The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-11-01
RODSON'S GOSPEL WORK
Events Of Interest for the
Current Week.
THE REV. DIR. BILLIONS RETURN
Annual Convention Of the County
Sunday School Association at
the Park Reformed Church.

Today will be joyous Que in the Ber-
gen Baptist Church. During the week
the pastor, the Rev. d. j. Ellison, re-
Turned from mis- trip to the Holy Land
and win occupy his pulpit this morning.
In honor Of the occasion the platform
and pulpit will be profusely decorated
with flowers and ferns. and an elaborate
programme of music will be rendered by
the choir SIR. Ellison will preach
special sermon, taxing for his subject
.'The DULY Gospel
The Rev. Mr. Ellison, while being inter
viewed relative to this trip. said:-.'I had
most delightful and successful tour. and
would willingly give every detail to THE
NEWS, were 1t NOT that want to serve it
ont by degrees to my congregation in the
shape OF Il course OF lectures. As you
know, my object In going abroad was to
see Palestine as it is today. and to use
this knowledge In illustrating the Bible
lectures. I saw all of Palestine. aud shall
never forget my trip from Damascus to
Palestine. travelled in such q manner
thati was daily in contact with the na-
tiyes, and can truly say the pictures pre-
sented by travellers as ideals are simply
ludicrous. am now convinced that half
OF those VINO say they have passed
through Palestine never have been there.
and found OUT positively while there
that Dr. Talma1e. with all his glowing
description OF his pilgrimage, never saw
the inside 1t. l made complete trip,
but under no circumstances would / go
again. was attacked with the fever
while there, from which I suffered con-
siderably. The trip was very taxing and
great strain In many ways.
NV lecLIFeS WILL elilRH "A MIDI
Summers Ramble Through Palestine. :
/ expect to give one every Sunday night.
greatly enjoyed my two weeks stay in
Ireland and Scotland, / stopped month
in England, passed through Belgium,
Germany, Switzerland. Bavaria and Italy.
Though it was q delightful trip IN sum-
mer lime. I am glad TO be as home
again.
The Rev. Mr.. Ellison VIII commence
hts lectures tonight with an Introductory
TO the course. The ladies' OF the church
are arranging to give him reception.
EXCHANGE OF PULPITs
AL the clergynien OF The Reformed
church belonging to the South Chassis will
exchange pulpiIs today, That this gen
eral exchange should be made was ar
ranged by the General Synod which was
held at Asbury Park last summer The
object Of it is TO put before the people the
responsibility Of the church to the mis-
siou cause, and when this subject was
brought before the Chassis the clergy
men thought an exchange of
among the people. The changes are as
folIows.--The Rev. r.. K Wick will
preach in the Bergen Reformed Church;
the Rev, James 5. Riggs ia the Bayonue
Church: the Rev. j. ". Kommers in
Wayne Street Church; the Rev w. p.
Bruce In the Lafayette Church; the Rev.
W. D. Grant ia the Greenville Church;
the Rev. Mr.. Meury in the Second
Church of Hudson county; the Rev. Dr.
Cornelius Brett in the South Bergen
Reformed Church; the Rev. w. W.
Knox in the Bergen Point Church.
man Reformed Churches. Rev. Andrea.
of 81 Johns German Church, will as
usual cfiiciate IN. his own church, as Will
aiso Rev. John Staefli, OF the First Ger
man Church
SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION.
The twenty ninth annual convention of
Z the Hudson County Sunday school Assoc
citation will be held next Tuesday after
noon at the PARK Reformed Church,
Hamilton Park. The exercises will begin
at two o'clock and continue during the
afternoon aud evening. The afternoon
Rev. r. &. Wick, Of the Wayne Street
Reformed Church. Among those VINO
win make addresses ars the Rev. Waiter
T. Griffith. of the Park Reformed Church;
J. v. Forster. President Of the associa-
ton; Major General 0. @. Howard, U. s.
day School Mission Work; Rev, w. Z.
Snodgrass aud the Rev. G. r. Barnes, d.
d., of Hoboken. who will speak on Our
Environment" Practical illustrations
Of now to make the Sunday School an at
traclive power" will be treated thus
First, "fhe Management, the Rev.
George w. Nicholson of North Baptist
Church; second. "Pleasing the Little Peo-
ple." Geo. II. Corheld, Esq, of Bergen
Baptist Church: third. 1.-THE Power of
Song" John @; Day, Esq, OF Newark;
fourth, "The Teacher's Preparation or
Normal Work. the Rev. s. W. Clark.
Corresponding Secretary OF the New Jer-
sew Sunday Schoo. Association.
The report of officers will be rendered.
and the Rev. II. G. Bald win OF Newark
will also make an address,
In the evening the reports of commit
fees will be given and the Rev. II. L.
WayIand. DID,, editor OF the National
Rdr1tist Philadelphia, will discourse on
"The Church and Sunday School the
lrueat Charity9' The. choir will be in
composed of Mr.. Joseph Poznsnsgi, Or
: ganlst: Miss Nellie Buchanan, Soprano;
Miss j. G. Smith, CQntralto; Mr.. ;. H
Cartons. Tenor, and Mr. Thomas Wilt
shire Bass. Mr. j. @, Day of Newark
viii lead the congregational singing.
The officers OIL cue Association are.-
President, J. v. Forster; Corresponding
Secretary, the Rev. A. S. Bid
ale. recording Secretary, d. e
Wiiibur: Treasurer, r. T. Blake
The aReception Committee are:-C. Fl.
Ravnond. D. J. Hnishizer, A. Creyeling.
4 Hilton. 4. P. Beneaict.sJ. Van Kleek
aud w. s. Baker: The COLLATION. Com
n,,ttes are:-Mrs Henry Wild. Mrs. G. G.
Gordon, Mrs. H. Jacobia, Mrs A. l.
6oremus, Miss Snsie Benedict Miss L.
Woodruff, Misss G, Van Kleek, Miss S.
vsrhoff and Miss FL Baker, Miss 7. Smith.