The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-11
AMONG THE CHURCHES.
Simpson Methodist.

On Sunday morning, at Simpson Metlo-
dist Church. Pastor Robert M. Aylesworth
will preach on 1.-THE Olympic Race" In
the evening he will deliver the first of a
series of sermons illustrated by the seere-
optieon, on THE Pilgrims Progress"
These sermons are intended for the bene-
fit of the young Christians who have re-
Gently united with the Church, and will
be delivered from time to time in harmony
with the study of the Immortal Ale
CORY which these persons nave taken
up.
On Monday evening the fourth quarterly
conference will be held in the church par
Tor. The presiding elder. the Rev. ]. Il.
Wright, DID, will preside. The pastor
has been unanimously requested to re-
turn for the third year. In the PAST two
years over two hundred persons have been
| received into the membership % the
church-by certificate, confession of faith
| and probation. The work IS going quiet
ly on.
| nesday evening, the Simpson boy choir
On Thursday evening the Ladies Social
Union will entertain their friends IN the
| church parlors at a jubilee social, with
| mirth, music and refreshment.
| Evangelical Lutheran st. Trinitati
The Rev. r. Hafer, of the Evangelical
Lutheran st. Trinitatis Church, is prepar-
ing his Easter cards and envelopes for
| distribution among the members OF his
congregation.
Though there is lots of time ahead the
subject of the twenty-ffth anniversary
of the founding of St. Trinitatis' Cnurcn;
is being considered by the pastor ana
| leading members of his congregation.
There will be a public examination Of
| the c~atechetical class on Sunday, Marcn
10.
PaIisade Methodist.
Some of the young people of the Pals
ade Methodist Church will hold a sociable
| at the residence of Mrs. De Noylles, OF
No. 3S Webster avenue.
The Board Of Trustees met Monday
night, but transacted only routine bust
Pastor Blight will deliver the fifth of
his series of sermons on Home Life"
tomorrow evening. His theme Will pc,
young People in the Home
Trinity Baptist.
The Rev. Rufus H. johnson, of Trinity
Baptist Church, Bowers street, has al
most entirely recovered from his recent
severe attack of the grip. He preached
his first sermon after his convaiescence
at the First Baptist Church, West Hobo
ken. exchanging pulpits with the Rev. R.
II. Rollins. He will ccupy his " pulpit
tomorrow morning and evening.
The annual election of trustees took
| Mace on Wednesday evening last. M. ".
b. Clarke and William Sturrock We're re-
elected and DR.. Louis Arndt was elected
in place of the late G. w. Ackerson.
J l yery 1aprgely attended and interesting
meeting last night. NJ regular rrlaay
evening meetings are always interesting
TIL Union Cyclers, composed o. mem
will hold it's annual meeting next Ihurs-
day night. The meeting will be a very
important one, as plans Tor tine eomdn ing
quite an increase in Membership since
last season.
First Presbyterian.
Creswell Mclaughlin delivered an adj
dress on the Architecture OF Man,
Thursday evening, at the business meet
ing of the Herr Bible Glass, held in the
session room of the First presbyterian
Church on Emory street.
Previous to the lecture a business meet
ing was held, at which the following Of
iecrs were electedEM. F. Stires, Jr.,
president; w. Whiting, vice president;
James w. Pyle, treasurer; L. Mandevllle'
recording secretary; w. Ridgeway, cor
responding secretary; s. Conoyer, libra
Ran: d.. Mclean, historian. Committee
chairmen, M. McAughton, A.. H Adri
ance r. D.. Gibson and Sc. Stiyers'
/ Executive Committeemen-at-Large, J. Il
Van DYKE. c. HI. Slater and j. Rowland
The hour of meeting, Sunday afternoon,
was changed from $3.50 to 2:45.
The annual meeting Of the First Pres
byterian Church Will be held the latter
sfarf of this month. IN the past year this
1 debt 81 $4,000 has been practically paid
81. About $1,000 OF this sum has beer