The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-15
TALKING ABOUT MILLS.
Il UNION SERVICE IN COMMEM0R
ALTON OF HIS YORK.

Eight Churches Gather to Pay Tribute
to the ~Evange1ist's Labors in n
City---Resolutions of Coincidence with
Organist Loesch's Family.
Nearly every seat in the Bergen
Baptist Church was occupied last
night. 1t was occasioned by a union
Thanksgiving service which was in
tended to supplement the revival re-
Gently conducted by B. Fay Mills.
The churches represented by pastors
were:-The Bergen Reformed Church,
the Rev. Cornelius Brett; Bergen
Presbyterian Church, the Rev. Charles
Herr; Emory Methodist Church, the
Rev. J.. Nj. Meeker; Westminster
Church. the Rev. /. w. Hathaway;
Union Presbyterian Church, the Rev.
A. S. Biddle: Claremont Presbyterian
Church. the Rev. E. r. Garretson;
West Side Methodist Church, the Rev.
w. ID. Weston; and, of course, the
Rev. J. Ellison, of the Bergen Baptist
Church.
A SEA OF FACES.
When service began a sea of faces
gazed on the choir. They were pleas
ant faces. Most of them had the blush
Of youth upon their, cheeks and the
sex was nearly evenly divided. There
were some elderly people present, but
the meeting seemed to be particularly
one of young folk.
The choir had scarcely finished sing
ing when the Rev. Mr.. Herr offered a
a Y lin which he besought divine
: j.. i - --- -. 0a IN co in Gin
ners. After this he made a short adj
dress, and the choir and congregation
united in singing, 30, Happy Day"
When this beautiful hymn was con-
cluded Mr.. Herr asked the clergymen
present if they would not give their
experiences to the congregation.
REVIEWING MILLS WORK.
All present responded in turn, and
all talked in about the same strain.
The Rev. Mr.. Brett said that for two
weeks the congregation nad nsteneq
tt sermons that had found and lodged
in the hearts of many. He did not
think tho work bnoan with the appear-
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anceOl MT. Mills III tIls Cluy, 1uu ii%
his departure did not end 1t; altnOuSn
he believed the evangelist had done
mucn goou anu paVeu lHe way ioi
further work.
Several of the ministers gave their
saaaaos y Tyho pov r VI Hotha.
CAPCiiOiiooo. ~ .e0N. ~
way In relating MS, SAID Wnen lie
first heard Evangelist Mills tell of the
iSiilII noDiO cOuso i.aI1s'
ne JnougnG he SJretcneQ IL a llGble.
When he had heard him he was
,saad; oonxy;nood ~ tho contrary
lCauiiy cOAsiiAOOu - ~
RESOLUTIONS OF
A telegram was read from the Rev.
mr.. nraaLo. -rL.oI ov1roeeod n Yoora+
Ut neehei, WlilIn cApioan0u go
That he was not at Gne meeIlng. amour
er telegram from Mr.. Mills was read.
1T thanked the union churches for
the generous UIedtlnSio liduleooA'0o
in JERSEY City. BY a unanimous de-
sire an the mart of the congregation
- -. .sIs.I 49, H. +o1o9ro7ns IL
IL was oFuefeu Iia1 oue teieS ai1ie uo
answered in an appropriate manner,
and the following Testimonial of con
Ill AL caus;Iu - +ho Ia+o
uOieAce Will 1Ao laniliJ VI ohO Aooo
X. g. LOeSch was read -
~ ,bo beyeo,ed household of o,,,. b,,otbe,. be1o,,ed
Is n Toeecb ~
~
In the symphony OF spiritual refreshing the
cutlery from your stricken hearts Is the only
d note which seems dlscordant with tine UNIVERSAL
Joy. May faith give us a spiritual discernment
pf the essential harmony DeLWeen JOY ana sor,
row, according to the score OF Him who doefh all
- Kings well.
At those preliminary meetings, at winch ar
Sangements for the Union Eyangellstic Services
~ e MADE. tne presence Oh our DrotneT, Loosen;
vas heartily welcomed. Reliance was placed
upon his clear, pusiness-hke methods, as wen as
his fervent religious enthusiasm He mad been,
like Simeon OF old, long waiting In the Temple for
the consolation OF Israel AS a singer and q
sony' he WAS immedi,a1teI H1e sIggsested as the one
above all others fitted to be the head of our
Music Committee. With laborious painstak-
he disehargea these a r. dnties' To his skill