The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-04
AMONG THE CHURCHES.


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The Ladies Aid Society of the st. Paul's
Lutheran Church will celebrate the four
teenth anniversary of its organization to-
morrow. There are eighty-two members
and many of them are among the most
prominent German-American women on
the Heights. Elaborate preparations are
being made for tomorrow's celebration.
The society will meet in the lecture
room of the church tomorrow morning
and march into the auditorium in a body,
occupying seats especially reserved. Pas
tor F. Hotter will preach a special sermon
from Acts TX, S.. His theme will be-
'Tabitha, the Ideal of the Ladies Aid
Society-First, in her Faith, and,
second. in the Good Works. Special
choral music has been prepared by Prof.
w Horn.
In the evening G.. Berkmeier, director
of the German Orphans Home, at Mount
Vernon. New York. will deliver an adj
dress. An orchestral accompaniment,
under the direction of Pro. Schmidt, Will
supplement the choir music.
Thasociety, which is one of the strong
est arms of the church was organized on
February 8, 1855, at the home of Mrs. K.
Marzolf, No. 55 Pavonia avenue, with
i've CidTtcI IHellDefS, lHcluuluS Lie TlSV.
A. Stuckert. Rev. Holter'as predecessor,
as an honorary member. The four ladies
were:-Mrs. Marzolf. Mrs. G. Klein, Mrs.
K. Altvator and Miss M. Huber, of these
charter members only Mrs. Klein, is now
a member.
Two years ago when the Rev. F. Hotter
was installed as pastor of the church, the
society numbered thirty-two members.
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Only five deaths have occurred in the
fourteen years of the society's existence.
Members thus lost were:-Mrs. Lupfert-
Mrs. Munther, Mrs. Bergneim, Mrs. Droge
and Mrs. Gavenesch.
The society has aided the work, of the
church in many ways and it recently fur
nished the parlor of the Rev. Mr.. Hol-
ter's splendid parsonage. Last year it
raised $32s.74 with which to prosecute it's
work. Following is a full list of the mem
bers:-Anna Freund, Meta Sieners. Mar
garet Cordes, c. Schwarz, Joseph
Stuekert, Meta Freund, G. M~ahlenbrock,
L.. S~chuhkraft, NJ. Prange, A. Tasta, Mrs.
Clausen, NJ. Rathjen, Mrs. Thinner, ].
Kost, Mrs. Reinseh, Margaret Flugge,
Mrs. Horn, A. Jochem, Mrs. Lohrmann,
Mrs. Wohllehen, E. Frank, Mrs. Hosbach,
us w d. DiCll, NtS. 'uiiiPiCA, Y.
Ehlers, Mrs. Vagts, Mrs. Bottger, Mrs.
Heume, Ottillie thinner, Mrs. Weigels,
Philippine Schmidt, Emma Hotter, Mar
garet Troester, Elise Dietz. Emile
Ruethe, Mrs. Klein, Mrs. Marer, Mrs.
Frederick Hem, Mrs. Burmeister, Dora
Albrecht, Johanna Bach, Mrs Luettmann,
Mrs. Laumehr. Mrs. Braun, Mrs. Roeseler,
Mrs. Messner. Mrs. Beuner. Mrs. Cross
$500 1E- NE.. Z1:z NJ.
H william MRS seh nadneyf Mrs! Af Semitic hias' MIS- MIS-.
Gruenwald, Dora Ma~hlenbrock, Lena
M~ahlenbrock,. Mrs. Joiner, Sophia Wen
BBe eredd5i h1 Maria Am s%9ernneli N MRS. ao ell,
Mrs. Camppen, Mrs. Blaich. Christine
Peters. Mrs. Leymann, Mrs. Appmann,
Mrs: sehwer' Mrs; Endelehapen' Mrs Mrs
Peters. Mrs. Helene Hegeler Anna
Loabs. Mrs: The9bold, Mrs, Kuechele'
Christmann, Mrs. Johanna Wienke, Mrs.
August Murken. Mrs. Papperl, Mrs
Boyer, Mrs. Scheil. Mrs. Haas.
The Young Peoples Society will meet
next Wednesday evening at the home OF
Mr.. Henry Silemers, No. 6S1 Newark
avenue, for the transaction of regular
Rev. f. Hotter will preach tomorrow af-
ternoon in the Hackensack German Luth-
eran Church.
Linden Avenue M. E.
Tomorrow, at the Linden Avenue
Church, Linden and Ocean avenues, the
converts will be received on probation in
the church. 1t will be an impressive
sight. In the evening Deaconness Corbin
will speak of Gods power as she saw it
in the eight years of -deaeonness work
in which she was engaged in Philadel-
phia. There are many touching and
thrilling incidents which nave occurred
in Miss Corbin's work in our sister city.
These will be given to impress and win
souls to Christ. All the helpers of the
church, the Chorus Choir, Mr.. Isaac Ward
leading, will give the music. Every eff
fort will be made SO that the meetings
Of the day shall be filled with spiritual
comfort, im-pressiveness and profit. All
the members and friends of the church
are cordially invited to be present and
engage in the services with song, prayer
and praise. Mrs. butcher will have the
Practitioners Glass. 1t will meet in the
Sunday-school room and take up the
.Probationers, Manual, and Pilgrims
instructive and helpful. This revival has
done great good to the church. There
are now three classes: Mrs. butchers
Monday night; Mr.. Isaac Wards, Tues
day evening. and Mr.. James McIntyre's,
Friday evening. There. is a prayer meet
ing on Wednesday evening.
Churchsof the Redeemer e. Z
The Board of Trustees of the English
Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, on
linden avenue, has finally selected a site
upon which to build tAe proposed new
| ediffe.. This matter was decided the
latter part of last week. The site is
| situated on Warner avenue. midway be-
tween Ocean and Rose venues a very
desirable location. The property has not
yet been purchased, but the deal will be
| completed shortly.
A building fund will be started in a few
| weeks and its is thought that the neces-
| sary fun will which to build can be had
without much trOuble.
On Wednesday evening, the Ladies Aid
Society will give a Kaffee Klatch in the
rooms on Linden avenue.
On Palm Sunday, combination services
| will be held. About thirty young people
will be confirmed.
Holy Trinity e. L.
AT a recent meeting of the Ladies' Aid
| Society, it was decided to hold a fair
in the fall, the receipts of which will
go toward the building fund At present,
the church services are being conducted
in the, old MCGEE mansion, at Montgomery
and Barrow streets, and which was pur-
chased by the church about a year ago
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