The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-15

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There will be a rally of the Junior
Christian Endeavor Society at three
o'clock this afternoon ut the First Pres-
byterian Church.
An interesting series of,free lectures Is
being given every Tuesday evening ~
this month at the Presbyterian Church az
West Ho5oken under the aus pices or the
Young Mems Christian Association.
The monthly social gatherings of the
P~enny-a-day Society of the James M. u.
Church are in no way diminished in their
general interest or benevolent results II
the congregation is in a state OF turmoil.
The last social was pronounced one OF
the largest in its attendance and most en-
joyable that the society has held. Inc
object of the society is to raise funds by
daily penny contributions Of It's members
to pay the interest on the $1,000 church
debt.
The Scotch Presbyterian Church, Ho-
bokep, has been beautified, and stained
glass windows put i'll. descriptive OF Oiu
Testament incidents.
Superintendent Taylor of the James M.
e. Sunday school, on Wednesday even
lug, held a conference with the sup9rln-
rendents representing the schools nortn
OF tine Pennsylvania Railroad cut, 10
complete arrangements for a joint parade
sometime in May. A similar detnon-
v 1tAOA u W v A1Na
year, but the rain spoiled che completion
of the details.
The young people of st. Paul's Lilth-
eran Church are busy rehearsinR for an
entertainment TO be held next month.
The congregation of the Central Ave-
nue. Reformed Church intend to start
work on their new edif1ce in a few weeks.
The plans show that it will be an impos-
Ing and handsome structure. IL VIII DC
erected in the rear OF the present church
This weeks issue OF the Bayonne Times
contains a terse biography OF Richard II.
Green. who for six years acted as tle
President of the Hudson County Sunday
School Association, and also made 1t whag
it is today, q Of the most influential
and largest Sunday schoo. unions OF tn .
State. Mr.. Green can boast of having a
multitude Of warm friends throughout
the county, aud sustains friendly relations
with churches and Sunday schools oil
every sect. He Is identified with several
important religious and ph~llanthropic
enterprises, and is often the lie OF many
a public and social gatherings.
The ladies Of Holy Trinity Lutheran
Church, on Bowers street, are the main-
stay OF Pastor Hafer in his arduous work
to reduce the church debt. Their various
undertakings have always proved re-
markably successful financially.
Pastor Parker, the recently Installed
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Church, on Hancock avenue, Is becoming
immensely popular among his parishioa-
ers. His eloQueuce. feryor n genial
nature cause MIN to win friends In and
outside the congregation A local paper
reputes him TO be The ablest preacher in
the Fourth district" Since his advent to
the pastorate the church has acquired re-
newed life.
Professor Wood, of Stevens Institute.
has earned the well merited appreciation
Of the church people of Hoboken. AT
diverse times he has, at his own personal
expense, given s~tereopbicon entertain
ments and lectures for the benefit OF the
churches and mission enterprises OF the
community. The Professor Is one OF the
most popular church workers or the
city.
The Weehawken Presbyterian Church
is becoming u live organization. Pastor
Brown and people are united in their
! Jealous e~ndeavors to enlarge les useful
ness and improve its general condition.
The Rev. Fl. G. Cronin, OF Kansas City,
the Pastor-eIecJ of the Second Presbyter-
ian Church, is announced to preach his
first sermon as the Pastor on Sunday
morning, April %.
Rector Cameron of the Ascension
Episcopal Church on South street, Is
planning several new schemes that he
intends to put In operation to improve the
churcn eUlHce, anu enlarge tno 1eliklouo
work of the parish.
Pastor CAM, of st. Johns M. E.
Church on Central and Hopkins avenues,
next month will take charge of a mission
at Tappan. His successor has not been
selected.
The Pilgrim Baptist congregation have
awarded the contract. and work will be
started at once for the erection of a new
ediice on Charles street, near Summit
avenue. The new frame structure will
be so feet deep with a frontage of 30 feet,
and a high tower to give an imposing
effect to the front. 1t will be completed
during the latter part of the summer.
The antique little wood chapel on Liu-
coin street, neal Central avenue. In which
the congregation first assembled thirty
wears ago, will be abandoned in 4 few
weeks, as it has been sold for manufac-
turing purposes for 81, 800.
The ladies of Zion A. M. Il. Church, on
Monmouth street, on Thursday evening
gave q PINK tea aud concert at Turner
Hall for the benefit of Pastor johnson.
He we'll deserved the benefit, for Zion
| Church has never had a more faithful and
energetic pastor, and the church was
never In as good condition as it is at this
time,
The young people of the Pilgrim Bap.
fist Church on Monday evening held 9
pleasant social reunion in the caurch.