The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-11

absence of the Rev. A. Richter. who win
preach at the tiftieth anniversary Of ST.
Marks Lutheran Church. In Sixth street.
between First and Second venues New
York.
An elaborate programme has been ar
ranged Tor the Christmas services. Miss
M. Trenling, an accomplished vocalist.
viii sing in the choir. The members of
me sunday school classes will hold a Gel
ebration during Christmas week.
h Christmas celebration of the Ger
man sunday school of St. Johns Luth-
Gran CHURCH, will be held December Is at
seven I. NJ. The ton of the En-
glish Sunday school will be held December
26 at the same hour. The election of off,
GERS for the church will be held December
The bazaar held in ST. Trinitatfs' Church
for the past three weeks netted over $1,000
profit.
". VI. G. A.
Gus Lundquist, known the world over
as Original Gus" will speak next Sim.
day afternoon in the Free Reformed
church, under the auspices of the Y. MI
G. A. Gus is, indeed, a unique Character.
For many years he vas sailor on q
British man-of-war, and has travelled the
world over. Of-late years he has followed
the electrical business, y his subject
next Sunday afternoon will be "Religion
and Lightning Rods Gus has spoken to
thousands of men in different parts Of this
country.
The 7. M. G. A. has secured Elijah p
Brown, editor of the noted weekly. 'aThe
Rams Horn to deliver a lecture on
Thursday evening, December is, in Has
brouck Hall. Mr.. Brown has scarcely a
peer on the lecture platform. Known
throughout the West as the most brill
liant lecturer, in pathos and wit. in the
country the very announcement Of his
largest Of halls. This win be the frsf
appearance in this city of this famous
lecturer, 7 Hasbrouck Institute will I'M
doubtedly be filed with a very select au-
dience the night of his lecture.
Other Churches.
Christian Woman's Sunday. the first in
of interest this year in the movement in.
augurated by the Woman's Board Of the
Christian Church to found in secular cot
leges chairs in Bible instruction. Such
the University of Virginia near Char
lottesviNe; IN the University of Georgia,
at Athens and by the State Boards of
the Christian Church in the University
Of Oregon at Eugene; the University Of
California, at Berkeley. and the Univer-
sity of Missouri at Columbia. Recently
lectures have been given at Ann Arbor,
and It is expected that the next chair
Will be established in the University of
Michigan.
Church mission boards both in this
country n in England are suffering
from diminished incomes. The American
Board. the Oldest of mission boards in this
country. has just decided to send q depu-
tation to China and Ceylon. to inquire
in what way the mission work in those
fields can be curtailed with least sacri-
fee. Methods employed by missionaries
under Congregational supervision are to
be looked into, and compared with the
cost OF methods and results accruing to
efforts put forth by other denominations.
The mead OF the deputation will be the
Rev. DR.. Judson Smith. one of the secre-
taries; one other member, not yet chosen.
will be q member of the boards NPr1,-
Dental Committee, and the third win be a
disinterested man. The belief is general
that at some of the stations results do
not warrant q continuance of the work
while at Others it Is thought the work Is
on such a basis that it ought heneeforth
to maintain itself. Something must be
done at any rate. To keep up the pres
ent expenditure an increase of at least
$4,000 in contributions from churches
must be realized. So far from this IN
crease being likely, a growing deficit is
accommodating. There Is already a debt
of S45,06C.
Charles B. Brown, General Secretary Of
the Y. M. c. A., will speak In the Newman
Mission tomorrow Sunday evening.
At the cyening service tomorrow in the
German Evangelical Church, Hoboken.
two newly elected deacons will be ia.
stalled. DIR. Rudolph the pastor. viii
preach on the DUTY of Officers"
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