The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-31

! main IA the Sun6av-schooI and assist his
| successor. former superintendent
~ 81 th a1r brs Mealy IL US church saqa II Work. i1aa and
day-scnoof can be imagined when they
isadnsa ln f w ns Wv WING e t to tie enfreaties
Of the member that Mr.. Kyle consented
to remain In the Su~nday-schooi. He was
n nhe tec when TIE e usual Christmas enter
tainment was given.
Simpson Methodist.
In Simpson Methodist Church tonight
the annual watchnight services will be
held. beginning at ten o'clock. At 1915
the Rev. William HI, Morgan, pastor of
the Central Methodist Episcopal Church,
Newark, will preach.
On Sunday morning an old-fashioned
love feast will be held at 9:45, followed
by Holy Communion and Reception Of
Members.
In the evening the pastor will preach
on New Year Resolves"
The Week of Prayer will be only rec
ognized in this church and will be fol-
lowed by a series Of revival services,
conducted by the pastor, who will be as
sisted later by Major Williams and En-
sign Mcdowell, who are meeting with re-
At-rtl odNOC91 IL 1tbdlt e~ANN
neighboring communities IN New York
State.
An original method Of cooperation on
the part of the church with the pastor
and officials has been adopted and doubt
less will result in great good and be pro-
ductiye of unusual unity of action.
On Tuesday. evening the Kings Dangh-
tiers will hold their monthly meeting at
the home of Miss Fischer, No. IL Lot
street.
On Thursday evening last the annual.
4,109, of the Epworth League, was held,
resulting in the following officers being
elected Tor the ensuing term:-President,
George G.. Post; first vice president, VIII
liam Jacobsen; second vice president,
Mrs. r. j. Coulson; third vice president,
Miss II. l.. Atchison; fourth vice presi-
dent, Miss Sarah Stanton; corresponding
secretary, A.. G.. Isley; treasurer, T. B.
Sheffield.
Christmas Committee and a number of
the children who were to participate in
the exercises the Christmas celebration
of Simpson Sunday School could not be
held at the time appointed and will occur
OH Thursday evening next
First Presbyterian.
A unique entertainment was given in the
Session House of the First Presbyterian
Church last night, for the amusement Of
the member of the Sunday school. The
feature of it was "Edison's Latest, an
electrical exhibition given by George A.
Tenant. It was one of the most laugh
able sketches ever produced in Jersey
City. Seven young ladies of the Sunday
school were dressed as rag dolls. A
switchboard was rugged up. Mr.. Ten
pressing different buttons made them
sing, dance or recite, individually. or coll
lectively. The antics Of the dolls kept
the audience in a perfect gale of laugh
ter. When the current was not turned
on the dolls would either stand proppe3
up against the wall, perfectly limp, or
and his assistant would nave to pick tnem
up and place them in position. Aside from
stEdison's Latest an excellent programme
was rendered. 4 was as follows- j,
Miss Reta Smith; recitation, The Name
Of Old Glory" Mr.. Estler Rapp; Fan
Drill, twelve girls, Misses Gertie Mclean.
Laura Holbrook, Clara Feindel, Jennie
Bowman, Martha Landrine, Jennie
Robertson, Bessie Halsey, Bessie Row
welt; song, Tit Willow" Master Charlie
Thorn; Sketch, The Competing Rail-
roads, Charles Holbrook. John Rae,
Miss Reta Smith; song, This Little Pig
Went TO Market" Miss Bessie Halsey;
recitation, Santa Claus Man" Master
f1eFIldI fdIdelIHdlH, song, OdUla
Claus Master Charlie Thorn: tableau,
Santa Claus. James r. White was Santa
Claus. He distributed presents to the
children.
Park Reformed.
The two anthems sung at the churen on
Christmas Sunday. vincent's There were
Shepherds" and Elveys While Shop
herds Watched will be repeated next
Sunday. The s~oloists, Miss Edna Denver
and Master Adolph Schneider, will sing
an aria by Hamilton Gray, and Rodney's
Zion The music of the Park Church
choir is enhanced by the accofnpanimenks
of Mr.. Frank Smedes on the Weber
Grand, and Messrs. Evans, Horton and
Calvin on yiolins. with Mr.. w. f. Will
Jams presiding at the organ. The TITO.
"The Three Magi," sung by Messrs. Ryno,
Lyding and Wilson will be another fea-
ture of Sundays programme. For these
three singers Mr.. Williams has composed
another trio, The TRANSPORTATION, to the
words from Hymns Ancient and Mod
ern," beginning