The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-19
YEARS GOOD WORK
Jersey City Presbytery Of
Women's Home Mission
ary Society Meet.
OUR SOCIETIES FLoURlsHING
Ladies Discuss Active Christian
Duties officers and Gem-
mittees Elected.
OUR SOCIETIES FLoURISHING

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of women devoted to home and foreign
missions. 1t was the tenth annual meet
| ing of the Wonans Missionary Society,"
of the Jersey City presbytery. and the
] delegates were present in large numbers
/ The Hackensack church is small but
very pretty. IT has a number OF beauti-
| full stained glass windows, and the gall
! 1ery. which Is at the rear of the main
room. is ornamented by tasteful lattice
| work. The pulpit was this morning dec
| GRATED with palms and begontas. and
| large bowl of sweet alyssum.
| The meeting was opened at 10:45 by
| singing. Come. Thou Almighty King. ;"
| Mrs. Stevenson read the seventieth
chapter of Isaiah. and led In prayer.
| The ladies sang Nearer My God. to
| Thee and the business, meeting was
| opened. Mrs. Shaw, President of the So
ciety of the Presbytery Of Jersey City.
presided.
Mrs. Kuebler, wife Of the pastor of
the church. made the address ofwel-
come. She said everything had been done
| to make their visit pleasant. and If any,
| thing had been left undone. It was only
necessary to intimate that fact and the
fault would be corrected. Mrs. Shaw
said all were glad to come to the his
toric town of Hackensack. and antici-
pated great pleasure from the meeting.
The secretary. Miss Pudney. said three
new societies had been added and one
withdrawn. nineteen now being the total
sum. Many valuable boxes of clothing
have been sent to missionaries and spe-
cial contributions have been sent to South
Carolina. Alaska and the Indians.
The Englewood Society reported sup
porting a teacher in New Mexico. and
sending missionary boxes.
The Garfield Society numbers thirty
five.
WHAT OUR SOCIETIES HAVE DONE.
The Hackensack Society. though not
large is growing. They sent Christmas
gifts Ito missionaries in Arizona.
The first Presbyterian of Jersey City
has held number Of interesting
meetings They have sent a box
to a missionary in Minnesota.
The Second Church of Jersey City have
sent box to Wisconsin and papers to
many missionaries.
The Claremont Church of Jersey City
has had its most prosperous time this
year.
The Scotch Church, Mercer street, Jer-s
sey City, has three new members. They.
have sent a barrel of clothing to Ariz-
ona.
The Passaic Church has made special
efforts to have interesting meetings.
Three barrels were sent to Wisconsin,
and three to Virginia
First Church of Paterson has not done
as much as usual. The Second Church
has As members. The East Side Church
organized society six months ago, and
there are now A members
The Society of the Church of the Re
deemer has sent over $10o to Oklahoma.
The Westminster Presbyterian Church
of Jersey City has held regular meet
ings.
The Rutherford Church has sent many
boxes of books to missionaries. The
Young Ladies' Society has organized
junior society.
The West Milford Society has made
contribution double that of last year.
The Tenaf1y Society has devoted its
time to raising money.
STATE OF THE FINANCES.
Miss Pond, the Treasurer reported
receiving from the societies of sl,e6O.42.
and disbursing $1.s24.42, leaving a-balance
of s3e She received s71.58- from theecon
tingent fund and disbursed from the
fund $3l02.
Miss Pond said the Emergency Fund
had been started In order, to pay some
unavoidable debts, and the contributions
to 1t were free will offerings over and
above the regular contributions.
OFFICERS APPOINTED.
Miss Derrom, Mrs Nichols and Mrs.
Kent were appointed Auditors. Miss
Soper, Mrs. Stevenson and Mrs. Henry
were appointed a Nominating Committee.
Mrs. Kerr. Mrs. Westervelt and Mrs
Allen acted as Resolution Committee.
Miss Nelson, Secretary Of the Literary
Work, said the number of subscribers to
the missionary papers had increased.
Englewood has evidently the largest num-
ber of literary people. for they are first
as regards the number taking the papers,
and also they have the largest number
of new subscribers.
Miss Pond read the report Of the Sec
retary Of the Young Peoples Societies.
They have lost three societies and have
also gained three societies this year.
Miss Pond said the reason that the Pres
byterian Church and other churches had
Withdrawn from governmental support
was to make protest against allowing
the Government to give SO much money
to Roman Catholic Churches.
STAND Up for Jesus was sung, the
Rev. Mr. Kuebier led in prayer. and
bountiful collation. was served by young
ladies of the Christian Endeavor Society.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The intermission lasted until two O'Clock
when Mrs. Shaw again presided An ad !.
dress was delivered by Mrs. afnes. Presi-
dent of the Executive Board Of the Mis-
sionary Society. Her subject was, THE.
General Work of the Home Missionary
Society," IL
She told a number Of Incidents Illus
trative of the work. and also the rriva-
tions of the missionaries. and spoke Of
the thanks received from them for the
boxes which the societies send.
Miss Per Lee. returned missionary
from Utah, told Of the work in that State
and of the discouragements which the
missionaries meet. The subject was most
interesting and was described in an at
tractive manner. The officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year.
His Usual Place.
Z A newspaper funny man has invented
not an absolutely fresh, but a. compar-
atively new joke upon a very xOld sub