The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-05-04
RELIGIOUS ACTIVITY.
Bishop Wigger Was in
Town All Last
Week.
TWO CONVENTIONS THIS WEEK.
Episcopalian Archdeacons will
Meet at st. Matthew's and
Methodists at Trinity.

Last week was busy and impor-
tant one in the Catholic churches of this
city, for it was the week Of the visit
tation of the Bishop. This means great
deal, as the event occurs but once in
three years. Every parish in the diocese
is visited by the Bishop and all the BUSH
ness matters of the parish are carefully
investigated. The records and financial
reports are gone over and examined. the
confessionals are inspected to see that
they are in proper condition, and, in fact,
the whole parish turned topsy turvy
This is done three times in zen years and
during the tenth year the Bishop makes
a trip to Rome to report there the result
OF these investigations.
Bishop Wigger was in the city all
the week and he visited all the
churches here during that time.
TWO CONTRIBUTIONS.
At st. Mary's and St. Peters he cele-
brated confirmation aud the classes at
both churches were very large The con-
firnation at st. Peters was celebrated on
Thursday morning at seven o'clock, and
the first communion was administered by
Bishop Wigger to the candidates at the
same time. The Bishop preached in the
church on Wednesday night. At st.
Mary's confirmation was at eight o'clock
Wednesday morning, and 500 children
and 100 adults received their first COM
mnnion and were confirmed by Bishop
Wigger. High mnss YVES celebrated also
and the sermon was by the Bishop
The Jersey City Methodist District Con-
vention Will be held on May IL and 49,
On the night of May u there will be
mass meeting in Trinity NJ. E. Church.
andSthe speakers will be the Rev Mr..
Payne, the Rev. Mr.. Peck and the Rev.
Mr.. Chadwick, and their subjects viii be
beneyoIence. On May 10 the convention
will be neld in st. Paul's NJ. e. Church,
and routine programme will be dis
cussed by members of the convention.
This will close the convention, but on
that night a mass meeting under the
auspicies Of the Methodist Alliance will
be held in Hedding Church. DR.. Menden-
hail. of the Methodist ReUielu, and one of
the Methodist bishops will make adj
dresses. The convention and the pro-
gramme provided by the Alliance viii be
exceedly interesting, and it is expected
that large audience will attend.
ARCHDEACONS TO CONVENE.
Another interesting convention, the
Archdeaconry of the Episcopal Church,
will meet in St. Matthews Church ON
May 5. A business meeting will be held
at three O'Clock and about twenty five
Episcopalian clergylnen from Jersey City
and Hoboken will be present. This will
be presided over by Archdeacon Janvey
and various speakers will address the am
dfence DR.. Osborne and DR.. Lins will be
among the speakers. These two import
ant conventions will keep the clergymen
pretty busy and will about finish the
church business of this year. BY the
time they are over the next thing to be
considered will be the summer prepare
lions and the Iln1Dn services
THE ANCHOR LEAGUE.
The Rev. ID. Halleron yesterday COM
pleted organizing league to be known
as the Anchor League OF St. Paul's NJ. r.
Church. He has designed it for boys and
girls between the ages of nine and four
teen and the league will be conducted on
nonsectarian principles. The object is
fol religious instruction, which Mr.. Hal
leron will endeayor 10 present to the chill
dren in pleasant and attractive manner.
All children will be admitted whether
Methodist or not and it is intended ia
meet the expenses with the proceeds OF
concerts. 1t is to be hoped that the Rev.
Mr. Halleron will meet with success, for
the Protestant churches do not provi de
half well enough for the religious train
Ing of children.
THE WEST SIDE METHODIST CHURCH.
About thirty-five members of the West
Side Methodist Church met Wednesday
evening for the purpose OF studying the
Sunday School lesson for Sunday A
proposition to have the school participate
IN the May walk WAS voted down, and
the committee was thanked for inviting
the school to join in the walk. The pas
tor. the Rev. Mr. Atkinson, then gave a
brief sketch of the circumstances under
which the church WAS organized in 1870.
He said that about twenty years ago the
Sunday School was commenced at the
home of lady residing on Culver ave
nue.. Mr.. William II. Beach was the
first superintendent, and has occupied
the office to the present day. The first
scholars were Mrs. William III. Beach,
Miss Flora Beach, now Mrs f. A. Swim
arton, and Mr.. G. Vreeland. The school
became successful and the members re-
solved TO organize church.
At the following session Of the Newark
conference the presiding elder called for
a volunteer to go to West Bergen and
assist in building up the new church
The Rev. Mr.. Simpson responded and in
a short time after his entrance upon the
work the erection of the church was be-
gun. The congregation was unable TO
raise sufficient funds to complete the
structure and the upper story was left
unfinished until about three years ago.
Then under the passionate of the Rev. Mr..
Weston the eaifice was completed, pipe
organ put in and the church made one OF
the handsomest in that section OF the
city.