The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-17

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| will preach at the morning service on
'Christ's Prayer for the Unity of His
| People" At the $3.50 P. NJ. service his
theme will be sabbath and the Home
| He will also onduc the Young Peoples
prayer meeting at 1880 P. NJ. He will talk
on .Intemperate Pleasures Miss Kate
Jamison will ASSIST in conducting the
meeting.
The Rev. DR.. Parker will leave next
week for an extended western trip. At
P%ittsburg, Pa, he will stop to perform
a marriage ceremony for friends of his
who live In that city. He will visit
Chicago and several places in Iowa.
During his absence his pulpit will be
filled by the Rev. DR.. Barr of Philadel-
phia.
Evangelical Lutheran ST. Trinitatis
There will be a special meeting of the
Council of st. Trinitatis Lutheran
Church Monday evening to discuss the
subject of summer vacation. 1t is prob
able that the omission o fevening ser
vices during July and August will be
decided uoon.
The annual picnic of the church and
Sunday school will be held at Schuetzen
Park on July is.
Pastor Hafer attended the South Con-
ference of the Evangelical Lutheran
Synod of New York and New Jersey,
held at Glen Gardner on Tune u, 10 and
IA. He made an eloquent discourse on
the eighth chapter of First John.
St. Johns Lutheran.
The members of ST. Johns German
Evangelical Lutheran Church are pre-
pairing to welcome back home the wife
of Pastor J. H. c. Luhrs, who has been
spending the last two months in Ger
many, visiting the home where she was
born, and other points of interest. She
is expected home Monday on the steamer
Barbarossa of the North German Lloyd
line.
The regular services will be held to-
morrow.
Church of the Ascension.
The last meeting of the Kings Daugh-
tiers of the Church of the Ascension
for the season will be held next Tuesday
evening.
Trinity Baptist.
Pastor Rufus H. Johnson, Of Trinity
Baptist Church, will spend tomorrow at
Amityville, Long Island. His pulpit will
be occupied by the Rev. Edward Loux of
the Atlantic Highlands, both morning and
evening.
During the months of July and August,
morning services will be discontinued.
Pastor Johnston will take his vacation
during the month of August.
st. Matthew's G. E. L.
The Entertainment Committee of st.
Matthew'S German E. l.. Lyceum, of
which George Hoecker is chairman, an
nounce that there will be a meeting of
the committee next Tuesday evening, at
s o'clock, in the clubhouse, on Wayne
street. The progress made for the annual
excursion of the Young Mems Lutheran
Association. on August 10 will be announce
ed.
st. Johns Pc.
st. Johns choir, under M. E.. Schwarz,
will render the following music, tomor-
row.
Merkel; 'Te Deum," Buck; 80 Holy
Ghost!' (acapella), Macfarren.
Evening-Prelude, t'Offertory," Wely;
Benedic Anima, Buck; 'Et Resurrexit,'
from Twelfth Mass, Mozart; anthem,
Saunders.
st. Matthews p. E.
The members and friends of ST. Mat
thew's p. e. Church, on Sussex street,
are enjoying an outing today at Coytes-
vile Park on the Hudson. They boarded
two large trolley cars this morning. at
the depot in Exchange place, and the
park was reached about 1870 O'Clock.
After dinner there are to be games of all
descriptions. The return trip to this city
will be made about six o'clock. That will
bring them home at eight o'clock tonight.
Pilgrim Baptist.
The Rev. H. A. Baum, pastor of Pilgrim
Baptist Church, will preach at the 1890
A. M. service tomorrow on the theme,
The Vine and the Branches" At the
evening service his theme will be, 'sEv-
eryone at Work. The Bible Glass meets
every Monday evening. The Prayer Meet
ing is held on Wednesday evening. Cate
chism instructions are given every Sat
urday from 3 to II A. M.
Grace Lutheran.
A. committee, consisting of Mrs. Cook
son, Miss Won der Heide and Mrs. Reuss
has been appointed to arrange for an
outing for the Sunday-school of Grace
Lutheran Church, some time in the latter
part of July.
A class of adult candidates for confirm
alton has been formed. 1t meets every