The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-05-11
OF INTEREST TO CHURCHES.

What is Going ON Among the Workers
In the Congregations.
The Young Peoples Society of the Ber-
gen Baptist Church will hold their third
anniversary tonight.
About'one hundred and sixty children
will be confirmed in st. Patrick's Church
in June.
Mr.. Charles MilHngton has been in
stalled as deacon in the South Bergen
Reformed Church.
The sewing school or the German Re-
formed Church will close in July. There
are fifty pupils belonging to it, and a
great deal OF good work has been accom-
plished by them during the year.
The musical and literary entertainment
given Friday evening under the auspices
Of the Ladies' Missionary Society of St.
Paul's Episcopal Church, was very sue
cessful The proceeds will be used for
the guild room.
A kitchen garden will be given May 19
In the Bergen Reformed Church. under
the management of Mrs Hannah Cairns
The Gamma Sigma" which was post
poned last week, will hold its last meet
ing Of the SESSION at the residence of the
Rev. J. r. Fisher, at Orange.
call has been extended 20 the Rev.
Mr.. Halenbeck as assistant pastor of the
Wayne Street Reformed Church.
The Junior Endeavor Society of the
Bergen Reformed Church will close its
Friday afternoon meetings in June.
The Rev. Il. @. Cronin, OF Springfield,
No., who has for two years past led the
summer services here, has written the
joint Committee accepting their invita-
ton for similar services next August.
Tho Tabernacle, Second Presbyterian,
Wayne Street Reformed Churches will
unite in these services, and gladly well
come Mr.. Cronin again.
Bowers street has become q prominent
centre for churches. On it Is located the
charel of the First Evangelican Lutheran
Church, Rev. A. Hafer. The chapel is
soon to @ replaced by new and large
church etlifice A short distance above
on the corner of Central avenue, is the
Central Avenue Reformed Chapel, Rev.
G. S. Wright pastor, and that ed
new building. A half
block above, on the opposite side Of Bow
ers street. is the new and pretty chapel of
Trinity Baptist Church, the Rev. X. w.
johnson, pastor; and just above it, at the
corner of Summit avenue, is James M. e.
Church, the Rev. S. ID. Jones, pastor.
Nearly opposite James Church is the little
chapel of Emanuel Reformed Church,
making the immediate section the most
prominent church centre OF the entire
Hill.
George Egbert, son Of the Rev. &. G.
Egbert, rising young musician. gave
very satisfactory organ recital Wednes-
day evening in the First presbyterian
Church Of West Hoboken. A large audi
ence attended and congratulated the or
ganist on his success.
1t is rumored that prominent member
Of the First Baptist Church, West Hobo
ken, intends to erect large addition TO
the church edifice at his individual ex-
peEse.
The Kings Daughters of the Simpson
NJ Il. Church will give an entertainment
the last Thursday in May.
The Mite Society OF tho Second PreSDy-
terrain Church held their last sociable at
the residence of Mrs. Rowland, OF No. Va
Mercer street.
The pew rental Of the Bergen Baptist
Church has increased So, 600 this year.
The Kings Daughters of the South Ber-
gen Reformed Church are making pillow
cases for the Children's home.
The Kings Daughters OF Emory M. H.
Church intend painting the exterior OF
the church.
An entertainment viii be given by the
Young PEOPLES Literary Society OIL the
German Reformed Church CD May Is
Bishop Starkey will confirm eighteen
candidates today mt four O'clock III St
Paul's p e. Church.
An entertainment will be given by the
Hotchkin family in the Bergen Reformed
&Church on May 20.
8 The Simpson Sunday School excursion
Twill take place on July i
FL Sixty people have joined the Bergen
fBaptist Church siuco january and l2o
Vast "Wednesday the Indies Society Of
German Reformed Church held their
>n1 election Of officers
christian Endeafpr Society OF tho