The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-31
A COOKED MORTGAGE.
The Joyous Funeral at the
Tabernacle Last
Night.
EXCORIATING THE DEAD.
A Vast Throng Witnesses the Gre
nation Of Mr.. Mortgage
The Speeches Made.


nacle last evening, and the obsequies of
one E. 7. D. Mortgage (sl1,o0o mortgage)
were celebrated with unusual joy and
festiyity. This Eleven Thousand Dollar
Mortgage has been source of much
trouble and heart burning to the good
Tabernacle people, and when it was
learned that he had died of cancellation
there was great rejoicing throughout the
church.
He had been conspicuous character in
his day, and it was therefore resolved
that the last glad rites over his inanimate
cadayer should be of an unusually happy
nature. There was no concealment of
facts. He had been hard case, and
every one in the religious community was
glad he was dead.
NO sIGNS OF MOURNING.
Instead of the usual emblems of mourn
ing the church was decorated with large
white streamer extending from the pull
pit to the gallery and back again. 1t was
sixty yards long and contained the names
of the 500 people who had contributed
toward choking the life out of her r. t.
ID. mortgage
On the platform directly in front of the
people was wooden box like structure
with little smokestack projecting from
the top, which greatly resembied large
dolls house. This, however was the
crematory in which the old re-
probate was to be reduced to ashes.
Right in front of the crematory was a
golden urn to receive the ashes. The urn
was the gift of Mrs. Griffith, who con-
tributed the first $500 toward wiping Mr..
Mortage out of existence.
At eight O'Clock the Tabernacle Band
took it's place on a pla tform and began to
play y march. The choir took its place
on similar platform on the other side of
the pulpit, and the participants in the
obsequies seated themselves on the outer
platform.
THOSE ON THE PLATFORM.
The Rev. John l.. Scudder. pastor of
the Tabernacle took the center seat and
around him were seated Mayor Cleveland.
the Rev. DR.. w. H. Parmley, of the First
Baptist Church; George Stevens, the IN
dertaker, there in his official capacity; the
Rev. Cornelius Brett, of the Bergen Re-
formed Church; Major q. K. Pangborn,
of the EUeni1lg Journal; the Rev. w. G.
Snodgrass, of Hedding Methodist
Church; the Rev. ID, j. Ellison
Of the Bergen Baptist Church; the Rev
j. +. Thompson, of the First Universal
ist Church; the Rev. A. S. Biddle. of
the Summit Avenue Church; the Rev.
George H. Thomas. Pastor Scudder's
assistant; Deacons William j. Hunt,
Samuel Vance. Samuel G. Negus, w w.
l..
Charles A. Crosby: Frank E. Black, the
church clerk; Trustees G. c. Stimets,
H. G. Fisk, Thomas l.. Barker, Robert
B..Fleming, w. d. Ives and D. A. Bishop
and the debt committee, w. H. Tur-
ner, J. W. Turner, Andrew j. White
and j. S. Long.
When the band had ceased playing,
every seat in the large editice was occu
pied and many were standing up. Pastor
Scudder arose and said that the obsequies
could not proceed until the band had
played ''Home, Sweet Home"
"rhis is our home, he continued, "and
tonight it is sweeter to us than ever be-
fore.o
The band played the old familiar air
and the choir sang the anthem, praise
ye the Lord"
1--WE read in the Scriptures began
Mr. Scudder when the singing had
ceased, that woman lost piece of sill
YER She lit a light and made diligent
search for it. When she had found it she
brought her neighbors in to rejoice with
her.
not worth fifteen cents as the woman's
was, but worth $1,000, and we have
asked our neighbors in to rejoice with us
tonight. We thought we ought to have
some fitting celebration of tho event, and
so we concluded to cremate the mort
gage"
He read a letter of regret from the Rev.
E.. l.. Stoddard, of st. Johns Church,
and introduced the Rev. DIR. Parmly,
whom he addressed as Father Parmly
DR.. Parmly said that he was very happy
to have the opportunity to say few
words ON that happy occasion. He said
that he was probably the oldest pastor
there in connection with their church. He
remembered when it was built and had
i offered prayer in the new edifice. He re-
A ferred to John Milton Holmes and the
other noble men who had been pastors of
the church, and said that it had kept on
since those days producing notable men
and women.
"that you are the only people who have
paid off their debt. Iserved a church in
1856 which wholly paid off its mortgage
and resolved never to place another debt
upon their church. ] congratulate your
pastor and people upon the JOY which you
feel upon this occasion and now all join
with me as lead you to the throne of
grace,
DIR. Palmley then offered a fervent
prayer at the conclusion of which Pastor
Scudder read letters from the Rev. Dan
lei Halloran. George r. Garretson, Alex
ander McKelvey, a. A. Zabriskie and
Eatner Hennessy. He, then announced
enat There were two sides to the ta6erna-
Gle, religious and politiccl, and that
they wanted politics represented there
anu SO he would introduce his Honor,
Mayor Cleveland
Inc Mayor was received with applause
and said:--
-, THE MAYOR MAKES A SPEECH.
lIauies and gentlemen, am gratided
10 pe permitted to take even so simple
part IN these joyous exercises. If Mr..
Scuuuef wanted to bring forward an
aWIul example of politics in me ne has
made. a great mistake / wish these
exercises would occur oftener, and
churches would pay their debts. / have
heard it said that Mr.. Scudder is going
too fast. But ne is In the right direction,
andFa man can't 90 TOO fast in the right
direction. (Applause.)
81 give him credit for all he has done.
bnt lido not give him credit FOR not want
ing to put mortgage on the church again.
The church did belong to the person who
neld the mortgage, but now it belongs to
Almighty God, and d son cannot put a
mortgage upon the property Of his father
So don't give him credit for not want
ing to mortgage it again.
DESCRIBING a MORTGAGE
ssDr. Scudder knowing my habits and
unfortunate inclination when he asked
me to speak, said don't speak too long,
don't intend to, but want TO saw one or
two things. A heavenly feeling\ comes
over me as l see so many qooA men
around me, but that thingn (pointinr to
the crematory) looks like an internal
machine. | have heard it said that
mortgage is not Dad thing after (all.
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