The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-06
LOCAL CHURCH NOTES
Progressive and Useful societies-To-
morrow's Special Services.

Progressive and Useful societies-To-
morrow's Special Services.
The teachels OF ST. Paul's Lutheran
Sunday school on Tuesday evening pre-
scented the orgRnist, Miss Martha Coraes,
with a floral horse shoe. the occasion
being her fifteenth birthday.
The Superiuiendents of the James NJ.
E, Central Avenue Reformed. Trinity
Baptist, Presbyteriau Chapel and PAIL
side NJ. E. Sunday Schools have decided
to hold union exercises, and q parade on
Decoration Day. The route of march
will take in Central and Summit avenues.
Next Wednesday evening the Luther
Society connected with ST. Paul's
Lutheran Church will give its first pub
lie entertainments and reception, az the
Avenue House. for the benefit of the
fund to purchase a new bell for the
church.
The Pilgrim Baptist congregation ex-
pecJ to occupy their new edifice on
Charles street next fall. Ground was
broken for the foundation last Mo nday
morning. The cost will be $4,000.
st. Johns Lutheran Church on Su M
NIT avenue and North street has a
mortgaged Indebtedness amounting to
$1,000. THE NEWS has already alluded
briefly to q novel plan iuauguraued by its
Pastor, Rev. J. G. Rud Luhrs, to pay it
off in course of time by a system Of 500
bonds bearing interest at the rate Of four
per cent. per annum. These bonds are
nearly all taken by the members of the
con srega.ion and friends of the church,
seeking a safe. good paying investment
for their money. The bonds are made a
lien on the church property. Every year
IT, is proposed to redeefn a certain portion
OF the bonds from q special fund pro-
vided for that specific purpose.
The recent juvenile entertainment
~sro.. npdar %Ro atforiooc af Z;nnta
Lutheran Sunday School, G~reenviIle. for
the benefit of the building fund of the
church, demonstrated the fact that the
school can boast of a fine array of talent.
aud in this instance, as in times past.
gave an order Of exercises that was a
credit to all who took part. Pastor Buck
hard was'very much delie hted with the
success Of the exercises and the ~pecnniary
results which will net several
hundred dollars. The school and church
are all aglow with enthusi-
asm, and are making strenuous
endeasors to raise the requisite funds to
start the new church project. 1t looks as
If it would not be many years before this
congregation Will have one OF the finest
church edifces in Greenville. Pastor
Buckhard has faithfully. served this
parish as its pastor for many years, and
well deserves q now church as a nonu-
ment to his zeal and yasbsamounG of good
be has done among the German element
of the community.
The choir OF ST. Johns FREE Church.
Summit avenue, is rehearsing a mass by
Nj. John White for presentation on Whit
sunday. The composition is worthy OF
careful study, not only on account OF the
musicianly method OF Development. but
through its tendency to revert 10 straight
forward .'decIaratiYe church music dis
tinctiveiy opposed TO iorid treatment OF
themes. 1t is evident from this compost.
ton alone that Mr.. White Is destined to
create for himself q place In musical his
tory, although be has given SILL further
proofs in his other works. The choir
may consider itself highly favored in be-
ing able to study this mass under the
personal direction of this thorough no u.
stefan, who unites with the talents OF a
poser those of an orgunist OF rare
merit and a conductor OF unusual sue
Cess.
Tomorrow will be a day Of great fes'
tivity in the Church of St Paul OF the
Cross. Solemn high mass will be cele-
braIee at halt-pnst ten, when the Very
Rev. Father Aloysius will preach Oh
The Life of st. Paul Of the Cross. The
evening service will be of peculiar inter
est. An eloquent sermon by the Rev.
c.. j. Kelly OF St. Mary's will follow the
solemn procession of societies and crown
ing of the statue of Our Lady OF May.
Brilliant lights, choice flowers and sweet
music will abound.
Tomorrow evening the choir OF tbs
Bergen Reformed Church will give theii
monthly service of song under the direc'