The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-12-14
In THE CHURCHES.
Christmas Preparations
Make Work for Many
Hands.
FAIRS AND ENTERTAINMENTS.
Pastor scudder's Lahors At the Tab
ernacle- Notes Of Interest
From All the Con-
gregations.
FAIRS AND ENTERTAINMENTS.


Everybody has read "Plgrim's Prog
ress. We can all quote from its pages.
and we have all seen it in panorama.
But the peculiar and beautiful way in
which the Rev. ]. L. Scudder is illustrat-
Ing 1t in his series of "Pngrina's Prog
ress" sermons Sunday nights at the
tabernacle would make the fam
Dus Bunyan rejoice that he
had written the wonderful ale
CORY. With eloquence and yet In SO
simple manner that child can COM
prenend, Pastor Scudder takes the life of
Christian, and plainly portrays to his lis
teners many phases of true, practical
and every day Christian life. Portions
Of the sermons are made impressive by
appropriate hymns being sung by the
choir and the sentiment Of the discourse
Is conveyed into song. There are ten SER
mons In the course. Last Sunday night
there was large congregation. and ar
fan0ements are being made to accom-
date larger audience tonight. Much in
terest is manifested by those who attend.
ana the service Is especially attractive to
the young.
10 is expected that revival will follow
the series of sermons. Said Mr.. Scudder
while talking TO a friend:--'T intend to
make this year successful one at the
tabernacle and the sooner we
begin to work the more we will accom-
plish. see no reason,n continued the
enthusiastic pastor, ito wait for some
evangelist to come in and help as.
want TO accomplish something before
the Week of Prayer
THE INSTALLATION OF THE REV. ROBERT
K. WICK.
Tho 1uaf Ey1rlaxr {xs ft,ss x.xstf !.
an eventful one to the members of the
Wayne Street Reformed Church. It will
be the Installation of the Rev Robert r.
Wick as associate pastor of the church.
The service will be at half-past three
O'Clock and there will be addresses by
several Slergynen. The installation ser
mon Will either De preached by the Rev.
William Grant or by one of the professors
from the New York Seminary.
The Rev. DR.. Duryee, of the Lafayette
Reformed Church, will give the charge to
the pastor, and the Rev. DR.. Van Cleef,
the pastor Of the church. will give the
charge to the people. The Rev. Mr.. Wick
has already commenced his work In the
church. and has made many friends
among the congregation. He is a gifted
speaker. and it is hoped by all that his
passionate will be a successful one.
IN CATHOLIC CHURCHES.
A library has been organized for the
q a. "a
Church. Quite a large number Of books
have been purchase for it; the volumes
are we'll selected, and both religious and
secular reading are among them. 1t is
also rumored that after Christmas ly-
ceum and reading room will be started
for the young men Of the parish
The Rev. Father Gillian, the rector of
the church, will have the matter in
charge, and it is his intention to make it
an attractive place for the young men to
spend their evenings. just how it will
be supported has not been fully decided
Giving entertainments in aid of it has
been mentioned, ana Il Is probable the
dues will half meet the expense of it.
MUSICAL PREPARATIONS IN ST. PETERS
The preparations for the Christmas
celebration at ST. Peters T. c.. Church
are making splendid progress. The SER
vices to be rendered by the choir will far
surpass any previous efforts, and will be
due entirely to the almost superhumnn
effort of Prof. j. B. Ferry, who has given
his entire time and attention to insure a
grand success. The noted choir of boys,
for soprano and alto. has won renown
far and near. The services to be sung on
Christmas will be selections from Silas
mass in e, Gounod; Witt, Cherubini and
Brozig- The choir will be accompanied by
q we'll known orchestra from New York.
consisting of thirty musicians, who will
render selections during the mass from
the symphonies of Beethoven, RaM and
Others. 1t is assured that this year will
excel all previous celebrations. and il
would be but just returns for the work
done by Prof. Ferry that this should be
appreciated by good attendance.
Among the participants are the follow
ing sopranos:-Kelly, Jordan, McKenna,
Sullivan, Meehan and Gritiiths.
Altos Rooney, John Sullivan, William
Dalton and Mullins.
Tenors-Prof Rice. of New York;
James Kelby, T. Brock, T. Hart, III.
Lauterbach, M. Ulard and f. Kelby.
Basscs-Prof. Massa, the noted
Italian opera singer, OF New
York; Tony Brock, Joseph Ferry,
son of Prof Ferry; James White
leRge, of the Cecilian Quartette, aud j.
O'Keefe.
This array Of talent should certainl y
convince the people of grand success,
coupled with the fact that the Rev.
Father Cassidy is doing all in his power