Evening journal., 1896-11-21
LOCAL CHURCH NEWS.
Revival Meetings and Thanks
giving Services at Them.
EVANGELIST AMANDA SMITH
PREACHED AT ST. PAUL's LAST
NIGHT-PREsIDENT w. G. HUB
BARD TO SPEAK IL PASTOR
BRIGGS INITIAL SERMON.

NIGHT-PREsIDENT w. G. HUB
BARD TO SPEAK - PASTOR
BRIGGS INITIAL SERMON.
Mrs. Jennie Stout. Philadelpbia
evangelist, will assist the pastor In
conducting meetings at Goodman NJ. 10.
Church tomorrow.
Rev. Frederick r. Briggs. the new
pastor Of Second Baptist Church. will
begin his pastorate and preach his ini-
tial sermon tomorrow morning at 1890
o'clock.
Rev. Charles +. Hendricks will con-
duct services at the Young Mems Chris
tian Association tomorrow afternoon
at 4 o'clock.
On Tuesday night the Junior Chris
tian Endeayor Society of the Reformed
Episcopal Church of the Redeemer will
celebrate the third anniversary OF it's
organization with appropriate exer-
cises.
tRev. f. B. Short, Of Harrison Street
NJ. E. Church, viii preach tomorrow
morning at Madeley NJ. E Church, and
Rev. j. %. Amos, pastor of KingswOod
NJ E. Church, will preach in the even
ing.
Amanda Smith, the famous evangel-
ist will begin a series of meetings al
Wesley NJ. e. Church tonight Sine
will conduct the services at all the
meetings tomorrow.
Rev. George l.. Wolfe. pastor of First
NJ p. Church, Seventh street below
Walnut, will begin a series OF sermons
on How Christ Came to Church" to-
morrow morning at 1890 o'clock. Dur
ing the pastorate of Mr. Wolfe in Bal
timore this course of sermons attracted
large audiences.
AZ Hanover Presbyterian Church to-
morrow night Rev. J. II. Leitch will
deliver an illustrated lecture on mis-
sion work in Ceylon and India.
William G. Hubbard of Cleveland.
Ohio, president of the Peace Associa-
tion of Friends of America, will de-
liver an address at First Presbyterian
Church tomorrow night at 730 o'clock
on the subject: Higher Life OF Ma
tions."
At Kingswood M Il. Church to-mor-
row the annual roll call OF the mem
bers will take place at 1890 O'Clock.
Rev. G.. f. Hopkins, pastor OF Made
ley Church. will preach.
Rev. w. A. Walling. pastor of Della
ware Avenue Baptist Church. will
preach a special sermon TO the Knights
of the Golden Eagle tomorrow morn
ing at 1890 o'clock. AT night Mr.. Wall
ing Will deliver the second of his series
1t special fifteen minute sermons, with
a hve-minute prelude, on the subject
"a Mechanic Who Became Famous"
Music by a chorus OF sixty voices
and the y. M. G. A. orchestra
will be part of the service which viii
be held at the Opera House tomorrow
afternoon under the auspices of the Y
NJ. G. A. Rev. Thomas A. McCurdy. ID.
d., will preach on "Indestructible
Wealth"
Union Thanksgiving services will be
held on Thanksgiving morning By an
the Baptists in the city at Second Bap-
tist Church. The sermon will De
preached by Rev f. G. Merrill. Of
North Baptist Church. Music will be
furnished by the Stockwell Home
Chorus, which was organized under the
great Baptist preacher, SpurgeOn.
Rev. T. A. McCurdy says he has no
intention Of making a canvass OF the
city for the names and addresses of
young men who do not attend church.
St. Pauls NJ. 70. Church was crowded
last night by people who desired TO
hear the famous colored evangelist.
Amanda Smith, who conducted a meet
ing there under the auspices of Kings
Daughters She delivered an address
on Salvation of the Soul" and after
wards conducted a very interesting
revival meeting. After the completion
of her meetings at Wesley Church.
which begin tonight the evangelist
will conduct meetings at Asbury Nj. T..
Church.
A Thanksgiving vesper service will
be held i'm the Unitarian Church to-
morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. Tho
church choir will sing these selections
Dudley Bucks "Allelinatic Sequence"
Rejoice in the Lord" by Elvey; zone
Sweetly Solemn Thought quartet, by
Ambrose; tenor solo. My Redeemer
and My Lord" by Dudley Buck.
The vestry of Christ Church, Chris
tiana, has called Professor Batten. of
the Episcopal Divinity School in Phil
adelphia, to become its rector.
Rev ID. j. Flynn viii preach at ST.
Patrick's r. c. Church tomorrow
night on the General Judgment" On
the Sunday nights in Advent Father
Flynn will give a course of lectures on
topical subjects. Rev. Edward Mickle
will conduct a retreat for socialists in
nls 4 dliith . 1uultH DtSluulnE DtttNl~
Der s. The retreat will close on De
cember l3,whena sodality reception will
be held. AT this ceremony Rev. ]. j.
Wyman, of st. Francis Xavier's Church
New York. will preach.
Staff Captain B. Cox of the Saliva
tion Army, will hold services at Asbury
NJ e. Church on Monday night
Rev. John ID. c. Hanna. pastor of
Union NJ. r. Church, will preach a spe-
cial sermon to Wilmington Council
Senior Order of American Mechanics,
tomorrow morning. Revival services
will be held at $3.50 o'clock by the Ep-
worth League. and at night Mr.. Hanna
will preach on "The Forgotten Vow
Rev. r. Irving Watkins will preach
and conduct revival services every
night next week. On Thanksgiving
morning services will be held and a
donation will be made TO the poor.
A BICYCLE FREE