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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-28
TO WIN VORSHIPPHRS
Good Church Music AdVo-
Gated to Fill Empty
PeWS.
AUXILIARY TO CHURCH WORK
Important Facts to Bear in Mind
- Christmas Day
Observance.

1T is very difficult for some very excel
lent and otherwise broad-minded church
people to realize that good music is one
Of the most powerful auxiliaries to sue
cessful church work" says the Ladies'
Home Journal" Music naturally appeals
to far larger number of people than
preaching ever has or can. no matter how
good Its quality. A church DESTROYS Of
reaching the largest number of people
and doing the greatest amount of good
must adjust Itself to prevailing condi-
tions. If good music will attract where
other attractions fail. why not employ
this auxiliary?
But good church music can rarely b.
had from a volunteer choir. And l say
this with all due respect to the thou
sands who each Sunday throughout our
country volunteer their services in divine
song. There are innumerable cases where
a paid choir is out of the question. I
have known of such instances where the
singing by volunteer choirs was good.
But they are the exceptions: by no means
the rule. And it and to reason that
tnls should be SO; Excellence in any
kind of work calls for study and prepara-
ton. To be a good singer requires years
of study and training. And years of hard.
period.
The voice must be cultivated, it must
be trained. And his calls for infinite
patience. time and money. Trained voices
naturally cannot be expected to give the
results of all this without Compensation.
And the fact that their services are asked
by the church and in the cause of re-
ligion does not affect the justice of re-
enumeration. Ministers and ~janitors are
paid, and SO should be our church singers
If they have good voices.
Where a church is able to maintain a
PAD choir, and seek to economic with
voices, there is. in particular. a
g~rievous mistake committed. Music hath
charms, 1t has been truly said. and it
has to every one. A church able to spend
something on its music cannot AFFORD to
have aught but the best 1t is within its
means to employ. Those who regulate
the affairs of our churches should bear
this fact in mind in connection with their
approaching Christmas festivities and for
their regular services in the new year
before them. There would far fewer
empty pews in some of our churches dur
choirs.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-28
Parkhurst,. crazy Tirade.

We alluded yesterday to the outra-
geously immoral and offensive statement
made by DR.. Parkhurst on Sunday in re-
spect to matrimonial conditions in New
York This part of his address was far
the grossest; but it ives not more idiotic
than some of the other features.
II will be remembered that the preacher
fndulged in a sensational TRADE against
rich women who patronize the bargain
counters. thus. as he put 1t, undermining
the health and the virtue of working girls,
and then salved their consciences by join
ing charitable societies. This is an IN
stance of perverted reasoning quite
worthy of the New York world 1t is
only necessary to think that the very
rich are not the patrons of the bargain
counters, but the comparatively poor, in
order to realize the total absurdity of the
whole tissue.
There is a tendency in present indus
trial conditions to u~nderpay certain forms
Is uue 10 oVer-acute competi-
ef = q piethora Oh women who
81 %" Du' VINO can 90 noening else Far
sueu women are oDlged 70 a r
nefiooo' no matter on now
~ u compensation because
WIRING IN our social conditions
mas aepfiseo them OF their birthright, a
anu . nome ihen there is the
Ds'"een ehe commercial
''ssie 1of 'faoe' "hich ieads
"~seS - me io"est
'hfoush the
"Aie' fSu
s the poor mas
uHaeaiheo o. IN
f"h women
Il 'heir e4pendi-
= N"e ps0'S oi LABOR. i is fheir
= u'e uaaasieS' ana most eaoo-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-28
CHURCH NOTICES.

