The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-25
AMONG TIE OHURoREs.

Both Of the consolidated Congregational
Churches will hold fairs this fall. The
Hill church, Boyd and Bergen venues
will hold the first, October rs. q. Is and
%. The Tabernacle fair will be held No
vem6er l6, a and Is. The Mems Club Of
active part in the Hill fair by conducting
"Ye Olden Time Country Store The
store will have all the attractions found
N the genuine country store. The Mems
Club is a large one and the committees
in charge of the departments of the store
are large and efficient.
The store will be built ana decorated by
Mr.. John A. Resch, assisted by the Rev.
John l. Scudder. C. II. Saums, Walter
Wood. N. Simmons. William Vickers and
be storekeeper and he has already en-
gagged a large number of able assistants.
The chief clerk will be Mr.. f. NJ. Gerow.
He also has a number of assistants. Mr..
B. r. Hoagland viii be postmaster and
unlike most country postmasters he will
nave three assistants, Mr.. Walter E.
Dunn WI act as cashier and Mr.. Arthur
paint the signs.
The duties of each, committee have been
clearly stated. Mr.. Landfear and his as
sistants are to report for duty 1870 p. M
October rs and receive all contributions
attach price marks and names of con-
~tributors and arrange all articles for sale.
Mr.. VlckerS and assistants will prepare
suitable price marks and signs for the
store. The other committees will divide
the work of waitinS on customers. All
clerks will wear appropriate uniforms.
Methodist.
On Thursday, September 80. there will
be a Sunday School sociable and reunion
of all the former superintendent of the
Centenary Sunday School since its
is dead. All the members of the school
are invited to be present onthis occasion.
Last "Wednesday evening the second
quarterly conference YVES held and it was
Gt1 nxrn- 1rE DAxr T IT TN~-I~ 0rl-
church was found to be in much better
standing than it was this time last year,
in fact the report WAS most satisfactory.
This is the only Methodist Church in
all Hudson ounIy and there are seven
teen OF them, that has not a bonded
debt.
Many people believe the old Methodist tim
Grant systeE. has become somewhat shattered.
Bishops of that church now find their work
of pastoral assignments done for them, pro-
vided the pulpit to be supplied is at all de-
sireple. The Rev. Dr.. f. M. Bristol, having
Eeen called from Evanston, H., to Washing
ton, the Evanston trustees have called to sue
coed him tide Rev. DR.. Sylvester F. Jones, Of
New York. This settling of Methodist ar-
pointments six months in advance OF the
meeting of the Conference. and even before e
is known what Bishop will preside at them,
an advance on Episcopalian or Presbyteris
almost upon Baptist or congregational met
DDS. OF course, these transfers require tbs
approval Of the presiding Bishops, but in
ninety-nine cases in a hundred such approval
is a mere forInahty.
other shnrches.
1t is safe to say that that no religious organ
ization in America has had such a wonderful
growth as the Disciples, Of Christ. or, as they
are popularity known throughout thef West, the
Christians. One OF the reports to be made
to the approaching meeting, Of the Christian
Boards Of indianapolis will make the remarks
moment 2.5o9 Christian congregations that have
no churches 10 worship in. Sucn a condition
is unprecedented in the history Of the whole
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