The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-02-07

strong and numerous. The chapel was at
last found to be too small to accommodate
the growing congregation, and in the
Spring of 1884 the Rev. Mr.. Hoagland was
sent back to the charge, as the event has
shown, to build church where sixteen
years before he had founded chapel.
Shortly after his arrival the subject Of a
new church was preached. The ground
was broken in june Of that year, by Miss
Allison, in the presence of q vast throng of
people, and the cornerstone was laid sub
sequently by Bishop Harris of New York.
The new church was dedicated May Sd.
1885, the sermon being delivered by Bishop
Foster. The entire cost of the church was
provided for before the day of dedication.
which is seldom the case IN regard to
churches.
The church is built in the Gothic STYLE
of architecture, and is said to be one of the
best efforts of the architect, Mr.. Simon. of
Jersey City. The building is almost square,
being about eighty feet in length and
nearly seventy in width. There are three
entrances in front, one large one in the
centre, and one in each tower. On the
right of the building spire runs up to q
height of $50 feet on the left there is a
bell tower. from which sweet voiced bell
peals forth its summons at each worship
hour. The seats are arranged in the form
of an amphi theatre four aisles running
to the altar. The roof is high and very
fnely painted. The organ is q fine instru-
ment, and is placed on the right of the
pulpit. The choir composed of thirty
voices, under the leadership of 7. j. Ken
nedy, is placed directly in the rear of the
reading desk. The church is capable of
seating about six hundred people, which is
about three times the number of the COM
mnnicants, although the average attend
ance at the services is close unto 500. The
trustees are M. 81. Gillett. E. S. Allison.
John Small, c. A. Howell, George r. Hill
Her, S. Fl. Clapp, J. d. Gillett. r.. G. Lyle.
F. II. Spengman. the stewards M. r. Case.
G. A. Bouker, E. F.. Craven, John Heck.
G. w. Booth, W. r. Wheeler, Samuel Co.'S
grove, /. " s. Hitler and Samuel Allison.
Miss &. G. Lyle is the organist, and w. r.
Wheeler superintendent of the Sunday
school, attended by about two hundred
children.
OF the Lsdies' Aid Society connected
with the church, Mrs. c.. w. Booth is the
President. Its objects are, to look after
the parsonage, furniture, church furni-
ture and the poor Of the congregation.
The pastor, the Rev. w. T.. Hoagland,
was born in Warren county, New Jersey,
about forty-ive years ago. When quite
young he went to Wesleyan University,
from which place he went to Drew Theo-
logical Seminary, where he graduated.
Some time after he became Professor of
Mathematics in Wilbraham College. After
wards he studied law at Albany Univer-
sity, but before he had completed his
law studies, he received call to preach,
and was sent to the chapel in Lafayette.
He went from that charge to Bayonne, and
from there to the Park Church in Eliza
beth, then to the Park Church, Bloom
field, from there to Westfeld, and from
that charge to the Lafayette charge, where
as we have seen, he has built church,
which is worth with the ground on which
it stands about thirty-five thousand dol
lyrs. Mr.. Hoagland is much liked by his
people, and he Is considered one of the
best preachers in the city. There is all
probability that the church will grow to be
one of the largest in the city, as its loca.
ton on Pacific avenue is in the centre OF
of one of the pleasantest sections Of the
city