The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-30
AMONG THE CHURCHES.
Raptist.

The Rev. D.. j. Ellison has returned from
Sullivan, Liberty county, New York, where he
has been spending the summer and will resume
his duties at the Bergen Baptist Church. At the
Bergen Baptist Church on Sunday night a
farewell service will be rendered to Miss
Lillian Snowden, who leaves on Monday to go
will make the farewell address to her In behalf
of the church and several lady members of the
church will also speak. Miss Darling, who is
to accompany Miss Snowden, will MAKE a few
remarks as win also Miss Snowden herself.
Great preparations are being made at the
Bergen Baptist Church for a grand musical SER
sunday in October. The Harvest Home Festival
will be held on the Sunday before Thanksgiving
Day.
Church will be introduced to the congregation
and the musical public on Thursday, October 10,
at Q recital.
The Young Mems Missionary League Of the
business NEE ting In the church last Thursday
evening. Great interest is being felt In the
league. Three more new members were elected
to membership.
Methodist Episcopal.
The first of a series of teachers meetings for
the study OF the Internati onal Lessons will be
held at Hedding NJ. e. Church tonight. The
Rev. II. G.. Cronin will preside tonight and dur
ing October, the Rev. Cornelius Woelfkin for
the Rev. J. F. Morgan for January. W. H.
Beach of West Bergen for February, aud the
Rev. j. W.. Daily for March. The Hudson
County Sunday School Association has had this
in mind for the past year or 50, the occasional
union meetings held last year being In this di
rection. The meeting will begin tonight at
7.45 O'Clock. All are invited.
The Epworth League chapter connected with
the Lafayette M. Z. Church will hold it's semi
annual election on Thursday even ing, October
5. The league holds a devotional meeting every
Monday evening In the chapel on Wilton street.
The average attendance is about thirty.
Tbs Lords Supper will be administe red in the
Methodist Episcopal Churches tomorrow.
The Epworth League of Grace NJ. e. Church
will give a musical and literary entertainment
in the church on Wednesday, Octobe r 10.
At the communion services of the Lafayette
M. E. Church. Pacific avenue, fifty pr obatloners
will be received into the church. The Rev. G.
E, Little has just cause to be proud of the
1ourishing condition of the church and the
good work it is doing in the community.
The Rev. DR.. jackson will preach a series Of
evening sermons in Hedding M. e.. Church
during the month Of October upon Scripture
Characters, with Present Day Applications.
The first Of the series will be given Sunday
evening next upon Abraham; or an Upright
Man.
The Rev. q. l.. Mead of Union Hill will
occupy the Simpson M. E. pulpit both morning
and evening tomorrow.
The aides Of Simpson NJ. e. Church are ar
ranging for a fair in the latter part Of Novem-
Der. Much interest is csntering in the coming
event and great preparations are being made
to make it a big success. Tue Epworth Le ague
is preparing to give Q Dairy Mai ds' carnival
aDOut tlo uToL Hcok IL NOVemucr. IL VIII De q
very popular entertainment and is sure TO at
tract crowds.
The Rev. M. L. Gates win preach at Grace M
e. Church tomorrow morning on 1.-The Two Big
Fas." In the evening, having finished his series
of candle sermons he will preach a .~lantern
sermon. - with a prelude on Jersey City prim-
aries. gI
A number Of probationers will be received
into the Emory NJ. e. Church, Bergen and
Belmont avenues. tomorrow morning at the
communion service. The Epworth League will
meet at 6. so r. NJ.
At st. Paul's Church, Third street.-The Pastor,
Rev. Mr.. Eakins, will administer the Lords
Supperto a number of probationers tomorrow
morning.
Al the Linden Avenue NJ. E. Church. the
Rev. w MCGOWAN. D. D., will preach to-
morrow evening on The Christians MidnI ght
Sum-
The Rev. g l. Mead will preachat Simpson
NJ. Z. Church. Central avenue, the Rev. d.
Halloran. Pastor. fomorr ow morning.
Mrs. e. NJ. Guindon Of New York, who is
much interested in the rescue work OF that
city. will speak in Old Trinity NJ. e. Church
Sunday night, She will also sing a few seiec-
lions with an autoharp accompaniment. a
lively service OF song proceeds the evening SER
mon every Sunday night. The congfe cations
since the return OF tbs Pastor.
Protestant EpiAeopal.
As St. Michaei's festival was observed by de-
yout Protestaut Episco2alIans on Friday last