New-York tribune., 1867-10-02
CHURCH JUBILEE AT NEW-BEUhSHfCh'
THE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFrIETii YEAR OF THE
FIISr REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH.


IRON Our Special Ccrrrspeodent
NEW BRUNSWICK. N j., October I. 1901
An bour,s ride through the variefl scenery OF
Eastern New-Jersey brought us To thls suptoah e]'
tn ono " no cherishes the home Of his alma mater
and t ,aoe OF his residence during several OF the most
years Of life. there is quiet pleasure IN
again behOding familiar scenes ana alNo III masking
t6e changes which the hands OF time, and improve
,nont ar innOyation have made upon them. Wide ana
weIIshaded streets lined with neat and attractive COT
tages and often with more pretention7 budinfs cover
many of the hills which, In the days OF our StudebthP
zee uncuItjyated commons. The College odhce wears
face rs in days of yore ou ITS &
pleasant walks iron raiiings ana new buildings Srth'y
needed. impress the visitor WIN color'pe so, ,, ="
formed wide waste. is studded win lhS'eui ana
Wrtgav Han devoted :" the purposes OF the Thcoopc
school and the residences of the fruiessofs. Ihese
changes make decided advance ana are pleasant 10 CON
The churches Of the town show also pleasant indca-
tions prosperity The large aud tasteful chco %i lne
second Reformed Dutch Church adorns spot when WIS
once IL rcpellant pit Tho First Church mas ben cufet
rcmoddled ana greatly improved. 40 with the Protestant
Episcopal The Second Presbyterian Chuch nave Duilt
a house ia the southern part o the owl own M.o ile
Methodists outstrpping Others IN tcii enterprise
have erected several new ana attractive ehutol1. "hIo
such u commcndable spirit of enterprise has been cA-
hbicd. 1t seems lifting that the eldest one o tho'o %
churches should invite her aud friends o meet Mlih
her and exchange tho improved h'o
OF things, and commemorate ihe N4lleu s.' s & Mrun m
this prosperity has been reached III answer 10 ne, i
vitatOr large number of strangers from Abroad tN
well residents of neighhorng towns gaiheiou WIN
thc large congregation o thi, church IN thcr smco,
xfh an nuproprated praycr by the Rev. isiac Ferris.
" d.. ' Of New YORK Celebration LYNN written by
fSe P Rev. Richard H. steele, then delivered
tory Of The fortunes Of The church and Interviewing
many interesting incidents Of the secular history o ne
tnvI and no ghbOrhoOd The place IL apptafs. was hISt
settled by Johu lnians, merchant ol Nc"-loih N,o
purchased l2Go acrcI OF ihiid nrar near 's o; & 'o oS ~
here 10 the river to tradc-as this point early
o. ifQ QxyitI "a
nent of the Now-er-cy propricors which was ire rom
The restraints on the right, which then pre-
valeJ in MN York attracted great numbers OF settlers
from New England Ncw-Nork and Long is"in Inc
frs religious services held IN the neghborh"od Ner ~
about 1908 The growing population a' lni p., ie :"
the pndinr Of church on Buncl't. and The formation
Of a church about i'l7. d.. ,
sen who came from Holland bringing Nith MN h'nI
paster named Schucman. descendant ni wh"m hiht'
ward became minister ~ the chuf'h nc wa. lm"uS
and earnest preacher yet encountered Fira "ii'l"'.
This did deter HIM from duty ana he wac th, me.'hs
Of establishing gcat number 81 c-hnien's - ~ ,n. ota
tion. He colahOrcr with MT ltnhahl VINO 'i"p
l,hod the Pr-Uytcrian Chuch here IN l12 and whey
bratcd whitehead visited Ncw-Brudswick several
times IN 1880, and once pIsWhga Itgm Itrn,
Mr. Freimghuysen died in i7'- and no monument marks
his resting place. His succeror wan the lseN; JONI
Tcvdi who ordained ~ l7sS and wac received WIN
rejoicing hy The people pnIlhS h- n,nr1S ~. % p,'l' p,
of new Church was agitatcd nnd hnaiy ihe present
l7C- The building Of stone and would seal about
40 people and stood about q ycarS. During
Earnest eaT patriot. and 10y his stirring aprcais
often rouscd theprople 10 perfect cnihn,n'i9 u,
both armies. At time this church was used ~
u,1le and the Presbyterian Church was burned. The
K,y Jacob IIardcnbUrgh was called - pastor ~ lh',
and was President Of the College. HIS health Nas
nnr ana he died in 1890 The Rev Ira COndct called
u l7gJ aud preached entirely in the English language.
