The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-26
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NUNNERY BELLIES.
Ladies Of the Episcopal
Church to Enter a
Retreat.
BY BISHOP SANKEY'S ADVICE
A Strict Life for Those Temper
arily Tired Of the
World.
X BISHOP sTARKEY's ADVICE

A New York daily paper the other day
| said that two young ladies belonging to a
fashionable coterie in New York have de-
termined to pass the month Of June in a
retreat situated on the banks Of the Hud-
son. The paper said further that Bishop
Starkey of the Protestant Episcopal diocese
| Of Newark had induced them to take this
course. It went on further to state that
other ladies in the Bishops see would prob
ably follow their example.
The announcement has caused no end OF
| excitement among some of the ladies belong
ing to a church In this city. 1t Is rumored
that three of their number are preparing to
enter the retreat.
One Of these ladies, who desires her name
| withheld for many reasons, gave the writer
| an interesting account OF what lie In a re
treat" means.
ssTo 20 into q retreat she remarked, sis
| q common practice in the Roman Catholic
Church and followed by q Cardinal as well
| as by the humblest priest. Well, our re-
treat is something Of the same kind, namely,
| to turn the thoughts for a time from earthly
to spiritual things."
when a young Lady thinks OF entering
! one she first undergoes a sort OF preparation.
Then she, as it were, becomes a noyitiate.
| The retreat you refer to is in New York
| State, and is a branch of the Protestant
Episcopal Church. Its affairs are directed
| by a Lady Superior, and a man is as much
| out of place there as a third wheel Is to a
cart.n
SANS NOVELS, sANs ADJUSTMENTS.
From this informant the writer learned
that the daily life is strict, but by no means
| SO severe as in a nunnery. The fair penitent
| occupies a small cell, where Turkey carpets:
/ rugs, divans, pictures, ~knick-knacks and
other articles essential to the comfort OF a
| boudoir win b. conspicuously. absent. Then
| her dress won't be exactly q la mode Worth,
| Novels will be vigorously excluded. The
Lives of the Saints" st. Athanasius on
| this sacred subject and st. Augustine on
that, will take che place OF onida's
| Moths Adee's aBlue Scarab" or Rives'
s'Quick and the Dead" and other works of a
scientific worldly literature. She must rise
at dawn for mathis. Then q walk In the
| c~loistar, and only think of it, without any
| one to talk toll
Ths day will be fully occupied and only at
rare intervals may she receive visitors.
| Instructions will be given in theology and
| church history and when the fine of her
| tuition are open to her she will go forth into
| the world again strengthened to withstand
| these foundations which are popularity sup
| posed to beset the path of those who walk
| in silk attire and siller hae to spare
| me of Sunday school Parade
At the meeting of the Central Committee,
which has charge of the May walk OF the
various Sunday schools of the Fill. held at
MIR. William T. Hunters residence, No. II
| Cottage street, Monday evening. The fol
lowing Sunday schools were represented
Summit Avenue Baptist, Simpson M. E.,
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fist of Marion and the Band of Hope Mission
on Newark avenue.
They decided to hold the walk on June 5
and elected Mr.. William T. Hunter, Marshal.
and Messrs. J. C. Seymour, G.. J. Gilmore
and James Newton aides.
The line of march was also arranged, and
is as follows:-Simpsop School will form IN
line at their church on Central avenue,
and proceed from there to Hoboken, to Sum
nit, to the Summit Avenue Baptist Church.
where they will Join that school and form
column one They will then proceed along
Summit avenue, to Sip. to Bergen, TO the
Square, where they Will await the coming OF
the other columns.
The Band of Hope Missions School will
leave their rooms and proceed along Newark
avenue to Summit, where they will Join the
| Westminster Presbyterian School and form
column two. They will proceed from thence
along Summit avenue to Academy street, TO
Bergen square luz LHueafoA OoPolou
School will leave their rooms at the st:
James Hotel, Marion, corner Broadway and
Giles avenue, and proceed along Broadway to
Tonnele avenue to Academy street, to Ber-
gen Square. When all the schools have as
sembled at the Square they win march
around and sing at the same time. They
will be reviewed BY the pastors and superin-
tendents of the various churches and Sun
day schools of the Hill. The committee
have invited George B. Fielder, Max Sal
niger, Colonel ]. J.. Toffey, the representa-
tiTes Of the press, and others, to be present.
After the review the schools will all march
in a body down Academy street to Summit
avenue, where they viii each march to their
respective churches for refreshments.