, Wedne sday and Thurs
day evenings of this week, to aid in liqui-
dating the floating debt.
The ladies of the German Evangelical
Church of Hoboken will hold fair and
festival at Martha Institute Hall on Tues
day, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday OF
next week.
AS a result of the late fair held by
Pastor Freund's church at Odd Fellows
Hall the new St Johns German Evan
gelical Church has received grand i'm
petus.
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