The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-09
CONGREGATIONS REST.
Pastors to Labor in the
Country During August
for New Ammunition
Against Sin.
LITTLE WILL KEEP HIS GRIP
Westall to Ride to Good Health at
Asheville-Local. Church
Matters.
LITTLE WILL KEEP HIS GRIP

The summer season brings changes to
pulpits as we'll as pews. August is the pas
tors vacation month, when they pack up
their ministerial grips aud go off for the
summer just like ether people. COM
paratively few clutches in Jersey City
close entirely, although a few. snch as the
First Universalist, hold no services from
July to September, but almost all modify
or curtail their meetings. or omit those
in the evening, Meanwhile the clergy
men look about them for a comfortable
spot in which to spend the vacation, and
by this time have almost decided where
they will go for the month Of August.
The Rev. DR.. Parmly, pastor emeritus
of the First Baptist Church, is areRdy in
Morrisrown. where he will spend most OF
the summer, returning to the city Tor a
few days at a time. The Rev. Theodore
Heisig. the pastor. viii soon SAL Tor Ger
many. whittier his wife aud children pre-
coded him last mouth. The Rev. Mr..
Hei1ig goes partly to make the acqualnt-
ance OF his wife's parents, residents OF
Hamburg, who have sc far been obliged
TO welcome him as a son through the me-
dunn of letters. The Rev. Thomas
Houston, pastor of the John Knox Pres
u UGEldu N1diSAY ARhhSA tOAhN - -
ready enjoying his vacation confined
with his bridal tour to Niagara, Montreal
and tie Thousand Islands from which he
will return in a few weeks to bis new
home on Bergen avenue. The Rev.
David MitcheiPS trip to the General As
sembly from which he returned recently
stauds instead of part of his vacation; and
he has not yet decided where the rest
will be spent Meanwhile he will preach
as usual at the Scotch Presbyterian
Church.
RECToRs WILL ~RUsTICATE.
Rev. L. E. Mortimer, rector OF st.
Marks P, E. Church, Van Worst Square,
has spent his vaca'i n in Europe for sew
eral seasons past, but will not follow his
custom this year. Instead, he will go TO
Southampton. Long Island, and visit
several other places, one OF which will
probably be Lake Mohunk.
Rev. William Visit Mills, assistant at
St. Marks and St. Agnes Chapel will
spend the summer at Cape May.
Rev. DIR. L. Stoddard. rector of St.
Johns Free Chuich. summit avenue,
will spend part of mis- vacation at As
bury Park, as he has lone for several
years.
Rev. and MI. Cornelius Brett, of the
Bergen Reformed Church, with Maud
and Mr.. Philip Brett, will spend the Va
cation at their cottage at Mantoloktng,
Ocean county, N. j.
The health of Rev Henry A. Westall,
pastor of the First Universalist Church,
has been far from good, and he will en-
deavor to improve it this summer by a
STAY at Ashevitle. N. c., where he will
ride horseback II inhale the healing
breath OF the pine forests. Rev ana
Mrs. j. w. Daily, of the Centenary N. E..
Church, will spend four weeks among
the Catskills. Rev. William Eakias. pas
tor of the ST. Paul's Nj. E. Church.
Third street, expects to 6 +, tn Martba's
Vineyard, where he Will attend tue
camp meetings prevalent in hat locality
during the month OF August.
Mrs. john L. Scuddef and the Misses
Alice and Addie Scudder of tine 1'abpr-
Island for several weeks. Mrs. Scnd.er
mas been busily engaged at the Christian
Endeavor Convention at Madison Square
Garden this week.
A sTAY-AT-HoME PASTOR.
AT the close of the morning service
last Sunday, the Rev. G.. E. Little am
nounced TO mis- cong egation in the Lafay-
a vacation this year, as he felt
that the church needed the constant ut
tention of its pastor. for the present,
at least. He said that he could
not feel justified in leaving che church TO
tske care of itself during the first yegr of
his psStorate. especially at this stage of
its career. and rs he had been blessed
with excellent be 18th, he proposed TO stay
and fulfill his duties 1t is this spirit in
the pastor which has united the lately
hostile factions in the church and re-
stored it to peacet and harmony. The
Rev. MIR. Little is Idetermined that this
state of things shall continue, and pro-
poses "to fightdt out on this line If It
takes all summer."e "a s5AioiJ 3Gl