united Presbyterian, col ner Of Summit ave-
nue. and Montgomery street. Rev. Arney s.
20 ?. M' Morning subject. Gods Gifts to
the Believer" Evening 'Indeciston."
St. Paurs Methodist Episcopal Church, Third
street, near Erie street. Preaching by Rev:
1880 P. NJ Morning subject, Knowing and
Keeping Gods Word" Evening subject. Act
in Harmony with Your Belief followed by a
revival service.
Trinity NJ. E., York street, near Washing
vices siess at lo.5o A. NJ. and ESQ ?. X. Morning
We Know Our Friends in Heaveng 2
Grace Church, Erie and Second streets. Rev.
George s. Bennitt, rector; Gilbert N. Fox
vel, ASSISTANT a n. Holy Communion
A P. M, Evensong. with sermon.
Emory NJ. E., corner Bergen and Belmont
avenues. Rev D. R. Lowrie, D. D., pastor.
roll. Of New York, and at 1850 P. NJ, by the
pastor. A service of song precedes the evening
sermon
avenue. The g. e. Society Of the Westminster
Presbyterian Church will have charge of ser
vices, commencing 4 F. NJ, the president,
Z. : Kendall. win lead. Song Service. 3:45
First universaiist. Summit avenue. near
Service. io:45 A NJ, subject, '.The Value d
Simpson NJ. e. Church, Central avenue. Rev.
I. HalleTon. pastor. General Fellowship
Meeting. Preaching at $3.50 and 1890 A. N;
evening sermon before the Junior Order Amer
lean Mechanics. at 7:30 p. NJ.
Linden Avenue NJ. e. Church. Rev. c.
f. Hull. pastor. Services at 1870 A. M. and
80 F. NJ. At the evening service 1.-THE pastor
viii deliver a sermon to the members Of
Damon Council, Royal Arcanun. All friends
of tho Order are invited to attend.
christadelphian Meeting House, corner Of
Erie and Sixth streets. Services at 1890 Al.
M Mr.. Holm R4flaA Will ePfpro
Heddfng NJ. e. Church, MONTGOMERY street
near Barrow. Rev. George C.. Wildinr. pastor
Preaching services at 1890 A. Al. and 7.30
p. n. Morning subject, "A Consecrated Print
ting Press Evening. 1.-THE Folly OF Self
destruction"
English Evangelical Lutheran Church Of the
Holy Trinity, T. M. {. A. Hail, on Wayne
street, near Jersey avenue, at l0:45 a. N,
and 7:45 r. NJ. Rev. Eugene E.. Neudewife,
pastor. Morning subject. Thy King Cometh
to Thee; evening, Leaving Honae.S
West Side Avenue NJ. E. Church. Rey. N.
D.. Church, pastor. Services at 1890 A. NJ
and under the direction Of the Epworfh League
at 7:20 p. N.
lafayette y. b. Church. Rev, 4. b. Lit
Z 80 F. NJ Sermon. the Light
Grace III. 8. churrh} ronneie avenue, III.
5 3sn H<y 2 Msssn3n gsstss: s~sISlses I!
presch - t9th ssry4sk
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-28
HUDsON'S HEALTH.
Month Of October shows a Decrease
fu the Death Rate.

The monthly report of the death rate
of Hudson county issued by h Board of
Health and Vital Statistics shows that
there were 1872 deaths in the county from
all causes, a slight decrease from the
same month last year. OF these deaths
2S6 belongs to Jersey City. Phthisis
claims the most victims, having in the
county 62 and in Jersey City 80. Zynotic
diseases come next with "a deaths in the
county inc 80 in Jersey City. There were
1853 marriages and ATS births, and So deaths
from violence.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-28
PURTELLs' THANKSGIVING.

The John r. Purtell Association cele-
brated Thanksgiving In their clubrooms
with a stag to the members and their
friends. There were violin and banjo
selections by Thomas Bowen and Horace
Siller. and songs and recstations by John
j. Malada. j. T. McGuinness. J. W.
White, Hugh Clawson. r. H. Hennessey,
j.. J. Riley. During the afternoon refresh
ments were served. The membership list
Is Increasing rapidly and over one hundred
names have been enrolled. The a~ssocia-
ton will give their ball at Pohlmann's
Pavilion on February Il. 1887.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-28
LECTURE Ar THE ARNoRY.

Colonel Abernethy Of the Fourth Regi-
ment has issued orders to the effect that
all the non-oommissioned officers of the
regiment will assemble at the Armory to-
night to hear a theoretical military lee
ture by AdjutAnt b, NJ. Gerardin. Adiu-
tant 4erardin's fame as a lecturer is
widespread and his lecture will be both
interesting and instructive.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-28
CHRISTMAS DAY.
For Finee Centuries the Birth of
Christ Has Been Celebrated on Dec. rs

