The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-25
AMONG TIE CHURCHES.
Methoaist Epi.copaI.

"A rev nights ago the Kings Sons So
ciety affiliated with Lafayette Church
held e business meeting. at which 1t was
reported hat the amount held by the
treasurer of the gymnasium fund was
S2G, with 800 stin due the fund from va
rious sources. The secretary, "A. g. Dwyer
was granted a two months leave of alb
sence. Charles Plenty will be acting sec
rotary.
The members Of the Ladies' Aid Society
OF the Union Place Church, Union Hill,
enjoyed a moonlight sail up the Hudson
on Thursday evening. Some of the guests
were:-The Rev. and Mrs. Joshua Mead,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Peary, Mr.. and Mrs.
D F. Westervelt, Mr.. and Mrs. r. Gibbs,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Sevens. Mrs. ~Stellwagen,
Mr. and Mrs. Butler, Mr.. and Mrs. Phil
lips, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Anderson, Misses
MAY Meyers Lizzie Bishop. Jennie Boy
let. Sadie Fields, Jennie Davis. Emma
Reinhardt, Mamie Reid, Matte and Lucy
Gibbs. John Teas, Charles Hess, VIII
Reid, Charles Rockwell, George Phillips,
Kedzie Winnie, Adoiph Weismann and
The Choir Association of Lafayette NJ.
e. Church has selected these officers and
committees:-president, Miss s. L. Cul-
iier: secretary. Walter Williams treas
urer, Mrs. Walter Williams: librarian.
James A. Wilson; assistant librarian, Phil
ip Scheid- Music Committee, Miss Ger
trude Seguine, Miss Clara Angel. Miss A.
Name Bauer; lookout, Miss Edith kopido,
]. Allen Roberts, Miss Grace Black; Dis
cipline, Walter Williams, Miss Frances
Clarke, James A. Wilson. Miss $. L. Gull
yer is the erganist and choir leader. Mem
bers Of the choir are as follows Misses
s. I. Culver, frances E. Clarke, F.
Louise Hitler, Mamie Hecht, Edith Hop
kins, Bessie Aldrich, 4. Name Bauer.
Champlin. Bessie Roberts, Mrs. E. C.
Fisher, Mrs. Walter Williams, Mrs. John
Foulkes, Jr.. Messrs. H. J. Bockmeyer.
F. r. Boyd. L. H. Lewis. j. Foulkes, Jr,,
y X T yrf1Nr L. IA Ahr,--n
scheid, w. L. Thomas. ]. A. Wilson, W.
Williams. F. A. Keller, j. A. Roberts, Il.
G. Black. This choir has won fer Itself a
high place for the excellence of its work.
Signal Chapter, Epworth League, of the
Lafayette NJ. e. Church, held its semi
annual election recently and elected these
oficers:4Presidert, Frank r. Boyd; Sec
rotary, Clara Van Etten; treasurer, Isaac
w. Wood; first vice-president, Maud
voltz: second, Daisy Bowman; third, Nell
lie Randolph: fourth, Harry Blauyelt. The
following committees have been appoint
ed:--Spiritual, Maud Voltz,, Ella Fisher.
Mercy and Help, Daisy Bowman. Maud
voltz. Nellie Randolph, Edith Hautke.
Edith Riley, Minnie Jaime, Susie Lippin-
colt, John Bockmeyer, Guy Tunison.
dolph, Minnetta Quaife, Nealie Hogen.
Clara Van Etten, Joseph Gilmore, Henry
Bockmeyer; Correspondence, Ella Fisher,
Social. Harry Blauvelt. Emma Campbell.
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Gensel. Barbara Lowell. Hannah Mona
han, Jessie Opdyke, Lena Preston, Peter
Wood, Fred Galloway, John Carpenter.
Ellison Curtis, George Dale, Charles
Gordy, Leon Hautke, George Myers, Will
lam Reeves, George Rose, Harry Teetsel,
Alexander Radcliffe.
Baptist.
A dispensary is maintained as part of
the benevolent work Of the Second Bap-
fist Church. Hoboken- DR.. c. 3. Clausen,
~ba rarirrop5n of the Sunday Srnn0i1
Is the supervising medical direetor. Il at
fords relief to the needy of all creeds. and
In the meadow section It has done a big
work this summer in caring. for the sick
children who otherwise o have been
neglected
Lutheran.
The grand parade in which loo chill
dren marched With banners, was one OF
the features of the annual picnic Of St
Johns Lutheran Sunday school The
school netted $3.50 from the money re-
ceived from tickets sold at the gate
which will be devoted to diminish the
debt on the church. The Young Ladies
Society is raising funds to put IN a me
mortal window in front Of the church. Il
Is expected to nave the window ready for
dedication by the holidays.
Reformed.
The Reformed Church of Hoboken Is
again without a pastor The Rev. Dr.. Van
Arsdale has resigned. There is a possi-
bility of one being called in the autumn
months as the consistory have several
ayailalbie candidates In view. Pastor Van
ArsdaIe was much liked. and his sudden
and unexpected departure Is deeply re-
The Fourth Jersey City Company Boys
Brigade of the Bergen Reformed Church
held its regular weekly meeting last night
In the lecture room of the church. The
boys drilled first and prepared them
selves for camp duty, as they Will go into
camp at Boynton Beach on August A for
one week. At the meeting 20 business of
any Importance was transacted and the
boys discussed their outing. Several res
ported that they had sold q number of
held on August s. to the beach, to give
their friends an opportunity to see them
at their best, and that the excursion
promised to be very successful and wouid
help them very much toward defraying
their expenses.
Other Churches.
The annual meeting Of the Norwegian
Free Lutheran Churches of the Atlantic
section will be held in the Hoboken
church In the latter part Of August. Dele
ence will attend. Pastor Tychsen and his
their guests. Many sympafhizers outside
of the church have promised TO entertain
the delegates. The Convention will cen
finite two days
The stereoptfcon lecture IN the raber-
nacle on Sabbath evening by the Rev, ].
Lester Wells. with fash light ~ph0toxraphs
~ lower Jersey City ard the Peoples Pal
si.' III Hsx. NJ. wsiis haa III p " rs;