The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-08-16
SUNDAY SCHOOL BOOKS.
They Are a Strong Influ-
enee in Inducing Chill
dren to Attend the
Glasses.
AN EXPENSE THAT PAYS
Religious and Church Matters Of
Local and General
interest.

rev sunday schools in Jersey City do
not lay claim to library; many of these
are excellent, and as the scholars are of
all ages the catalogues must necessarily,
to be interesting to all. cover quite large
range. Indeed the librarians Of many OF
them have the distribution and arrange
ment down to such fine point that in
system they might almost vie with public
libraries Naturally there Is heavy ex
pense attached to supporting q library,
Dut ene oe'nand for books shows how
niucn 1t is appreciated BY the pupils and
amply repays IT, Only those in
terested in Sunday school work
know the number OF children
that are induced to attend by offers of
books to read. A little girl eight years
9id. when asked why she attended the
Baptist sunday school. said, 4 went
there first because they have pretty story
books. I've been going there six months
now and I've read all OF the Wood
Lawn" series and all of Oliver Optics.
Don't You like them?
Especially among the poorer classes
are SUCH libraries blessing, and many
children have thus acquired taste for
reading, which. perhaps, they would
otherwise never have conceived. Every
year new volumes are added to the list.
the money being raised by societies In the
churches, which give entertainments
fund. In this way the first
installment of 100 books was obtained
last year for st. Lucy's r. c.. Sunday
school Choice and instructive literature
was selected by the rector, Rev. Father
Gillian. and now St. Lucy's library stands
foremost among those of other schools.
The Roman Catholic Sunday School IL
brares do not differ much one from
another They are larger than an aver
age circulating library, and contain a
great variety of literature. Upon the
shelves are works of all the poets. biog
raphies OF the saints. ronances; the
works OF Scott, Dickens. Thackeray,
George Eliot and other standard
authors There arc also for the infant
clas ses short stories of the saints,
"Grimm's Household Tales. other fairy
stories and short histories.
PROTESTANT SCHOOL LIBRARIES.
Naturally the reading IN tue Protestant
Church libraries differs somewhat from
that OF the Catholic Churches, and even
among these the literature is somewhat
varied, governed. OF course, by the more
or less liberal views which they hold.
The Sunday School Of the North Baptist
Church boasts of handsome library.
1t was purchased from the American
Baptist Publishing Society, most of its
volumes treating OF the doctrines of that
church, and being used TO instruct the
children in their religious studies.
Another large library is that Of the
Centenary Church. It numbers between
six and seven hundred volumes. prinei-
pRIiy historical works.
simpson NJ. e. Church has rather a
small library, but the collection is excel
lent. Fiction by all the eminent
authors. and the better class OF novels,
the readers delightful list from which
To choose
The Tabernacle is in need of, new
library, the books in the present one
speaking strongly for reinforcement.
Ihey have general sir OK having been
mucn used and consequently enjoyed.
Among these books, worn az they are,
are many interesting tales. Dickens,
Miss Mulock, and r. p Roe are we'll rep
resented, while s'The Elsie Dinsmore
Series" for some unaccountable reason,
seem to keep their hold on the popular
fancy. in spite Of better stories. whose
impro vement lies in the fact that they
are not 30 insufferably and unnatnraliy
good.
Only one who has not the good fortune
to get for himself what books he wants,
can appreciate the blessing a good free
library is. Is is any wonder, then, that
the Sunday school library Is encouraged
and utilized.
UNION SERVICES.
The Union services, ever since their
Inauguration. nave been we'll attended.
Today the third of the series will take
place IN the Park Reformed Church.
Rev. H. c. Cronin, by his eloquent speak
ing is, as usual, attracting large cougre-
gations. The choir of the church will
this morning furnish the music and the
service will be exceptionally interesting.
On Wednesday night the union prayer
meeting will be held in he Second Pres
byterian Church, and it will be In charge
Of one Of the Iaymen of one of the four
churches which united. All who attend
are requested to bring hymnals with
them containing gospel hymns.