The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-25

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supplemental by orchestral music under
the direction of Prof. Henry Walter.
Free Reformed.
Next Wednesday evening the members
| of the Priscilla Literary Society of the
Free Reformed Church will produce a
play, entitled "Rebecca's Triumph"
WAYNE Street Reform.
An Illustrated lecture upon Hawaii will
| be given in the Wayne Street Reformed
| Church parors Wednesday evening,
April ).
Y. M. C. A.
The Young Mems Christian Association
| will hold a meeting tomorrow afternoon
in Hasbrouck Hall of more than ORDINARY
| interest. Brigadier t. w. Scott, the Chlef
Division officer of the Salvation Army OF
New Jersey, will deliver an address enS
titled: The Young Man and His Treas
| ure.'' Brigadier Scott is well known
throughout this country as one of the
ablest speakers in the Salvation Army.
His address tomorrow afternoon will be
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a master effort.
The Brigadier will be assisted by Ensign
Hayes, Captain Lock and Captain Norris
of the local corps. Sister Francis Boos
and Eve Thomas, two well known s%oloists,
will be present and render several selec-
tions. Special instrumental music will be
furnished by the flute, cornet and con-
~certina. This meeting will be a notable
1919 --5 -. loJtao rrt11 In adrnftfpd if
is likely that Hasbrouck Hall will be COM
pletely filed with those DESTROYS of hear
ing Brigadier Scott and his able assist
ants.
The Camera Club of the Y. M. c. A. is
making excellent progress and the indica-
ions favor a large membership IN this
new department of the educational work.
The interest in the Tuesday evening BIZ
BILE class continues undated. Last Iues-
day evening thirty young men were pres
ent, representing very many OF the city
churches. Among the new members pres
ent was noticeable several young men
from some of the factories where MONDAY
meetings have recently been held. Thls
Bible class aims specifically to develop
the spiritual character of young men and
is now one of the largest Bible classes Oh
this nature in the State Y. M. G. A.
The canvass for funds for the work of
| the Y. M, c. A. this year is now in pro-
| gress. The association has made such an
excellent showing during the past year In
| all departments that the merchants and
| business men generally in the city are in
clined to give good support and increased
| contribution fer the work of 1899. The
canvass has developed the fact tnat there
30 n p SfrnnQ SPntImpnt eXlSll0E LII
| the city in favor of starting a puliolis
fund at once, it being the concensus OF
opinion that the time IS rlpe 1or sufn q !
| short time q considerable sum would pc
| subscribed towards this object. rms Is
one of the results that mas peen or rg u
creased development of the past year.
From Everywhere.
It has just been decided that the Nation
| al Conference of Unitarian Churches shall
hold its eighteenth biennial meeting in
Washington. The place of meeting there
is the Congregational Church of the Mes
| siah. which has been granted for the pur-
pose through the influence of Carroll D.
| Wright, an active member of the confer
ence. The dates now fixed are October
Is and 10. This national conference is the
missionary organization of the Unitarian
body of the Congregationalists.
General Thomas j. Morgan, correspond
ing secretary of the American Baptist
Home Mission Society. has just returned
from Santiago. Speaking of political con-
ditions there he expresses himself strong
ly to the effect that General Wood should
be allowed large discretion in spending
money collected at the Santiago port upon
municipal improvements, without the ne
| cessity of submitting to the bureaucracy
of Havana. General Wood desires to con-
| struct a sewer and water system, and can
get laborers at seventy-five cents per day.
| Speaking of religious conditions there
| General Morgan says he was surprised at
| the eagerness with which the people de-
| sire the Bible and the English language.
1t is the purpose of the society to estab-
| lish Baptist churches at Holguin, Man
| zanillo, Guantanamo and a second one in
| Santiago.
70 an extent unknown before holy week
will this year be observed in some form
by non-liturgical churches. This innova-
ton is not confined to churches in the
East, but extends to the South and West.
These churches include Methodist, Pres
byterians, Baptists, and to some extent
| Congregationalists. The observance VIII
consist for the most part in services each
| night except Saturday, with visiting
preachers. PRAYER meetings Will be held
| in some churches, and in q few GOOQ Fri
day passion services will be held. A few
years ago Easter was not observed out
side the liturgical communions. Now all
take some notice Of it. The progress to-
ward form has been rapid during the last
decade, and never more so than during
the<last year. Among Congregatfonal1sts
alone, and they the least inclined toward
a liturgy and formal service, millions of
copies of ritualistic service, millions OF
copfes of ritualistic worship nave been
sold dIrino the twelve month.
The Board of Managers of the Episcopal
domestic and foreign missions lave now
| formally elected three secretaries. and all
three have in turn declined. Now they
nave named a committee. consisting OF
Bishop Dudley of Kentucky, Bishop Me-
Laren of Chicago, and Bishop Doane of
Albany to administer affairs ad interim.
The Nominating Committee has been in
structed to make a further search for
available men, but the opinion is freely
expressed that no election will now be
made until the autumn. It Is said that
the new secretary, when found, will be
ceses conventions-that is. to work in the
FIELD exclusively. no additional assistance
being needed in the Administrative branch.
The nag have appointed the Bishop
of Pennsylvania and the Rev. DIR. Henry
Anstice. late of st. Luke's Church, Roch7
ester to represent them upon the Execa-
tive Committee preparing for the cumen
cal missionary conference, to meet in
New York until next April q year. They
nave also fixed Upon st. Louis. as the
place and October "a as the opening date;
for the Missionary Council. This council
is the permanent legislative BODY OF the
l Eo;.oo,o1 Cb,roh in thfs country. and