The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-13
AMONG TIL CHURCHES.
Protestant EpiscopaI.

PFOtcstalt episcopal.
st. Marks P. e. Church, Jersey avenue, is
to be dedicated on All Saints Day, when a
solemn service will be held. Rector Key.
Frederick E. Mortimer has arranged a spien-
did programme, which must draw a large
audience. The canon t2D of Church law in
reference to ceremonies of this KIND reaos:-,
mo church or chapel shall be conseeratea
until the Bishop shall have been sufhclehtly
certified that the building and ground on which
it is erected have been fully paid for, and are
free from lien or other ineumbrance.
ST. Marks appears to be the first OF the
Inine churches in Jersey City which has ful-
| filled the requirements of this canon ana can
therefore ask to be consecrated.
The programme for the services mapped
by Rector Mortimer is as follows:-The dedl.
| cation festival will commence on All saints
Eve, Wednesday, October 81, and will be con,
take place on All Saints Day at 1880 A NJ;
During the Octave the Holy Eucharist VIII
be celebrated frequently and each evening
there will be solemn evensons with sermon Wy
special preachers at s P. NJ. Among those
who have promised to give special sermons
are:-Rev. Morgan Dix, D.D, Rev. n u
D., and Rev. A. G.. Mortimer, D. d. LISTS
of the services and preachers will be prlnteo
later when the arrangements are complete:
4 In connection with st. Agnes chapel hdiay-
ette. the branch of st. Marks P. Il. Churen,
a sewing school was opened at . I: M, On
October s, and will be held every oatuluss
afternoon. Teachers who will do their pest
to be regular and p%unctual will be welcomed
by the sister in charge. -,
Tomorrow in st. Marks Church there VIII
| be a Harvest Festival Holy Eucharist VIII
| be celebrated at Z A. M. At 7:45 "A, M.
mathis will be celebrated. There Will pc a
solemn procession at 1880 Am. and at lo:Ao a.
M. there will be Choral Eucharist and a ser,
mon. Another Procession and evensong Will
take place at 4 p. M.
Rev. George S. Bennitt, Rector or Grace
| Church, announces his annual course OF ieG-
lures. These will be illustrated by stereopt-
con- The first of these will be given in the
parish hall, Erie street, and the SUBJECT 10
1~ i. I'D fadar - Tho nTnneeOS
Of this lecture will be devoted to the choT
stall fund. On Tuesday evening, October ~,
Rector Bennitt will lecture on the 'Hlghianes
and Lowiands of Scotland" Both OF these
subjects will be treated in a sketchy, m
~teresting mananer. What with stories ano
fascinating descriptions of fascinating places
thes lectures ought to be well attended. Inc
remaining lectures will be upon travels IN
the old and new world.
st. Marks Church is undergoing important
alterations. The inside of the church roof
is being ceiled with oak, which will be al
lowed to fdarken naturally and will form d
fine feld for decoration. 1t will also ma
| terfaHys improve the heating of the church IN
winter and keep it cooler in summer.
Atathes special services tomorrow morning
in st. Padfs Church, Hoboken, the Right
Rev. A. C. Garrett, DID,, LII. D., Bishop OF
Texas, will preach. In the evening Rev. Arch
deacon Jenvey will make an address.
Reformed.
Fourth Company, Boys Brigade, of the Ber-
gen Reformed Church, had its annual ousl-
ness meeting and election of civil officers last
night. On motion of DR.. Brett it was decided
10 place a guard at the door each drill night.
These rules were adopted to take erect I'M
mediately= ~,
tsDrills shall m at $3.50 each Fri
day evening except otherwise ordered.
mi meetings shall be held on the
second Friday evening OF each month at .
o'clock, except during vacation -.
'srhe Company Council shall Jneet after arm
on the second Friday evening of each month,
except during vacation, and at any otner eihe
at the call of the Commandment
1.-THE following fines shall be imposed. with
out action by the company or Company Coun-
eli in each individual case, unless a GOOD
and sufficient excuse shall be given to the
Company Council at their meeting next sue
ceeding the delinquency, viz a..
