The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-06-08
FLORAL SUNDAY.
Today'S Pretty Cele brati0n
in all the Methodist
Churches.
GREENyILLEs NEW SCHOOL.
1t Belongs 10 st. paurs Roman
Catholic Parish.-General Relig-
ious Intelligence.

Floral Sunday, perhaps more commonly
called Children's Day will be, celebrated
in all the Methodist churches today and
in the other churches on next Sunday.
This day is one Of the days devoted by the
Protestant churches to the children and,
the services are of great interest to all
Many of the churches will be gaily decor
ated with flowers and bifdsin gilded cages
will join thechilaren in happy song. The
sermons in the churches where the day
is being celebrated will be of such a
nature as to interest the children as well
as the older people. These sermons are
in u manner object lessons and are illus
trated iii various ways comprehensive to
the children. Next to Anniversary Day.
there is no day in fhe churches celebrated
with more rejoicing or interest than Chill
dren's Day.
ST. BRIDGET's NEW SCHOOL.
Next Sunday will be proud and happy
day at St. Bridget's r. G. Church, for the
corner stone of the new parochiai school
is to be laid. The school has been under
way some time, and the efforts OF the
Rev Father, Corr who succeeded the late
Father Hanley, have been untiring in this
direction. The school VIII be Duilt on
upon on Mercer street, and will be a
handsome plain structure. The tearing
down of the old structure has occupied
considerable time, but now the work will
go steadily on, and 1t is expected that
the building will be in readi-
corner stone will be blessed by Bishop
Wfgger, who will deliver an address.
Other prominent members of the clergy
will also make addresses and the service
will be impressive and interesting. The
corner stone Will be laid at half-past four
O'Clock and it Is expected that a large
concourse of people will witness 1t.
MUCH is BEING DONE.
ALI the Catholic cIergymen Of this city
and many of other places have been in
vited and a large number Of them viii
attend. st. Bridget's is one OF the most
enterprising parishes in the city and
built its handsome new church quite re-
Gently when Father Hanley was its pas
tor. Father Corr is doing most excellent
work in the parish and is accomplishing
much for its good.
INSTALLATION OF REV. BfAoMINN.
Another interesting church event will
take place on June "a. This is the INSTALL
alton of the Rev. Edward MacMinn as
pastor of the Summit Avenue Baptist
Church. This will be an imposing cere-
nonv and is being eagerly anticipated by
the members of the church who are de
sirous OF settling back again into their
usual routine.
Greenville's New ParochiaI School.
The new parochial school, under the di-
rection of st. Paufs Church, Greenville,
is being rapidly erected at Linden avenue
and Old Bergen Road. The edifice will
be four stories high, of the best Philadel-
phia brick. It is 81 feet s inches in
length and 46 feet 2inches in width
On the lower floor will be two play
rooms, one for boys and the other for
the girls, to be used In Indictment weather.
The ceiling OF this floor will be 10 fleet
high. The second floor will be divided
into eight rooms, four on each
side of the large central half
be OF enamelled brick in three colors. All
partitions and ceilings viii be OF finely
painted iron, and the doors will be of iron
with double acting springs which VIII
prevent the doors from ever being
locked The third floor is similar In
design and construction to the second
floor. The fourth floor will be entirely
occupied by a large auditorium fur
nished with q fine pipe organ and grand
piano to be used for entertainments.
In the middle OF the front a large gable
will arise containing line clock and new
bell costing $500 The side roof Will be
prnamented with gables. No wood is
used in the construction: except Georgia
pine Orders and beams. The school will
accom- modate |, 900 children. It's cost will
be $4,000.
Father Schandel deserves great credit,
as the enterprise is wholly due to his as
giduous labors only, having built the fin Q
St. Paul's Church a year ago.