The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-16

wood, is as follows:-Rev. 81 J. cooper,
deacon, in charge; $500 indebtedness paid,
6 baptisms, Is confirmed; AZ pupils in the
Sunday school. The interior of the church
is beautified by the congregation.
est Johns Mission. Hasbrouck Heights.
The liquidation of the annoying debts.
amounting II, 5000 year ago, has borne
it's fruit Two weeks ago Rev. John
Montgomery Rich, priest, was appointed
to the charge. The mission property Is
worth S45oO. The building and loan
ASSOCIATION holds claims against it
amounting to less than $1,000 There are
other obligations.
'FHillsdale Mission-The property is
wholly out of debt. There have been 3
have been $3.50. 1t would be folly to.
attempt to establish missions at Oradeil,
Park Ridge, Demarest, Closter and other
places nearby. Visits are made to these
places by Rev. Arthur Whitaker, priest.
''St. Clements Mission, Hawthorne
Rev. Mr.. Long severed his connection
with the mission on Passion Sunday
Services are in charge of a lay reader,
under the direction of Rev Mr.. Dorwart,
rector of the Church of the Holy Com
munion, Paterson. There have been
baptisms, 1873 public services. There are
80 communicates, S6 Sunday school pu-
pills and the offerings have amounted to
$780,
Church of the Ascension, Jersey City
Heights.-Rev. James Cameron, rector.
The church property is kept in excellent
repair. A year ago the debt was reduced
by $500. The mortgage is now $500. There
have been 21 baptisms, 10 confirmed. There
are 10 communicates, 20S Sunday school
pupils and offerings amounting to Sl.363.
1.-The mission at Nordhoff is a parochial
mission, supported by St. Pauls Church,
Englewood, and is in charge of the rector
of that church, Rev. George F. Flichtner.
''St. Thomas Mission, Lyndhurst, is sup
ported by Grace Church, Rutherford. Rev.
H. NJ Todd is in charge.
'@rhe Mission Church of the Epiphany,
AIendale, is an excellent property, and is
in charge of Rev. William E. Allen.
EST. Peters Mission Clifton-Rev. E. J.
Balsby is in charge The chapel was fin
ished this year at cost of LOO. There
have been three baptisms and two con-
Sunday school pupils and offerings
amounting 10 81, lou.
Very sincerely yours,
''WTLLIAM r. JENVEY,
"Archdeacon."
The convention then went into the cleo
ton of. the Board of Missions of the
Diocese. The ballots announced this re-
sult:-Clerical, Rev. George S. Bennitt.
B, D., Jersey City, President; Rev. F. B.
Carter Montclair Secretary: Rev. Walker
Gwynne, Summit; Rev. William M.
Hughes, D. D., Morristown; Rev. Lewis
Cameron, South Orange; Lay, Richard F.
Stevens, Newark; W. M. Franklin,
Orange; James Hodge, Newark; C. A.
Burhorn, Hoboken; H. w. Miller, Norris
town.
The Civil Legislation COMMITTEE re-
port which was discussed yesterday
afternoon section by, section and
synopsis of which appeared in yesterdays
News was formally approved as
whole this morning. 1t will go to the
Legislature of New Jersey at the next
session and go on the Statute book as the
low governing the Protestant Episcopal
Church of New Jersey.
Colonel E. A. Stevens, of Hoboken, trus-
tee fthe Episcopal fund on arrears of
interest on parish bonds, recommended,
on behalf of the trustees, the remission OF
arrears to April 1, 1900, in the case of the
following parishes:-St. Johns, Bayonne;
ST. Matthews, Jersey City; St. Johns,
Newark; Holy Communion, Paterson. 1t
was agreed to and the convention adj
iourned. This afternoon will be devoted
to the discussion of new rules.