The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-15

Daughters of Trinity Baptist Church, will
celebrate its wooden anniversary at
Franch's Hall, No. 9s Thursday evening.
make an address. A fine musical pro-
gramme has been arranged.
The school was organized on May IL,
1885. 1t was organized in a building iii
Lincoln street, then known as Pilgrim
Baptist Church and now used as a glove
factory. The prime movers in the
organization of the school were George J.
Lawyer. William S. Leaman. George w.
Ackerson and Henry Grimm, the latter
was the first superintendent of the school.
The school was organized with eighteen
-WsW Msu 0es sIsqmnu Mou III 'sIsqusm
bers. The present officers are:-William
Bagshaw, superintendent: Charles Lea
man, secretary, and Charles Stewart
treasurer.
A mission which subsequently developed
into a full hedged church was organized
about the same time. The church is
practically an offshoot of the Summit
Avenue Baptist. The present pastor, the
Rev. Rufus johnson, as a deacon of the
Summit Avenue Baptist Church and
licensed to preach, conducted the mis-
sion for three and a half pears and was
t'ACA d. q liifulStEI. p
Centenary Methodist.
A hearty welcome was extended to the
Rev. Mr.. Goodman, of Centenary Metho-
dist Church, at a reception held in the
church parlors under the auspices OF the
Ladies Aid Society last night. Mr.. Cook
man has served as pastor of the church
three years, and at the earnest solicitation
of his church and congregation has been
returned for a fourth year.
Pastor Goodman is soon to deliver an Il
Illustrated lecture, entitled MY Trip to
Alaska under the auspices of the Ladies'
Home Missionary Society.
Simpson Methodist.
AT Simpson Methodist Church tomorrow
morning Pastor Aylesworth will deliver
a sermon on THE Opening Ministry"
and in the evening his theme will be
Promises of a New Life"
A regular business meeting of the Sum
day School Board will be held Monday
evening. The Kings Daughters will also
hold a meeting Monday evening at the
home of the Misses Wilkes, No. 161 New
kirk street.
Pastor Ay1esworth was extended a
warm welcome Thursday evening on his
return to the . pastorate, after having
served two years as successfully, by MEM
bers of all the Societies connected with the
church. During his pastorate he has re-
ceiyed into the church 20 persons. The
total membership is now $50. The Ep-
worth League has increased over so MEM
bers, bringing the total membership up to
155. Less than a year ago the Junior
League was organized with, fifty MEM
bers. 1t now numbers 40 members.
Second Uaited Presbyterian
The Second United Presbyterian Church
will ope ma mission at the Boulevard and
Poplar street, on April 80, on the lower
floor of a factory building, located at
that point. Sermons will be delivered
there every Sunday evening by the Rev.
DR.. Parker
Church Of the Ascension.
An election of ~yestrymen for the Church
of the Ascension, Protestant Episcopal,
held a few evenings ago, resulted as fol-
loys:-Richard p. Graham, Samuel Nc
Nelly, Stephen Noblitt, Hunter Jamisen,
George O'Hara and frederick Flack.
The Kings Daughters will hold a re-
eeption next Tuesday evening.
ST. Paul's German Lutheran.
The fourth anniversary of the Young
Peoples Society will be celebrated on the
evening of April "a in the church. An adj
dress will be delivered by the Rev. Mr..
Luhrs, of st. Johns Lutheran Church.
The choir of the latter church viii be
present and will assist in the rendition of
a fine musical programme. The present
officers of the society are:-Rev. E. Hotter,
President; George Appel, Vsce-President:
Miss Meta Siemers, Treasurer, and Miss
Annie Thinner, Secretary.
AT the last meeting of the church eoun-
ell it was resolved to secure new seats for
the Sunday school. The school and young
peoples society have the money on hand.
The school room will be painted and a
room petitfoned off to provide for a sep
arate room for the infant class.
Central Avenue Reformed
The Rev. c. III. Warner will deliver a
special address to young men tomorrow
evening at the Central Avenue Reformed
Church. of which the Rev. Charles Wright
is pastor.
The Central Avenue Reformed Church
choir will sing the following offertories
tomorrow:-Mernfng, 1.-THE Lord Is My
Shepherd Macfarren; evening, Sweet
Is Thy Mercy" Barnby.
On April rs an organ concert Will be
given in this church under the auspices
of the choir. Mr.. M. E.. Schwarz, organ
list of st. Johns, will be the organist,
and will have the assistance of Mrs. Jas.
Written, soprano, and Mr.. Fred G. Egg
CERT, basso.
James Methodist.
There was a big turn out at Wednes-
day nights prayer meeting at James
Methodist Church, the meeting S being
DESTROYS of extending a welcome to the
pastor, the Rev. w. NJ. Johnston, who has
been returned b ythe Newark conference.
The church has grown numerically and
spiritually under his patriotic and has a
prosperous future. Two classes were
organized recently. making five classes in
all, and a new one composed of members
of the Junior Epworth League is to be
organized next week.
st. Johns Episcopal
The. choir OF. St. Johns Episcopal
Church will render h following anthems
tomorrow
M~orning-Te Deum in B fit, Churchill,
Jubilate in d, Bartlett; offertory, The
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