The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-05

toehty Gharacteristics,S Mrs. M RIuld
ga; aHow Pr. Mcclure .savit' the Life
Of 1 William mi9 Mael1,re The Life and Death
Baptist.
The bergen Branch Sunday school
which Is located at No. 524 Ocean avenue
IS own very rapidly. TIL school
Mnicn was organized on January /, 1897,
mas now about seventy scholars and
Twelve teachers, The average attendance
IS nifty. Mr.. Edward S. Brown to whose
efforts Ct the success Of the school is
iargely que was elected a member of the
Board of Deacons at the last meeting held
g week ago., partly as a reward for his
excellent services, but more to give him
an ofhcisi standing in connection with his
Watened with unusual interests by Green
Vile people. The school will be q
nucleus of what will be before long a
G~reenville Baptist Church. For many
years -Baptists in G~reenville have been
compelled to worship other denomina-
tons. They are growing very rapidly and
the need of a new Baptist church is felt
more and more every year. The Bergen
ton n Madison avenues is the nearest
Baptlst Chuch. and despite its distance
from Greenville a large number of Green
Vile Balotists are in the habit of attend
ing the services regularly, although NOT
connected in any way with the church
II Is hoped that better quarters may be
found IN a short time, as the present ones
are inadequate.
Methodist Episcopal.
The Sunday School excursion of can-
tenary M. p. Church takes place June 26.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Linden
avenue M. p. Church gave a strawberry
for the benefit of the church fund in the
chapel en- Linden avenue. The following
brief programme was given, after which
SIraWDeFrleS and cream were served in
the basement. Piano solos by Miss Vree-
land, reading by Miss Agneaw. chorus
biy the church choir, and a two-part song
IN winch over sixteen young ladies took
part. The entertainment concluded with
Frof. l.. Krieger. who kept the large audi
snce IN, laughter for half an hour with
mittee in charge and the officers of the
society are:-Miss Annie E. Armstrong.
I nrssid lent Mrs. Hull, Vice President;
Mrs. Ellen Young Treasurer, and Mrs. r.
J. Bunnell. Secretary.
Protestant Episcopal.
The pretty four-act sketch cinderella
1nHI0Weriand. was presented by the chill
rem Of the Holy Cross Church in the Guild
Room, pm Claremont avenue, Thursday
evening, before a very appreciative audi
ence that filed the room to o~yerfiowing.
The sketch was under the direction Of
Miss r.. Chandless. assisted by Miss Tam
ner. The part Of Cinderella was finely
taken by Miss Estelfe Dickinson. Others
Hn|1vB passicl MR;ss M ia the g sketch saaSa,,. ws !p;ssr
Lily. Miss Edith Hummel; Godmother
Nature, Miss Bertha Hines; Bonnie Lee,
Harry Bell; Robin Hood. Arthur floor;
Prince Sunshine, Arthur Howett: Butter
flies, Ethel Odell and Carrie Harrison;
Sunbeanhs, Queenie Costello. Lucy Cos
Sunbeanhs, Queenie Costello. Lucy
Costello. Ethel Watts, Estelle Duder-
stadt and Bertha Smith; Rain
Drops; porothea Burgmann, Edith Boys
and Emily Just; Fairies, Florence Clark
and Florence Hines, Eleanor Riley, May
Gross. May Hubes Fanny Costello, Miss
McMichtl and Miss a. Alberts, piano az
H~eompanistss Mr. Hermann, violinist, and
Mrs. J.. Tanner, solo. Iii ushers were
Mr.. A. Browne and Mr.. u. Green. The
receipts OF the entertainment are for the
benefit df the church.
0sher ~ urchcr.
Memorial Day Will be observed, sabbafh