The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-02

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+ 2. Unthank and Aller Jay. The con-
ference will sit through five days.
AMONG THE CHURCHES.
Baptist.
The first of a series of lectures was
given last evening in the parlors OF the
North Baptist Church, by the pastor,
the Seventy Apostolic Years me lee.
lures will continue until the middle of
next month and they should prove very
Interesting.
Congregational.
A novel entertainment entitled Songs
in the Night, a Service OF the Soul With
out Light or a Musical Sermon in the
Dark, will be given at the First Con-
gregational Church; Boyd ana bergen
IA, by Rev. Charles III. Waterman, of
Ocean Grove, assisted by Messrs. George
Craig and George Russell. The enter
summer at the Asbury Park Auditorium,
and proved a big success. 1t will be given
as complete as the Aspury Park event
and will no doubt be a great treat 10
During the sermon not a light win be
permitted in the church. The large
stained glass window entitled the "Good
Shepherd will be illuminated from the
outside and the musical programme will
he rendered by a half dozen choirs,
stationed in different parts of the church.
There will be no leader, the ehoirs con-
Quoting an ~antiphonal service on an ex,
tended scale. The doors will be opened
at 7:30 o'clock and will close at SID O'Clock.
No one will be admitted after that hour
and children under six years Will pc
debarred from attending. The proceeds
viii go to the Sunday school fund.
Methodist Episcopal.
At the annual meeting of the eongrega-
ton of the Linden Avenue M. d.. Church,
last week, the following trustees We're
| reelected for a term of three years each:
| Jacob Mcintyre, Jacob Holm and James
Stewart. 1he official board consists Of
nine trustees and the terms OF three ex-
pire each year.
The Sunday school of ST. Paul Methodist
Episcopal Church, Third street.. VIII hold
Heir autumnal rally at 2:30 I. M. tomor-
row. Addresses will be made by Mr; >.
Sunday School Association; Superinten-
dent /. N. Martin, the Rev. 7. q. May
ham and others.
Episcopal
A very interesting musical and literary
evening, October IL, in the basement Of
st. Matthew'S l.. E. Church, Sussex
| street, under the auspices If the Sunday
School. The rregranime contains some
OF the best talent thar can be procured,
including Nine. Marguerite French. MISS
Eveline r. Henderson and Mr.. Frank
Williams. Mr.. John Nugent, a delightful
elocutionist h has made his appear
again favor the people OF this city win
some of his sharp and witty readings.
MFR. George L Applehy the famous boy
violin soluisI. has been engaged. lie puts
| his whole soul into his rendition and
brings forth most marvellous music. me
Iaanghazen Sisters will also appear with
their pretty costumes; they nave Won
| derfully fine and melodious voices and
their audiences are. moved to tears OF
| stirred to roars OF laughter. There are
also several very clever children In the
Sunday Ecitnl who Will sing under the
| direction of Miss NJ. Saliah Clapp.
The Episcopal Church has undertaken
to solve a difficult problem and officials IN
Tost other churches are wascni9g 70 ! see Is
OF the great Episcopal Board-iiKe the
Nsthodfsts, it has but one board for both
foreign and home missions-dled SONS
months ago. He was a clergyman and
\ an able one. But he was, It is said, com
yelled to spend most Of his time and ener-
gy writing begging letters, and the Mis-
to-do E~piscopali&ns, it is alleged, as a
dunning agency. This extremity is due,
SO it is charged, to a lack of knowledge
work of missions. If this is<tfue of Epis-
copaiians. it is also true ofRresbyteriars,
Congregationalists, Baptists and ever
| Roman Catholics. In selecting a new ex-
! ecutive for their board, it has been sug-
| gested that d CUB one be provided. &c
| consist of d clergyman charged with the
duty of visiting every leading cnureh n
butor to missions and personally explain
ing the inside methods of church mission
work, both at home and abroad, and OF q
ness man. charged with the duty of adj
ministering the practical affairs OF the
work. A committee has been appointed
whose membership includes Bishop Peter.
kin of West Virginia, Bishop Scarborough
of New Jersey and Bishop Potter OF New
YORK, which is to report during the next
ten days upon the matter.
Presbyterian.
There are Presbyterians who favor
greater elaboration in form of church
Service, and more attention to material
detail in church construction and furnish
ings thar now obtained n most s1a churches ne.
ganized some months ago a Presbyterian
Church service society, with the Rev. DR.,
L. N. Benson of Philadelphia as Presi-
Of New York as Secretary. This move
ment has just received an emphatic
Endorsement by the new president and
trustees of Union Theological Seminary,
who have given to Adams Chapel one OF
the most beautiful ecclesiastical interiors
to be found in America. There is a chan
gy, exactly ike those in Church of Eng
table, 4 leetern and paintings represent
ing Jesus Christ and the four evangelists
4 n aSGl 4QIIl Vi ~ oSN03 o&t&s W.
Ing prayers said and on important coca
sions there is a professional when robes
are worn. A new course of study reiat-
ing to the history Of hturgies has beer
introduced and In the chapel services SEN
iors are to be instructed in correct pulpit
furms. The Sunday services will here
after resemble those obtaining in English
university chapels and eminent clergy
representing all denominations are to be
heard.
Reformed.
The first monthly service of song il
the Bergen Reformed Church will be hello
on Sunday evening. The choir consists
Of Miss Lillian Guthrie. soprano: Mis-:
Eva Hawkes.. alto; Mr.. Ethan Allen Hunt
tenor; Mr.. w. +. Brown. bass. Or. Loui.
r. Dressler is organist and director. Ths
Selections for Sunday evening will b
wholly by American composers. The fol
lowing is the programme
Organ Prelude. Evening Prayer. Thal1of
Anthem Festival Cantate Domino
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Lords Prayer..s..s.ss.Dr. L X. Dessle'
Hsaa,a ID Jesus Tihou Ar Stand 's
Tr,o. i rs i Day If Rest .',.c. n II Il alhaaa asTs
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