The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-02

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s1bility that rests upon EACH one of us to
Keep shining the virtues hat are already
ours and make this church q name for
helpfulness. encouragement aud power.
1ouay, a5 the beginning of the years
work, l desire to speak OF two things.
INCREASED SPIRITUALITY. s
II desire, first, to beg Of you to interest
you selves IN the increased spirituality OF
this parish. This is al age OF activity
and often of activity In religious things.
but it is not q spiritual age. Il Is prac-
ticaI but materlalistic. it's labors are born
rather of the earth than of heaven. It Is
selfish, pleasure loving. even if 1t be
generous and artistic. The age seems TO
have lost the reality and the presence of
the Father and the Son and the Holy
Gnost. Its God is money; its incense, the
smoke of the mandatory; its creed sue
cess, its hell, obscurity and poverty. A
church is a centre of spirituaiisttc enerev.
1t exists, SO far as Its laymen go, largely
to keep alive the spiritual fire of the
community. A church Is q progressive
agency. She must be continually NOV
ing either to defeat the enemy or to aid
her brethren.
"What is the Salvation Army but q
sign of the times, a poor, crude attetnpt
to do what the church OF God oughs to
do. but which you will not let her do. I
do not believe In these movements but
sympathize with the reasons for these
movements with all my heart. These
people know that this generation ha, In
some way lost IT'S hold on Go aud Is
given up to pleasure and drink aud wild
rawlings about equality and universal
happiness without Col, inc knowing
not the beauty Of Zton nor the truth of
the true sanctury, they go about IN their
crude put earnest way to help men,. [
love them, but l pity them. l think
them absolutely wrong aua doomed to
n INFANT h1f lnua thoro haoanun
sheir hearts are bleeding at tue sin of the
times ana they are trying to save the
times This body would never lave been
necessary if Christians III their own
churches had been faithful.
CONDITION OF CHURCH PROPERTY.
"My second thought for the sermon and
our second work for the coming year
is of a very different nature. II is now
over twenty years since the church WAS
erected and i5 has not been thoroughly
gone over In that time. 1t needs exten.
sive repairs. Tue leads Of the windows
are looseued and their Weak-
ened. Til gas Injuries the pillars. the
organ needs repairs aud the altar Ia
cracked aud warped and the carpets are
threadbare. There is also need Of q new
vsstibule. The church should have a
handsome frGnt finish. 10 make the
necessary repairs aud alterations will cost
from $4,000 to $l2. 900. but the question
arises If 1t would not b. wiser TO spend
5000 additional n enlarge the cnuroh.
Inere are o nc vacant seats and cou-
stans applications ara coming in. The
pouulatlon of the hill is increasing anl
the church should be enlarged to keep up
to the demands. The church raise 1
$40. 900 last Easter for Improve
ments, but when the bills
came in they were for $1,000. n the
vestry, instead of carrying a debt. said:
wv nun rycTf unnrhnR vnur ND di1 rnf
lose heart. l propose that the people aud
societies OF the church raise the addi-
tional $1,000 within the next fifteen
mouths. / want So, 500 as an Offering GU
Christmas, 1898; $1,000 GU Easter. 1894,
and the balance the next Christmas.
II SUCCESS bat for fifteen months the
work OF tue guilds be confined to ssrv-
ing, and that the boxes be those which
represent articles which can be made aud
given, and not those whicn cost mouey. |
think We are Justified for Que season In
turning ali u money into this most
needed channel. Then. u foundation
being established. we can 60 on to de-
yeIope our outside henevolence.
IF it be asked why we should not bor-
row aud leave the burden for our chill
dren to pay, / would reply, they will
have their own burdens. This parish
must expand, we shall need a chapel, q
second and larger building. and q nome
for my successor. 8 rectoIy. All this
your children will be called upon to
build and they will build it all If you
teach them how. but this generation
should complete the church proper. Let
as leave that before We die enlarged,
improved, beautlfied, to stand q monu-
ment for ages. It will call for 8 acrifices,
but st, Johns is capable of them, Eor
prayers, l am sure you will give them.
heroic self deniais it may be, but you will
lNc kl1ot d. H~Ar r-l -a.I "
Let our motto for the coming fifteen
months be upward and forward-upward
into d higher spiritual life IL whicn moi
only the women, but even the men of st,
John are TO lead-forwardsnto q spirit
OF self denial aud generosity to which
each is asked to lend himself with love
and Zeal. M
My friends, every sermon cannot be
for every man, but every service, every
bcnediction, every chant of praise. every
strong declaration of tue creed, are for
every man and all these teach that God ia
love, that He does care. that all are
working for good to Him that love GOD
and trust Him.
CHOOSE YoUR APPEAL.
IF the appeal for money hurts you take
the other appeal, this appeal for more
faith. love, spiritual conservation. II you
can't help with gold help here. If you
can't give d rich memorial, give yourself
as a memorial of his loving redemption,
of Gods mercy and become a help anu
comfort to this church by helping and
comforting some dear fallen or dis
couraged brother and showing Christ to
MIN. SO shall you mud blsssedness eve n
in your hard lot. because this affection,
which Is but for q moment, is not to be
compared with that rich and exceeding
weight of glory which shalt be yours"
HOLY ROSARY POOR BOXES ROBBED.
The Italian Catholic Church OF the Holy
Rosary, on sixth street, was broken into by
burglars during Saturday night. The poor
boxes were forced open and the contents, a few
pennies, were stolen. The police have no clue
to the thieves,
His Contribution.
.Mamma-"Now, Teddy, we must all try and
give up something while times are so hard"
Teddy-'Tm willing"
Mamma-'What will it be, dear.s