The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-18
AMONG THE CHURCHES.
Simpson

M SlIuESsA NAeCAO0ASCs
At Simpson Methodist Church, the Rev.
j. ]. Banbury. DID,, will preach tomor-
row, both morning and evening. Mr..
Banbury has recently returned from Cen
trail China, and he will narrate his ex-
p%eriences there. In the evening he will
preach in the native costume of that
country, which he wore as a Methodist
presiding elder of the Central China Con-
ference, and illustrate his sermon with
curios procured there.
Monday evening the Sunday School
Board will hold its regular monthly meet
ing. The Epworth League will also hold
its regular business meeting.
The Kings Daughters will meet at the
home of Miss Carrie Elkins, No. q Cot
tage street.
On Tuesday evening the Edison projecti-
scope will render a very delightful even
ing's entertainment with moving pictures
of the late war with Spain, showing over
fifty views of the war on land and sea.
On Thursday evening Miss Durham will
speak in the prayer service.
Centenary M. e.
The Rev. j. Alfred Judge, whose lee
lures in connection with the recent war
against Spain already thrilled and delight
ed many of our local audiences, will de-
liver another of his lectures at the Cen
tenary Church tomorrow evening. It's IL
tie is, Porto Rico; From Darkness to
Dawn"
The lecturer is a member of the First
U. S. Volunteer Corps of Engineers, and
he saw active service. He had plenty of
opportunity to study his theme and this
fact lends the charm of reliability to his
opinions.
The Rev. John Kranz, a former pastor
of Centenary, and also of Trinity, this
city, and now presiding elder of the Pat
erson district, will preach in Centenary
Church on Sunday morning, March 3.
The Mizpah Brotherhood held a very in
teresting meeting last night.
Trinity M. E..
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church,
York street, will celebrate its SEVENTEEN
anniversary or the first and second Sun
days in March. The church was incor-
porated March 6, 1929, and is the mother
of all the Methodist Episcopal churches of
Jersey City. All the surviving pastors
will participate in the anniversary; the
present pastors of churches which have
sprung Immediately from the organization
will preach on the evenings of the week
intervening; former Sunday school SUI
perintendents will deliver brief addresses
and a general reunion of members will be
held. A brief history has been prepared
by the pastor, and will be published in a
booklet with the programme and the Off
cial directory of the church.
A Martha Washington tea party will be
held on Washington's birthday, from six
to ten P. M. in Trinity NJ. E. Church lee
ture room by the Ladies' Aid Society.
Grace p. E., Greenvi11e.
A member of the congregation of Grace
Episcopal Church has offered to replace
the articles stolen from the church some
time ago. The offer will probably be
accepted.
The receipts from the fair recently held
in Turn Hall, Danforth avenue, Green
vile, amounted to over $500. At the next
meeting of the vestry, to be held o
the first of March, it will be decided
how the funds will be used. 1t Is not
unlikely that the money will be used to
defray the expenses of the extensive al
terations made during the past summer.
OuuYCn O2 GA0 xtGuO0u11x 1s IL
Plans regarding the proposed new
church are Indefinite; but the site on
Warner avenue, selected a few weeks
ago, by the Board of Trustees, will be
used for the new church.
1t is the intention of the Board to build
"a small building at one end of the site
and eventually build a larger and more
commodious house of worship. The small
structure can then be used as a Sunday
school room.
Zion Evangelical Lutheran.
On Tuesday evening a meeting of he
congregation of the Zion Evangelical
Lutheran Church. %of Greenville, will be
held IN the church on McAdoo avenue, to
settle upon the plans for the proposed
new house of Worship. A meeting of the
congregation was held last Tuesday, and
two plans submitted by well known archi-
teets were inspected.
The award will be made Tuesday even
ing, when the architect will be instructed
to go ahead and prepare the plans for the
future home of the congregation. A
building committee will probably be ap-
pointed to watch the work as it proceeds.
The church has about $4,000 on hand
with which to build, and will undoubted-
ly have the church paid for within FIVE
years. The new building will face on the
Boulevard.
Linden Avenue Methodist.
A Washington tea will be given under
the auspices of the Ladies' Aid Society On
Washington,s birthday. This event will
be held in the chapel from half-past six
to eight o'clock. All arrangements have
been made.
Park Reformed.
A very enjoyable church sociable was
held in the parlors of the Park Reformed
Church, last night, in which Willing
Circle of the Kings Daughters and the
Christian Endeavor Societies actively par
ticipated,
The services tomorrow evening will be
of a patriotic character. The Rev. DR..
Morgan, pastor, viii deliver a sermon on
the subject:-"God's Control of Human
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