The Jersey City news., 1892-01-09
AMONG THE CHURCHES.

The teachers OF Zion's Lutheran Sum
day school, Greenville, celebrated the
outgoing year with social mIrth and fes-
| tivity Oh New Years eve. The new year
was ushered In with the ringing Of the
church bell, each teacher taking a turn
In pulling the rope, an unique German
| custom.
The Elnmanuel Reformed Episcopal
| Church Is now in the heyday of its pros
| perity. Rector Treen has successfully
| narmonized the clashtng aud rebeilious
| elements, and restored the church to a
| satisfact0 financial and progressive
| state. He Is now contemplating an adj
dition to he little wooden edifice, having
made many changes in its interior ap-
pearance.
The Rev. r Hafer, pastor OF Holy Trim
| ity Lutheran Church, in Bowers street. Is
husling to cumplete>the new edifice by
| early spring lime. He has been promised
several beautiful memorial windows, and
| when finished this church will be the
most imposing landmark on the hilltop:
| Pastor Gnwan OF the Grove Reformed
Church, New Durham, this week was
presented by the young people OF the
congregation with H. purse of 500
| One hundred and fifty thousand bricks
form a towering pile In the yard of St.
Johns Lutheran Church. Union HUI.
purchased by the Sunday School children
MS their Christmas gift to the trustees
toward the erection OF an extension to the
edi6ce.
Seven distinct aud active auxiliaries of
the Kings Daughters give vigorous
tone aud efficiency to the benevolent work
OF the Central Avenue Reformed Church.
and a jealous corps Of workers. 1t WAS
these fair workers that made the recent
fair of the ladies OF this parish such q
grand financial success.
The last dramatic performance OF the
young people of the Ascension Eptscopal
Church was snch spleudid success
that another is talked OF TO come off be-
fore Lent.
The Rev. Henry A. Westall will preach
ut half past ten tomorrow morning In the
First Universalist Church. Summit ave
nue near Grand street Toplc:-"The
Greatest in the Kingdom" Al nalf p ,st
seven D. nj. he will inagurate
notable series of sermons on the topic,
"Whai Liberal Christians Believe" the
first subject beiug "Abuut the Bible
This is to be followed by About God"
January II; "Ahout Jesus" January 81;
"About Man." January 81, aud February
| 7. about Heaven aud He'll" Special
music is in progress OF rehearsal.
The week OF prayer ends tomorrow.
Sermons will be delivered In neary all
the Evangelical pulpits on he text, "Ilo,
am with YOU always, even unto the
they may all be one," John II: 21.
The three meetings held Oh Monday,
Wednesday and Friday evenings Of this
week at tue Tabernacle, were well at
tended by an interested audience, as In
| fact, are all the Tabernacle meetings.
Hedding NJ. <. Church was also well
filled at every meeting. Tho congrega.
ton is deeply troubled over the prospect
of losing is popular past or, the Rev. DR..
Snodgrass, who has accepted call from
the Centenary NJ. E. Churcn of Newark.
and will euler upon his new pastorate in
April.
illness is temporarily depicting the
ranks OF our clerxyinen, The Rev.
Father Schanfiel, rector of Sc. Paul's r.
G. Church. Greeuvile. is seriously i'll
with pneumonia. and the Rev. Rufus
Johnson has been forced TO leave his
labors at Trinity Church to regain his
health iu Long Island. while the REV. P.
G. Blight. OF the Lafayette M. e. Church
has not yet sufficiently IeeOvered from
his recent severe attack Of remittent
fever to occupy the nulpit.
The cantala, How We Waited for
Saut1 Claus" was repeated last evening
by members OF the choir. Sunday school
and congregation or the South Bergen
Reformed Church. Excellent work was
presented, and well filed house was
lavish with applause. Among the cast
were Misses Frey. Spatchil. Wilsry. Ess-
tou' w hieiuR' Aat1 sano Aua hotcau' iSa-
bel Dunn, Greta Dunn. Matte McDer-
mid, Charlotte Morrison, ,Jennie Newkirk.
Edna Miiliugton, Natalie Hopper, Anna
Lowe, Grace Fellows and Kittle Grswold.
Messrs. Harry Rink. Van Zee, Spauchli.
Verrender, Vreeland. Duun. Saxton.
Reinhard, Merritt aud Golden and Master
Howard Long.
Revival services are in progress at the
Emory M. e. Church. the Rev. Johu
Good, an eminent divine, OF the Wes-
ieyan Church OF Great Britain, will
preach every night. assisted by the pas
Tor, the Rev. l.. q. Muller.
During the past week revival services
have also been held III the John kuox
Presbyterian Church, corner OF Graud
street and Manning avenue. which the
pastor, the Rev. Thomas Houston, so well
known as the "blihd evangelist" has
successfully conducted. There will be-
no service tonight.
A successful evival is in progress at
Grace M. E. Church, at which several
no.ed evangelists, including the well
kuowu Seth Lounsb .rry, conduct the
exercises. The music is under the direc-
tion Of Mr.. George 5. Smith.
The annual meeting OF the society of
the Frs Congregational Church Will be
held in the Lecture Room OF the Taber-
nacle on Tue ,day, January 10. at eight
D. m, for the election oftthree trustees
and Il secretary, the reception of reports
and transaction of miscellaneous bust
ness.
address a meeting ut the Hobokeu Baptist
Church on the subject of Junior En-
deavor Work." and on Tuesday Will speak
on the satne topic at the Twelfth Street
Reformed Chui ch of Brooklyn.
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