The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-02-22
PEOPLES PALACE
Messrs. Scudder and Wells
Working in Partnership
as Builders.
METHODIST YOUNG FOLK.
Ten Days Mission at st. Mark S.
General Church Notes,

II the Peoples palace does not progress
and materialize 1t win not be the fault Of
the Rev. j. L. Scudder and his able assist
ant, the Rev. ]. L. Wells. These two
gentlemen are arranging a most UNIQUE
entertainment for the benefit Of this in
stitution, and similar one, Mr.. Scudder
Claims, has never been given in this city.
A stage large enough to hold 300 people
will be erected in the Tabernacle and the
centre portion will be arranged for ath-
letie sports. A professional athlete,
Mr.. David Bramley. has been en-
gagged and viii give a performance,
the object of which will be to Illus
trate to the people some Of the advantages
TO be derived from the Peoples Palace.
athletic games being considered by the
founders particularly important. Just
what the exhibition will he Mr.. Scudder
is unable to tell, but all necessary par a.
phernaiia for 1t will be placed upon the
stage. The Professor will be some-
what hainpered by the small size OF the
stage, but the performance will no DOUBT
be an excellent one. The Harmonic
Quartette, who play on all kinds of musi-
cal instruments, viii assist in the enter-
tafnmenU 1t Is the intention to put the
price Of tickets very low that everyone
who may desire 10 go can do SO. The
profits OF the entertainment, which will be
on March 10, will be devoted to the Peo-
PIES Palace.
CONVENTION OF METHODIST YOUNG PEOPLE.
a convention OF The Methodist Young
Peoples Society will be held in Trinity
M. T. Chuch on March 8. The object Of
the Convention is to organize
united district league to include all of
n f,1 -
convention. DR., Louvre, who is In charge
OF this district. will preside al the con-
vention, and the Rev. DR. Hurlbert of
New York, ana Bishop Andrews will be
among the speakers. All the Methodist
clergymen OF the city will be invited to
attend, and an interesting programme /
being arranged This society also known
as the Epworth League, is similar IN its
work and organization to the Christian
Endeavor, but is confined to Methodist
churches, and is quite young organiza-
ton.
AT ST. BRIDGET's.
Today az the High Mass at st. Bridget's
r. G. Church, o mission will be opened by
the Carmelite Partners. It will last two
weeks, one week Will be Tor nnen aud one
for women. The missoners VIII be the
Rev. Father Pms, the Rev.
Father Feehan the Rev. Father Smits,
the Rev. Father Kreit and the Rev.
Father Murphy. The Carmelite Fathers
have held missions number Of times in
this city, and have done most successful
work There will be early masses, and
at three o'clock in the afternoon the Way
OF the Cross. At the seven o'clock
service in The evening there will be SER
mon. A large attendance is expected, and
the Rev. Father Corr is working earnestly
for the missions success.
THE MISSION AT ST. Marks CHURCH.
The ten days mission to be held In st.
Marks Episcopal Church, Jersey avenue
aud York street. February 26 to March 8,
promises to be the greatest religious event
of the year .or the church. People of
every church and no church are invited to
attend. For weeks past busy band of
workers have becn distributing mission
papers In all directions. Upwards of
5000 bills are being circulated through
the city, besides posters aud notice boards
at every corner The mission is to be
opened by the Right Rev. i. a. Stafkey,
bishop of the diocese, on Thursday even
ing, February 20, at eight o'clock, when
the missioners will be given formal charge
OF the work for ten days.
There are TO be eight services daily.
The four and eight O'clock services will
consist entirely OF preaching and singing,
the usual Episcopal even song being
omitted. Every day at o quarter past
three is service for children, open to ell.
Regular attendants at this service Will
receive mSHOfiai mS0dis. Ou SUNDAY
night, March /, at eight O'Clock, there is
10 be Il special sermon to men only.
The mission will be conducted by the
Rev. George Nd. Christian, rector Of
Grace Church, Newark. and the Rev. w.
w. Webb, rector OF St. Elizaberh's
Church, Philadelphia. Mr. Christian IS
well known as a mission preacher, both
In this country and In Canada, but this
is his first visit to Jersey City. He
is famous too in church circles for
his brilliant championship Of the Nicene
Creed ut the general convention
of 1889, for which he was dubbed THE
David of Newark" by the New York
press. Mr.. Webb, who will conduct the
cnildren's services, is the organizer OF
one of the largest Sunday schools in
America, and is also known as an author
ana clever writer on theological subjects.
The missioners will be assisted by the
parish clergy and the Sisters of st. Mar
raret, Christ Hospital, Palestine avenue.
Some of this community are coming from
the HEADQUARTERS at Boston especially for
the Jersey City mission. One Of them
has assisted at some of the great London
missions. and has been engaged in the
work which General Booth advocates
Darkest London.