The Jersey City news., 1892-05-21
LOCAL CHURCH NOTES.

Coming Sunday School Excursions-''Sab-
bath Keeping by Rev. t J.Kommers.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Bergen
Reformed Church held their last lunch
con Of the season in the church parlors on
Thursday afternoon. The various socie-
ties of Kings DAUGHTERS will close their
sessions next week.
Mrs. Fisher, a prominent member of the
W. G. L. U. of this city, addressed the
Essex county annual convention of that
society, which met last Thursday at Sum-
NIT. n. j., on the subject of Sunday
saloon closing and. baseball playing in
Jersey City.
:. A vigorous and practical sermon on
sabbath keeping" recently delivered by
Lafayette Reformed Church, has been
published in pamphlet form and circu-
lated among the congregation.
The cornerstone of the new hall of St.
Bridget's Y. Nj. G. A. on Montgomery
street. will be laid June 10 by Bishop
Wigger.
Mrs. John L. Scudder, of the Taber-
nacle. delivered an interesting address on
u unior Work." at the third annual con-
vention of the Brooklyn Christian En-
deavor Union, which was held last Thurs
day in the Central Congregational
Church.
The Ladies' Foreign Missionary Society
OF the Lafayette Reformed Church will
De entertained at luncheon on Tuesday,
May 81. by Mrs. H. G. Laud erbough at
her residence, No. III Pacific avenue.
The society has been entertai ned by Mrs.
u. V. Il. Brinkerhoff, Mrs. James Dore-
mus. Mrs. Harry Mcbride and Mrs, Will
liam D. Edwards, in the order named.
st. Johns Free Church, Summit ave.
nue., will hold It's annual Sunday School
excursion on Saturday, June IS. The
route will be up the Hudson to New
burgh.
There will be strawberry festival in
the parlors of the Bergen Reformed
Church, Tuesday evening, May "a The
hover booth Will be special feature, as
the attendants. Misses Gertrude Bush
field, Alice Throckmorton, Ethel Potts
and Emily Westervelt, will decorate the
table entirely with red and gray, in COM
pllment to the Stevens men present.
st. PauPs p. E. Church, Duncan ave.
nue., is richer by a considerable sum from
the entertainment last Tuesday evening,
in which number Of Jersey City musi-
clans appeared. The full returns have
not yet been made.
The Church Of the Good Shepherd Uni-
versalisD will hold its annual meeting
June 10. at which the usual reports will
be received.
Ot AnureWS w OrklnCmen'S Fair,
which opened last Wednesday afternoon,
closed last night. The fair has been a
pronounced financial success
The Rev. ID. Lowrie. of Emory NJ. E.
Church, is expected to return from
Omaha before the end of the month.
AT the Gospel Temperance Mission, at
No. 522 Newark avenue, tomorrow after
noon from four to five a. M, Mr.. L. II.
Sage will address the meeting.
The rite of confirmation was ron farred
upon IT'S boys and girls at st. Patrick's
X. G. Church by Bishop Wigger on
Thursday evening. The Bishop was as
sisted in the impressive ceremony by
Fathers Hennessy, Boylan and Sheehan.
The girls were all attired In white con-
firmation dresses with long wells sur
mounted by wreaths OF flowers. The
boys wore black suits, white scarfs and
gloves. The altar was buried beneath q
huge mass of beautiful flowers. The
edifice was thronged with friends of the
children.