The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-10-13
NEWS FROM THE YESTRIES
Good Results of the Mission
at the Carme1ite
Fathers Church.
Mr.. CLERlHEW's RESIGN. TION.
The Tabernacle Sunday School Win
Miss Him---Christian Endeavor
---General Church Notes.
!. CLERlHEw's RESIGN TION.

---General Church Notes.
Entertainments of various kinds have
been given in nearly all of the churches
this week, and but little else has been at
tended to. In ST. Bridget's Church the
mission by the Carmelite Fathers is pro
ducing wonderful results. and will con-
tinue through the coming week. The SER
vices are conducted by five of the Car
melite Fathers, three coming from Engle-
wood and two from Niagara Falls.
The attendance has been very much
larger than was anticipated, and from
1900 to 400 persons have been present at
the services. In the morning mass is cele-
DRAFTED at five and nine O'Clock In the
afternoon the service is from three to
six, when a sermon is delivered, At half
past seven o'clock in the evening, the
htanies and rosary are recited. A sermon
and benediction follow.
The past week has been especially given
to the instruction of women, and the
coming week will be devoted to the in
struction of men. Confessions are heard
every evening from seven TO ten o'clock.
The Rev. Father Schmidt, of the Car
melite Church of Englewood, has been in
direct supervision of the mission, andsis
well satisfied with the excellent work
that is being done. The sacrament of
confirmation will be administered by
Bishop Wigger at St. Bridget's on Mon
day, October 81. About three hundred
children will be confirmed.
Mr.. Clerihew's Resignation.
The members Of the Tabernacle are
much distressed over the resignation of
Mr.. G. w. Clerihew as superintendent of
The Sunday school, Mr.. Clerihew has
been an efficient superintendent for many
years, and the Sunday school feels that it
is losing one of its best friends, but ow-
ing to the serious condition of Mr. Cleri-
news health he was forced to resign
Much of the present prosperity of the
school, and it is one of the largest and
most flourishing in the city, is the direct
outcome of the hard work of Mr. Cleri-
hew, and 1t was with universal regret
that his resignation was accepted.
Christian Endeayor.
The fifth anniversary of the Christian
Endeavor Society of the Tabernacle will
be celebrated on the evening of October
II. The event promises to be a pleasing
affair and active preparations are being
made to have it such. All the Christian
Endeavor societies of the city will be in
vited to attend, beside all those who are
interested in the work of these societies.
A programme of unusual merit is being
arranged. Addresses will be made by
eminent speakers and the musical part
will be fine. A poem written by Mrs.
Scudder for the occasion will be read.
The Young Mems Tabernacle Debating
Club held a meeting on Thursday even
ing The subject was, Resolved, That
poverty leads to more crimes than riches"
The Holy Rosary.
On Monday last the celebration of "The
Holy Rosary" by the Catholic churches,
1.-THE Holy Rosary" of Sixth street, and
st. Michael's Monastery, West Hoboken,
; were interesting events. italian societies
churches, where high mass was cele-
brated. At ''The Holy Rosary" the mass
was celebrated by the Rev. Father Peter.
of Brooklyn, with Father Null as deacon,
and Father Supo as sub-deacon. Father
Mazziotta, pastor of the church, was mas
ter of ceremonies. The evening services
were conducted by Father Mazziotta.
At St. Michaels the celebration also has
many interesting features. The singing
by the choir of the Monastery was exceed
ingly fine.
Church Notes.
Mgr. Seton. OF St. Joseph's Church, is
expected to arrive home on Tuesday or
Wednesday. His return will cause gen
eral rejoicing among his parishioners, and
81 special service of welcome is being
arranged for Sunday, October 20. A
solemn high mass will be celebrated and
the music for the occasion will be of a
superior order ass
The Cantata of Esther given at st.
Pauls was great success and netted a
large sum.
The local union Of the Christian En-
deavor societies of this city held an in
teresting meeting in the North Baptist
Church on Tuesdayevening, An address
was made by the Rev. DR.. Claussen.
A reunion of the members of the First
RaDtist Church on Tuesday evening was
pleasant affair. 1t was given in honor
of the thirty-fifth anniversary of DR..
Parmly's pastorate OF the church. The
event also offered an opportunityto in
troduce the new associate pastor, the
Rev. H. B. Steelman, to the congrega-
tion. Some addresses by members OF the
clergy of the city and musical pro-
gramme made the evening pleasant
one.
vice in the Wayne Street Reformed
Church, the preparatory service for twas
held on Friday evening =,
a meeting of the South Chassis of
Bergen was held on Tuesday evening IN
the Wayne Street Reformed Church; A
collation. was served by the ladies OF the
church
The Kings Daughters of the Summit
Avenue are preparing a box OF clothing
to be sent to poor family in the West
The Rev Irving +, Davis, of summit
Avenue Baptist Church, who has been
suffering from long and serious Illness
expects to occupy his pulpit today,
At the quarterly conference OF Heddlng
NJ. Z. Church this week the pastor OF the
church, the Rev. Mr.. Snodgrass, was in
vited to remain in charge of the church
for the ensuing year, which will be the
fourth year of his stay at Heddlng.
Today between forty and fifty new
members will be admitted to Emory. M.
e. Church. Fourteen new members
were received on last Sunday.
A course of study will be pursued on
theI4ife of st. Paul in this church on
Monday evenings fornine or ten weeks
The Rev. Mr.. Muller, pastor Of the
church will conduct the meetings.
The Rev Father Boylan,of St. Michael,s,
is one of the hardest workers in the
clergy of this city. He is especially kind
~ Az sick moor Of his parish