The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-23
BUSY E~NDEAVORERS
Nine of the Societies of the
Y. P. S. c. E. to Hold
Union Services.
ST. JOHNS CHURCH RENOVATION
Baptists, Presbyterians and Epls-
copalians Off ON a Picnic.

Nine of the societies composing the City
Union of the Young Peoples Society OF
Christian Endeavor of this city will hold
union services in this city on Monday even
ing, July 10
Four of the downtown societies VIII AVE
their Sunday services In the Scotch Presoy-
terian Church, Mercer street, Second fres-
byteriau Church, Wayne Street ana ARK
Reformed Churches. The majority OF the
societies will meet in the Second Frespy-
terrain Church. All the services will be IN
charge of Rev. N. M. Long, DID,, of Mem
phis, Tenn, who enjoys a wide reputation
for his scholarly attachments as well as Tor
his piety. Every preparation has been
made to make the services attractive anu
interesting, and much good work Is an1ci-
pated.
EPWORTH LEAGUE NOTES.
The July rally of the nine chapters com
posjnq the Jersey City Union OF the Ep-
worth League will be held in Lafayette ~
E. Church, Pacific avenue, on July IL. Inc
chapters are those from Grace, James, Emory,
West Side Avenue Linden avenue, I Tha
ding, Simpson and Centenary churches. Inc
cabinet of the League will arrange the pro
gramme of the meetings, which are sure 10
be successful in the work aimed at.
ALTERATIONS AT ST. Johns P. E. CHURCH.;
No time is being lost in the ~renayoting and
enlargement of ST. Johns Free Church, on
Summit avenue. The front of the building
is now torn out. and when the ground IS
cleared the addition will be begun. Inc
style of architecture OF this new part WILL
be in keeping. with the Gothic type of the
former building, and in a few months Rev.
e. L. Stoddard says he expects to have one
of the largest, most coinmodlous ana oeau-
ri. e L-,,at1N- lGbA1n tho an l a fyplnhnG Is
finished then there are the vestibule, the Deco
rations and the new organ to be attend
ed to.
Speaking of the cost of the important chang
es. the rector says:-"The vestibule will cost
IS, 700, the decoration $500, the organ
81, 700, and the necessary changes and addi-
tons, including carpet, gas fixtures, new
plumbing. and the hundred unlooked-for
items at least 81 800. This it was hoped to
provide for by raising $500 at Christmas,
1895; 50, 900 at Easter, 1894, and SOU at
Christmas, 1894, in addition to the Sl0,Ooo
raised a year ago.
..At Christmas 81, $50 was given, and at
Easter about 81, 400, leaving us over S1,u0o
vet to raise
ut Is hoped that with better times some
who were not able to do much this year.
will be able to make it up. and that any
who might have helped and did not VIII De
moved to do So"
tf4E THREE RlG CHUhCh bACO ho1ONc
Special cars of the Consolidated Traction
Company crowded to the doors with bright
gaily dressed happy children ran down York
Street this morning and deposited their very
lively freight at Hudson street, where the
living stream separated into three branches:
One body of children, with men and
women, crowded on board the barge Charles
Speer at the foot of York street. The barge
contained members of all the Baptist
churchesslu this city, all bound for Oriental
Grove, on Long Island Sound. The Jersey
CITY contingent will be reinforced by the
steamer Talchester, having on board the
me,nbers from churches in Hoboken, Union
Xiii and Weehawkan. Arriving at the
grove, dinner will be served; then games
will be the order of the day.
PREsBYTERIANS' PICNIC.
The second branch of the human stream
pouring down York street this morning
turned into the Red Star freight
ward. where at the end Of the
dock lay the steamer Taurus Juggling
at its moorings impatient to be Oft up the
Sound to Laurelton Grove. The churches
represented. were the First and Second,
Westminster, Claremont and John Knox
Presbyterian Churches, and there must at
least have been a thousand men, women and
children. Conspicuous among the throng
were Revs. Chas. Herr, Fl. c.. Cronin, Il. X.
Garretson, I. Halfway and Thomas Houston
and Tax Commissioner Rd. Lahey and wife.
E~PISCoPALIANS' JAUNT
Down to the Sussex street dock poured the
third branch of the stream and these COM
prised members and Sunday school children
of Christ Church and st. Pauls Church,
Duncan avenue. Revs. John c. Hewlett and
w. p. Brush were in charge. The party
went to Idleweld Grove, where great pre-
paration have been made for a delightful
DAVIS outing.