The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-05-28
LOCAL CHURCH MATTERS.
EXC ursions and Strawberry Festivals
Tomorrow's Services.


TomorrOw's Services.
The Rev. d. L. Lowrie will fill the pull.
pit OF the Emory M. E. Church Sunday,
June g.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Bergen
Reformed Church and number of their
friends were ntertained last evening by
the Rev. and Mrs. Cornelius Brett at the
parsonage. The parlors were prettily
decorated with plants and cut flowers
During the evening Mrs. Brett was pre-
sented with a large cut glass bowl and a
magnificent basket of flowers. Supper
was served and the rest of the evening
passed in conversation.
The Yale Quartette will sing at the
Wayne street Reformed Church tomor-
row evening at half past seven. The Rev.
Mr.. Wick will preach.
AT the new Holy Trinity Lutheran
Church, Bowers street, the Sacrament of
Confirmation will be administered to a
large class tomorrow morning at half
past ten. Pastor Hafer will preside.
Miss Sissieretta Jones, the BLACK Patti, -
will sing in the Tabernacle on Monday
evening, June g.
The straw berry festival is abroad in the
land. During the past week festivals
have been given by the Westminster
Presbyterian Church on Tuesday even
ing. Bergen Reformed Church, Tuesday
evening, and the Summit Avenue United
Presbyterian, Thursday evening.
The Church of the Good Shepherd Uni-
versafisD will hold its annual excursion
next Monday Decoration Day.. Pastor
Westall and the Sunday School Superin-
tendent will be on hand to make the oc-
casion enjoyable.
At the twenty-fourth anniversary of the
Home for Aged Women" thanks were
returned to Mrs. Chas. r. Shone, who has
conducted the Sunday services at their
institution for the past four years.
The Young Peoples Bible Glass of ST.
Johns Free Church will reorganize on
Sunday, June 5. Regular session will
begin in September.
AT the evening service of the Bergen
Reformed Church tomorrow, the Rev
Cornelius Brett will deliver the second of
series of sermons on "The Lords
Prayer" The musical service will be
under the direction of the organist, Mr.
Louis r. Dressler.
The Choral Union of Zion Evangelican
Lutheran Church will conduct the SER
vices Sunday evening, June s.
Rev. w. Hathaway's sermons. Illus
trated with stereopticon. draw crowds to
the evening services OF the Westminster
Presbyterian Church, Magnolia avenue.
Rev. Theodore Hesig's sermon tomor-
row evening at the First Baptist Church.
Grove street, will be illustrated with the
The members of the Lafayette Method
ist Church are still loudly protesting
against the erection of large grocery,
next to the parsonage, and beyond the
line OF the church building. but excava-
tion for the cellar still continues.
Many of the local clergymen will this
year take conspicuous part in the OBJ
servancs of Decoration Day, either by
preaching special sermons tomorrow even
ing in their respective churches before
the different posts of the G. A. H.,
whom they have invited. or by max
ing oratious on Monday at the graves
of The fallen heroes. Among them are
the Rev. DR.. Brett. the Revs. d. j. Eli
son, Frank Fletcher, the War Horse, j ohm
Krartz. Jr., and w. IL. Hathaway, also
The Rev. J. r. Jenevy of Hoboken, and
the Rev. Isaac Gowan of New Durham.
The Emmanuel Reformed Episcopal
Church on the Heights this week cele-
brated its SEVENTEEN anniversary and an
nounced the intentions to inaugurate a
scheme to secure new church edifice.
The old wooden chapel is an eye sore to
the congregation. and they are getting
am mb1tious TO have more modern place
of meeting. Pastor 1reen and his peo-
pie are in earnest, and they will push
things to reach their fullest expecta-
tions.
Ii the weather is favorable today the
two Sunday schools of St. Johns
Lutheran Church on Summit avenue will
hold May walk and March to Floral
Park to dance around the May pole that
the ladies will erect and supervise. A
band of music and drum corps will keep
things lively for the Merrymakers, CordC
Bishopp will act as the master of cere-
monies.
The dedication services of the new
ediiice erected by the st. Trinitatis Luth-
eran Church on the Heights, complete
description of which has been published
In The NEWS. was commenced last Sun
day and continued every evening this
week. Elaborate music by the church
choir and visiting musical organizations,
and eloquent addresses by eminent
soeakerS combined to make every service
Of unusual interest, and attracted large
and appreciative congregations. Promin-
ent among the speakers were:-The Rev.
DR.. Laucheu bach, the President. and the
Rev. DR.. Finders, the Secretary of the
New York and New Jersey Lutheran
synod; also the Rev. Drs. Weber. ,Remen-
snyder, Shambach, Wenner, Everett,
Sharp and Aurand, Richard r.
Green, E'q., the ex President of the Hud-
son County Sunday School Association,
Profs. Herring, Behringer and Weltner.
AT every service the magnitude and COM
)leteness of the work accomplished by the
pastor, the Rev. Il. A.
1dleIp anu the Stduu proportions ana
beauty of this substantial and costly
tructure were the subjects of universal
and justly caused the pastor
% be made the happy recipient OF con-
inuous congratulations. Tomorrow
morning the riIe of confirmation will be
to tifty-three boys and girls
~ the pastor. The next event on the pro-
will be the dedication and public
rial of the new organ that IS placed
,ack of the pulpit, and it is said is an in
trument that displays an excellent and
powerful tone and some unique combina-
ions. Its cost is $500.