Christ Has Been Celebrated on Dec. rs
Christmas is pre-eminently a church
festival" writes Mrs. Lyman Abbott in
the Christmas Ladies' Home Journal
THE Puritans, seeing only the supersti-
lions and disorderliness with which
Christmas had become encountered, strove
with all their ardor to destroy it, but
happily did not succeed. The argument
sometimes used against 1t, that the birth
day of the Child Jesus Is not known, and
therefore cannot be observed. does not
prevail against the almost universal long
ing to celebrate in some way this great
event. So we are not surprised to learn
that In the first centuries Of the Chris
tian era Christians. though generally
celebrating the Nativity. were not unani-
nous In the time chosen for the festival.
At least a part of the early church OBJ
served the sixth OF January, not only to
commemorate the Epiphany, or the
manifestation Of Christ to the Gentiles,
but also the birth Of Jesus, and 1t was
perhaps not until the beginning Of the
fifth, that the present date, December rs,
was generally accepted. The Christ
mas season is sometimes used to desig-
nate the time between December l6 and
February ], more often the fortnight be-
ing all this period there was formerly.
and stu continues to be, a spirit OF joy
and festivity which entities 1t to be
called the holidays The vigil Of the
Nativity, or as we now call It, Christmas
Eve. was observed from the FIRST with
the. birth Of our Lord occurred In the
light. Unlike other vigils 1t continued
through the night. and made, with Christ
mas itself, one great s~olenanity.n
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-28
Pennsylvania Railroad to Issue
Clerical orders.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company an
nounces that for 1897 1t will issue clerical
orders to regularly ordained clergymen
in charge of churches located on or near
its lines east, of PittSburg and Erse. To
secure these orders clergymen should
make application to the nearest ticket
agent as soon as possible. as it is desired
that all applications reach the General
Office by December Is.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-28
FOOD SHOW ENDS TONIGHT.

Tonight the Food Show at the Oakland
Rink win finally. close. Miss Pond VIII
give a lecture on the art of cooking a
flank steak. stuffed and rolled, stuffed
cabbage. also preparing cream sauce.
Parker House rolls and Swedish buns.
Articles will be auctioned OFF tonight and
1000 packages Of elearine win be given
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-28

On receipt of ten cents, cash or stamps, a
generous sample will be mailed Of the most
popular Catarrh and Hay Foyer Cure tEly's
Cream Balm) sufficient to demonstrate its
great merit. FUN size Soc
ELY BROTHERS,
S. Warren ST., New York City
! au1xefsd froE G4tafrh thrse years ii gut
- ma ! could not WQfk:1 used two bottles
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-28
EDUCATIONAL.
WORK WANTED.

ALL KINDS OF REPAIRS FOR HEAT
ers. Ranges, Stoves and Furnaces kept
constantly on hand. Drop a postal and
We will send a man to estimate on your
work. Heaters and Furnace work prompt
~ attended to. JACOB RINGLE & SON.
50 and s. Newark avenue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-28
lFrom r.. G. Dun & Co.'S .weak,v
Reyiew.11

When the rush of orders after the cleo
ton slackened many began to think bl,si-
ness dWindiing. From one town in Him
DIS, not by many the most populous IA
train loads of manufactured goods went
out the day after election. But subeid-
ence OF such deferred orders Is not de-
crease OF business. Disappointment is Oh
served in the iron n steel industry. be-
cause various combinations have been and
are still retarding orders by prices which
buyers believe cannot be maintained. and
the same Is true in boots and shoes. and
IN a few branches of textile goods. But
business is on the Who'll enlarging and
the employment of many more hands will
extend purchasing power. The settlement
OF the window glass controversy starring
many thousand hands, and the collapse
OF some important iron combinations with
the same effect, give promise of more
business. Broadly speaking, the gain has
1t Is not surprising if a small part of it
IS in excess of the present consuming de-
mand.
Reports from all parts of the country
show clearly the enlargement of trade.
not at all points in the same branches,
but everywhere helped by a more conf
dent feeling. Extremes of weather ave
made the week not altogether good for
retail trade, but in that line also there is
Improvement on the whole. Monetary diff
f1cultfes have vanished as If by magic
and banks with an uncomfortably large
supply of idle money are hunting borrow
ers, as the borrowers were recently hunt
ing lenders. The buyers of sterling ex-
change here, who are supposed to hold
SO, 900 or more with the expectation
that It must be stronger after the begin-
ming Of the new year. are in fact specu-
lating against themselves. because their
temporary leans are helping American ex-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-28
CORPORATION NOTICE
conpopArfoN Mnrlcn

