The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-09

Reformed Church. made many warm re-
city. All d teacher Of the Word. AM UNI
fielder Of the truth. he has few superiors.
There will be a special service for bap-
tism OF thilGren at the Park Reformed
Church tomorrow afternoon at four
O'Clock.
Preparations fol the coming entertain
merst' e be given under the auspices Of
Church Fund Society of the Park Re
formed Church are going forward. i
wi4 BE- held on the EVENING Of A2rll Z,
Dickens" with readings illustrated by
acting tableaux.
Centenary N. e.
The Rev. M. Goodman will preach a
special Easter sermon at Centenary
programme of music has been arranged
by the choir. In the evening the Sunday
school win hold a special service. the
music for which the school has been re-
promise to be unusually interesting.
The Rev. George G. WiIding will deliver
q lecstare entitled nc the Top OF Mount
on Friday evening. April 49, The lecture
will be given under the auspices of the
Mlzpah Brotherhood.
Pastor Goodman of Centenary M. e.
Church will be tendered a reception at
the church on Friday evening, April Y.
Bergen Baptisr.
The Bergen Bells" a little two-page
paper, which is issued by the societies of
the Bergen Baptist Church, made its APP
full OF interesting church items and con-
tains the doings In the church for the
past three months
Last Sunday morning the envelope sys-
tenn was put into force. Over $1,000 was
raised by subscription and there are yet
100 members of the congregation to be
heard from.
The envelopes have been distributed and
ono iCHnrapidad fnr oupb- Sunday in the
year. The envelopes for the Easter offer
ing were sent out yesterday. This system
has met with the approval of the whole
Der on an equal standing and the pews
will be assigned to them by a committee.
Previously some members paid twice and
three times as much for a pew as others,
but under the new system all that is done
away with.
On April II, in the church, Mr.. Eugene
Leake will lecture on Cuba. This will be
the second of a series of free lectures to
be given by the church.
81. john. r.. e.
This announcement Is made in connec-
ton with the services at St. Johnss p. E.
Church tomorrow
The following will receive the offerings
Bible C1ass:-Charles Hull and Edward
Fry, north aisle; Brice Collard and Reed
Curtis. centre aisle; Robert Jarvis and
Joe Harris, south aisle; Harrison Bance,
The following will act as ushers and
receive offerings OF. Easter afternoon
August Lankeu and Harry Wiltshire, cen
Batchelar, take charge of the Senior,
Primary and Junior Divisions on south
aisle; Frank Yeungling and Horatio
partment on north aisle. Each baptized
member of the parish is asked to make
an Easter. offering. The Finance Com
mittee request a gift of $500.
Holy Trinity E. L.
The Sunday School of the Evangelical
which the Rev. Eugene Neudewitz is pas
tor, will celebrate the Easter festival on
Tuesday evening at 5 p. NJ. in the Sun
day School room of the Wayne Street
Reformed Church. near Grove street.
Theological Seminary. Gettysburg, Pa,
will preach tomorrow evening.
Evau. Lufh. 81. Trinftatfs.
In no church in the city has. Holy Week
been more soiernnly observed than in the
Evangelical Lutheran st. Trinitatis
Church, in Bowers street. Holy Thurs
day and Good Friday were especially OBJ
impressive. The evening service tomor-
row morning will begin at ten o'clock.
Bergen Reformed.
DR.. Louis r. DRESSER has resigned his
position as organist and choir master OF
the Bergen Reformed Church, having ac-
in the Presbyterian Church of Engle-
wood, N. J., on and after May /.
Y. M. G. A.
The Young Mems Christian Association
has made preparations to hold unusually
interesting services in Hasbrouck Insti-
tute tomorrow afternoon. Mr.. Richard l.
Purdy of New York is too well known tC
need any special attention called to him-
self. more than to repeat that he is one
of the most interesting of speakers. Last
Christmas he delivered a Christmas adj
dress of great beauty of speech and elo-
quence before the Jersey City Y. NJ. c. A,
Tomorrow Mr.. Purdy will deliver an
Easter address and undoubtedly many
will go a long distance to hear him. A
arranged, including violin solos by Fred
w. Decker and tenor songs by William
j. Machin.