The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-25
SUMMER SERVICES.
Five Down Town Churches
to Meet as One Body
During August.
NO METHODIST CLOSING.
Practical Talks by Rev. J. W.
Daily - Rev. Eakins on
Popular Amusements
Notes,
NO METHODIST CLOSING.

The vacation season il having its effect
on the city churches. Now that July Is
close upon US services grow shorter as
the mercury leugtheus and pillars OIL the
church pack their tiuGks for u or town.
The downtown churches especially seem
10 "feel the heaJ.n Five of the largest
churches, Inc Free Reformed, PARK he
formed, Tabernacle, Second Presbyterian
and Wayne Street Reformed. have de-
cided to hold union services through the
month of August. Delegates from the
churches met during the week anu de-
eli Ell to hold the first service on the last
Sunday 10 July in the Free Reformed
Church, Grand street; August Z, wayne
Street Reformed; August IA and 70,
S, c3nd Presbyterian, Third street; Seq
tember 5 and IL. Pnrk Reformed, East
Hamilton place. The M ma
decide to hold a service III tae Tabernacle
July 81, but nothing definite has been SET
tied. The music will lie supplied by VOL
uuieer cholrs from each churcn. aud SER
mons will be less than the usual lengtn;
The fact of holding W services 1usie d
of one in the Second Presbyterian ana
Park Reformed Churches Is due to the
fact that these nave no settled ministers.
NO MORE MUSIC.
Tomorrow will he the last of the solemn
service, in Ron au Catholic churches of
the city. Alter TINT dat. there VIII oe no
mere mu il Or display until September,
although the services will be he'll aa
usual.
Beginning with the first Sunday IN
July, Sc. Marks Protestant Episcopal
Church will hold its early communion at
nall past six A. M. daily. inste Il OF an
hour later. as heretofore. In addition,
the daily afternoon ervices will he q s.
continued. Sunday afternoon serv Cas-
Wi be held AS usual. st. johns fre1
Church, Summit avenue, always reHaIh
open The year around, AID has perhaps
the largest summef attendante IN the
city. lhe Rev. Or. Stoddurd take his
vacation in August. Christ +. Il. Chnrch
is living in hope of entering its new build
ing In the fall, watch it is hardly prob
HE ttat it will do. Meanwhile services
win 40 on as usual. Iu The Dutch Re-
formed Churches, witt the exceptions
noted above, there will be at leust one
service daily. The Lafayette Reformed
will discontinue evening service from the
middle of July, and the Bergen Reformed
| will reduce its singing to lowest demon
nations.
NO SUNDAY CLOSING.
The Method st Episcopal Churches Will
all remain open I'll summer The even
Ing SerVif e dG Tile CcutcpdlJ ShuiSh a
youia avenue, will be held at quarter OF
| eight instead of Lalf-past seven T. M ,
and the Rev. j. w. Daily will deliver a
| series of short pr actical talks. Since Prof
! Cook resigned his position as oreanist the
Music Committee have been anxionsly
| seeking his successor, but as yet the lace
is vacant. The Rev. William Eaktns,
| pastor Of st. Paul's. Third street. at the
| request of the young people. will deliver a
| series OF Sundayevening talks on "Amuse-
| meu,s Toni row the topic will be "Gani-
| bling" and he will tell the ''thrilling
| experiences of Anthony Constock in the
| dem july 8 he will the dreJdful conse-
| ouences of novel reading. July 10 lie
| will relate what goes on ehind the scenes
| at theatres-a tale warranted to make
1.-the blood of the rising generation run
cold, "A pleasing novelty Ia this sort OF
| weather. The last OF the series, July II.
Will treat of dancing, and discuss the
question. "Shall we cultivate the heels
| or the iead?" Judging ny the prospec-
Jus, these Lectures will not be deficient in
interest. There will be no change of ser
| wees in the North Baptist or Hedding M.
E. Churches; both of whose pastors will
AXE IT, cir vacations in AUGUST. Other
down town churches will hold services as
uopal tr '-.-