The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-09
SECOND REFORMED GERMAN CHURCH.
1t is Thrown Open Again-The Heppen-
heimer Memorial Window.

1t is Thrown Open Again-The Heppen-
heimer Memorial Window.
After havingbee closed for five months
for the purpose of permitting extensive
alterations, the edifice of the Second Re-
nue., near Franklin street, was opened for
religious worship and rededicated yester-
day with appropriate services.
The alterations consist of an extension
on the front of twenty feet, the extension
of seventy foot spire, containing a clock
and bell, the latter the gift of the young
people of the church; the placing of two
beautiful memorial windows q new roof
and painting and frescoing the exterior
and interior of the structure.
A large congregation thronged the
editice yesterday morning, and the peo-
pie were happy in again being permitted
to worship in their accustomed place.
The services consisted of special music
by the church choir, directed by the
organist, Miss Bertha Michels, and a
finely rendered solo by Mrs. George Gay
doul. the rededication by the happy pas
tor, the Rev. E. A. Meury and an able
discourse on Loyalty to the Church, !"
by the Rev George G. Seibert, d. D., Phi.
D., Professor of Theology at the Bloom
field Theological Seminary.
The Sunday school services in the after
| noon, direeted-by the superintendent, the
Rev. E. A. Meury, were appropriate and
interesting. Music by the choir and a
solo by Mrs. George Gaydoul were sup
plemented by the children's songs The
Rev. c. Brett. d. D.. of the Bergen Re
formed Church, delivered a pleasing and
instructive address in English, in explain
ing TO his young hearers Why we attend
church, A felicitous congratulatory adj
dress was delivered by Richard r. Green,
the indefatigable Sunday school worker
and old friend of that school. Prof.
Seibert also gave an address to the teach
ers on their "Duty and responsibility.
In the evening the church was thronged
to overflowing. Pastor Meury dedicated
the new bell and in behalf of the donors
presented to the church the memorial
windows One, erected by Hon. w. c.
Heppenheimer and his brother, Ernst
Heppenheimer, is in memory of their par
ents; the other, erected by Edward Hep
penheimer. is memorial of Mrs. Hep
penheimer's mother, the late Mrs. Fran
cisca Trendenburg, and of Mrs. Heppen-
heimer's brother, the late Alexander
TrendenburG. The pastor also an
nounced as gifts to the church two hand
some chairs for the pulpit by Mrs. Ed
ward Heppenheimer, two collection boxes
bv Mr. Louis DUAL and collection baskets
for the Sunday School by Mr.. John Lau-
terbach
"Church Bells was the subject of a
discourse by the Rev. j. Hawser, Phi. D.,
of the Bloomfield University. Congratu-
latory addresses were delivered by Prof.
Seibert, the Rev. Charles S. Wright, of
the Central Avenue Reformed Church.
the Rev. Frank Fletcher, of the First
Baptist Church, West Hoboken, the Rev
Gotlieb Andrea, of st. Johns Reformed
Church. and the Rev. John Stachli, of
Jersey City. Anthems were rendered by
the choir, and brilliantly executed bari
tone solo, Forest Worship by Mr..
Walter Wfrths, of the Arion Singing
Society, was an exquisite feature of the
services
A collection amounting to s125 was
taken during the day.