The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-07-26
PROTESTANT SISTERS
Interesting Facts About the
Ladies Of St. Rather
ines Home.
THEIR VOWS AND WORK
Nursing and Hospital Attendance
Very Advanced Doctrines
Church Notes.

cisiefHoous IN the Protestant Episcopal
Church Of England are not numerous,
and u is very seldom chat we meet or
even hear Of mem befs Of them. Just now
IN Jersey City there are six. Three are
doing work in Christ Hospital and three
are in St Katherine's Home They are
from the Sisterhood Of st. Margaret,
which is in Boston. and is d branch of the
order In England, which was established
IN 1853 They work with the Order of
Cowley Fathers, and the Sisterheod in
Boston is in charge of the Rev Father
Hail, who is member of that Order.
They are also under Mother Superior. At
first they enter the Sistertood for q cer-
tan length OF time as novices. and ii they
then meet the requirements OF the Order,
they take the vows OF II and stand in full
membership. These vows are celibaey.
poverty and obedience Like the Cowley
Fathers they believe and teach all the ad-
vanced doctrines, which are transubsIan-
tiation, confession and the power OF ebso-
luton. They have SO far advanced in
ritual that, though recognized by the
Church OF England, they appear like a
sect belonging neither TO the Episcopal
Church nor to the Church of Rome.
THEIR WORK.
The work Of the Ssterhood Is classified
by the Mother Superior 1t consists
chiefly IN nursing and hospital work.
They ara also sent out for special parish
work. In parish where a mission Is IN
progress they are sent abroad to convert
people and bring them into the church.
Occasionally they are located in some
particular parish to superintend it and
especially to visit among the parish poor
The Sisters do not remain long In one
place. They are sent for an unstated
time, and compelled to return to the
Order when summoned By the Mother
Superior. Their dress would be rather
picturesque were it not so cumbersome.
1t is made of q brown mixed WOODEN
goods, the. skirt being full and plain.
Over 1t falls kind Of tunfc OF che same
material, and the neck is finished with
a broad white collar which yearly covers
the shoulders. A white nunliKe looking
head dress, with frill shirred IN around
tina face supplies the head covering.
A large black cross is worn in front.
just below the collar. The Sisters are of
English origin and generally appear
robust and strong. They are practical
women and skiliful nurses. Sister Caro-
line, the Sister in charge at Christ Hos
pital, seems to have her work well sys~
tematized. She is of medium height aud
rather fair complexion, with firm mouth.
Her assistant Sisters are also excellent
nurses, and work in q very efficient man
ner. St. katherine's Home Is in charge
Of Sister Cora, whose work there has been
successful. Like the other Sisters, she Is
retirent about anything concerning her
order, and we'll schooled in the art of
nursing She has also taught the in
mates of the Home to do various kinds OF
embroidery to be used In the church. The
Sisters lead very simple life. They
arise early in the morning and devote
some time to their religious duties. II
possible they are present at the early
olrE>~ rf r. - nm mr. n ifp
9eeither in st. Marks Church or tbs
Church OF the Holy Innocence.
I The rectors of these churches, the Rev
Father Mortimer and the Rev. g. H. Moi
\ ferf, once each week administer the
Blessed Sacrament to them at the hos
father confessor aud spiritual advisor
Their lives are fnll OF routine work. and,
as far as possible, they carry out the man
ner of living which is followed in the sis
terhood.
UNION MEETINGS.
Some alteration has been made in the
order of the union services The first
Sunday the service will be held in the
Wayne Street Reformed Church, and the
second in the Second Presbyterian
Church. The third and fourth
services will be in the Park Reformed
Church aud the last one, which will be a
union celebration Of the Holy Conn
munion. will take place In the Taber-
nacle. The choirs of the several churches
will furnish the music, and the hymn
book in use in the church where the meet
ing is TO be held will be used
At the Union prayer meeting, which
will be held on Wednesday nights, the
gospel hymns will be sung, and the Deo-
T,le are requested to bring their hymnals
with them. No change has been made
about the clergyman. The Rev. Henry
c. Cronin will be In charge, as was first
proposed.
ST. BRIDGET's CHURcHs NEW ORGAN.
ST. Bridget's Roman Catholic Church
is to have new organ. It will cost Ss,-
600. The workmen are now busy ex-
tending the gallery which is at the ex-
IRENE end OF the church directly over
the main entrance.
IL will be built ont several feet so as to
give space for the erection of the organ
and to accommodate the choir. The Or
Gan will be handsomely decorated and so
large that it will nearly hide from view
@he beautiful new rosette window of
stained glass which has just been put in.
m ID expected to have it completed before
fhe high masses are again said The
choir. which was such an attractive feat
ure last year, will even be more so this
YEAR The rector. the Rev. Father Corr,
who IA spending the summer IN Ireland.
5s exnected home in August, and will
then resume the regular church work.
LOCAL CHURCH NOTES.