The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-03-16
Easter freparatIona


If preparations go for anything. then the
celebrations OF Easter this year ought to
far surpass that of other years. Already
not only in the Catholic and Episcopal
Churches are efforts being made to com
memorate the day appropriately. but also
in other churches.
The choirs have commenced their re-
hearsals for the Easter music, and the
florists have begun to raise the price of
flowers, a sure Indication that the demand
will be great for church purposes. Even
the spirit of renovating and building is
subdned until after this day when the
work cannot be entirely completed before.
The services for Passion Week will be the
same as usual, but Palm Sunday will be a
day of much interest for ALL Palms have
become so expensive and so rare that
many churches on Palm Sunday have
but very few of them, and let other plants
take their place in the way of decora-
ton.
In many of the churches Easter is the
beginning of the church year, and the
officers are elected and affairs set straight
at that time. In the Episcopal churches
wardens and vestrymen are always
elected on Easter Monday and Tuesday
Greenvilie Church News.
Grace Episcopal Church, at the corner
Of Ocean and Pearsall avenues, though
not costly building, is one of the ha nd
soonest church edifices in the city. 1t is a
frame structure and cost less than ten
thousand dollars, but the beautiful loca-
ton and pretty architectural design make
it the object Of very favorable comment.
1t is a quiet, modest looking building,
the picture OF an ideal church.
Recent improvements, costing several
hundred dollars, have made it very COM
Portable and it is finely finished in the in
terror.
The new ST. 900 organ is one Of the finest
in the city and the Organfst, Miss Jessie
Dewey, deserves like cOmmendable men
ton.
The energetic rector, the Rev. G. d.
Chapman, was q "Greenville boy" twenty
five years ago, and an attendant at the
Sabbath school started at about that
time He had no idea, however at that
time that he was ever to be the rector or
the church The congregation Is in a
very prosperous condition and is rapidly
growing.
The church choir is excelled oy few in
the county. 1t is composed OF ten or
twelve excellent voices. and under the
leadership Of Mr.. E Il. Morse Is making
rapid Roadway. The music is noted as
the finest ON that section of the Hill, and
all credit is due to the energetic and gra-
titutous efforts put forth by Mr.. Morse.
The first Sunday evening of every month
is marked with a special choral service.
The Sabbath School is in very pros
porous condition and under the able SUI
periutendency of Mr.. jeffrey Phillips. Is
doing ali excellent work. A large NUM-
Der OF the scholars are members OF the
present Confirmation Class
The Ladies Sewing Circle and the varl-
Gus circles Of King ,sDaughters connected
with the church are doing an excellent
work in the neighborhood
Notes About General Church News
A sociable will be given by the Chris
tian Endeavor Society of the Bergen Bap-
fist Church for young people the first
week in April.
A sacred concert will be given in St
Johns Episcopal Church on March 81. IL
will be fine affair.
A carpet entertainment will be given
by the Mission band of Simpson NJ. f.
Church for the purpose OF raising car
pet for the church.
The Missionary Society of the Bergen
Raptist Church is working for the
Women's Baptist Training School of Chi
cauo. They sent sum OF money 10 the
school on Wednesday.
-yhe Guild of the Holy Gross is prepar-
box to be sent out West before Eas-
will be baptism In the Bergen
Church tonight.
"a Conscience will be the subject
ey. William Grants discourse in
ergen Reformed Church today.
HIM Sunday the Singing Society
fayette will sing ~ vi The ser