The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-15

ming with the current year., the Rev.
William Walton Clark fills the new office
of held secretary to the Board OF BONES,
tic Missions. The new secretary Is Wen
He announces that he will spend ms Itrst
year among the churches IN the East,
but may reach-some of the Pacific coast
churches late in the autumn. Ihe pur-
pose of the appointment is to Keep the
churches Informed on the subject of mis-
sions.
Methodist Episcopal.
The Rev. H. w. Rankin, the Western
Evangelist, who is conducting revival ser
vices every evening at the First Method,
list Episcopal Church, Hoboken, rendered
a lengthy sermon last night. he said IN
part.-tThere are many ways OF hinder
ference is one of them. Sose profess
ing Christians do more ~hindering than
those openly opposed TO Christianity. we
know which side Ingersoll stands on.
and he has no influence with us A
Christian who does not work the work
of God does more harm than the worst
skeptic.' The Evangelist will preach TO-
morrow at 1890 A. M. in the First Re
formed Church. at Bloomfield and Ninth
streets. In the afternoon he will address
a mems mass meeting at the First Pres
streets. Next week he will conduct ser.
vices at the Reformed Church, at $3.50
P. M. and at the First Methodist Chlrch
The eyiya meetings held all this week
in the Linden Avenue M. 7. Church, Lin
den and Ocean avenues, have been well
attended. Every evening the chapel in
which the meetings are held is crowded
and excellent work is being done. The
pastor, the Rev. Charles F. Hull, has led
the meetings, assisted by Mr.. Balue and
Mr.. Ferree. The. meetings will be con-
tinued for several more weeks
The eyangelistic services in Simpson M.
E.. Church have been so successful that
they will be continued during next week.
rr IN - -. -,t@ =, CT
Johns German M. E. Church all next
week, at 7:45 P. M.
Presbyterian.
PRESBYTERIAN missionaries who were re-
Gently sent to the Klondike by the Home
Board met with several adventures. They
carried with them large supplies. or pro
visions and also implements with which
they might. if occasion demanded, erect
their own place of worship. AT Skaguay
they were detained for some time, but
went to work at once to get a congrega-
ton together for religious services. They
were successful for some weeks, at the
end of which time a way opened for them
to proceed to Dawson City. Starting on
their journey with all requisites, as they
thought, they lost their way. and were
saved by what they regard as a direct act
of Providence. When hope had Well-nlgh
fed they were overtaken by a United
States surveying party. faklns fresh
courage and a new start, they arrived at
last at Dawson City. There they set to
work with their own tools, and soon had a
rude church. with a pleasant auditorium.
and adjoining it a hospital dispensary, for
one of the missionaries, DIR. 81. A. Nc
Even, is a physician. The other IS Rev.
S. Hall Young, an evangelist and a former
Alaskan traveller, They built the church
and dispensary wholly by their own labor,
and had w%orshipped in it only twice when
it took fire and burned. They lost little,
however, in the way of provisions, for
these they had taken the p~recaution to
cache at a safe distance. They are now,
by their own labor, rebuilding their house
of worship, meanwhile preaching and
teaching as they have opportunity, and
caring for the Sick who apply to them.
They will press on beyond Dawson City If
spring changes demand
The sermon at the Second United Pres
byterian Church tomorrow at 1880 A. M.
will be THE True light" and will be
preached by the pastor. The sabbath
school will meet lat $50 p. M. and the
young peoples meeting will be at 7;3O
p. M. 49,
Lutheran.
There will be a grand church concert
and organ recital given by the. church
director of the Liderkranz. on February
is, at the st. Johns Evangelical lutheran
Church, Summit avenue and North street.
Congregational.
Next Thursday evening a free sociable
will be given BY the Woman's Aid So