The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-02-09
7HE GREAT REVIVAL.
B. Fay Mills Concentrates
the Energies Of the
Churches.
ST. MlcHAEL's NEW REeORY.
Preparations for Lent---General
Religious Intelligence.

Everything in he churches has
quietly given way to the b. Fay Mills
revivals, which are absorbing every
thing in the way of church work.
They will continue for at least three
weeks, and in that time all work in
the churches will stop. Many of the
churches in the lower part of the city
have even closed until after the re-
vivals will have been discontinued.
Trinity NJ e. Church, OF which
the Rev. John Crawford is
pastor, is the only one of
the UNCONVENTIONAL churches of lower
Jersey City that has not united with
the Others in this eyangelistic move
lnent This was not owing to the
church not sympathizing with the
movement, but owing to the trustees
of the church deeming it impractic-
able to close the chur CHI or dispense
with any of their usual services. Mr..
Crawford will, however lend help
ing hand and give his aid to the cause
toral duties
Ali the churches have concurred
in the movement to have
services, and, of course, entertain
ments which will attract people from
the Mills meeting, and although the
Hill churches have taken no part in
the meetings they have quietly agreed
to do nothing in their churches which
will interfere with them. Many peo-
pie from the Hill have attended the
Mills services, and it is ex-
peeted that quite as many
people from that part OF the
city will make UP the congregations
as from the lower part Many of those
who have attended the meetings, and
do not understand the red tape part
of them are still wondering over
tickets of admission which they re-
1 ceiyed. Many imagine that they cam
not come without Them All are vel
come, but when there is a possibility
of the audience being more than the
church can hold, the preference will
be given TO those who are not mem
bers Of any church All the clergy
men interested in the reyivals con-
slider the work well begun, and are
enthusiastic over its results.
ST. MICHAEL's NEW RECToRY.
The Rectory OF st. Michael's Church
is now completed and the clergymen
OF that church have taken up their
residence there. The rectory stands
next the church on Ninth street, fac
cling Hamilton Park, and is a strue-
1 ture of which the church may we'll be
proud. The building is a large square
house of brick, with trimmings of
brown stone. The interior is very
handsome.
The vestibule and broad stairway
and hall are of antique oak, highly
4 polished and carved On the lower
floor are three parlors handsomely
finished and we'll furnished One OF
these will be used as reception ROOM
At the right of the hall is the library
which overIooks the park. This is
also finished in oak and contains
many choice volumes. The building
is three stories high and the upper
floors contain the apartments for the
priests. The rectory cost about
twenty-five thousand dollars.
LENT IN THE CHURCHES.
In the Catholic and Episcopal
churches preparations are being made
for Lent Ash Wednesday will be on
which begin then will be of unusual
interest. The number of services at
st Marks Episcopal will be greatly
increased, and the early morning
services will be OF great interest. In
st. Peters Catholic Church the
Lenten programme has been prepared
with great care
There viii be three courses of ser
mons They viii be at highlnass sun
day mornings, at vespers on Sunday
evenings and at the Wednesday night
services There will be an extra Fri
day night service, and the other DAYS
viii be observed in the usual manner.
Union services will be held in
Scotch Church, St. Paul's Church and
in Trinity M. Z. Church tonight. AT
the Scotch Church the Rev. J. l.,
Scudder, the Rev Mr. Houstan and
the Rev. ID. Mitchell will speak. Al
Trinity Church the Rev. John Craw.
ford. DR.. Pannley the Rev. H. B.
Steelman and the Rev. A. A. zabriskie
| will preside. At st. Paul's the Rev,
ID. Halleran, the Rev G. w. Nichol.
son and the Rev. Alexander Mckelvy
will officiate.
Alter Lent there will be a retreat in
| st. Peters Church for men.
General Church Notes.
The Ladies Aid of the First Baptist
Church have shipped box for the
/ West. It contains many useful
articles of wearing apparel, and is in
tended for missionary.
The Scotch Presbyterian Church
will have its annual soiree early in
March.
b. Fay Mills will preach at the Tab
ernaole this morning, North Baptist
/ Church in the afternoon and Park
Reformed in the evening.
The Rev. Father Sheehan is slowly
recovering from a severe illness.
Counsellor James Chapman has a
first-class Bible class in the Grace p
f. Sunday school. 1t is composed OF
! both young ladies and young men.
Mr.. Horace Brooke, superintendent
! of the Reformed Sabbath School, de-
serves special mention for his energy
I and untiring efforts 10 raise the stand
! ard of the Ceiestials who have settled