He mas aborous pastor and preached his last sermon
In the old Church. which taken down the very week
terpiise men, Jon CLARK and SthatA Van Deusrn
who assumed the whole pccuninry responsibility.
| and " dedicated
The Rev John schurenan was settled In lsi2. bni oiy
for short The Rev. Jesse Fonda was settled the
following year. lie was succeeded by The Rev. John
udow who occupied the pnpit for two years hen he
called to prOfes-olship In the seminary Ihe ffN
Isaac Ferris called IN ls!l. ana had n pleas
ant and successful ministry. He was succeeded by
the Rev. James H. llardenbcigh whgse ministry oohn-
nucd until 1879. The Res, Jacob Jnncway was pastor
Tor year IA. health beng unequal TO the sc' labor
Of the chargc Tie EeN rauurl H. li"" Sas , ~ ~
aud abbord for nearly thirty years ana was gua
during hi- ministry aud churches founded
ont OF this. During his ministry the great revival
10 tnio , - ~ f,lIYe tcai DR. Hove reIsued in lsti
and wa, -ucceed by the speaker Who reioccd IN the
ont prosperity of the Chrh After Nj stece'- address
the audience united n singing an Ode written ur the oc
r,snu ,y Prof David Murray of Rutgers College. and
were Ill ,nisscd with the Ecncdicion by the Rev. Thomas
de- Wit. D. -. Duung the intcrmissOn collation. was
spread 10y ladies. and enjoyed by the guests present
~ The dav The Rev Thos Dewitt D. H.. presided aud
addressed the assembly. giving many pleasant rmuir-
c.ncc, OF his student c in the Seminary and of The pro
fessor and pasto- Of this church The Rev Prof wood
rd0, offered the eOugrat Of the oldest ThcuOg
cl SEMINARY in the United states. and spoke of the
helping hand which this church has ever eAchGed Ia the
Theological Seminary.
The Rev Charles II. IIagcnau D. D., 0f POughkccpeis
smoke in behalf Of the ministry who nave arisen from
ths Church and adyccd 10 his experience ~ the great
revival ~ sJ1 when his whole class converted and
the greater part gave themselves Ia the ministerial
| work.
The Rev. Vim. ". Campbell, -. d.. President Of Rutgers
College, represented that institution He spoke ot the
healthru Influence of this Church for the past l5O years
The Rev T. D. Van Cee Of jersey city spOkc IN behalf
of the ministry raised mp from This church. and
interesting account Of hs personal experience. Prof
Murray read humorous and witty poem, descriptive OF
the olen time. The Rev. Prof u. d. Demarest pre-
sentcd the congratulations ~ the daughters of this
church. aud deprecated the insinuattons often thrown
respecting the negligence Of the Interests of the
interests OF the church by the fathers They bad done
well keep the church alive under the obstacles she en-
c0untered. Addresses were also made by the Rev Dr.
TAYLOR Bergen the Rev. David Cole. the Rev. T. d.
| Oakey. the Rev. VIM. II. Ten Eyck and otherS.
the evening large audience assembled Ia hear thd
ceor Ferss address The devotional services were per
formed by the Rev. Prof Joseph T. Berg 4 hymn com
posed by the Rev. j. T. Steele sung Dr. Ferris re-
marked that ~ he yonng man OF 22i years
old and but 10 months Out ~ the Seminary TOOK charge
Of this church. having $40 families, and three Thcoog
Professors and about 30 students Among his audience
Afer few preliminary remarks the speaker discourhed
In pleasant discussiNc WAY Of his ministry his hearers
hs helpers aud his cOabofcrs lie portrayed ~ graphic
I array of incidents winch cutranccd the audience.
with the usual deyoonal exercises, ths mol interest
ing anuN crsary closed