The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-10-18
PARK REFORMED CHURCH
Important Sunday School
Celebration in
November.
THE FoRTIEFH ANNIVERSARY.
Some of the Incidents Noted In
the Programme Church
Notes Of Interest
About the
County.
The FoRTIETH ANNIVERSARY.

An important event to take place In the
Park Reformed Cnurch in November is
the celebration Of the fortierh anniyer-
sary of the Sunday school Elaborate
preparations are now IN progress. and the
superintendent, Mr. Charles A. Ray
mond, is making every necessary ar
ranRement to make it grand success 1t
will occur on the 18th OF the month. An
excellent programme, consisting of sing
lug BY the children and speaking. is now
being rehearsed. Another interesting
feature will be an exercise by the little
children, in which they will represent
the forty years. There viii be addresses
by eminent clergynen. The Rev. DR..
Wells Of Flatbush. L. L, and the Rev. Dir.
Suydum, both former pastors, have been
invited TO address the children. Rev. Dr.
Grifiin. the new pastor Of the church.
WI DC present and make an address
There VIII be speaking by the superin-
tendent and others of the school.
Another affair OF Interest to be held in
the church Is the Hudson County Sunday
Schcol Convention on November 3. Not
all OF the aryan gements for this, how
ever, are as yet completed. MT. J. Y;
Foster. President OF the convention and
Chairman OF the Committee of Arrange
msnis Is making an effort to have all the
guests well provided for There will be
large number of strangers from every
part OF the county. aud the exercises will
yious ones have been. Mr.. Charles II.
Raymond IL chairman of the Committee
on Entertainment. and will have an
excellent programme of music ready for
the occasion. Delegates will be sent from
all the churches and there will be elo-
quent speaking BY clergymen aud others
l1 Is expected by those who have it in
charge that it will be held two days and
there will be three sessions each day.
AUTUMEAL CELEBRATIONS.
In Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church
today there will be an autumnal ceiebra-
ton, or as sometimes called by the pastor.
the Rev. Will m Eakins, Old Peoples
Day. The platform will be decorated
with autumn branches and bright leaves,
aud fruit and vegetables Of every kind
VIII be displayed around the altar. The
Rev. Mr.. Eakins will preach an eloquent
sermon, taking for his subject "Peculiari-
ties OF Old Age There VIII be special
music az the morning service. AT the eve
ming service there will be addresses.
The Rev DR.. Herben of Chicago, the edi-
tor of the EpleoTth Herald. will be pres
ent and deliver an address. The collec-
ton Of fruit and vegetables viii amount
10 about two hundred dollars, aud on
Monday perishahle fruit and vegetables
will be distributed among the poor of the
congregation, while such yegeta bles as
eau be kept will be given ont during the
Writer wherever they are needed
In regard to this matter the Rev. Will
liam Eakins said.--s'T The idea OF giving
this service originated with me. and
finsi it an excellent mannerof providing
Tor the poorof the church. All the cen
gregation give generously, and our store
Of vegetables help many poor families
through the winter"