The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-12-01

Rev. r. II. Brown delivered a lecture
in the A. M. H.. Zion Church, on Mon
mouth street, last night on THE African
and His Achievements" The address
was intensely interesting and Mr.. Brown
dwelt at length upon the colored mans
272 years of loyalty in America.
In Trinity Church tomorrow at 4 P. M.
there will be memorial services under the
auspices of Jersey City Lodge, No. 2l1,
b. p. o. III
Rev. DIR. d. Halleron asks us to make
this notifcation:-Owing to the recent re-
opening of Simpson M. E.. Church Au-
tnmnal Day services have been deferred
until tomorrow, when the Pastor will
preach a special sermon to old people
in the morning. At the close of the even.
ing sermon a popular revival service VIII
be held.
Through a misunderstanding as to the
title of the church The News stated last
week that the Rev. G. N. Meade of the
It should have been Rev. G. Meade of
the Episcopal Church, who left this week
for Iowa.
nI Dr.. sPI e me- Tr,g a former nm +. pessst S@cb y tol
morrow morning. He used to be one OF
the most popular preachers in the. city.
His many friends will undoubtedly be on
hand to hear him. In the evening Pastor
Krantz will preach on the subject:-."The
Church of the Living God" 1t is ex-
pected that a large crowd will attend the
hold their annual memorial services.
Mr.. Krantz will speak and others.
The service of praise which precedes the
Sabbath evening sermon at Emory NJ.
E. Church is very attractive. The Pastor
DR.. Lowrie, will preach tomorrow even
ing on the question:-'Is There a HELP"
The first of the union prayer meetings
will be held at Emory Church on Tues
day next 1t will be led by the Rev.
DIR. Grant.
The Social Union of the First Uni
versalist Church lis making great prepa-
rations for a fair to be opened Decem-
Der 5, and which will last three days.
There will be tables representing each
week day. Mrs. A. j.. Newberry is at
the head of the Committee of Arrange
ments.
ate Presbyterian.
The union meetings held last week in
First Church were in every way a sue
cess. AT the Tuesdays meeting Rev.
J. Macmillan, of New York., spoke o
up and Down the Rocky Mountains"
This able lecturer having spent many
years among the Mormons, had lots to
say about their habits and customs,
which vastly amused his audience.
The ladies in charge of the recent
American Souvenir Tea and Bazaar of
the Scotch Church report a successful
result. A large crowd visited the fair,
and the financial matters were in excel
lent order.
The church repair FUND of Claremont
Church is rapidly growing, thanks to
the energy of the ladies. The recent fair
and supper by the Ladies' Society netted
a nice little sum
The Kaffir Choir will sing in Second
Presbyterian Church on Tuesday even
ing next, when an interesting programme
will be presented.
Next Tuesday evening the Sabbath
school of the Westminster Presbyterian
Church will give an entertainment. The
scholars are endeaVorin to make a big
show.
There will be a meeting of the teachers
and officers of the Sunday school of the
Westminster Presbyterian Church next
VUnHnnC6ou nxyanjn Thou ChaI roo Ia
the nomination for Superintendent and
Assistant Superintendent. The James of
such nominees will be sent to the session
house for appointment.
The Junior Christian Endeavor Society
of the First Presbyterian Church will
have a fair December IA.
AT the First Presbyterian Church to-
morrow night DR.. Pearce will play
song, Die Walkure,'' Wagner; overture,
''Sakuntala" Kalidasa), Goldmark; Allie
gro vivace (No. 5, op. 1922, Mendelssohn;
serenata ono. l, op. 15), Moszkowski;
''Gade," Schumann; Finale, symphony in
c minor (No. 81, Beethoven. Miss Sido-
ME Trenkmann, who arrived but a few
weeks g from Dresden, will sing, "on
Mighty Pinions," from Hayden's "Crea-
ton and Luther's hymn, "A Mighty
Fortress Is Our Cod The Rev. DR..
Charles Herr will preach on Martin
Luther" F
Reformed.
Some month"; G 1.-The News noticed
the opening of a branch of the Reformed
Sunday school,, Greenville. 1t meets. in
a vacant store on Ocean avenue, and is
fourishing and full of promise.
The new edifice erected by the Re-
formed congregation at Hoboken is now
all completed, except the seats and other
necessary furniture, which will be put in
next week. 1t is expected that the dedi-
cation will a place the week before
Christmas.
Free Library Trustee S. L. Harvey is
one of the most active and foremost
workers in the G%reenville Reformed
church. He has been identified with the
work of the Sunday school in various
relations for many years.
Tomorrow evening the usual service OF
song will be given by the choir of the
Bergen Reformed Church, and the ser
mon will be preached by the Rev. DR..
Brett. The choir will render the fol
lowing programme; under the direction
them, Break Forth Into JOY" Oliver
King; Lords Prayer, Bartlett; Gloria
Patri, H. W. Parker; response, Unit
anthem, Il Heard the Voice of Jesus
Say VIM. Reed; offertory, Behold the
Bridegroom Cometh," Schneider; as
cription, BLESSED Is He Who Cometh,'
GOunod.
Protestant Episcopal.
The Iron Cross eleven of st. Johns
P. o.. Church gave the Claremonts a les
son in football in Greenville. The Iron
Croos won by II points to 4.
Rev. E. Lacelle Jenner, the new rector
of st. Johns Episcopal Church, Bay
cnne, has been instrumental in securing
many new members and putting in
operation several schemes to promote its
During the four Sundays in diver Mr..
Throop will deliver a series of sermon
in the evenings on The Four Last
Heaven and He'll" The first of the
series is tomorrow. The young ladies
of the church have made a large violet
dosel. which will be hung in place to-
| morrow. Mr.. Throop speaks every Tues
day evening on the topics of the day.
Park Reformed.
Master BERTHE Turner will be the SOLO
list at the Park Reformed Church Sun
'Israel in the Wilderness which he
sang at the recent great choir festival
in Brooklyn. Kent's stately anthem,
"Who is This That Cometh from Edom?''
will be sung at the opening of the ser
vice. In the morning there will be a
Gounod's 'Sanctus" and other selections,
with Miss Clay and Mr.. Stockers as the
| s~oloists, will be rendered.
Members of the choir will interpret a
| pleasing secular programme at the re-
ception to be given on the evening of
December 6.
At the Christmas tide entertainment
given to the Sunday school a new musi-
cal fantasia entitled Cinderella With
| Variations" will be sung by the young
people of the church. 1t will be illus
trated by costumes and action. The
sion.
other Churches.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
1Nofporp on1n pa We a series of fqhlp411Z