The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-19
LOCAL CHURCH MATTERS.
Excursion 60 Camp Meeting Projected
Ctersymen Returning.

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Ciersymen Returning.
The only excursion to camp meeting at Ocean
Grove will be given on Thurday, August 81,
under the auspices of Triuity N. e. Church .
Grand street, tie Rev. John Krantz, Jr., Pastor
Events of this nature are indeed rars in Church
circles at this time of year and deserve recogni-
tiou at the hands of those who are unable to
enjoy q longer vacation.
The death of Mr.. Thorn P. Sherwood, Super
intendent of the Lafayette Reformed Sunday
School removes one of the most devoted work.
ers in church and Sabbath school circles of the
CITY. For many years at The head Of the school,
which has more than doubled in members since
he assumed its control, he addel the duties of
conductor OF the choir and elder In tne con-
siStory.
holds services as usual during the summer with
out change.
The union vacation services tomorrow Ia the
Second Presbyterian Church, Second street,
near Jersey avenue, will be held at half past
ten A. N. and at seven forty five p. NJ. The
Rev. E. G. Evans will preach ia the morning on
''The New Heart in the evening on 'rhe
Great Struggle Singing will be led by a vol
unteer choir. A cordial invitation is extended
to all.
The subject for the lecture at the Christ
Adelphian Meeting Room, Grove and Fouth
streets. tomorrow evening. is, "No Hope of
Eternal Life in Professionalism cor Catholicism. -
The Rev. VIM. Eakins. OF 81; Paurs M. E.
Church, Third street. is one of the few pastors
al home ia the month of August.
The Rev. DR.. Warren. rector OF st. Mary's
Church, Hoboken avenue, will preach on ssThe
Columbian Exposition at Chicago" detailing
personal experience.
The Rev. NJ. L. Gates, Pastor of Grace NJ.
e. Church, who has just returned from an ex-
tended trip to Chicago. will preach tomorrow
morning on .sThe Worlds Fair and What I Saw
There.
Evangelist {. q. Prettyn1an of Paterson, N
j.. will conduct special services at tho Willing
Workers. Mission at half past ten tomorrow
morning. There will be a services of song from
half past three to four o'clock P. NJ, after
which Mr.. Prettymau will have full charge of
tho meeting. The even ing service will be Of
especial interest 10 railroad men.
Mr.. SIS. Carpenter, assisted by the Christian
Workers of Grace NJ. E. Church, will conduct a
service of song at the gospel Temperance Mis-.
sion, No. 503 Newark avenue tomorrow at ff-
teen minutes to fonr P. NJ.
The Rev. D. ,Halleron will preach as usual In
the Simpson NJ. E. Church, Central avenue, to-
morrow morning and evening.
The Lafayette Reformed Church, which is uu.
dergoing extensive repairs, will reopen the first
Sunday of September.
Extensive preparations are being made By the
committee in charge Of the st. Lucas German
Evangelical Sunday School 10 make the schools
picnic at Caledonia Park next Monday after
isito increase the church building fund. Rev.
John Staehii has been laboring iHdsfatigably in
the effort to rear a new church building for his
congregation ever since the congregation was
formed. 1t now meets in Humboldt Hall. A
series of entertain enrs aud picnicS have bean
going on In the interest OF this worthy object.
and all have proven social and financial sue
cesses Mondays viii prove no exception to
the rule, weather permitting.