The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-18
LOCAL CHURCH MATTERS.

LOCAL CHURCH MATTERS.
Items of Interest t. Workers in the
FieId-Lenten Devotions.
The rite of confirmation will be admin :
istered at ST. Mary's Church, Hoboken
avenue, April 23. at eight O'Clock.
The choir of st. Johns Free Church,
Summit avenue, will give its annual Sa-
cred Recital on Sunday evening. March
2. rendering 1.-THE Story of the Cross" a
new sacred o~raJorio by Dudley Buck.
Confirmation will be administered in
ST.. Johns Free Church, summit avenue.
March 20. at half past seven T. NJ. We'd
nesday in Holy Week.
There will be a con affirmation at st.
Paul's Church, Hoboken, Rev. DR.. Jen-
vey. pastor. March IL, at half past ten A.
NJ, Sunday. 49,
The Woman's Friendly League OF
Church Workers will give a Martha
Washington supner in the Lafayette Re-
ton OF Washington's Birthday, and to
help raise the church debt. There will
be a musical and literary programme as
we'll. The Reception Committee aud ar
fists will all wear colonial costume, with
powdered hair.
There will be another praise meeting
in the Lafayette NJ. e. Church ..tomor-
row night, on account of the large num-
Der of converts at the revival meetings
still in progress.
At the Waverly Congregational Church,
Booraem avenue, near Palisade avenue,
Rev. j. C. Emory, pastor, there will be
Lenten services next week as follows;-
Sunday morning, Value Of Self Denisl;''
Sunday evening, Winding Your Own
Buslness;n Monday, Gods Pathetic Ap-
peal to Young Mem" Tuesday, Drift
ingAwav;" Wednesday. "A Business
Mans Resolution Thursday, "Fooling
with Destiny;' Friday. "A Life Saving
Signal" There will be singing by a
large chorus. led by orchestra me SOLO
lists. There is an unusual and extensive
| interest manifested in this church.
The fourth quarterly conference of the
| Lafayette M. E. Church was .held on
| Tuesday evening. aud the following re-
| elected stewards: - Samuel Cosgrove,
James Cumming, Charles W. Iisdale,
| Charles E. Gordy, j. Edward Low. d. P.
Clark, Isaac V. S. Hitler and 3. F.
Mead. The pupils of Miss Sara Culver,
organist of this church, will give a con-
cert on Thursday evening, February %,
in the chapel.
The following special evangelical ser.
| vices will be held in the Bergen Re-
| formed Church, beginning on Thursday,
| March 2. with "a sermon by the Rev. D. j.
| Ellison. of the Bergen Baptist Church.
Thursday, March g., sermon BIZ the Rev.
| Charles l.. Cllst, of the Free Reformed
Church; Thursday, March is. sermon by
| the Rev, j. Francis Morgan, of the PARK
Reformed Church. The week day ser
vices for February and March will be on
Tuesdays at -four p. NJ, when there will
be u series of Bible readings from the
| Epistle to the Ephesians, bv the pastor,
| -. Dow Carnolins Rrptt n n and fbs
regular prayer meetings on wednesday
| evenings.
The sacrament of confirmation will be
administered in Grace Church, Second
street, on the Sunday after Easter, at
| 1920 A. M. Confirmation sermons fol-
lowed by confirmation class, are held on
| Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
The Rev. Elmer S. Forbes, :Rector St.
Mary's Church, Haledop, N. j., will
preach a sermon to young people in Grace
| Church on Sunday next at half past
seven P. M.
Considerable interest has been
| awakened by DIR. Jackson's sermons In
Hedding M. e. Church in the evening
| upon Lessons From the Various
| Churches" as is evidenced by the in
| creased attendance. Tomorrow evening
| he will speak upon the Episcopal Church,
| and also read a very full and able letter
from Rector Bennitt, of Grace Protestant
Episcopal Church.
The services in the Simpson NJ. E.
| Church. the Rev. D. Halleron, pastor.
will be of special interest tomorrow. The
pastor will preach on Enthusiastic
Christianity" in the morning. In the
evening a choral service will be held at
which short addresses will be delivered
by the pastor and members of the Rail-
| road Y. M. G. A., closing with a short
| revival service.
mn yo nat nArn1drv az ~ <v;,nr T,-
cination,n sometimes called "a Box of
| Monkeys" will be given on Tuesday
| evening, February 81, at the Assembly
Hall of the Tabernacle, with the follow
ing cast:-Edward Ralston, Wesley
| Negus; C%hanncey Ogletborpe, J.. D.
Taylor. Jr.; Mrs. Undergraduates, Miss
Eta Anness; Sierra Bengaline. Miss
| poore, Miss Raj Watson. Proceeds for
| the benefit of the Y. p. s. G. E.
The Rev. DIR. Rainsford of St. Georges,
| New York, will preach at st. Paul's,
| Duncan avenue, tomorrow evening, the
first Of a series of Lenten N by fa-
nous divfnes.
There is much good being done by the
earnest workers OF the Willing Workers
Mission. There are souls being saved
each week, and u very deep interest mani
tested. 1t is said they have the finest
rooms OF any Mission In this part of the
country. Services are held Tuesdays and
Thursday nights. 7:20; Sunday afternoon
from $3.50 to 4:45. and evenina service. 7.3O.
Special care Is taken to welcome strang-
ers.
Tomorrow evening at the First Baptist
Church, Grove street, near Mercer, the
pastor, The Rev. Theo. Heisig, will preach
the sixth sermon OF the series on 1.-THE
Future Life" The subject Is of special
Interest, being THE Intermediate Stale
- ~, Ifao1. or Tho Cnu6itfnr of Orr
i have been a sufferer from catarrh for
wears. Having tried a number of remedies
advertised as 'sure cures" without obtain