Evening journal., 1901-12-16
FROM PULPIT 10 PEW
Matters Of Interest Which Are Tran
spiring in the CITY CHURCHES

The Rev. Percy Owen-Jones, ID. d..
NJ. d., rector of st. Michaers Protestant
Episcopal Church, Wilmington. con
Quoted his farewell service yesterday.
having accepted call to become rector
of the Church of 81. John the Baptist at
st. John. New Brunswick. DR. Owen
Jones will be succeeded at St. Michael's
by the Rev William Doane Manross. of
Fox Lake Wis, who is expected TO ar
rive before Christmas. lie is SO years
old, and native of Connecticut and
when a youth shipped as sailor. spend
ing three years in India. He was or
daned in 1898 by Bishop Huntington, and
has been successfully engaged in mission
work among the Indians in New York,
South Dakota and Wisconsin
The Rev. Frank T.. Harris, formerly
pastor of Scott NJ E. Church, this city
now of Avenue NJ. Il. Church, Milford
has been invited TO return for a second
year at the third quarterly conference Of
that church. The church is said to be in
better financial condition than ever be-
fore in its history.
The weekly meeting Of the Whining
ton Bible Union will he held in the lee
tist Church, this evening az I.45 O'Clock
The lesson to be studied will be the
Christmas lesson, Isaiah ix: IL. All
Sunday school teachers and Bible stu
dents are invited TO be present.
...Banner day was observed in the City
Mission. Front and Madison street, yes
tcrday. Revival services will bee held
there every night this week.
The Rev. William NJ. Jcfferis and
several members of Calvary PIE. Church
conducted services in the Minquadale
Home, yesterday.
The Rev DIR. Wolfe sang a solo In
First NJ. T.. Church last night.
The Rev. John A. Clancy, of
Natchez, Miss, will succeed the Rev. Il. J.
| Wclhcrs as pastor in charge of St. Jo-
seph's colored Catholic school and church
Ia this city. The assistant will bee the
Rev. James Nally, Of Arkansas
Ministers of the New Castle Presby
terry will hold "a conference in Contra
preshy ytcrian Church this afternoon un
der the auspices of the General Assembly
Evnngelstic Committee, of which the
Rev X. A. Elwood. pastor of Olivet Pres
hyterian Church, is chairman. The meet
I ing will be addressed by the Rev. Fore
G. Ottman. special representative OF tn
committee. lie also will address a meet
ing TO be held in West Presbyterian
Church this evening.
The Rev. DIR. Vaughn, president o
Soule College, Kansas. preached In S
Pauls NJ. H. Church last night on ''Th
Devices of Satan"
Services were held for the first tim
4 in the new First United Presbyteria
q Church. Third and Broome streets, ye
4 teriay. In the morning there were "a
yotional services and short Address %
the pastor. the Rev. j. j. Huston, ID. ID
4 and in the afternoon Superintendent
: George w. 1witmyor addressed the Sun
: day school. The dedication service prop,
! will begin in the church next Thursda
evening
\ Tho Rov Thomas T.. Burke. a Pau
. isl father. Of New York. will lecture
d ST. Paurs r. c. Church next Sundn
4 evening.
a Friendship Conclave of llcptasopl
q attended Old Swedes Church in q bod
n yesterday morning.
Tho Rev. j. r. Nichols sang lea
s Kindly Light as a solo in Second NJ.
% Church last night
b Children of 81. Pauls Paroch
J, School viii give a Christmas entertain
Q mcnt on the evening of December q.