Evening journal., 1904-01-18
% CONVERSIONS
At ST. PAUL'S
DIR. jefferis Reviews His Work
Of Three Years at Calvary
Church
MEETING OF HOLY NAME SOCIETY


Twenty-eight persons professed con-
version at the services in st. Pauls M.
z. Church yesterday In the Sunday
School in the afternoon twenty-five
people married men and women and
children were at the altar. Three more
we're converted at the evening service.
Services viii be held each evening this
week. Tomorrow night Dr. Macgeorge
of Delaware Avenue Baptist Church
win preach and DR. Lightbourn Of Ep-
worth Church on Friday evening.
Celebration at Calvary.
Special services in celebration Of the
third anniversary of the rector, the
Rev. William M. Jefferis. ID. d. we're
held I'm Calvary p. p. Church yester-
day morning. Dr. Jefferis in his SER
mon reviewed the work OF the three
years just passed In that period 116
persons Oncluding 30 adults), had
been baptized; 161 have been con-
tlrmed; l25 communicates have been
added to the list OF church members
by removal, or by revival Of their in
terest in religion. thirty-eight couples
have been married. thirty-six persons
have been buried. and the communi-
cant list increased from less than 100
TO the present number OF 356: 729 SER
vices have been held, at most OF which
sermons or addresses have been de-
livered. The attendance too, upon
church and Sunday School has greatly
increased and the offerings at both
multiplied several fold.
In addition TO all this. DR.. Jefferis
pointed out that both the church and
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completely repainted repapered, re-
carpeted and repaired. so that now
they are ull among the brightest and
freshest and most satisfactory Of any
In the city or diocese The church
structure. too, has been repaired and
lrepainted, ON the outside ana an the
bills for the various Improvements have
been long since paid I'm full. There
was a large attendance and special
music by the choir
Holy Name Society.
The Holy Name Society of ST. Pat
rick's Church held It's annual celebra-
lion last night. Special ceremonies OF
the erection of the society We're carried
out being canonlcally erected BY the
Rev. Father Charles II. McKenna, the
celebrated Dominican Of New York.
who has authority from Rome 20 erect
Holy Name Societies throughout this
country One hundred and fifty MEM
bers were received and the badge OF
the order presented to them. Father
Mckenna then addressed the congre
gation In q powerful sermon that was
listened to with the greatest attention
His text was "Ee who Is not with Me
is against Me. he who gathereth not
with Me scEttereth."
Every man IN the church took ths
vow to keep from blaspheming and in.
dulging I'm immodest language and I,
do all they could TO keep others from
Disappearing and using impure Ian
, guage. The choir sang special music
Bishop Conducts Mission.
Bishop Coleman is conducting a mis-
sion In st. Phillips Church. Philadel
phia. The first meetings were hel,
, yesterday and were largely attended
They will continue until Thursday
with four meetings daily in charge o
the Bishop.
Other Church Notes.
! In st. Paul's r. c. Church fin
new mass by VIII NJ. s. Brown, dedi
: Gated TO Bishop Monaghan was SUM
+ for the first time yesterday morning
with fine effect.
In number Of the evangelical Sun
day Schools Of this city yesterday De
cision Day was celebrated and a mum
Der Of scholars Joined the churches
Special services are being held II
: Bethany Baptist Church. Yesterda,
the Revs. T. S. Dobbins and ID. c. Blk
by Of Philadelphia preached.
The Rev. J. W. Jones Of Coolmai
NJ. e. Church preached in Epworth NJ
u. Church yesterday.
New members We're received init
First Presbyterian Church at the morn
ing service yesterday.
Emmanuel Church, Highlands, held
special missionary service last even
ing.
There was a baptism OF infants a
! West Presbyterian Church yesterda,
morning.
: There was baptism at North Bap
} tist Church last evening.