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

Louis Johnson, OF BROOKLYN, N. ", Will
preach and will assist the pastor in re-
vival meetings during the week. preach
ing each evening at 7.45.
Second Reformed Church of Hudson
City.
In accordance with its usual custom the
congregation of the Second Reformed
Church of Hudson City will hold a New
Years eve service, lasting from eight to
about half past min o'clock. Pastor
Meury will make a short address and the
choir will rende special music for the
occasion. The regular services will be
held tomorrow.
West Side M. e.
Watch night services will be held in the
West Side Avenue M. e. Church, as has
been the custom ever since the custom
ever since the church has been organized,
viii start at s;So O'clock and viii close
Immediately after twelve O'clock. The
pastor the Rev. Charles e. Little, has
prepared an interesting programme to be
James Methodist.
A concert by a group of South Africans
will be given at James Methodist Church,
Summit avenue and Bowers street, on
Monday evening next. This band of ju-
venile African singers has been heard in
some of the. local churches, notably tie
Summit Avenue Baptist, where a crowded
auditorium greeted and aplauded the IN
dividual efforts of each.
st. Mary's Protestant Episcopal.
The regular services will be conducted
tomorrow at ST. Maryss Episcopal Church,
by Rev. Or. Daniel f. Warren. The sur
pIiced choir has arranged a special pro-
$780, - M / -rnSFl bnELafl
as follows.-7.3o, Holy COMMUNION; 1926,
Holy Communion and sermon: $50,
~evensong and sermon.
st. Johannes G. e. L.
The new officers of the st. johannes
Evangelical Lutheran Church. elected for
the ensuing year. will be Installed by
Pastor J.. G. r. Luhrs, after tomorrow
mornings service
Linden Avenue M. e.
At the Linden Avenue Methodist Epis-
copal Church watch night services will
start at 10 p. NJ, this evening, and two
sermons will be preached.
Bergen Baptist.
A New Year rally will be held in the
Bergen Baptist Church, next Monday
evening, by the members of h Chris
tian Endeavor Society.
Y N. G. A. Notes.
The Young Mems Christian Association
will hold an unusually Interesting service
in Hasbrouek Hall tomorrow afternoon.
The Rev. Cornelius Brett, DID. will de-
liver a New Years address, entitled "a
good work for the first day of the nrst
month Al special feature of this occa-
of the Park Reformed Church, who Will
repeat by special request, the excellent
Christmas programme, recently. rendered
by them. The selections include some
excellent solos, and this part of the ser
vices promises TO be exceptionally lne:
Undoubtedly Hasbrouck Hall will be filled
New Years message, and the excellent
singing of this noted choir. The meeting
will be free to all, including the ladies.
From Everywhere.
The Baptist Home Mission Society has
instructed its corresponding secretary.
General Thomas J. Morgan, to engage
general missionaries for Cuba and Porto
Rico, and such assistant missionaries as
funds may permit. It has also voted that
the sum Of $4,000 is needed for church
edifces during the first year. and for this
sum an appeal is to be made at once TO
Baptist churches of the country.
The American Tract Society furnishes
a very large proportion of the printed
matter which Is used by missionaries of
all churches in foreign lands 1t is now
at work upon the printing of a corcord-
ance of the Bible in Spanish. Standard
works, instead of being issued by each
board In the language from which there
is d demand. are prepared by this one So
ciety for all boards.
Each rear all of the secretaries in the
United States and Canada engaged in for
eign mission work meet in New York for
conference and discussion of method The
date of their forthcoming annual meeting
is January. 10 TO = They meet under the
auspices Of the Congregational American
Board. the president and vice president or
which. the Rev. d. Y. G: M. Lamson ana
d. Willis James respectively. are to ten,
der the secretaries a reception United
Brethren, Disciples of Christ n the
yearly meeting of Indiana Friends nave
accepted invitations: The subjects Tor
discussion are technical
The American Bible Society has now its
complement of secretaries. The OPPOSE
ton 10 the Rev. DR. John Fox. who rep
resents the Presbyterian Denomination
has subsidized, and he has r~elinquished his
pulpit duties and taken UP those OF the
society. The third secretary is the Rev
a son Of the late Bishop Gilbert Haven,
or the Methodist Church. He has not yet
announced his acceptance of the POSITION
salary is 81, 900 a year. The hold-over Sec
rotary IS the Rev Dr. p W: Glnans
Conversational. He is well advanced IN
wears. While the new men diS youh5-
Changes in the conduct of the society are
looked for that win bring its methods into
more modern lines.
The American Church Missionary so.
ciety which is an auxiliary to the Protest
ant Episcopal Board of Missions. seeks TO
find two Episcopal clergymen who can
sneak Spanish and are willing to go at
once to Havana to i~naugurate work there.
The salary that will be offered them will
be from 81. 200 to $3.50 a year, according as
they are married or single men. There
has long been q mission in Havana ana
rough the entire war g lay reader
has maintained services. If men who can
sneak Spanish cannot be found 1t is the
intention of the society to engage two Who
are willing to go, and allow them time to
learn the language. This time will be
SIX months or so. The societyss work at
Matanzas is being resumed and there is
a misunderstanding Episcopal clergyman
in charge of It.
The Field Council Of the Volunteers of
America. Just held. changed the military
title of B~allington Booth from Command
er to General for the double purpose of
keeping In line with the military system
OF this country, and giving TO a Booth
a title unlike that held by the Booths Of
the Salvation Army. so as to avoid con-
fusion. efnniforns of the women was
changed Iii color to distinguish its wear
ers from the Salvation Army. and the
style Of bonnet was made more becoming
to the feminine face. Al law was passed
aff0rdinE more general representation
EVERY post may hereafter send a delegate