The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-16
AMONG THE CHURCHES.
MethodIst Episcopal.

The eleventh anniversary of the First Ger
man Church was celebrated last Sunday, On
church gave the closing part OF the annlver-
sary services. Members of the Epwortn
League chapters in Paterson, Elizabeth and
Newark were present and enjoyed the excel
lent programme that had been arranged. The
programme included an address by Ernst
Schantz, and vocal and instrumental selec-
lions and recitatioas by Hertfelder, Prof.
Verney and son. Miss Madeline Bahrenburg,
+. Mueller. II. Ullmer. Henry Rohifs, MISS
Flora kolb. X. Harms, Mis- Sophie Dlttmars,
W. UiImer, Miss Lydia KoIb, and r.. Dieffen-
bach.
The revival services at the James Church
last week were singularly successful. AT the
annual of the Sunday school these offcers
were elected for the ensuing year: Superln-
tendent, ", e. Taylor; assistant superln-
Neill; Treasurer, S. S. Keesler; Assistant
Secretary. Miss. Nellie Isles; Librarian. VIM.
johnson; Female Assistant superintendent
Miss Van Duser: organist, Miss E: johnson;
The annual Newark Conference will be held
this year in the Bethel Nj. E.. Church, Totem
vile, Staten Island, on April 8.
rhird street. Rev. ". V. Kelley, D. D.. editor
of the Methodist Review will preach.
Rev. joan Krantz will talk about st. Pat
rick tomorrow evening in Trinity Church,
York street. Ireland's patron saint is much
the life and works of the great apostle.
The annual meeting of the Jersey CITY ED
worth Union will be held at Emory M. L.
Church, corner of Bergen and Belmont avenues,
on Thursday. evening, April II. The annual
reports of the officers will be received and the
election of officers will be held. The May
rally will be held at Lafayette Church. A
meeting of the cabinet will be held on Mon
day, March rs. at the residence of Miss M
Barricklo, Fourth President, to arrange Ior the
position to hold quarterly, instead OF monthly,
rallies.
the Jersey city District Epworth League, is
also President Of Andrew Foote Chapter, 4,los,
Emory Church, this city. r. n. Coliyer,
- T. - nf (hn N a y
No. 3,479, First Church, Bayonne; Miss a. N.
Strow, Second Vice President, holds a similar
position in the Jersey City Epworth Union, ana
Church; Miss F. M. Burnham, Third Vice
President. is Secretary of Chapter No; 6,l4S,
waldwick' n. =: Y: H. ! Aale W;,,j sonrtR Fa xiee
Chapter, st. Pauis Church. this city; Core
| spending Secretary w. E. Taylor, is First Vice
and IS Third vice President Of the Jersey City
Epworth Union; Recording Secretary Miss q.
Z. Johns. is Secretary of Chapter Id, As
| bury Church. EIackensack, and Treasurer
| frank H.. Weaver is an energetic worker III
Chapter No Is. First Church, Hoboken. Inc
new Board of Control is made up OF energetle
~wide-awake workers, and success is assured.
The third annual convention of the Second
| General Conference District Epworth League
| will be held at Round Lake, NJ j., on Angus.
20 to %, inclusive. The committee in charge
Of the grand union excursion OF Epwoftnlahs
| have arranged the following itinerary
| from New York to Albany. stopping at West
fsint and Catsktli. The State Capitol will be
visited and a reception rendered to Gov. Lew
| p. Morton; Friday, Saturday and Sunday VIII
| be spent at Round Lake, where the convention
| will be held, and a very interesting programme
presented; Monday. the exeursionlsss wy Ge leaxe
| where they will take the steamer Horizon Tor
a sail the entire length of the lake. spending
| the night at Caldwell or Saratoga TUESDAY
1 via train to Mt. McGregor, where the illus
trious Girl Giant died. The afternoon will be
spent at Saratoga, and in the evening a CRANE
-: -.;11 ~. topJaroJ fha fnyc1JrstnniStSs nv
the Epworthians of the Saratoga M. E.. Church.
From Saratoga the party Will return 10 New
York via train. ar I ! at e:Sp boar rne sn ehti n.
expenses, will cost but si4.95: Applications
[ may be made now to r.. N. Coliyer or George
/ ADDRESS the former. No.. 6SS Avenue c., Bay
onne, N. j.. and the latter 50 Forrest street,
| this city.
League rally under the auspices of the Jersey
l city District Epworth League. State Super
| the address. There are Is Junior Societies,
with over 1000 members, in the district.
The fifth annual convention of the jersey
| City District Epworth League, which was hele
n the First M. E. Church. Hoboken. Thurs
/ dav afternoon and evening, was largely at
tended and the reports showed a large increase
IN. the society since the last convention.
Tomorrow the Rev. DIR. Richardson, Paste,
Of the church. will preach at both services
a special musical programme viii be rendered
| under the leadership of L. Stanley Davis.
ProiestaDt Episcopal.
ST. Andrews Brotherhood societies were wei
represented a few nights ago in st. Matthew
church when there were DELEGATES fron
twenty csauhchas present. Interesting ad
dresses were delivered on the brotherhood o
the societies. and the responsibility of lay
men. The speakers were: Mr.. John C. Ford
Secretary of the Committee of Seventy, New
York city; Mr. Bonnott, of Elizabeth, N. J.
4 Mr.. @. w. Thorne. Secretary of the Brother
lhodd, and Mr.. D. Smith Wood, President Loca
i Council.
Rev. Percival Pyle. assistant at St. Mark
church, Jersey avenue. vii preach in 81
Matthews Church tomorrow evening. o.
Thursday evening next, In the same church
Rev. r.. M. Kemp OF st. Pau1s Chapel, New
York, will be the preacher.
n "a week from tomorrow the Rev. Bishol
II Starlxey, d. D., of the Newark diocese OF tn
EpiscopaI Church, will visit st. Paurs Churci
and administer the rites Of confirmation. Al