The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-07-19
ACTIVE CHURCH WORK.
Forging Ahead With the
Building of the Peo-
pies Palace.
MANY DONATIONS RECEIVED.
summer Services in the City
Churches-Cardinal Gibbons
Mission General Booths
Successor.

Although summer Is dull season for
active church work. there is good deal
OF It going on at the Tabernacle. The
building of the Peoples Palace is the
most important project on hand Just
now. Carpenters are at work on it. and
the CHATTER Of nail and hammer to be
heard every day tells the tale that the
handsome cdiiice will be completed In
time to furnish it before the sum rner is
very far advanced. Donations in aid Of
it are being received every day, and the
growing interest in the movement is not
only felt by the church members, but by
many others who have contributed large
" to the building fund
The departments that will first be put
In operation, are the library, reading
Room, gymnasium and the Kitchen gar
den. These Will all be well furnished and
well appointed. The gymnasium and
reading room will occupy a large portion
Of the first floor and the Board OF Man
ayers mas decided to use the largest
apartment on the second floor for an
amusement room. There will also DO a
music room, and the orchestra and baud
are already rehearsing the selections that
they expect to produce during the winter.
AN IMPORTANT QUESTION SETTLED.
Inc question so long agitAted, VIII we
have enough money Tor nswinming tank
and steam heatf" has been settled, anil
the young men are especially rejoicing
over the fact that the latter Is as
sured. During the first part of this
month, Vim. H. Turner, the Treasurer Of
the Palace Work, received eontribu rion
heat and bath tanks. The faciliIl es for
bathing will be excellent, and The pros
poet OF having such luxury in the build
aug IL greatly appreciated. The Palace
Workers, in their enthusiasm, nave IN no
manner forgotten nor neglected the OUT
door WORK which they manage. The bail
grounds are always uren and many inter
esting gaines have been played within the
last nlonth. The idea oil admitting ladies
free Of charge, and throwing the gland-
stand open to all is Il happy one.
The presence Of the ladies has a
marked effect upon the games. the players
naturally exeIting themselves to q
OF Brooklyn will play against the Taber-
nacle nine, and 1t is hopsa thst the at
tendance by the ladies wilt be as noticea-
bic az it has been heretofore. The Iaber-
nacle nine has made a brilliant record
for itself this season, aud has won q
great many victories
THE TENNIS CLUB.
The Young Peoples tennis court az the
corner OF Varick and Bright treets; has
also had the careful attent ion OF the
Palace Workers. Young folks have de-
rived much pleasure from this
source during the past fe W weeks.
Games of tennis are being played By
number Of the young folk al most every
day, amt some of them have won much
popular favor as skiiIfui tenn is players.
An event to take place Mt the court on
the 23d is a lawn party and festl vaa II
will be under the auspices OF The young
people The lawn Will be hands omely
decorated aud lighted with japanese
lanterps. A programme consisting OF
music and recitations viii be rend cred,
and Refreshments will be served. The
committee. of which Miss Macon be. is
chairman, is making earnest efforts to
have the entertainment an enjoyable one,
as we'll as financial success.
The amount Of benefit that a person re-
ceives by being member Of the different
classes of the Peoples Palace Is fnvalua-
BILE. BY the payment Of fifty cents a
month one will be able to gain admission
10 the gvmnastic classes, TO all the social
games in the amusement hall, and Der
mission TO participate III the game .. TO
the lacrosse games, and to the te nnis
court. The Peoples Palace is good
work. and one calculated in all its
branches to accomplish excellent res ults