"For reporting at drill after roll call, five
cents.
For non-attendance in uniform at any
company drill, ten cents.
"For non-attendance in uniform at any drill
or parade, for which battalion or company
orders are issued, twenty-five cents.
eff at any time the Indebtedness OF any
member to the company (whether for dues
or fines or BOTH shall exceed the sum OF
one a dollar, such member shall by virtue
of such Indebtedness, and without any action
on tie part of the company or Company Conn-
ell, stand suspended from all privileges OF tHe
| company until such Indebtedness is liquidated,
Together with any dues and fines that may
accrue or be imposed in the meantime; ano
if not paid within two months such memper
shall be dropped from the roll and be IN
i eligible for membership in the company at
Fanny future time.
mo member shall be allowed in the build
ing on any drill night, unless fully uniformed
/ and prepared to drill, unless PERMISSION Is
given by the commandment previous to the
night of drill; nor in any event snail any
member be allowed to enter the building be-
fore s o'clock on any drill night
The election resulted as
Joe. Wersebee; Vice President, Joe. Brinker-
hon: Secretary, Fred Brinkerhoff. At the
| company drill Captain Laws appointed these
oficers:-First Lieutenant, Frank Gemmen;
Second Lieutenant, Fred Brinkerhon oreer.
and Quartermaster, Harry Jones; Corporal.
Joe Brinkerhof.
rally tomorrow. afternoon. There will be ad-
| dresses by Rev. DR.. Brett and others. The
mission has proved successful and is filling a
much needed place in the affairs of Johns
continually growins" 1t is in charge OF
Mr.. J.. Henry Brenneshoftz.
Methodist Episcopal.
Rev. DR.. Lowrie of Emory Church an
nounces a specially interesting service for
| tomorrow. A large class of candidates for
church membership will be received at the
morning service. Four young ministers known
as the Drew Quartette, will assist the Pastor
all DAY.
a series of revival services, led by Pastor
Gates and Evangelist j. H. Coon of
New York, will be begun tomorrow at Grace
| M. Z. Church.
The first entertainment of the Emory NJ. E
Church series of lectures and musicals was
eminently successful. 1.-The Development and
Growth of our Naval Forces with lbs lantern
illustrations will be delivered by H. w. Ray
mond, who was for four years private secre-
tary to General Tracy.
Simpson Church having been closed in its
audience room for upwards of two months.
will be reopened with services of extra
ordinary interest tomorrow. Rev. Howard
Henderson. ID. D., of Hartwell, Ohio, a dis
| tinguished former pastor, will preach morn
ing and evening. In the afternoon the lead
ing Christian denominations of the city will
hr fhnfV ragnanfitrQ M ctnrG
In the morning a love feast at nine o'clock
win inaugurate the exercises. Visitors and
friends will be astonished at the transforma-
ton that has taken place in the interior.
AS always, seats are free. Every person is
cordially invited
Baptist.
The Y. P. s. c. e. of the North Baptist
Church will hold an election of officers and
a sociabie on Tuesday evening next. Rev.
Andrew r. Moore. pastor Of the church,
The East New Jersey Baptist Sunday
/ School Convention will be held in Bergen
at half-past ten o'clock and there will be
three sessions.
IL Bergen Baptist Church tomorrow night
there will be a special praise service by the
large chorus choir, under the leadership Of
Mr.. Arthur Preston. The programme IS
Tomorrow evening at the First baptis'
Church on Grove street, near Mercer, the
pastor, the Rev. Theo. Helsis, VIII preach the
fifteenth sermon of a series on THE Heroes
of Faith,ss 4 the subject being Crossing the
E, Red Sea-" This church has recently pur-
chased new hymn books and a popular ser
vice Of song will precede the regular service.
The forty-fourth annual meeting Of tns