The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-02-23
LENTEN OBSEREANCES.
How Jersey City People Pass the
Season Of Repentance.

This is certainly season OF religion,
not only for those who keep Lent and
carefully adhere to its exactings, but for
people of all churches and all ienomina-
tions. Clergymen and those interested
in religious work in this city say that
never have they known the city to be SC
carried away with religion. The Mills
revivals have certainly accomplished
what they endeavored to do and during
the short time the evangelists have been
at work over fifteen hundred people have
been converted This has certainly ex-
ceeded what was expected.
Tomorrow closes these meetings and
the evaugelists will depart leaving the
work they have SO cleyerly begun to the
mains the difficult task of keeping the
new converts into the religious life they
have entered, after the emotional effect
of the reyivals has worn away The
fervor with which the people have entered
into this work has greatly astonished
many who predicted its failure.
ALL KEPT ASH WEDNESDAY
On Ash Wednesday. when ali devout
Episcopalians and Catholics were at
prayers, people of the other churches
were attending the ali day services of the
evangelists, and the day was made 80
by them day of fasting. so great s
the religious fervor become here that
some have become almost fanatics
There is such thing as being over zeal
Gus, bat many do not recognize it.
witnessed little scene ON Jersey avenue
a few days ago which impressed me in
anything bnt pleasant manner.
In front of one of the residences on that
street stood the lady who resided there.
1t was early in the morning. and she was
aVltfnntlV fnlfilfin0 hf.I1unf.0
There approached from an opposite direc-
ton woman, who without any hesita-
ton stopped and said:-
WHAT SHE SHOULD Do
Madam, you ought to attend the Mills
meetings. . Yes, ;" replied the lady adj
dressed, whom knew to have attended
these meetings whenever her home
duties permitted. Indeed you ought
These meetings are intended for unhcly
ones like you, and for the salvation OF
your soul, obey tine divine Injunction aud
come to these meetings and be saved;
come at any cost But she broke OFF
abruptly, for the lady had quickly disap-
peared within her house, and Tue only
audience was couple of little boys
These things are not in keeping with
religious work. A similar incident
occurred 10 the wife Of one of
the clergymen who has been ex-
ceedingly active In the movement She
has spent her life in religious work and
was just lutte surprised 10 find new
convert attempt the work of reconyerting
her.
l suppose it will take week for the
city 10 fall back into its normal con-
dition and people pursue their usual
Work wltnoue being interrupted by an
over jealous convert. 1t is right to be re-
ligious but is also right TO have your re-
ligion tempered with common sense.
Notes of Interest ABOUT All the Churches.
The Missionary Society of the First Baptist
Church has just sent q box flied with over 500
worth of clothing TO a missionarys family in
Minnesota.
Edward Mckenzie, son of George R. Mcken-
zie, has been appointed Superintendent Of the
Scotch Presbyterian Church.
A Home Missionary Society has inst baen
organized IN Trinity NJ. L. Church
The Aid Society Of the Scotch Church will re-
sumo its regular meetings after the Mills re-
yivals are over.
The Kings Daughters of Trinity NJ E. Church
are busy making clothing for the Old Ladies'
Home.
At ST. Mary's R. c. Church during Lent there
will be the usual masses on Sunday On
Wednesday evenings there will be service with
sermon and the henedietion aud sacrament, and
on Friday evenings will be the devotion OF the
Way OF the Cross
A new Ten of Kings Daughters, with Miss
Carrie Earle and Miss NAY Bunce at the head
has been organized in the Tabernacle.
The basement Of the North Baptist Church has
been completely renovated
Badges in the shape OF a shield were intro
duced as a feature OF the Junior Endeavor So
ciety by Mrs. j.. L. Scudder 81 the meeting OF
her society on Thursday.
Tonight there win be baptism III the North
The Ladies' Social Circle Of the North Baptist