The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-01
AMONG THE CHURCHES.
Proatastant EpIxcopa1.

Bishop Williams OF Connecticut, the old
est Anglican Bishop in the world in time
of conservation. and the Presiding Bishop
Of the United States, is confined TO his
home in Middletown with a very severe
attack CT s~ciatica. He has been obliged
to cancel all his engagements for the
The Maine Bible Society has. during the
past year. found 955 towns in the State
without religious worship. and half uhe
families visited were found to be with
out religious influences.
The famous and somewhat eccentric
South African prelate, Bishop Bousfield.
some one to tell him how TO rid st. Nj
MANS Church, Heidelberg, and Pretoria
Cathedral. Of plaques of bats, with which
both edifices are simultaneously afflicted.
The Rev. John Hall had his favorite
Bible stolen from him nearly a year ago
and the New York police have Just re-
covered it. He had the Bible in a satchel
and it was stolen by a railroad station
thief.
The Rev. Henry H. Bogert, rector of
the Episcopal Church of the Advent,
Bensonhurst, Long Island. declares that.
in his opinion. all broad Churchmen are
sonai point 10 his remark he declares
further, that Bishop Potter and DIR. hunt
ington of Grace Church, in New York,
are broad Churchmen.
Reformed.
The South Reformed Church pulpit will
DH OtC1tiCa
John Knox Presbyterian in the evening
by the Rev. David Mitchell. late pastor OF
the Scotch Presbyterian Church. Pr:
Mitchell may be addressed James Nc
Grath. No. 1889 Montgomery street, or mis-
own residence, No. $50 Union street, with
telephone 753B or 153A.
The Fourth Company, BOYS Bflsade,
held their last drill before camp at the
berger. Reformed Church last night. The
hevs drsli very well and no doubt will cas-
ily capture the banner which is to be pre-
scented TO the best drilled company In the
the Rev. Cornelius Brett. D. D., began
MS services as pastor of the BERGEN Re-
formed Church on the first Sunday of
August in the Centennial year, ana mas
twenty years. On Sunday, August 2, 1895,
he win preach his twentieth anniversary
sermon at the morning service. he Will
also preach on Sunday evening at 7A5
P. m. During the remainder of August
fhe church viii be closed, and the vaca-
ton WIN be utilized by a thorough clean
ing Of the church, and some necessary
Rev. Z. A. Meury of the Second Re-
formed Church and County Chaplain, is
about the only minister of the Heights
preach at both services in his church
tomorrow. Great preparations are being
made by the committee of the Pastors
be held at Pohlmann's Pavilion August
Methodist Episcopal.
Regular services will be held during
August in st. Paui's Methodist Episcopal
Church. The pastor, the Rev. T. c.
Mayhara. VIII o~fficiate tomorrow morning
and evening. He viii spend part Of his
vacation in the Catskills and the re-
mainder at Ocean Grove.
Eapfiat.
The Bergen Baptist Church has been
closed for the summer months. Services
are being held every Wednesday evening
in the lecture hall. Services will be re-
stunned in the church in August.
AID METHODIST EPISCOPAL
Churches.
Rev. j.. c. Emery. pastor of the Waver-
" Congregational Church. will spend the
month of August at Nantucket. r. T..
Morning services at the church will be
discontinued during the pastors absence.
but the evening Gospel song services
Wis be held as usual under the direction
OF MIR. II. e. Tower.
Tire Young Ladies, Society OF st.
Johns Lutheran Church nave decided to
donate a memorial window to the church.
The window will be a handsome produc-
lion Of The Christ Child In the
Temple" The society hopes to get the
window IN by fall. On August 26 the
society will have an outing to Bayonne.