The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-22

meet on Monday evening. The Epworth
Legaue will hold a meeting on the same
evening. The latter will also enjoy a
musical and literary programme. AT the
last meeting the members held a royal de-
bate over the question as to which is
preferable, country or city life. The
'shayseeds'' got sthe best Of the argument.
Second United Presbyterian
The Second United Presbyterian Church
of Hancock avenue will open a mission
In the old factory building, Boulevard and
Leonard street, one week from tomorrow.
Trinity Baptist.
A quarterly meeting of the Trinity Bap-
fist congregation will be held Monday
evening.
The Boys Brigade will drill in Franck's
Hall, Monday evening.
St. Trinitatis EvangeIlcal Lutheran
The Board of Council of the Evangelical
Lutheran st. Trinitatis Church will meet
Monday evening.
An entertainment is in progress for the
benefit of the church. The date has not
yet been fixed upon.
Zion Evangelical Lutheran
Regular services will be conducted at
the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church,
Boulevard and McAdoo avenue by the
pastor, the Rev. William Sanft.
Sixteen estimates have been received
from the different contractors for the
buiiulng of the proposed new church. The
contract will be awarded some time next
week.
Y. M. C. A.
The annual anvass for the budget Of
expenses for 1899 is now being conducted
by the directors in person. The responses
thus far received show that the business
men of Jersey City appreciate the excel
lent showing this worthy institution is
making. In many cases subscriptions of
former years have been doubled and even
tre5led, while several prominent citizens
ave offered TO start a building u 1t
is proposed this year to extend the work
in every direction and for this purpose
an effort will be made to secure increased
contributions considerable in excess of
previous years.
General Secretary Brown has started a
movement in Jersey City to reach the
mechanic population, hat has already
caused wide ana favorable comment on all
sides. A meeting is held at the noon hour,
in the various establishments. and the
work of the Y. NJ. c. A. explained to the
men. Hhis is followed by a distribution
of complimentary tickets, and the men
urged to visit the rooms and see them
selves what is offered. The results have
already been remarkable. Secretary
Brown and his assistant have addressed
over a thousand men, in these meetings
in ten different manufacturing centres. In
the fall this work will be extended to
the whole city.
speakers nave been secured to address
the Y. M. c.. A. in the near future on
Sabbath afternoons. Due announcement
and particulars of which will be given
later. On the 7th of May, Secretary
Brown will speak at a mass meeting of
lodge men to be held in ~Somerville, N. j.,
under the auspices of the local Y. M.
c. A.
The work of the Young Mems Christian
Association the past year, makes the best
showing in ten GD years. Large numbers
of young men have been reached, nearly
four times hat of the previous year, and
the evening educational classes have
been crowded with applicants from all
| parts of the city, while the association
| Bible Glass has the largest enrolment of
any Y. M. C. A. Bible Glass in the State.