The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-01-04
WATCH Might.
What a Father in Israel
Thinks Of This Ancient
Custom of the Meth
odist Church.
DOIEGs IN THE LOCAL CHURCHES.
Religions News Of All Denomina-
lions Gathered From the
Whole World.

One Of the earliest ana most widely OBJ
served customs OK the Methodist church
has been the commencement Of the win
ter season OF revival with the watch night
service of New Years eve The service
generally began about Q O'Clock and con.
sisted OF the usual singing. praying, ak
psrience relating and exhorting, which
continued until about half past 10 or IL
O'clock, when short intermission could
be had Upon reassembling the conqre-
CATION would continue the service until
. few minutes before IL. when after a
short exhortation by the pastor or the
leader OF the meeting. the devout would
TALL upon their knees In silent prayer and
the Old year would glid into the new amid
silence like that of the tomb Suddenly
the pastor would arise and wish every
one happy new year A hymn would
be sung, followed by the doxolory and
the benedictiou and the congregation
would disperse amid Congratulations and
mutual wishes for each others prosper
lily during the coming year. The watch
night service was looked upon as season
Of preparation for the protracted meet
ings which generally began the following
evening and continued throughout the
season.
With few variations as to detail such
was the standard watch night service of
the old Methodist Church and in form at
ls - s e 5ouay, me oIner Gay met one
Z. tne LINERS N 1sraei, as tne older
Metnodlsts are caiied by the faithful
and In talking with me the old man
began to mourn what he called the de-
geueracy from the principles OF the primi-
tive MeJhodists.
.,.,,. LIE OLD FAIhEks LAhEkT
1ne giu TIME enthustasn aud Ieryer.
ue auneu, Wnlcn spread tne Tree saliva
llou uoctrine OF yohn wesley over this
counsry Ike Win nFes Is sadly missing In
tne services u tne present Time true,
Int pIosrheteu meeting ana lne revival are
ksps up Inc DEetnIen eathef around the
affair auu sink anu pray a. q yores aua
sinners are i1ylsea 20 come 10 Inc aiIar
ana seek salyalon without money and
without price sui the old time hre does
mol Durn win 1ne same intensity II did q
quarter OF ? century ago. Inc 'aInens,
.nalleiu1ahs, and other battle cries OF old
time Metnoalsts no longer ring through
the churches until the very rafters trenl-
PIG. No more goou prelhren ana devouL
sisters sing ana e4hors until tney SINK
back exhausted. only to have the. en-
tnuslasm kept as q FEVER neat
ny their nelghDors. The praying
band composed Of untutored but God
tearing men no longer go from
cAuIen 20 cnufcn eAnprtlng anu singing
tnslF nomels hymns, pub hymns intelii-
Ribte 20 the common people, set TO lively
pulse-stirring tunes no more DO enthu-
riasts,. overcome by tne spirit, slnk
down into utter unconsclonsness ana lay
as IN france LOT hours ana see visions
the recital OF winch prln8s the colo sWea.
Oh terror TO the brow OF the unconvertea
or throws those VINO have been washed
IN the blood Of the Lamb into OBSTACLES.
TIE MODERN WAY c0NpEANED
instead 81 FL ibis tsere - ttse nlrea
evangelist with ms theatrlcai accessories.
bringing thousanus :. 70 Inc Lor s daY
" tNo.- uiahinE y iasnionapls = " ,s, az
same religion only 20 cast - on IKE g
garment Wnen the xasnlon changes. II
an olu SAINT, moved Dy the stirfing Mer ,es
OF some OLD seneot preacher, 1eels tne iat-
emf power Within MIN burning anew ana
clapping MS hands, SHOUTS glory maize
tuJan. inSeeAu ~ s1A.us ~ ny lt ssy y
victory a4u repeasAg y unli t1e paacs
and re-ecnoes WlLn slelr SHOUTS Oh eAulia-
ton, MS nelRnpols looA e. MN askan ie
anu LrpWn upon Aiu, unLt ete oiu saLuo
Will pau usa.s ASsAsseei sII ~ - sfss 1919
70 De crime W snous "a ene 'aetnoulss
cnuIch- - - - n..an
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Wneh al Mee. ,' "a prsscner calsu io1
was doing me VIII o. nls .nasssf anu sa sss
lug Souls NJ - oSuel ~. . aS g. ~ v,u
CartwIlgnt snouseu Sae uaS "n a WIS a.
preacnlng f! ~ Tna ras'nr ,,saaa III -
Nashris; ienn ne pasos pu s.1s * als
coat anu, ~ al ,.S i,ss n1',., T.,
nim 1nae giu IL . r. ~ 90.
VINO - oeneraa .ad -, Iii 49,
Eet ms soul cons o,sfd - f. uaaaaa
MIN As Qulch ~ ns $500 - .ss
negfo; ~ ~ 1s,,,rch ,odav the Ganarai ii
tne sa,,e s,,,,,id not have 70 snead 81
onteis1oS 49, y dav1sino means r.
ulucn u tss s snto the ~ chnch ), said the
ufaw peoplu 1880 "a aw1su ~ y,nmrn tha
LatneI, % ~ ~ ~ ra-,,ra,'
negsuelaSy "a s ~. ~ or A,oysrrrs,
pEpaS ,.s eI s e.h 1na new cade,nv
On Iuesuay, .ns VsI. we frmstlv a,.s,,aa
OF % Aioysles WI ~ .asa,,n
at name o,ciock q. AL, ~ W ,s,a IN tho nhsra,
services wLicn wiz ~ shas,ai ,nS aila
OF Inc instisn S o.sa ~ aadress dalsvared
VIII pe p ps,sse d pauerend ~ NJ Wigger
~ ene 49, xstAsa Ssecasa me hiph mas
bishop OF snls uI9 -, sSsa Psv p iyassidv'
VIII pc celepraseu p sns w and the ruesys
. .ss n. .tass.aris No conducted through the
VIII aiee a a.ua nj Of the new bufidinr.
Various spa a.ss.;ss, q sclsmn beuadiciion
~ Lue esehrt ,a1f-nnst saven O'Clock
Will " sisen a. h aaiiversd ~ the Rev 4.
t NM az a =, NE Marvss rSnrch Hoboken.
Aisnes - -. 1hlaas 1,,.,;t rstnrn sincere
lhe oiseets ~ wha syssistad them 10
thanks ~ .nyse WV aa,t,cs and invite ali
erect Inns nanuSyne ~ 1919 s.ada,,v at an "
peneIactors y sisie 'h0 1ASAes''
lime on ina. uAy .vep
THE WEEK VI fHAl En-. H.,