The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-12
LOCAL CHURCH NEWS.
News from Pulpit and rew- Jersey City
EPworth League.

LVCAL CHUlCH NEWS.
News from Pulpit and rew-Jsrsey Citv
EPworth League.
There is not a church on the Heights that has
climbed any faster to success than has ST. Johns
German Church on Summit avenue and North
street. Several years ago this church was bat
q modest one and had a thin attendance at the
services. But recently il has grown, under the
pastorate of the Rev. Mr.. Leuhrs, and now its
influence Is great among the German people ia
anniversary of the churcn's establishment Will
occur. There will be present many visiting
clergymen. Among them will be the Rev.
Haas: President OF the New York Ministerium:
Rev. Berkemsier. OF the Fathers OEpnan Home;
Mount Vernon; ths Rev. Mr.. Koenlg. thu Rev.
DR.. Charles Muldtnger and others. A new
scheme has been introduced in the church to
pay of the mortgage. Eignt thousand dollars
was owed on the church and 80 bonds valued
at $40 each have been issued. These have all
been subscribed for aud the church is entirely
free OF debt. This alone Is q cause for great
qualification.
The Rev. E. ]. MacMinn of the Summit Ave-
nue. Baptist Church returned from q visit to
Morristown, where his family Ii staying,
Thursday.
St. Paul's Lutheran Church, OF St. Paul's ave-
nue. and Sum1nit avenue, is oeing deeora1si iu-
side. 1t IN to be of the most artistic kind. Pas
tor Stuckert, in speaking OF the decorating.
said:-"The congregation wishes the cnurch t o
be beautifully decorated. aud they ars right
The women have greatly helped to bring about
this establishment OF St. Paul's. On the 20Sn
of September we shall have our bell placed in
the bellfrY. The Sunday school and Luther
Society have collected the funds 70 purchase it.
Friends of the church have helped also. Ex-
Coroner Murrer made a handsome contribution
to the fund today. People of different sectS
and religions have shown great generosity. 1
was asked to write au inscription IN Germ "a for
the bell, and this is an approximate translat lou
Of what will appear:-I an callsd st. Paui's
bell. From my tall tower / call, 20. sinner,
come and hear with fear before too late tho word
OF thy God.n'nhH
The autumnal assembly OF the department. of
spiritual work of the Jersey City Epworth
League will be held In tbs West Side Avenue M.
E. Church, on Thursday afternoon aud evening,
October IL. The afternoon session will be gin at
three O'Clock. Essays and addresses bearing on
the work of the dep3rtm 3nt will bs tho order of
the session. followed by a collation. in the even
ing. A vesper service will preceds the regular
session. An address by a prominent Now
York pastor will b5 the f9itura OF tue evening
service First vics-presidents OF the local
chapters OF the leagu5 are requested to note
the foregoing. Each chapter will bs enritIel to
send Two delegatesrepres5ntingths deplrtms1t
of spiritual work. All memb3 BIS will % Invited
to the evening session. Noticss will bs seut to
ah tbs leagues 10 due season.y For tbs pIrpo5s
of a mere direct communication first vics-prssf-
dents ara requested to send their mama and al
dresses TO the frat vice pre- sideat of the Jersey
City District Epwor5h League, Me. 951sge II.
Lincks. No. 81 Forrest street, Jersey City
Heights.
The regular monthly business meeting of Ep-
worth League, Chapter No. 1904 will bs held in
the West Side Avenue ". e. Church on Thurs.
day evening, August II. At the recent cabinet
engagements are being made for q reception to
be given OF the Septsm )er msetinss
Presiding Elder j. 4; Faults will preach in
the West Side Avenue NJ. e. Church tomorrow
morning. Tne evening service viii b5 haid an
der the auspices OF the Epworth Lsagus. There
will be several addresses by the officers and
members.
The Second Presbyterian Church, on Third
street, has been equipped with additional light
ing facilities. A lunch of incandescent electric
lights is TO be placed above the pulpit.