CORPORATION NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that on the sssh day
BOARD of Street and Water Commissioners by
William H. Norris and others for the
IMPROVEMENT OF HIGHLAND
between Hudson Boulevard and West Side ave-
said Improvement 10 be made conforInabIy to
the provisions Of Chapter I'll OF the Laws OF
| 1895, and in the 6oIiseing manner. including
ali intersections. namely
To have the street for the fun width there
OF graded to the established grade b. excavat-
ing or dlling the same to the established
70 have new so-inch curb set on both sides
thereof.
TO have the cutters on both sides paved VITA
stone paving to a width OF 80 Inches.
To have new blue stone Tagging, 1 feet wiass
laid on both sidewalks.
To have new bridgestone crosswalks Laid
Ana all other work done that may be neces-
sary to provide for the how. of the surface
water and 10 complete the Improvement in a
Notice IS also given that on the 18th day OF
November, 1895. the Commissioners OF As
sessment aled IN the office 81 the Board OF
Urinary map for said. improvement showing
assessed on property specially benefited there
by. and the same i nov open 20 public IN
Board.
And notice is also given thas The following
thereof are included in said assessment. name-
AVENUE
from Hudson Boulevard 70 West Side avenue
WEST SIDE AVENUE.
on the east side, from Highland avenue abou<
2ssH feet east and rs feet west.
HUDSON BOULEVARD.
on p the west side. from Highiand avenue about
SIS fest southwest.
And that in a1eordanee with the provisions
lg6. at 2 O'Clock p n, and the meet
inc room OF the Board OF street and Water
Commissioners are hereby GSed As the time
and place when and where the Board Ct Street
and Water Cofnmissioners VIII meet to hear
parties interested in said application, and all
"Reminiscences against the said proposed i'm
psevernent that may be presented in writing
BY order Of the Board Of Street and Water
commissioners
Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-28
ADJUSTMENTS.
Academy Of Music.

A notable attraction at the Academy Of
Music next week will be the presentation
of that powerful up-to-date melodrama,
THE Fatal Card" This production con-
stituted one of the few big melodramatic
successes of the past three seasons in New
York, and for ten consecutive months
created a veritable furore. THE Fatal
Card Is a meiodrama of intense interest,
startling incidents and thrilling situations,
admitting of massive scenic embellish-
ment and beautiful stage settings. The
company presenting it Is an excellent one
in every detail, and the scenic environ
ment new and handsome. The plot OF the
play is in~telligently conceived, consistent
throughout, and deals with a story that
Is as forcible and natural as any theme
that has ever been used in this class OF
MAY.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-28
BUSINESS CHANCES.

nET uIau LUCKILY. Send for 500 InTen-
DEL MbHQ tions Wanted. Edgar Tate 4
CO, No. sts broadway. N, X.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-28
Ben Ton Theatre.

Next week there win be a change in the
arrangement of the performances at the
Bon Ton Theatre. Commencing Monday,
November 80, 1t will change Its present
policy of two shows per day, and will,
thereafter, be conducted as a high-class
continuous performance house. opening
daily at 1870 P. NJ. and running u~ninter-
ruptedly until II o'clock at night. Prices
will remain at the usual standard. The
bill for next week is a brilliant one, and
promises to be the finest variety Kill ever
presented in this city. 1t is headed by
Miss Florence Bindley. and other features
viii. be Harris and Walters, Clayton and
Graht, George Belts, Terry and Elmer,
Harry <. Scherer, Clara Cole, Lillian Cur
It's and Edna Aug.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-28
lyric rncstre. Hoboken.

Hermann the Great appeared at the
Lyric Theatre in Hoboken last night. II
is seldom that this great necromancei
fails to attract a crowded audience and
lalst nights performance had its usual
large number of spectators. The theatre
was not only filled but hos who were
there thoroughly appreciated the wonder
ful feats they witnessed, all of which were
greeted with the accustomed applause
Many Of the tricks were new and all en-
pfasized the truth of say
ing. ssrhe closer you watch the less you
see"
wang" with Albert Hart in the title
role, viii be given at the Lyric on Monday
and Tuesday evenings. All the features
of the play are brought out by an mteli,
gent company, and the songs are well
sung. The staging of the play is in all
respects satisfactory.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-30
AMONG THE PUGS.

