The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-20
AMONG TIE CHURCHES.
%Nrefhodfst Episcopaj.

The fair that ended last evening in this
church under the auspices of the Ladies'
Aid Society for the benefit of the church
proved to be a great financial success.
The pastor. Rev. T. c. Wayham, was very
much pleased with the great results it
brought aud thanked every one that
worked to achieve the result.
The members of the Centenary NJ. e.
Church, on Pavonia avenue, were treated
to a great surprise last evening when they
witnessed the play, entitled "a District
School at Burberry Corners in three
scenes. The thirty-one members of the
church who took part in the play per-
formed so well that they kept the large
audience in roars of laughter during the
whole evening.
During the evening, from 6 to s, supper
was served, and after the entertainment
ice cream was given TO ali present.
The characters of the play were:-
School committee, Uriah Perkins, chair
man, J. II. Ward; Jacob Biilaker, C. NJ.
Van Akin; John Smith, James Lockwood;
applicants for teacher, Miss pashaway,
John Bailey; Miss Sally Simple, Hattie
Jones; Hezekiah Pendergrass. Frank
Bloom; scholars, Matilda Billings, Mrs.
William e. Bates; Faithful Shocks, Mary
lJO1A0 OO1 L ItS4f l1ll I1~l
George; Jerusha Dickinson, Annie Harms;
Clorinda Geyser, Libbie Gumar; Ruth
Kitchum, Bessie George; Susan Crowfoot,
Lottie Osborne; Sally Brown, Mrs. C.4M.
Van Acken; Mehitable Jones, Nellie Wes-
t~ervelt; Dorcas Doolittle, Miss Laid; Lu-
Their Brown. Edward Jones; David Shocks,
Garry F~alkenbufg; Silly Crowfoot, Katie
Bloom; Obadiah Bussard, William Dye,
Jr.; jeremiah Jenkins, Fred Jones; Bobby
O'Iee, William Meakin; Samuel Shocks,
George Hill; Sim Dirnpsey, Harry Farmer;
Susie Tucker, Rachel Yale;, Sarah
Swischer, Mararet Cole, jeremiah F1um-
merfelt, William e. Bates; visitors, Mrs.
Dimpsey and daughter Miranda, Mrs. j.
H. Ward and Miss Nettie Hall.
The receipts of the performance will &c
to the treasury of the church.
Prose.sani Episcopal.
The entertainments given by st. Aga
that's Guild Of the Holy Cross Church,
last Tuesday evening, in the Guild Hall,
on Clarenont avenue, was so successful
that Mr.. Elmendorf, the rector, has de-
cided to give it again next week. 1t was
entitled celestial Garland" a dramatic
alton of the Life of st. Dorothea.' 1t
will be presented by the same people, in
Guiding all the tableaux.
Mr.. Elmendorf has received word from
the home of Bishop Starkey, in Newark,
that the venerable Bishop is sick in bed
and win be unable TO attend the con-
matt of the church Sunday scholars,
which was to be held tomorrow. Mr..
Elmendorf has decided to postpone the
ceremony until the Bishop %ecovers.
The Golden Links, a society of young
mon belonging to st. Paul's r. q. Church,
presented the play. MY Brothers
Keeper to a large audience in the Jersey
City Clubs theatre last night. The cast
of Characters was excellent. 1t was as
Abel Benton. merchant. Leonard H.
Ferris; Mathew Alien, Richard Carnes
and Charles Benton, his clerks. George G.
Smith, C. NJ. Rollins and Henry Brown,
Jr.; Job Layton (Scraps), a rag-picker,
Edward 1. Suffer-; Grace Benton. Abels
daughter, G.. Marguerite Nightman;
Rachel Allen. Matthews sister, G.. Ger
rude Stillman; Betsey BENTON, Abel's sis
ter. Miriam Louise Scott.
met with was due to the able business
management of Arthur Van Horn and
the excellent coaching OF Bert M. Cole.
Between the acts Miss Kathryn Harris
sang. After the play there was a dance.
Prerby ter5an.
The decision of the Presbyterian General
Assembly Committee to report in favor Of
what is known as the Indiana plan is
q far-reachinE one. and yet not generally