Evening journal., 1897-04-19
BRIEF CHURCH NEWS NOTES.
THE EASTER SERVICES OF vARI-
OUR CHURCHES MENTIONED IN
FEW LINES.

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OUR CHURCHES MENTIONED IN
FEW LINES.
There were large congregations pres
ent at the morning and evening ser
vices at Epworth NJ. e. Church. In the
morning the choir rendered special mu-
sic. and the pastor. Rev. f. Burgette
Short preached on Victory Over
Death. In the evening the services
were under the auspices of the choir
and Sunday school, assisted by the En-
terprise Orchestra. The church was
crowded. and many were unable to find
seating room. The music was well rem
dered.
Bishop Coleman preached at New
port, Stanton and Marshallton yester-
day
Superintendent Butler of Asbury NJ.
E. Church. Camden. n. j., delivered an
address at Asbury Church yesterday.
Harvey HOffecker, superintendent of
the Sunday School Association, pre-
sided at the combined Sunday school
service at st. Paul's Nj. E. Church last
evening. The following report Of the
church and school for the year was
read: Notwithstanding the stringency
Of the times, the astonishing totals
have been reached by the COM
bined efforts of all concerned:
Bible Society $15; Sunday School
/ Union, SIS; children's fund. SIS; con-
ference education, S13; Freedmen's
Aid, S25; domestic missions, $40;
church eXtensian. $50; stewards fund
s7120; w. T.. NJ. Society, S72: Ladies'
Aid, 500; w. II. NJ. s.. 1898; confer
ence claimants, 5000; Conference Acad-
NNr
f. Walker $50; church. for missions
S29S; Sunday schools, SSS717; Y. p. S
c. e., $780, Y. p. S. c. f., Jr., $40: Fe-
male Bible Society, 1854; trustees, 81 =
O15.6S; total, S6,466.59"
Services were held at MinQuadalC
Home yesterday under the auspices Oh
the Brotherhood of st. Andrew.
{ Rev d. J. Flynn will begin a specia
series Of sermons on matrimony at ST
Patrick's r. C. Church next Sunday.
Nicar-General Lyons celebrated mass
T at Farnhurst yesterday, and st. Peter
I choir, assisted by an ochestra, render
ed music.
Rev. +. F. Briggs. Of Second Baptis
Church, conducted services at the Y. NJ
c. A. yesterday. Specia, Easter music
was furnished by a double quartet from
First Presbyterian Church.
A beautiful statue of st. Patrick
made in Munich, Bavaria, which wa
p presented to st. Joseph's r. c. Churcl
= by the Ancient Order of Hibernians
= was unveiled with fitting exercises yes
terday
The sixty-eighth anniversary of th'
Sunday school of st. Andrews p. %
. Church was held yesterday afternoon
, The church was beautifully decOrate'
. and delightful musical program wa
. rendered In his annual report super
\ | intendent Robert Adair, of the schOO
= said there were thirty-three teacher
J. and officers and 1856 scholars in tn
large room. In the infant room ther
were seventy scholars and one teache
r The total number enrolled is 266. a
! compared with 221 last year. The aN
/ erage attendance from September i
1896, to date was 40.
This was the program rendered q
the missionary and Easter services G
Grace NJ. f. Sunday school yesterda
afternoon: Organ voluntary, G.
/, Maris; Song of the Easter-tide,
1 school; prayer; Scripture reading
"Shout Aloud, Christ is Risen. school
select reading. Miss May Cam; seleC
ton. female quartet; exercises, infar
| SCAOoii aOAil d-lo NolCeoi Mleii Auil Niot u
The Easter Morning. "Allelulia,
Rodney Church quartet; select reading
Henry c. Conrad The Easter Daw
in the Sky" school, offering. mission
n ary hymn, From Greenland's lc
Mountains" school; doxology; benedi'
ton. The annual report showed thi
the total number of officers and teacl
ers enrolled is 80; of scholars in larg
1t room, 400; in the infant room, y
le considering the necessary unsettl'
III ment because of our bereavement an
d. loss of our pastor" continued the r.
I port, the attendance for the year h,
n been remarkably good, the average q
tendance of officers and teachers beir
- So: Of scholars in the main schOC
275; and of the infant school, 92. Tv
y died during the year