The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-02-06
LOCAL CHURCH notes.
Continued from FLrst PaQe.

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ing. and 1t is no secret that Sc veraI mem
bers-one in particular-stand ready with
large subscriptions.
Rehearsals are In progress for a bril-
liant entertainment to be given for the
benefit of the Summit Avenue Baptist
Church. h programme includes
Howells' famous farce 1.-The Elevator"
part songs by young ladies' in academic
cap and gown and readings from "Miles
Standish" and "Hiawatha," illustrated
by tableaux reproducing the famous
remington paintings and inter;
solos. Miss Lillian II. Bridgart is the
prime mover, and the young ladies of the
are abe OF the Alpha
Sigma, a ~well-known literary society.
Pound %sociables have again doomed
upon the view. Ivanhoe Section, Cadets
of Temperance, held q successful one last
Thursday night in the Scotch Presbyter-
ian Church. Apropos, there was once a
pound sociable in this city-it is not safe
to be more def1nite-where eac person
gained admission through presenting a
pound of some eatable. A certain rash
young husband wrapped up one OF his
wife's lovely light tea biscuits and took
it along. And the doorkeeper let him in,
and his wife and his wife's sister. This
did not happen so long ago either.
The choir of st. Johns Church will be
rendered a dinner at the Hotel Washing
tOu Ou l. Lt0aJ l. " udEL 10 ny tu6 tEStEf
of the church.
The competition for scholarships in St.
Peters College resulted In the choice of
five young men from this city and one,
Francis McCauley. from Hoboken. Thu
Jersey City prize winners are John A.
Norton, John +. Smith, Thomas Pryor,
James Carver and John Brady. Compe-
titlon for next weeks scholarships will
be limited to Newark and Paterson.
After a certain time u church wrangle
grows m%onotonous. The Staehli affair
reached that point long, long ago. There
is another volcano simmering away
under the foundations OF a church not a
Thousand miles from the City Hall-a
brand new volcano, and worth reading
about.
The chief topic of conversation amonr
church and musical circles is the FORM
ton of a quartette which in three months
will replace the present choir OF the
Bergen Reformed Church. Messrs.
Fred Parker and Brown, Mrs. Motion
and Miss Walsinger-the mere mention
OF the names is sufficient to explain the
citation of the Music Committee. And
with Mr.. Dressler as organist, the Bergen
Reformed Church Will rank among the
finest of our city in point Of music, as it
long has done in point CT minister.
DIR. Brett has just finished the course
of mt on the Commandments,
which attracted such widespread at
tention, and Recommendations
breath before going Into the fray with
fresh viRor.
Mr.. Max Fackert, for several years
past q well known member of the Schu-
bert Glee Cluo, is bass soloist In the choir
of the Lafayette Reformed Church.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Bergen
Reformed Church has decided to resume
It's former method of holding lunch
parties in the church parlor, instead of at
members residences, as has been this
winters custom. The nexE meeting will
therefore be held in the church parlor,
February IS.
The Memorial Mission Band met on
@. Mcbride, on Communipaw av enue
This excellent association is auxiliary to
the Woman's Missionary Society of the
Lafayette Reformed Church.
What promises to be an entertainment
OF great interest will be held on Tuesday
evening. February .. in the chapel of St.
johns Free Church, Summit avenue.
The farce, "A Sea of Troubles" will be
rendered by all excellent cast, and there
vii! be in addition n good literary and
musical programme.
Tue beautiful service of the Nativity
which was given last year at 81. Johns
Free Church will be repeated tomorrow
evening.
Services will be held at the Morris
Street Mission tomorrow at four and
eight p. IN. Meetings Will be in charge
of Missionary Students Simpson. Camp
bell and Robinson.
Tomorrow evening at the First Baptist.
Church the pastor. the Rev. Thso. Heisig
will preach a sermon in ry of Z. H.
Sturgeon. .
The Rev. David Mitchell prea ches to-
morrow evening in the Scotch Presby-
terian Church on what he sa W of the
great English preacher. Spurge n, on q
recent transatlantic trip.
Tn r.. Rev. Viii lam D. Walker, D. D.
Bishop of North Dako Ia, will preach in
ST. Mary's 4. Church tomorr 9 W evening.
AT the Bergen kefor M ed Church III.
Service OF Song usual on the fir Sun day
evening of the month will he p1stpo ned
until The second lSunday. Instead 4 meet
ing in behalf OF the Newman Rescue
Home will be held, when excel ent speak
ers will make addr esses.