The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-12-29

class VIII act as uSherS anu reeei'e
the offerings.
Presbyterian.
The interior Of the Second United Pres
byterian Church on Hancock avenue, OF
Which the Rev. DR.. c.. Parker IS the
faithfu1gpastor, has been peautifed and
furnished with a new carpet and furni-
Capt. Herbert Campbell, Of the First
Hoboken Company, Boys Brigade, con-
nected with the First PRESBYTERIAN
IChurch, Sixth and Hudson streets, Hoo
boken, was presented with a hand
some sword by the members of the
company at the Christmas en-
tertainment of the First Presbyterian
Sunday School. The presentation speech
was an excellent one, and was made by
Mr.. Robert w. McCague, first lieutenant
of the company.
An excellent entertainment was given
last night in the Secoud U. p. Church,
Hancock avenue. The programme was;
Welcome address, Original. Joseph Ed
Stephenson; Picnic Song, ehorus; You
Must Not, John Wells: The Book of the
New Year, Lillian Doughty; ~Story.Beef-
steak or Liver, VIM. A. Wheeler; Song
Bunch of Blue Ribbons, Florence Mac
cracker; The Boy Hero, Peter Pentland;
Fry; The Unseen Battlefield, Annie Han
dorf; song-Nature, chorus; Don't Take
1t to Heart, Robert Green; Most Annoy
ing, Adele Emmerich; The Car Conduc-
Grandpapa and I, chorus; The Charcoal
Man, Hattie Macmillan Tine Flag of the
Free. Gordon 7. Decker; song-Nymphs
Fneda Booth; recitation-Might Have
| Been, Marion Martin; song-Teaching
Public School, boys chorus; Auntie's
the Sweet Old Chapters, Misses Kid
| and Macmillan.
The audience room of the Second United
I! Presbyterian Church on Hancock ave-
| mo which has hlan In6nrQ0inQ T6n2IrS
| for the last seven weeks will be opened
next Friday night. Thirteen hundred
and reftting the spacious auditorium
which now has a very beautiful appear
ance. While it was being repaired the
services were held in the Sunday School
| vice on January 6.
The Christian Endeavor Society of
Westminster Presbyterian Church, gave
a social and experience meeting last
| evening. Each membe told his or her
experience in earning contributions for
the Christmas gift to the church, An
| the Social Committee.
AT the First Presbyterian Church to-
morrow evening, Dr.. Pearce will play
some fine and unusual selections on the
organ. from half past seven to eight
O'Clock. The Rev. DR.. Herr will preach
and a quartette of selected voices will
| Evangelist Munhal and his assistant,
| Chester Buick, will start a three weeks
revival at the First Presbyterian Church
next Thursday night. The churches CO.
operating in hiring Mr.. Munhall are
Emory, Bergen Reformed, south Bergen
Reformed and the First Presbyterian;
be a watch night service at the Bergen
| Reformed Church On New Years Eve.
1t will be led in turn by each of the
| ministers in the movement. There will
| also be a union prayer meeting at the
| First Presbyterian Church on Wedpes-
day night.
Tomorrow the Rev. Theo.~ Heisig will
close his pastorate of the Parmly Me-
mortal, formerly the First Baptist Church
morning and evening. At the close of the
evening service, by special vote of the
church holy communion will be cele-
brated.
The German Baptist congregation Of
Hoboken want to build a church. Lots
have been procured on Willow avenue
near Ninth street. The Building Com
mittee are levelheaded men. They think
they can save money and reach the most
satisfactory results by entrusting the
work of construction in the hands of
| Col E. Stevens He has been requested
to take the plans and help them out.
The genial and obliging Colonel has
consented, and also added a donation of
| $1,000.
The Sunday School services at the
Summit avenue Baptist Church will be
very interesting tomorrow. The Rev.
| STiesion who has IL talu re 4n, i iH LAW
| that country will tell If bis axnerfanca
he will he dressed in tha naive ooS.
I t1me
The Rev. d.. ]. Ellison will preach his
farewell sermon at the Bergen Baptist
Church tomorrow evening. He has been
Pastor of the church for eleven years,
! cation who are 10th to lose him He
has bull the. church upI to what II now
is-one of the most nrosperoIIs an tho
Hill. He has accented a cali to the First
Baptist Church of IndianaDoIis. Indiana
| Arthur Preston. the organist of the Ber-
! gen Baptist Church, will soon follow
him to the same church. On Monday
will tender a reception to Mr.. and Mrs.
Ellison. Resolutions will be read and
the Rev. DR.. Brett will deliver an ad-
dress.
LutneTan.
Pastor Hafer of st. Trinitatis Lutheran
Church Jared we'll on Christmas Day.
He received a handsome gold watch
from the congregation and a large num-
Der of gifts from Individual admirers.
Pastor Hafer has been a faithful worker,
f fa most amicabl e natnre peop'e I u
other Churches.
Richard r.. Green, the ex-President of
the Hudson County Sunday School As
ISOLATION, had a novel experience as a
fire e~Xtinguisher orr Christmas light.
He was peaking at the exercises of the
Fffty-third Street M. e. Sunday School,
New York, when the decorations above
the stage caught fire. He and the Pastor
had their coats burned in their heroic
efforts while assisting in putting out the