The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-10-11
RELIGIOUS TOPICS.
Park Reformed's New Pas
tor to Assume His
Charge Next
Sunday.
NEWMAN RESCIJF HOME.
NEWMAN RESCUE HOME.
Ministers Associations. Bridget's
organ General and Local
Notes.

Next Sunday the Rev. DR.. Water
Griffin. the new pastor Of the Park Re-
formed Church. Will preach his first SER
mon aud commence his pastorate IN the
church. The Rev. DR.. Griffin accepted
the call to this church early last spring,
but on account OF consular work in
France he was compelled to leave the
church in charge OF an asst slant pastor
The Rev Thomas P. yernoIl has thus
acted in his absence and done the work
efficiently. On Wednesday Of this week
the Rev. DR.. Griffin will arrive in
New York and will shortly remove
with his family TO Jersey City. The
pastor is handsome. tail and command
ing in appearance, and has genial man
ner. lie Is also an eloquent speaker. For
several years he was pastor of tbs Bedford
Avenue Reformed Church Of Brooklyn.
and during that time won the esteem OF
all his congregation. Owing TO poor
health he was compelled to tender his
resignation. During the administration
OF President Cleveland he was appointed
Consnl to France. He was introduced to
the members of the Park Reformed
Church by The former pastor,
the Rev. Dr.. Suydam and recommended
to them by him. The members nave ap-
pU1uteQ <IeSSTS& IL d. t1U-SIlG1Eg As
Ven Kleet and Lay Reception Commit
tee, and as soon as date can be settled
npon, a reception will be rendered the
new pastor. Quite q number of clergy
men will be invited, among them the
Rev. DR.. Suydam and the Rev, Thomas
p. Vernoll. It will be held in the church
parlor Just when the installation Will
take place has not yet been decided, and
cannot be until the meeting Of the
Chassis.
SERVICES AT THE TABERNACLE.
Dedfcatory services aud Z recognition
service OF the Newman Mission and
Rescue Home Association will be held
this afternoon In the Tabernacle at half
past three. All the clergy Of Jersey City
have been invited to attend, and num-
Der will participate 10 the exercises. 1t
will open with an organ prelude BY Miss
ing of hymns. The President OF the Assoc
citation, Mr.. Theodore E. Ferree, will
make some introductory remarks.
and the Rev. w. G. Snod-
grass will offer prayer. There will
be scrlptural reading by the Rev. 2. d.
Van Cieef, D. d., the Rev. O. Is lmprie.
d. D., and the Rev David Mitchell. D.
D.. Numerous addresses will be made.
Major q. K. Pangborn. will deliver an
address on "Rescue Work from the
Standpoint Of the Citizen;n the
Rev. William D. Grant. the pastor
OF the oOuIH bergen IStluktutu
will speak on ssThe Duty OF the Church to
the Neglected and Outcast:o aud the Rev.
Cornelius Brett viii deliver an address or
IAN Evening in the Rescue Mission A
special programme Of music has been ar
ranged Miss Lucy Nelson among others,
will sing some selections.
THE MINISTER'S ASSOCIATION.
The first meeting of the Ministers AS
ISOLATION Of Jersey City will be held on
Monday in tbs Second Presbyterian
Church at three O'Clock. The Rev. Dr..
Edward Judson of New York, who ad-
aEvangeiical Work, Is expected to be
The work for the ensuing year will be
planned, and several OF the canvassers'
reports, which were not ready when the
last meeting was neid, Will be read
The presence OF all the clergymen of
this city is expected to attend. 1t is the
intention OF the Association to carry on
the district missionary work, and good
results are anticipated by them for their
time and labor.
ST. BRIDGET's NEW ORGAN.
Today there will be impressive services
In st. Bridget's Roman Catholic Church,
in honor OF the opening of the new or
gan The Very Rev. Bishop Wigger will
celebrate solemn pontitical mass at half
past ten, and Rev. Father Donohue of st.
Thomas Aquinas Church Of Brooklyn
emn vespers at half-past seven. Rev.
Father Tighe Of Hoboken officiating. An
elaborate programme of music will be
rendered under the direction OF Prof Dos
sert and the choir will be assisted by
twenty voices from ST. Stephens Roman
Catholic Church or New York. The organ
is the largest in the city, aud IN order to
stand it in the organ loft 1t was neces-
sary to extend the gallery several feet.
So large is it that il nearly hides from
view the beautiful rosette window of
cathedral glass which was put in the
church last summer.
The organ cost 50 900. A special collec-
tIon towards it will be taken up today.