The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-03-15
LOCAL CHURCH NOTES.
Active Lenten work. onfrmations and
Missions.

Active Lenten Work-COnfirmattons and
Missions.
The James M. E. Ladies' Aid Society
viii hold a fair on March "a, % and % in
the unfinished auditorium of the church.
The Rev. DR.. John Rudolph. the popu-
lar and successful pastor Of the German
Evangelical Church, Hoboken, was re-
Gently presented by his congregation with
a uurse of $50 Pastor Rudolph has de-
servedlv won the high esteem and CRATE
full appreciation of his people, both by the
sterling worth Of his Christian example
and mis- ardent devotion to the work of
building up his church. His popularity
is indeed based on his own merit and
good works.
The comfortable and neat little parlor
attached to the Sunday school room of
me new ediflce. recently dedicated by the
First German Evangelical Church, is one
If the most attractive features OF this line
and commodious structure. IL was car
neted and furnished at an expenditure of
$3.50 by the young people OF the parish:
The ladies Of the Second German Re
formed Church on the Heights have or
.sanized a weekly Sewing Circle as a pre-
Daratory step for the fair that VIII be held
next fall to help decrease the church
mortgage Indebtedness.
The Rev. William Eakins, the eloquent
and patriotic pastor OF Simpson M. Il.
Church. il the first clergyman on the list
to come forward with lecture Tor the
bepefif os the Soldiers Monument Fund,
which he will deliver at an early day.
Tbe Central Avenue Reformed Sunday
school is ENJOYING the hedday OF its pros
,1e,itv It's roll was never larger and its
manaQement is in better hands Than ever
before. A., c
- ii 1eo,r al f.h1rrhac tho
puplic examination OF their young candl-
Gofes for confirmation. Next Sunday
lev will be formally admitted into
cI,nrch membership by the rite OF conflr-
mariou. st. Matthew's Lutheran Cnufcn
heads the list by having nlnety-one con-
firmants. ST. Johns Lutheran Churcn
has sixty-thres. lions Lutneran o4urou'
thirty-slx. and the First German hsan-
oelical Church, tweuty-four.
It Il great problem that only PASTOR
patarsan can solve himself now ne nnds
snfficient time TO attend ali the luuerats.
ofYiciate at all the marriage ceremonies
and baptisms, instruct three times week
q confirmation class OF nlnety-one mem
hars act as the president OF large eccle.
s,asfical body, and yet so faithfully Iuihi
ali The obligations lie owes 70 ais churcn.
pas,or Paterson is one of the hardest
wortinc pastors of the county anddoes
NOT lei grass grow under his feet.
From present Indications Oh grown aro
increasing interest it would seem That the
iifrie chapel OF the Trinity Baptist con-
aregation on Bowers street might az some
GGsy in the near future be too small TO
Ssst the people. The church ~ wonder
fully prosperous. ~. .as,dant
os the Hudson County Sunday School
Assaslation. has invited u number OF Ihe
county Sunday school workers 70 MAKE =
vssIt Of Inspection OF six OF the largest
md hest arranged Sunday schools IN tne
county during next montn wlsu Th sls sisiss
mi, ~ made informally and In a quieb
rnanrer without previous announcement;
'rhe series OF Leptal sermons asliveFeu
- 81 Johns Episcopal Church. West no.
e. ss have drawn large congregations,
md were quite a literary treat Tor sas
parish - t,,s tsil,ia ;,eaauo at
tie Pasade ~ E canron was sss ~ r aa,es
sslf XII w: ST. John's Lutheran, baptist |.
sen p, ~ Sp.sssbvfegiau West Hoboken, GROVE
sn nat,ysned, New Darhsm. Paiisads r. 4