The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-27
AMONG THE CHURCHES.
Methodist Episcopal.

Next Monday evening at No. Sc West Side
avenue, the Beach. Circle will meet. 1t will
be reviewed in English and European history
and Science at the beginning of the nine
teenth century and The Germans" This
programme will be presented after the REVIEW
| Sketch, Marie Antoinette; sketch, Empress
Josephine, Miss Sadie Peckham; table talk,
| Corea-the land, the people and the govern
ment led by Mr.. George Hughes; discussion.
us the position taken by Mgr. Satollf on
the liquor traffic one which can be sustained% -
I Affirmative, Mr.. j. c.. Fairchild; negative,
Mr.. Frank A. Swenarton.
Mrs. j. T. Ellis, Corresponding Secretary Of
the w. c. T. U. of New Jersey, spoke recent
ly in Old Trinity M. e. Church, York street.
Mrs. ]. S. Wilson, the famous gospel singer
of Philadelphia, sang several of her choicest
selections. All who heard this lady sing at
Ocean Grove this last summer testify that she
thrills all hearts with her wonderful songs.
The service was under the auspices of the
State Convention of the W., C. T.. U. that is
now in session on the Hill.
The interior of the Union Place M. e.
Church, Union Hill, has been beautifed at a
considerable expense. paid for by the various
auxiliaries of the church.
The orchestra attached to the German NJ. E.
Sunday School, West Hoboken, is composed of
Swiss silk weavers, who studied the art of
playing in a band in their native land.
The people of Zion A. M. L. Church, on
Monmouth street, have arranged a grand rally
to take place next month. The object is to
raise 81, 900 towards cancelling the debt of the
church. The rally will include special SER
vices for three consecutive Sundays, and a
grand fair to be held from November Z to the
23d.
The young people of the Simpson NJ. E.
Church are all at work in some particular
| organization. Simpson boasts justly Of having
a numerous lot and talented array of young
workers. Its Epworth League is one of the
largest and most successful branches of the
order in the county. The church is never in
want of home musical and literary talent
to run its entertainments and social affairs.
Probably it is not known to many outside
of the denomination that Rev. Theodore La
Rue of Jersey City is a full hedged minister.
Mr.. La Rue has the parchment to show that
he is a minister regularly ordained by the
Newark M. e. Conference. Mr.. La Rue was
for several years the Chaplain of the county
institutions, and for two years served the
county in that capacity without pay. He still
visits the Almshouse at Snake Hill, and is
greatly beloved by the Warden and all the
inmates. He frequently carries with him deli
| cacies for the sick and favors for the waits.
The revival meetings in Grace NJ. e. Church
are steadily increasing in power and interest.
The Evangelist, j. H. Coon, will be with the
church but one more week. He will preach on
Sunday morning and evening. This will be his
last Sunday. Persons who have never heard
him should not fail to hear him before he.
leaves the city. He is truly called to be an
evangelist. Without doubt one of the safest.
clearest, plainest, most nnassuming, yet most
powerful evangeiists that ever visited this
city. For simplicity, yet deepness, foresight
and forcefulness of presentation and illustration
of the Word Of God, he hasn't a peer in all
the land. Meetings every night the coming
week.
Tomorrow in Emory M f. Church will be
| Autumnal Day. There will be five special SER
vices, beginning at 1920 o'clock with preaching
by the Rev. D. w. Couch, DID,, of Brooklyn.
At 2:30 the Sunday School will have special
exercises, and at $3.50 O'Clock there viii be a
reunion of former pastors Of the church.
The ministers who will be present are E. e,
Wynans. r. Van Horn, Il. @. Muller, j. j..