The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-25
AMONG THE CHURCHES.
Methodist Epfscopal.

Last week at Mount Tabor was an exceed
ingly busy one. Bishop Thoburn was present
and after Wednesday evenings sermon by
| Rev. G. P. EelSlnan of Morristown, delivered
a wonderfully interesting address on church
work and duty.
On Thursday morning Bishop Thoburn
preached again, and at the request of the
young ministers and ministerial students, took
for his text 1. Cor, 1929.
| yesterday afternoon from:-"They saw no man
save Jesus only. Rev. A. B. Richardson led
the prayer service which followed.
Yesterday was the twenty-ffth anniversary
of the first religious meeting ever held on
Mount Tabor.
Rev. John Krantz is in Cottage City, Mass.
z. Kemble.
Rev. D. r.. Lowrie will preach in Emory
Church on Sunday, September 8. The church
| has been put in first class condition.
At the annual meeting of Grace Me. Church
on Wednesday evening, the following were
elected trustees for the ensuing YEARS.. S.
Carpenter, H. Fowkes, Walter Scott, s. M.
Sidman, S. Richards, Thomas Hughes, Frank
Curtis, D. d. La Baw and Jacob Hefner.
Rev. John Atkinson of West Side Avenue
Church, spent a short vacation last week in
Ocean. Grove.
The topics for Epworth League Chapters
tomorrow are:-'"rhe Tares; Separated at
|Last.'' Meetings will be held as usual by the
several chapters, the leaders OF the services
being as follows;-Centenary Chapter, Mr..
Frank N. Bloom; Linden Avenue Chapter,
Mr.. A. Van Busklrk; United Chapter, James
Slu I'll Anioc lAI "a = DAN~ NN.NH
Chapter, Mr.. James 5. FEairchild, Onward
Chapter, Lafayette Church, regular monthly
conservation service to be held on Monday even
ing, leader, Mr.. w. Thomas.
In the %follawing churches Chapter meetings
of the Epworth League will be held as follows:
First Church Chapter, Bayonne, monthly so
llciable next Monday evening; Bergen Point
Chapter. literary meeting and Bible study to-
morrow evening; Simpson Chapter, semi
monthly business meeting next Monday even
ing; Union Place Chapter, Union Hill, month
ly business meeting next Tuesday evening.
The Epworth League reading course for
1S94-9 will include the following books:-'The
New Generation - by Rev. Edwin A. Schell,
general secretary; christianity and the
Christ" by Bradford Paul Raymond; Image
Christi" by Rev. James Stalker, DID. BE
meath Two Flags by Mrs. Maude E. Booth,
and abraham Lincoln" by D. D. Thomp-
son.
President Geo. H. Lincks of the Epworth
League in West Side Church, has returned
from a brief vacation. He is a deservedly
popular young man, full of zeal and energy
for the League.
A lawn party will be held on the second
Thursday evening in September, by Crasto
Chapter. Palisade Church. A chapter rally
will be held next month. a.,
Chapter No, 1904, West Side Avenue Church.,
will give a musical entertainment on Octo-
Der 8, the De Moss fomily of musicians hay
ing been engaged.
The September rally of the City, Epworth
Union will be held on September 1S in St.
Paul's Church, on Third street. The cabinet
will meet on Friday evening, September Z, to
arrange for the fall and winter fellowship
meetings. Editor-in-Chief Rev. J. F. Berry,
of the "Epworth Herald, and Mr.. j. NJ. Black
have just completed the edition of a new song
book, Songs of the Soul" for league conyen-
tons and meetings.
Baptist.
The Rev. Theo. Hesig, the pastor of the
First Baptist Church in Grove street, near Mer-
Ger, having returned from his vacation, will
occupy his own pulpit tomorrow. both morning
and evening.
ToAroan Ra mist ChI1rrh will nr0hahly he Sc
lected as the place in which to hold the an
nual meeting of the Women's Temperance
Society OF the Baptist Church of New Jersey.
Rev. D. ]. Ellison in November will begin a
series of sermons on Travels in the East"
Reformed.
Pastor Meury of the flights daily visits the
condemned murderer Altenburger. He says
that the doomed man is prepared for the awful
fate.
Rev. w. p. Bruce of Greenville Reformed
Church has returned from a visit to his pa
teynal home in Ardes, NY.
Rev. DR.. Brett of Bergen Reformed Church
and his family are still down the South Jersey
coast, They will return next week
Rev. w. D. Grant of South Bergen Reformed
Church has returned from his vacation.
Park Reformed Church is being cleaned
thoroughly.
Presbyterian.
Rev. John. P. Hale, a former pastor of the
Claremont Presbyterian Church, but now of
the Kenwood Evangelical Church, Chicago,
preached to his old congregation last Sunday
morning. The Claremont Church had been
closed for the month of August, but the visit
of Mr.. Hale to this city induced the trustees
tion might have an opportunity of hearing
their old pastor.
The Ladies' Society of Westminster Presby-
terrain Church will arrange a series of social
meetings for the fall.
v. WI. C. A.
Mr.. Herbert L. Powelson of this city will
address the mems meeting tomorrow afternoon
at four o'clock. All men are cordially invited.
Another musicale will be held next Tues
day evening. A special programme is being
prepared. All young men welcome.
There will be a baseball match this after
noon between the Young Mems League of the
First Baptist Church and the Association team
on the association grounds. 1t is expected
that it will be a lively game.