The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-03-30
Solemn ObserVances Of the
Closing Week Of
Lent.
CASTERS JOYOUS OUTLOOK.
General News Of All the Churches
of Jersey City.

the churches are StreWn with palms ana
about the affairs and chanceis the tall
palms are gracefully arranged. AS all
the Catholics come from their churches
today they will bear with them d small
palm branch. Where Palm Sunday is
carefully observed the churches will have
their affairs draped with symbols of
mourning and with the day viii begin
the last and most sacred week Of Lent.
The celebrations during Holy Week are
of great interest to all churchgoers and
Holy Thursday and Good Friday are
always memorable days.
Iu St. Marks Episcopal Church Lent
has probably been more rigidly observed
than in any of the other Episcopal
churches, and many Of the extra services
are very beautiful. On Good Friday the
eighth comncmoration Will be held mere.
Good Friday has always been observed
with great solemnity IN st. MARKS, and
this season the services will be OF unusual
interest. The day begins with q peuitential
service at seven O'Clock, which will be
celebrated in solemn and impressive
manner Following this will be SER
vice at half past ten O'Clock, at which q
sermon will be preached and the regular
ulaiin services and services OF COM
uiemoration will be held.
But the most interesting part of the
days services will begin at twelve and
last until three, when service called the
Three Hours, Agony OF Our Blessed Re
deerner will be celebrated. This service
wifi consist of addresses upon the last
words of the Savior. Between the ad-
dresses there will be a hymn sung, after
which there will be few minutes
silence for thought and prayer upon
what has been said
AS the service is q very long one there
will, of course, be- some who cannot be
present throughout, and these can come
and 90 during the singing Of the hymns.
A choral service and sermon will be given
in the evening The boy choir at st.
Marks is an exceptionally good one and
has been skillfully trained. st. Marks
Church is kept open all day so that those
who wish can go there ana speud quiet
hour at any time.
RETREAT IN ST. Marks
Yesterday there was also q service of
interest and importance in this church.
It was a parochial retreat of one day, and
the celebration lasted from nine o'clock
70 haif-past five o'clock. The day
commenced with the celebration of the
communion followed by mathis, and dur
: ing the dav time for fonr medItati0ns.
There was also the iitany and the story
of the Cross and intereessions. At half
PAST twelve O'Clock lunch was served in
the parish UulluiuB lul hiioSc " ~ ilfSu az
a distance and desired to remain during
the afternoon. The day closed with a
service Of evensong.
The entire service was quite an unusual
one in Episcopal churches and was largely
attended. The service was celebrated by
the Rev Frederick Mortimer, assisted by
his curate, the Rev. Edmund Kershaw.
THE EASTER MUSIC.
The Easter music has already been pre-
pared and in all the churches 1t promises
10 be unusually good Each year the in
terest in the Easter music increases and
The preparations are more elaborate this
season than before.
AZ the BERGEN Reformed Church this
programme has been ARRANGED for Easter
morning.
l. TIE Deam. ..............-......-.. AIzamora
8 Anthem:-.sAs It Began to Dawn Vincent
g. Anlhem.--''Why Seek Ye the Living Among
J. ofrertory Duet OH Day Of Rest and Glad
ness. ......-... .....-.-..--.C neinecKer
.. Hymns,
In the evening there will be service Of
song.
what Il Being Done in All the Churches.
The Mission Band of the Bergen Bap-
fist Church has sent a box filed with
many useful articles to the Spellman
Seminary for Colored People at Atlanta,
Georgia.
The Rev. Cornelius Brett delivered an
excellent lecture on Thursday night in
the South Bergen Reformed Church.
The revival meetings conducted by
Mrs Grace w eiser Davis in Emory M. f.
Church have proved very successful.
Confirmation will be celebrated in St
Johns Evangelical Church today There
are twenty candidates. There will be
singing by the Society EichenkranZ, and
Miss Kate Wilfred will be the soloist
The Kings Daughters Of South Bergen
Reformed Church gave the $40 made by
qhem at an entertainment to poor
family.
Evangelical Church will give festival
and concert the week following Easter.
This morning the Rev. Cornelius Brett
and the.Rev. Alexander McKelyey will ex-
change pulpits.
A Junior Endeavor Society has been
formed in the Bergen Reformed Church
aud will meet every Friday afternoon at
six o'clock in the lecture room.
The Easter evening service at simpson
NJ K. Church will be given by the chill
dren
Eighteen children viii be confirmed in
ST. Pauls Evangelical Church this morn
ing.
The Rev. William Eakins, who has been
pastor OF Simpson M. L. Church for the
past three years. has been asked by the
congregation to remain another year.
There are now thirty-dve scholars IN the
sewing school Of ST. Johns Evangelical
Church. 1t has for It's of1icers:-Miss
Annie Rose, president; Miss Annie
Grimm, vice president, and Miss Eta
Henken, treasurer.
A juvenile Bible class has been organ
lied in Simpson NJ E. Church and has
thirty members. Miss Lizzie Cottreli is
the leader and holds the meetings on
Friday afternoon.
The young people of ST. Johns Evan
gelcal Church will give sociable on
Tuesday night
The Rev. Mr.. Andreas. of this church,
edits the church paper, entitled "Messsn-
ger of Liberty" of which 800 copies are
sold every month.
The Ladies' Union, of Simpson NJ. f.
Church, will have an election OF officers
on Tuesday afternoon and the trustees OF
the church will hold theirs on April 2.
The Sunday school of the Trinity M. f.
Church on York street, will have inter
esting exercises at the church this even
ing. pleasing programme has been ar
ranged by Mrs NJ. johnson. There viii
be singing and dialogues. The event is
the anniversary entertainments of the
Sunday school missionary society.
GreenvilIe Church Items.
The Rev. w. II. Kiefer of the Linden
avenue NJ Il Church will be appointed to
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