Casper Leon and Charley Kelly are
thinking of taking u trip to Europe in the
fall.
There is a revival of the talk about a
match between Dan Creedon and Joe
Choynski
Jim Hall and ODonnell have been
matched to box six rounds next month
in New York.
Bob Fitzsmmons and Peter Jackson are
starring in Wales. and. according to the
London Sporting Life they are doing fam
ously.
Frank Craig, the Harlem Coffee Cooler.
has written to u friend in New York that
1t is his intention of making Il visit to
that city next fall.
Tommy Ryan is of the opinion that he
would have an excellent chance of de-
feating Young Critic, and wants u match
with the clever Australian.-New York
Sun.
Edward McCabe. of New York. and one
giving the name of William Fisher. OF
Syracuse. fought two rounds just south OF
Long Branch Sunday. McCabe was
knocked out.
Billy Smith. the middleweight boxer OF
Texas, who is in Boston at present. and
Pat Re!dy. of Washington, have signed
articles to fight to finish at l5i pounds
for "A purse of $500 the latter part of this
month.
After Sept |. when the IIortor bill goes
into effect lighting is likely to look up In
Syracuse. ANY Incorporated club after
that date can pull off exhibitions with the
assurace that there will be no police in
terference.
Dick Cook writes the Empire Athletic
club Offering to match Tonkine against
Young Griffo for a reasonable purse. Ihe
men are willing to fight. but probably
will not in Syracuse Mckeever and Ev-
erhardt would also be glad TO get match
on in SNracuSe.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-30
AMATEUR BALL NOTES.
Little Woods grounds, Wednesds

~ R.H.E.
West Side Sliders.........2 o. = G-l3 II
Mohawks ..................O2 y o.
Batteries-Davies and Williams: Gray
and Phillips. Umpire-John Jones.
The Morning Glories Of Dunmore ac.
cept the challenge Of the Moose Popular1
for Aug =. on the latter's grounds, at
y. m. NJ. cawley. captain.
The Scranton Drug Clerks Rase Ball
club will play at Athletic park at Wilkes
Barre today. The Scranton players and
position are as follows: Gelbert, C.: Walsh
D.; Rogers. h.; Haak, S.: Touthill. 2h.
Knoepfel, 3b.: Saltry. IT,: Mclean. cf.;
Bone, rf.: substitutes. Decker, keedy
Dawes manager, II. VI. Cole.
The West Side Athletic club challenge
either the Minooka Populars or the Moo.
sic Populars for a game Of ball OH Aug
2 on the Popular's grounds. First an.
swer, first served. j. Hart, captain; NJ
Reap. manager
The Sunsets of Archibald challenge the
Moosic Populars to game on Minooka
grounds sunday and the Alumnis Of car
bondale OH the Archibald grounds Satur-
day Answer in Fridays Tribune. j.
Fallon. manager.
The Alunnies of Carbondale will play
the Browns of Olyphant this afternoon at
Olyphant This will be the opening game
of the new county league.
The Dashers of Old Forge challenge
the Senator's of Green Ridge to game OF
ball on Sunday, Aug. .. at 3.3O o'clock. or
IN. Dashers' grounds John killiam, man.
ager.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-30
POOR Won DER AHE.
Once Chris Rolled in Wealth, but
Hard Luck Made Him
Morbid Crank.

"It makes me sad and sorry" said lit
tie Jimmy Brannan last night.to a Chi
cago reporter when ! see the scores
that come I'm from st. Louis every night
the almost unvarying record Of de-
feat and disaster. | cant help SYM
pathiZins with Chris Won der Abe. and
think that such turn i'm luck as his
must have had a great deal to do with
souring his disposition and making him
the disagreeable character that he now
surely Is.
Nowadays. from my own experience
with Chris and from what hear Others
tell. Chris must be terror--a hectoring
boss. always looking for a chance to
take back in fines what he pays out in
salaries. He fined Bert Myers 500 the
other day for being sick and taking a
day off; he fines men for striking out.
for dropping flies and for any number
of things that can no more be helped
in the regular luck Of baseball than the
sun can be kept from shining in the
morning.
81 didn't play with The old Browns, of
course-the real championship / have
met nearly all the members Of that fam
Gus team, and should judge that Chris
was a good thing while his men were
winning Ten years ago Chris and his
heroes owned St. Louis; immense
crowds gathered at the park day after
dav. the Browns were cheered on by
the frantic cranks: they PLAYED such
hail nc has been seen too seldom since.
and they won four flags in succession.
And ali tb;s time Chris was coming
mnnsv Ills brewery was oyertaxed to
nuancb tho thirst of the bIeachers;
cod c,,rr.p,v camo througb the box
or., ara chris was tho hest fellow.
=, ,ho ,rn,,1
"Nou. i,,s d;ffarent The old foam
s,.,,taraa o,a 90 oil ,h. mon wb,
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