The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-11
ST.PAUL'S ANNIVERSARY
Fortieth Birthday of the
Third Street Methodist
Church.

Services commemorating the fortieth
anniversary of the institution of the
parish of st. Paul in this city were held
yesterday in the pretty little Methodist
Episcopal Church of that sname on Third
street. The edifice stands near the corner
of Erie street The Rev. d. Halloran is
pastoraand some of the best people in
lower Jersey City are numbered among
its parishioners. The services yesterday
were interesting and impressive. They
began at nine O'Clock when love feast
was held This consisted of PRAYERS.
singing, G living of testimony and the
distribution of the bread and wine. The
Rev. DR.. nHughes presided. The.regular
ten at which the Rev. DR.. Larew
preached. In the afternoon "Fraternal
Greetings were exchanged. These SER
vices were conducted by the Rev. DR..
Parmley of the Baptish Church; the Rev.
Mr.. Snodgrass, of Hedding M. E. Church
on Montgomery street, and the Rev. DIR.
Scudder of the Tabernacle.
In the evening the principal services
of the occasion were held. The church
was crowded and many were compelled
to stand. On the platform hung two
silken American flags, Tyre of fiowers,
with the inscription ''1849--1889" done in
red blossoms, and basket of flowers. On
the platform, on either side and In the
centre, in gilded baskets, were huge
bouquets of fresh flowers. These clergy
men, old pastors of the church. occupied
seats on the platform Rev. George b.
Dickinson, Rev. DR.. Lowrie, Rev. DIR. l..
r. Dunn, Rev. DR.. S. P. Hammond, and
Rev. DIR. Hughes. DR.. Lowrie presided.
The services opened with singing by
the choir, under the direction of Mr..
Merritt. Nearer my God to Thee" was
the first rendition, followed by, "We
Need Thee Every Hour" in which the
entire congregation joined. The pastor,
Dr. Halloran, read the names OF all the
pastors of the church and in introducing
the speakers requested that their ad-
dresses do not extend beyond seven min
utes. Then the above mentioned clergy
men made brief addresses eulogistic of
their predecessors and successors in the
pastorate of st. Pauls and congratu-
latory of the Pensioners in general for
their admirable work in sustaining their
church. After these addresses DR.. Hal
Ioran announced that he had something
pleasant to impart. He had determined
to wipe out the balance of debt OF
tw, enty years standing. Two thousand
dollars he said were needed. During the
m orning and afternoon services 81, 800
were collected and $700 more were needed.
Judge Davis said that he had collected
5000 Of this, some of it from prominent
Catholic gentlemen, and that every one
of them whom he approached generously
donated literally Encouraged by these
remarks the parishioners responded lib
orally and in less than fifteen minutes
the remaining $500 was subscribed, max
ing a grand total for the day of g, ,059. So
DR.. Halloran announced that their long
standing indebtedness would now be
liquidated and that on New Years morn
ing bonfire will be lighted right on the
platform in the church in thanksgiving
After another hymn by the choir the SER
vices concluded. st. Paul's parish, when
instituted first, worshipped in a COW shed.
The congregation n umbered about fifty.
Its parishionersare now numbered among
the hundreds.