The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-12-15
CHRISTMAS IN CHURCH.
All the Societies Are Now
Devoting Their Atten-
tion to the Great
Day.
ENTERTAINMENTS IN PROSPECT.
Work of the Star League
and of the Lafayette
NJ. E. Church Kings
Daughters.

daughters.
Everything in the way Of church work
is being quietly laid aside now, and prep
arations for Christmas are occupying all
the spare moments OF course in all the
churches rehearsals for Christmas music
are being held and the choirs are working
hard Nearly all the churches will have
n Christmas entertainment for the chill
dren, in which a Christmas tree Will be
the conspicuous feature. Cantatas seem
to be the favorite style of entertainment
for such occasions, and the children as
well as the older people are engaged in
rehearsng and learning their parts
These cantatas are generally quite pref
ty when well performed, and the
churches are making strenuous Ell
fort to have them successful. Inc
Summit Avenue Baptist Church will
produce the cantata of 1.-The winter
King" and the cantatas in preparation
at the Lafayette NJ. r. Church and the
Free Reformed Church are both pretty
stories of Santa Claus set to good music.
The entertainments will not take place
on Christmas night but some night DUR
ing Christmas week. Probably the palm
for unique Christmas entertainments
will be carried off by st. johns free
Church, which will have Punch ana
Judy show for the children in the Sunday
school room the Saturday after Christ
mas This will be u wonderful affair for
the children, and a good attendance Will
be had without the trouble of making
other inducements. Not all OF TIE
churches will have services on Christmas
Day; many of the Methodists will not
and some others will unite. In all the
Gt,k1 I'm Lfrfc ri
will be fine services on this day, and the
music will be the important part.
WELL HARMED MEDALS.
The Star League, the chlldren's society
which meets every Saturday afternoon IN
Hedding M. K. Church and which was
originated and presided over by the Rev.
w, G. Snodgrass, has been one of the
most successful childrens societies ever
established in this city. The method OF
discipline is most excellent and the at
tendance and punctuality are Kept strict
account Of In the Sunday school today
at Hedding Church a silver medal will
be awarded to those members of the Star
League who have attended all the meet
ingS during the year. Those who Will
receive them are Hardy Borst, William
Borst Edna K. Denver, M. Edna Hall,
Lille House. Nellie Hunter, Ida n. Jack
SON. Howard b. jackson, Mamie Lind
man. Bella Maliinson, Eta A. Reuter-
and Laura Taylor.
AN EXCELLENT CHARITY.
The Kings Daughters of Lafayette NJ.
Il. Church are always finding something
10 do During the past week they learned
OF poor family in this city who were suf-
fering greatly from poverty These
Kings Daughters at once collected
good sum of money and went TO the re-
lief of the family. They were most well
come and when they had given the
money they did not consider their work
zf..- - L. III t,I
dressed the children in neat clothes they
had brought, and had prepared q good
meal for the needy ones. Coal was pur-
chased and many other necessities. This
ten of Kings Daughters will continue to
care for the family as long as they need
to be cared for.
What Has or Will Occur in the Churches.
A free lecture will be given in Hedding
Church tomorrow night. The lecturer
will be f. N. Barrett, editor of the
american Grocer and the subject From
Ocean to Ocean.
a ten OF Kings Sons has been organ
lied in the Lafayette NJ. Il. Church and
is doing good work.
The Opportunity Circle of Kings
Daughters IN the Park Reformed Church
will send a Christmas box to the Old
Ladies' Home The box Will contain
many useful things.
The Pastors Helpers, of the First
Baptist Church, will give a supper at the
residence of Mrs. l.. b. Thurston, on
Mercer street. This will be most eX-
cellent entertainment and the ladies
have spent much time in preparing for it.
The supper will be such as one cannot
get every day.
There will be special services in the
First Baptist Church during the Week of
Prayer, which occurs early in January
lala oil,
tonight.
The fair at St. Michael's,Church will be
postponed until Christmas. On January
2 the Foresters' contest will close At
the last counting Court Hamilton was
ahead
The Kiln Society, O sewing society for
little girls, meets every Monday after
noon in the First Baptist Church, and
make many useful articles. These when
completed are packed in box and semitic
the negro children in the South
st. Johns German Church will have
very Tine Christmas entertainment
Dr. Suydan has been away from church
during the past two Sundays, suffering
from a severe attack of bronchitis. He is
expected TO be present today.
The beautiful flowers that are seen
every Sunday in the pulpit of The Park
Reformed Church are placed there by the
Kings Daughters OF that church.
The roof of the Church of the Ascension
is in a very bad condition Money is
being raised to have new one put on
the church
ST. Mary's Episcopal Church, formerly
known as Holy Trinity. has been painted
dark red. 1t is greatly improved.
The Rev. DR.. Warren has greatly i'm
proved the old ediiice of The former
Church of the Holy Trinity and its sur
roundings. But what an idea of har-
mony in colors he must have, when he
has the building painted dark red and
the main doors green.
The Rev. Father Corrigap is much in
censed at The publication in Jersey City
paper that he WAS summoned before
Archbishop Corrigan for his connection
with book that had been suppressed.
The Reverend Father says that the story
has no foundation whatever, and says
that il was not the first time that he had
received an injustice in that paper
Extensive preparations are being made
by the members of the Trinity NJ f.
Church to present a beautiful cantata at
the animal Christmas entertainment. The
entertainment will be held on Christmas
night.
Great crowds are attending and liber
ally patronizng the fair at st. Joseph.
Home under the anSnicps of tho SiSfer.