Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-14

REoPENING OF THE MARSHALL STREET
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Presby-
terrain Church in the First ward which
has been closed for repairs and enlarge
ment since last October, was opened
for the first time last night, and was
well filled. They have made an addi-
ton of about thirty feet to the length,
and stained glass windows, new Or
gan at cost of 5000, and the walls and
ceilings beautifully frescoed. 1t is
lighted from above by spangle of gas
gets 63 in number. The peus are neat
ly numbered with silver plates, and the
floor tastefully carpeted. Mr.. Rolston
read the report of the committee on
repairs, in which he stated that the
whole cost was $7400, and 5000 for the
organ, making in all $4,000 There has
been subscribed by the congregation
$2597. 90, and $49400 had been contri-
buted from what is called the Organ
Fund, leaving q debtno on the church
property of only $4,000, for which the
trustees had given their obligations,
payable in twelve months.
The exercises were opened by a
Priests march" on the organ. Read.
ing of selections of Scripture appropri-
ate to the occasion by Rev. E. FL. Rein
hart, Pastor. Prayer was then offered
by Rev. J. F. Pingry The choir sang
"Achieved is the glorious work." when
Rev. E. B. Edgar, of Westfeld, whom
Mr.. Reinhart introduced in very feel.
ing manner as dear old friend and
classmate. The speaker congratulated
the pastor and people on the enlarged
and improved appearance of their house
of worship, and in an eloquent and
beautiful address rededicated it, to the
magnifying of Gods truth. His illus.
tration to prove the saving influence,
and truth of Bible teachings were
charming, and drawn with mastery
hand, closing with a beautiful peroratior
having reference to our meetings here
being symbolic of the meetings of this
great congregation, who shall assemble
around the great throne, of those who
went up through great tribulation ant
have their robes washed, and made
white in the blood of the Lamb. Ate
another piece by the choir In Jewry
is God known" An ad dress was made
by Rev. E. Kempshall of the First Pres
byterian Church. He commenced b,
stating that worship was instructive tx
all, that there was in all an impulse t.
worship superior intelligence. The
first form of worship was the Patriarch
ical; where the Father surrounded b,
his family was the High Priest of hi,
household This was then followed by
the Tabernacle in the wilderness, ant
wherever there was spot where maj
met in communion with his Maker, tina
spot was consecrated one, second only
to the family circle with dear ones abou
us. The tabernacle in the wilderness wa
followed by the glorious temple of Kins
Solomon at Jerusalem, when God fille(
the Holy of Holes with his divine pres
l
ence and glory. After the destruction
of Jerusalem by the armies of Titus
the gospel of Jesus Christ was preached
by his apostles, and thus through tn
blood of martyrs the seed of the Chris
tian Church had grown. That it ha(
been planted on our side by the Pill
grim fathers, had taken root in the cas-
and had extended its influence to the ia
west, carrying with it the building sid
by side of the church and school house
The house of God is dear to his people
Our earliest recollections are of the dea
old familiar pew the church is wher,
we are consecrated to God in baptism
where wemake public profession of on