The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-04

PROGRESSIVE 81. JOHNS
The Summit Avenue Church
Establishes an Institute
for Education and
Pleasure.
LESSONS AND LECTURE COURSE
Not Confined to the Congregation
-Many Phases Of a Broad
Plan.
LESSONS AND LECTURE COURSE

During the summer months the Rev. e.
S. Forbes, assistant rector of St. Johns
P. E. Church, completed the details of a
scheme which will enable all who desire
it TO obtain a business, literary, musical
Nor physical education at a nominal cost.
His plans have been put into practical
operation by the organization of st.
Johns Institute, the objects of which the
Rev. DIR. Stoddard explained to his con-
gregation yesterday.
The institute is designed to instruct
and entertain. Several departments nave
already been arranged. Prof. Mor1tz ~
Schwarz Will give instruction III vocal
music and sight reading; w. IL. Mattocks
will instruct classes OF both sexes in phy-
steal culture; and Edward Dale and Miss
A. Cooper will teach stenography. A lee
lure course of eight lectures, which have
been suggested by Prof. Liepsiger, direct
or Of the lecture courses of the New YORK
Board of Education, has been arranged
for.
Ali members of the Guilds of St. Johns
Church are, by virtue of that member
ship, also members of the institute ana
do not have to pay annual dues. OtnerS
who are not members of the Guilds can
become members of the institute on the
payment of an annual fee OF 81.
The fee for instruction in each OF the
departments, except the lecture course IS
% cents per month"; Members OF the IN
stitute are admitted TO the lecture course
free Those who are not members can at
tend on payment OF Is cents Tor each lee
ture, or 81 for the course OF eight.
Among the features of the programme
are theSe:-
members of the Institute will have
presented for admission to gymnasium
athletic grounds or classes. Members OF
the Institute need not be members OF 81.
Johns Parish, and may be OF any age
over 16 and of either sex.
members of the guilds must hencetorth
be baptized, and members either OF ST.
Johns Church School or Bible Class, or
be recognized members OF the parlsn.
They may be of either sex, and of any
age over 16; although If confirmed they
may be admitted under 16.
There will be no dues required OF any
guild members, but they will be expected
as members of a church and spiritual or
ganization to conform to the rules and at
tend the monthly religious and business
meetings, in order to retain membership.
1T will be seen that members OF the
guilds need pay nothing during the year
some of the privileges of the institute,
but it is supposed that most OF them Will
do this.
as usual a parish reception, though two
or more may unite in doing this.
s'It is thought wise TO keep the spiritual
life. and work of the guilds more earnest
and active by limiting membership to
those who are virtually members of st.
Johns, yet this in no way hinderS their
fellowship with those who are members
of the institute.
"A great advantage of this plan is that
the guilds become the spiritual organi-
cations they were meant to be, and in
struction and entertainment are found in
an entirely different sphere
''The Institute IS designed especially for
the benefit of the members of the Guilds,
to make the winter entertaining and in
structive. TO unite the members socially
and promote good feeling.
Besides the regular weekly classes
there will be given during the winter,
parish receptions and gymnasium exhibit
tions.
'sThe room for reading and games will
always be open.
"A dramatic department may be start
ed if desired, and also a literary and de-
batting department.
I'VE hope in time to enlarge the Insti-
tute so that at the same popular prices
we may have a class in piano instruc
tion, bookkeeping, type-writing, cooking,
etc.
I'VE should be glad to have any one
volunteer as instructors in d. of these
departments and to make suggestions re-
garding them.
The course of lectures we hope will be
specially instructive and entertaining.
If you desire to join the institute, or If
you are member already by virtue of
being a member of a guild, please sign
one or more of the accompanying blanks
and put in poor boxes or the aims basins,
or convey in any way to the clergy.
s"AS regards the Iron Cross, the initia-
dues for the gymnasium and grounds
rs cents month. Members of the Iron
Cross must be henceforth members of st.
Johns Church School, Bible Glass or
such courses as they wish to enter, but
there is no initiation fee and no other
due, unless they desire to require them.
1.-THE dues of the institute are 81 year.
and the members pay for class instruc-
ton, but the lecture course is thrown
open to them free.