The ladies of tina Flower Missioa made the
patients in the City Hospital happy Thursday
with gifts of fragrant flowers.
Boatrnen's Mission, foot of Sixteenth street,
D., L. & W. coal docks, will hold services every
Wednesday and Friday evenings At 7.30 O'Clock.
Sundays at 8 80 and 1891 F. NJ.
New views of the Chicago Fair, m,ny Of them
brilliantly colorsd, were shown a few evenings
ago by Rsv. John w. Treea, tne popular PASTOR
of the Reformed Episcopal Ihuten on Summit
avenue near Lincoln street. Ar effort is being
made to rebuild the church, whica is fast grow
ing too small for the Increasing congregation.
Contributions for this object may be sent to tue
Pastor at No. 933 Summit avenue, who viii
will give its annual picnic at Sayies' Grove on
Newark Bay.
The Rev. Arney S. Biddle, pastor Of the
Summit Avenue United Presbyterian Church,
and western New York. He will not return
until September i. The church will rsmaln
open every Sabbath as 1 nsgai during Mr..
have been in western New York all slmnsr.
Mrs. Biddle's mother died recently.
The Young Mems Lutheran Association of the
German Evangical Lutheran st. Mathews
Church, will hold their grani excursion to
Greenwood Laks, tomorrow. Special train
leaves the Erie B. R. Depot, Pavo1il F5rry, at
nine O'Clock a. NJ. Fare for the round trip will
be seventy-hve cents. Children un Ter twelve
years of age forty cents. Should tie wsathsr
prove unfavorable. tho excursion will bs post
tonight of the following oflcers and msmbsrs.
President. II. Herreilers, 3J2 Montgomery
street, Vice President, e. Petersen, 27 Third
street, Secretary, Henry Aibsrs, "a Pavenia ave-
nue., Treasurer, George Guuthsr, 295 Grove
street, George Simon, 5lT PAvonta avenue, Gus
Miesegaes, 439 Bergen avenue, Il. q. Aptnann,
60 Wayne street, J. Fl. Thomas, 50 Henry street.
John Clausen, 213 Warren street, Louis Wolf.
All Monmouth street. E. Martens. 6S Wayne
street, Georgs Hoec6er. $50 Jersey avenua, o.
Herreilers, BOZ Montgomery street. 7. UIrich,
Pavonia avenue, A. Ewaid. 3l9 Varick sire ct, Fl.
Rohfs, "a Emory street, ). Gerinann. 28i York
street. Charles Rugge. al Grows street, Her
man Bshrens. 1f415 Warren street. w. Adeiung,
1872 Warren street. =. Msisnst, I'D Wasnin sto1
street, Oscar Doring, 1856 Third street, J. Rssch,
366M Seventh street, J. Viebrock, 81 Essex
street, A. E.. Rohlfs, "a Emory street, J. Rugge,
40l Grows street, Charles Bahrens. aI5 Bfu1s.
wick street. j. TASTED, rs Morris street.
Rev. D. P. Brush of st. Paut's p. E. Church
takes no vacation this year, although he runs
of FOR a couple of days at a time every oncs in
a while. He is on hand every Sunday morning
to preach. The Sunday morning service Is til .
only one held at st. Paul's during the month Of
August.
Rev. Matthias Meuller will preach his first
sermon to his new flock ct the Third German
Reformed Church OF Bdyonns tomorrow morn
ing q. half-past eleven O'Clock.
Rev. G.. Andraea Of st. Johns German Evan
gelicaf Church takes no vacation. He can al
ways be found at his home on Fairview avenus.
st. Johns German Evangelical Church will
hold a picnic in Glendale Parx on August 20.
The choir of ST. Johns Eyangeiicaf Church
held q rehearsal last night. on Tuesday next
they will start early in the morning Tor an all
day picnic to Sayles' Grove
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