The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-02

next honda at HUDSON ~
her of specially chartered troilye cars VIII
convey the party to and from the grow
at the Heights. 1t will embark a. eei7
trail avenue and Bowers street.
The Epworth League and Junior League
are preparing fer rallies in the near ~
ture.
Pastor william b. johnson has return
ed from ocean Grove. and viii cohauel
the usual morning and evening services
tomorrow. While it has not yet been CIV
en- ont as definite information that tne
new parsonage site win be the third iot
On Bowers street from the northeast cor
ner of Summit avenue, 1t is UNDERSTOOD
that That site has been selected and that
only minor details of the negotiations are
pending.
Central Avenue Reformed
The Rev. G. S. White and family have
returned from an extended vacation
which was spent mainly with relatives IN
Connecticut.
Waverly Congregational.
The Rev. Lewis R. Barney, Ph.D. pastor
Of Waverly Congregational Church, has
returned from his vacation and will re-
sumo the regular services tomorrow.
pa1isade Methodist.
The family of Pastor Blight. of PAIL
sade Methodist Church, is still at Asbury
Park, but he viii occupy his pulpit to-
morrow.
Second United Presbyterian
The Rev. DR.. Parker, OF the Second
United Presbyterian Church, has returned
from Atlantie City. Regular services will
be conducted tomorrow.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor held an interesting business
meeting last night and outlined a plan
for it's fall work.
Evangelical Lutheran st. Trinitatis
The Evangelical Lutheran st. Trinitatis
Church, will be reopened for the regular
services tomorrow after being closed for
two weeks for repairs and renovation,
during which time Pastor Hafer took his
vacation.
AS to the celebration of the twentieth
anniversary the Rev. Mr.. Hafer's pastor
ate. the pastor has left 1t entirely In the
hands of his congregation. The twenty
fifth anniversary of the founding of the
church, which will take place in Novem-
her will wind up with a grand musical
Jubilee.
Pastor Hafer will attend the Evangeli-s
cal Lutheran Synod of New oYrk n
New Jersey, to be held at Syracuse on
September 10.
From Everywhere
The American Bible Society sent out its
first representatives TO the Philippines
last week. They are the Rev. J. c. Good
rich. who go FIRST to China TO consult the
society's agent. the Rev. John r. Sykes,
who made one Of the best reports on the
Philippines that has yet been published.
The Rev. Mr.. Goodrich is a recent grad
uate of Drew Seminary. The society is
convinced that the time is fully ripe for
effective Bible work In these new pos
sessions. The Rev. Andrew ]. McKlm
sold about 10000 Bibles to Cubans before
the recent war. After the war was over
he went to Porto Rico to resume work.
Beginning at San Juan, he has, with the
aid of colporteurs, extended his work
throughout the entire island, and reports
that in the interior towns the reading of
the Bible has started discussions of quite
a sixteenth century force and flavor. The
Rev. f. G. Pinzetti. long in charge of the
society's work in Central America, is at
work in Tavana, Trinidad and Cienfuegos,
Cuba.
Methodists led In the campaign move
ment for missions, n are now finding,
on this the second summer that the plan
has been in operation. that the demand
for campaigners far exceeds the supply.
The plan is to send persons who are wait
ing to 20 abroad as missionaries out
among the churches to develop interest
- 1Ez4L-at.k -4~f~+orr 11rlxo1
askance at the undertaking. This year
they demand ten times as many cam
p~aigners. It has, therefore. been decided
to organize in every presiding elders dis
trict of the Methodist Church a Mission
airy Committee. From three to five per-
sons will make up the committee which
will be assisted by Epworth League chap
ters maintaining the interest IN missions
throughout the year. About 100 such
committees have now been organized.
The Baraca National Union, which is in
part for Bible study, shows a growth of
fifty classes during the year just ended.
1t now has abotu 200 classes and 5000
members. The first one began in SYRIA
cuse. started BY a business man, but there
1 are now classes in all States from Mass
achusetts west to Iowa. The union IS
made up of Bible teacher whose classes
| consist of young men fifteen to twenty
years of age and exists for the retaining
Of young men in the churches In this
task it has been remarkably successful.
It's method are social, in addition to
| those pursued by other similar organize
| tions for young men, asy the Brotherhood
| of st. Andrew, or Of Andrew and Philip,
| for amp Social attractions are pro-
| cided. while the organizations named
| rigidly exclude them. The union is un-
like the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton in having no buildings and on fees,
but in using the churches themselves as
the social centres. For the most part
the union is confined to Baptist churches
| but during the year it has spread to some
| extent ~intochurches Of other religious
bodies.
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