The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-01-19
CHURCH BELLS RINGING
Special Services Where the
Visitors Weren't Home
With the Grip.
B. FAY MILLS EXPENSES.
An Envelope Collection Will Be
Taken for this Noted
Evangelist.

This week, which is the week following
the Week OF Prayer, has been devoted by
those churches whose pastors have not
count of sickness, to special services and
every night throughout the week the
church bells have ruug for prayer meet
ings. Some of the churches will continue
these services during the coming week
and in all of the churches where they
have been held the success which has
attended the efforts in this line have been
far beyond the anticipations of the cler-
gymen.
REVEALS EVERYWHERE.
A spirit of revival seems to have taken
hold of all the churches and the people,
and everything in the way Of church
life is quietly abandoned and great atten-
ton is being bestowed upon the coming
great revival meetings. Entertainments.
sociables and all the many little promo
ters of sociability in the churches has be
come thing of the past completely over
Swallowed by this great event to happen
If half of Jersey City is not converted it
will not be for want of elaborate prepala-
tions for the work, or enthusiasm in
those who,Rre the investigators, and they
expect wonderful results The time that
B. Fay Mills would be here was fist an
nouneed for ten days, but that has been
extended to tree weeks.
HOW THE EXPENSES ARE BETRAYED.
Mr.. Mills receives no stated sum for his
religious services while here, but at the
close of his stay, at one of the closing SER
vices, envelopes will be given the people
and voluntary contributions taken mp for
him. Each will be requested to give only
what he wishes to. The other expenses
will be met largely by the collections
The churches at which The meetings will
be held will be the Tabernacle where the
first meetings will be. the Park Reformed,
the Wayne Street Reformed, North Bap-
tist and First Baptist. Some Of the neet-
ings will be held particularly for the ben
eft Of the Sunday school teachers and for
the young people. IL Is quite certain that
a revival on so large scale and embrace
ing so wide a field of work has never be-
fore been held in this city, and people are
deeply interested in the result.
READY IL MARCH.
The building of the Mission Chapel of
the Scotch Presbyterian Church goes
steadily on, and it is expected that it will
be ready for occupation by March /. The
building is O very fine one, the founda-
tion is OF brick and the structure frame
The auditorium win seat five hundred
people. and adjoining the chapel are
handsomely fitted no apartments for the
missionary who will preside there. Separ-
ated from the auditorium by folding
doors are several class rooms, that may at
any time be thrown back. and the rooms
become part of the audience room.
From the pulpit TO the door of the floor
gradually ascends, and the circular pews
have folding seats which will be quite an
Improvement on the old style of seat.
At the sides of the building will be
large gothic windows, which will be a
great addition to the general appearance
OF the structure.
A handsome and ornamental pulpit
will be placed in the chapel and in front
of 1t will be q place rallied off for the
choir. The cost of the buildings will be
about six thousand dollars.