The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-13
AMONG THE CHURCHES.
Park Reformed.

of Sunday twilight services during the
months of June and july The service
will last one hour, from. seven to. eight
o'clock. Gas will be dispensed with, as IL
contributes to heat AND draws mosqui-
toes. Ladies are invited to appear at
the services apparelled with a view to
comfort rather than in their Sunday best.
The ervices will be principally. of a
musical character, with a short sermon.
The experiment has been tried III Bay
onne proved successful in drawing
big congregations. During August the
members of the congregation in town will
attend the union services.
The Motive Society, composed of ten
boys of the Park Reformed Sunday
school, of which Miss Mitchell is super
intendent, will hold a patriotic entertain
ment on Monday evening, May %. The
services of other boys have been enlisted
and one of the features will be a regi-
mental drill, under the direction of Ser
geant William H. auckland, a Fourth
Regiment officer.
DR.. Morgan will preach tomorrow on
the subject, Jesus Christ Our Brother"
In the evening he will exchange pulpits
with the Rev. Charles S. Wright of the
Central Avenue Reformed Church.
Tickets for the coming strawberry fes-
tival of Willing Circle of the Kings
Daughters are selling fast.
Simpson Methodist
Simpson will celebrate Epworth League
Day. The Rev. Mr.. Aylesworth will
preach in the morning on the subject,
1.-THE Young Man and the Church of To-
day" Ii the evening C. F. Nettleship will
deliver an address. The exercises will be
under the direction of the Epworth
League.
The Kings Daughters will meet Mon
day evening at the home of the Misses
Chichester, of No. 53S Summit avenue.
The regular meeting of the Sunday
school will also take place Monday even
ing.
on Thursday evening next. under the
auspices of the Brotherhood. a lecture
will be given by a United States army
officer who was with General Miles in
Porto Rico.
Major Pangborn gave an interesting
lecture Thursday evening last on "Ha-
wall" 1t was enjoyed by a large au-
dience.
Zion Evangelical Lutheran
At a meeting of the Building Committee
of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church,
Boulevard and McAdoo avenue, plans for
the new. church were approved. It is ex-
pected that the contracts for building will
be signed by Monday evening and ground
will be broken the following day.
The new church will be a handsome
structure, somewhat Gothic in style, and
will be erected ct a cost of SIG, 900. The
old church will be moved back a few feet
and will be used as an annex for the new
building.
Pastor William Sanft is jubilant over
the progress. He is anxiously awaiting
the construction of the new church.
Second United Presbyterian
The Rev. James Parker, of the Second
United Presbyterian Church, will tomor-
row morning preach on the subject "vic-
tory AT the afternoon service his
theme will be The Power of Choice.'
In the evening the Young Peoples
Christian Union meeting will be led by
Joseph Hamilton. The subject of Mr..
Hamilton's discourse will be Gods
Covenant and Ours
Sunday school will be held at Hope
Mission. In the evening there will be
preaching on the subject of How to Be-
come Rich"
Evangelical Lutheran st. Trinitatis
The Rev. Mr.. Hafer. pastor of the.
Evangelical Lutheran st. Trinitatis
Church, win preach a special sermon to-
morrow morning on 1.-THE Ascension of
Christ"
An entertainment will be given for the
benefit of the church on the evening of
May Is. Preparations have been going on
for some time for this entertainment and
the indications are that it will even excel
many of the splendid entertainments
given at st. Trinitatis.
Free Reformed.
The brotherhood of Andrew and Philip
of the Free Reformed Church on Second
street has greatly increased the amount
in the treasury of that church by the
large receipts from the entertainment
presented on last Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings.
The Rev. Frederick S. Steele gave a
very interesting lecture last evening at
the Scotch Presbyterian Church on Mer-
Ger street, before a large audience. The
lecture was an illustrated one upon "In-
dustrial Colony Association and was
given in the Sunday school rooms in the
basement. The lecturer was frequently
appiauded. The proceeds are for the BEN
eft of the church.
Pa1isade Methodist.
presiding Elder ]. R. Wright will occupy
the pulpit at Palisade Methodist Church
tomorrow morning. In the evening the
pastor will deliver a sermon or the sub
ject of "Christ's Ascension"
Church OF the Ascension.
Ten candidates were confirmed by
Bishop Starkey on Thursday evening last
at the Church of the Ascension.
Lafayette M. E.
At the annual election of officers Of the
sunday school. held Tuesday evening. the