19 May 1900
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Newspaper
Jersey City News
Location
Jersey City, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1900
Page
1
The Special Committee on Civil Legislation of the P. E. Church completed its work, reporting conclusions and recommendations on civil law issues under study. Members reviewed proposed changes and prepared guidance for church governance and member conduct.
A long report on streamlining church governance in New Jersey parishes. Diocesan and Newark committees sought to harmonize statutes affecting vestry voting, property sale and church elections. Rev. White and colleagues described consolidating provisions into a single act to avoid conflicts with the general Religious Societies act.
The fragment promotes a dessert question and suggests Jell-O as a preferred option. It hints at a quick two minute mix and a no boiling method, with references to baking and a simple method. The text is garbled and incomplete but centers on dessert ideas and a quick recipe.
The recent convention reached harmony on the governance of parish rights and vestry procedures. Chancellor Emery argued for precise details to avoid court disputes, while delegates endorsed concise canonical rules. The two Protestant Episcopal Dioceses of Newark and New Jersey now share a unified framework after two years of study.
Local clergy were interviewed about the amended civil legislation report from the East Orange P E Convention. Reactions varied from strong support to cautious indifference, with leaders arguing the bill clarifies law, preserves church property rights, and codifies Episcopal Church rules for public benefit.
A conference led by Rev. John L. Scudder, Rev. Charles Herr, and Rev. Cornelius Brett discussed joint summer services by First Congregational, First Presbyterian, and Bergen Baptist churches. Last year’s union services offered pastors a vacation, with the first service set for the last Sunday in July at Mr. Scudder's church. Evening services at five will be vesper services, continuing through August and the first Sunday in September at rotating church locations.
Montgomary Hunt Throop formerly rector of St. Matthew's P. E. Church Sumex Street is no longer in the ministry. A letter to Bishop Bourke stated he is not in sympathy with the church's position and asked to have his name struck from the clergy. On March 3 at Christ Church East Orange in the presence of bishops he was deposed under Canon 6. He now resides on Grand Street and lectures on travels abroad.
Reverend Dr Henry Spellmeyer pastor of Reveville M E Church is emerging as a leading candidate for a General Conference bishop in Ebweron Chiana. Spellmeyer has long been viewed as a strong future figure within the Newark conferences and admired for his leadership.
Mrs Margaret Bottome president of the International Order of Kings Daughters speaks at 10 00 A M at Hedding M E Church in Jersey City her visit awaited by many admire rs Alt 5 P M Bronner Gage of Yale University will speak and Epworth League program follows at 7 00 P M F 8 Schmedt presides free seats Grace E St Marys Guild plans strawberry festival at Grace P E Church Ocean and Pearsall avenues for Thursday evening May 31 with a promising program
The Teachers Association of the English Lutheran Church presents Bo Pee p with Sunday school children on May 23. Proceeds go to the church building fund. Clergy and services noted at Claremont Presbyterian and First Congregational. Church groups plan picnics, excursions, festivals, fairs, and fund drives through June. A broad schedule includes youth leagues, Sunday school picnics at Arlington Park and Bayonne, and a major church debt liquidation effort.
The passage notes Bishop Spellmeyer, a respected pastor of Trinity Church on Grand Street, being honored at a Newark meeting where he was urged to assume the bishopric. It portrays his calm response and the broad support from his many friends for his elevation.
Rev D M Stearns of Germantown will lead the Union Bible Class at Medding M B Church Montgomery Street between Burrow and Grovestresta on Tuesday May 22 at 2 40 P M. Memory verses are Eph vi 17 4 and John AV1 15 26. All are welcome.
Church notices list services at Hedding M B Montgomery near Barrow with Rev Owen and speaker Mrs Bollome at 2 20 P M Bible School 7 00 P M Epworth League led by Mr Schnee Yale lecturer Benwell Cage to speak free seats. Linden Avenue M E Ocean LInden 4 PM What About the Theatre Rev W Francis Ireland Of Judson Church topic From Stage to Pulpit free seats. Good Shepherd Summit near Grand Street Rev Charles H Wall 10 45 A M Basis of Morality 7 P M Compensation Sunday school 12 M First Congregational Boyd and Bergen Rev John Scudder 11 A M evening Your Eye Bt Pauls Thin Street prayer service and other items unclear.
Friends of Rev. Father Ter Woert of St John’s celebrate the twenty fifth anniversary of his ordination with a high mass and a decorated church. He helped build the parish church at Flemington, rectory, school, and convent, and later oversaw large cemetery improvements financed from parish funds.
On next Friday evening May 2 in St John s School Hall this city a branch of the Ladies Catholic Benevolent Association will be instituted by Mrs Marva Quinn of Newark Second Vice-President of the association assisted by Mrs Maria Galvin Past President of Fathersene Branch this city
The Rev L M Carroll will officiate at St Patrick’s tomorrow morning and announce the corner stone date for the new Harish building. At St Aloysius the Rev John Ay Aultivan convened a Ladies Charity meeting to organize the annual guest quarry.
Local church groups plan fundraising and dramatic events at St Nicholas Parochial School Hall and St Michael parish. A large festival and a drama titled The Princes will unfold over Wednesday and Thursday with a strong cast, set design, and a post performance reception. Public notices detail Union Street and Kensington Avenue street and water improvements, with hearings scheduled and contractor work described.
Special Master in Chancery for New Jersey announces sale on Monday May 23, 1909, of multiple Hudson County parcels in Jersey City and Bayonne. The sale, by decree in a mortgage and property dispute, will offer numerous Chestnut Avenue and Newark Street tracts including land, improvements, and rights of way, with precise lot lines, dimensions, and encumbrance details for the highest bidder.
A public notice from the assessment commission for the improvement of Ogden Avenue. It cites a May date and discusses petition matters, supporting documents, and compliance steps required by local statutes and board procedures. The notice outlines that hearings will address the proposed work and related assessments.
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