The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-22

That caused the removal Of number of
families Their removal entailed the re-
moval of others The mission has not as
| yet recovered from these losses. 1t Is
only question of time, however. The
| Rev. Arthur Whitaker continues as priest
| in charge. The offerings have been $780,
| New work has ben begun at Oradell,
a town of $50 inhabitants, situated be-
tween Hackensack and Hillsdale. I had
| been asked several times to establish
mission there. / finally sent Mr.. Pfeiffer,
| the seminarian at Montvale, to look over
the ground He met number of people
| in the parlor of a church family and
| time seemed propitious. There was but
one religious body in the place. 1t was
a Dutch Reformed congregation. 1t by
no means met the spiritual needs of the
community. With the consent of the
Bishop, the first sermon was held in the
same parlor on the morning of Quinqua-
sesima Sunday. About twenty were
present. second service was held on
Ash Wednesday evening The first Sun,
day in Lent the service was held in a
little hall. Forty-five were present. Ser
vices have been held every Sunday since
with most gratifying interest and attend
ance. On Easter Sunday more than
eighty were present. An organ has been
purchased, system of revenue adopted
and wise provisions made for the future
success of the work. Four children have
been baptized; there are stwenty-three
communicates; there are forty children in
the Sunday school; there are fifteen per-
sons under instruction for confirmation;
the offerings have been $131. Much has
been done in a very little while. There
is no reason why the mission should not
control the town.
The good work is going successfully on
at All Saints Mission, Leonia. Those of
US who knew him were certain that the
Bishop made no mistake when he ap-
pointed the Rev. Arthur F. Lewis priest
in charge. He is of missionary heritage,
his father being a successful missionary
in Montana and he himself having been
a missionary in that same jurisdiction.
There have been five baptisms; there are
seventy-three communicates; there are
forty-five in the Sunday school The offer
ings have been $l,ol4 The debt upon the
$3.50 has been paid on that. There is only
owing $500, l look for that to be entirely
extinguished in the next two years. Ser
vices have been held also at Palisade
Park, an adjoining village, during the
year.
st. Johns Mission, Nordoff, a mission
Of st. Pauis Church, Engewood, is do
,ation IN that portion of the town is con-
tinually changing. This makes progress
at the present time difficult if not impos-
years. Mr.. William A. Burdett is the
faithful lay reader in charge, the Rev.
Mr.. Fleektner. of ST. Paul's Church Civ
ing such priestly services as are required.
There has been / baptism, 10 have been
confirmed there. are 40 communicable.
there are 79 in the Sunday school; the Of
ferings have been $203.
The Mission Church of the Ascension,
Jersey City, IS slowly but surely solving
its problems and extrcating itself from
the burden of debt which has weighted it
for so many years Some years ago it
owed $1,000. This was in a first, and sec
mortgage is paid off excepting about $3.50,
$10o having been recently applied to it.
This remaining $3.50 will certain
snt &c YEAR paid with curing One the ortgsg
completely satisfied the brave and faith
full people of the mission will take heart
and in due time satisfy the other. The
Rev. James Cameron, the faithful mis-
sionary, reports for the past year twenty
baptisms 16 have been confirmed, there
are ITO communicates; there are 215 Sun
day school scholars; the offerings have
been 81 $50.
The missions of this archdeaconry are
worthy of all encoura cement and support
and the missionaries and their faithful
helpers are deserving of all praise. No
better work, no more profitable work is
proportion to the financial outlay the re-
turns are remarkable. The appropriations
to the archdeaconry are but S1,575. In re-
turn for this there have been 1874 bap-
tisms us have been confirmed, there are
903 communicates, LOTT children are under
instruction in the Sunday schools. the of
ferlngs have been $11 096. Surely such re-
turns are evidences of such faithful work
as to warrant the continued help and
sympathy and support of the diocese at
WILLIAM R. JENyEY,
ArchGeacon.
At the close of this report an election
took place for the Board of Missions. The
nominations clerical and laymen were:-
Rev George S. Bennitt, Rev. Frederick
B. Carter, Rev. Walker Gwynne, Rev.
William M. Hughes, D. D., Rev Lewis
Cameron. Rev. George F. F'lichtner,
Richard F. Stevens, William NJ. Franklin,
James Hodge, William X. Newton, Hugh
F. Fox, Alfred Burhorn.
Mr.. William M Franklin, chairman of
the Finance Committee, reported that the
committee recommended an assessment
be made of per cent. on all clergymen's
salaries for bishops expenses and 8 per
cent. on all salaries for convention ex-
penses. He also moved an appropriation
of $500 for the Bishops expenses to the
General Convention in San Francisco and
$500 for the delegates. The committee
called attention to the $500 mortgage on
the episcopal residence, but 1T did not
recommend any action regarding the debt
because of the heavy expenses of the
year. The motions were carried
Rev. Elmer S. Forbes, of st. Johns
Church, Jersey City, in presenting the re-
port of the committee on the increase of
the Episcopal Fund, moved that gem
eral collection should be taken up in all
the churches before April, 1902. Besides
securing the corporation of the parishes
Mr. Forbes said that steps had been taxi
en- to increase the fund by means of life
insurance, a plan successful in other dio-
ceses. 1T is simple" said Mr.. Forbes,
and is this: Ii one hundred persons
would take out policies of 81, 900 each for
the benefit of the fund.- they would say
at the end of fifteen years. together with
the annual offerings of the parishes pro-
the parish bonds could be cancelled and
all the parishes be relieved of assessments
for the support of the Episcopate. A.
ready policies for several thousand dollars
have been secured and It is hoped to OBJ
tain many more in the coming year.