The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-06
BURNING THEIR MORTGAGE.
A Joyous Celebration in st. Paups
Church on Third Street.

A Joyous Celebration in st. Paulss
Church ON Third Street
st. Paul's M. E. Church, on Third
street, was thronged to its utmost cap
acity yesterday evening by a jubilant
congregation. assembled to witness the
cremation of the mortgage which for
many years has been an INCUBUS to that
body.
The pulpit and walls were modestly ad-
orned with pretty Sunday school banners
and the front seats were occupied by
members of the Ladies' Aid Society. The
pastor, the Rev. d. Halleron, was in q
happy mood when he announced the
opening hymD:+"How firm founda-
ton, which was spiritedly sung by the
choir and congregation. The prelimin-
ary devotional services were followed by
the collection, during which the choir
sang the anthem, "Wake the song Of
Jubilee"
Pastor Halleron then directed President
James n Davis and the Board OF Trustees
to direct the remaining exercises.
After the singing Off Blest be the tie
that binds,' President Davis said the oc-
casion was one that he had long looked
and prayed for, and he felt with the
Psalnist "Surely goodness and mercy
have followed me all my days, and / will
dwell III the house of the Lord forevern
He reviewed the history of the church
from its connection with it in 1854. and
spoke feelingly of the changes in the
congregation during the succeeding
years, and alluding to such former trus-
tees and active members as Father Moore,
Peter Simpson, John X. Fowle, w. j..
Farnham, j L. Markey, William Fowie
and Harvey Cole, the latter's '.soul being
the largest part of his body.' He ex-
planned the movement for exuerminating
the debt OF the church, by paying the
mortgage. Two hundred and seventy
nine subscribers had assisted in raising
the needed fund, "and now, +" said he, I'VE
are free from debt on both our church
and parsonage. Our property is worth
$25, ,000 we have an insurance of $l3, 900,
on the church editice; 81 600 on furniture,
and s., 600 on the parsonage"
Pastor Halleron started the refrain:-
ssWith Songs on Our Lips and with aarps
in Our Hands," in which the congregar
ton joined with power.
Short addresses were made by Trustees
DR.. S. Briggs and j. III. Merritt, Sunday
School superintendent Crawford and
Steward J. r. Brown, and then, in re-
spcusS TO the chairman's request,
Mother DAILY advanced to the altar and
delivered an impressive address. Sne re-
ferred to her happiness and exclaimed
with the Psalmist, .Bless the Lord, oh,
my soul. and all that is within me bless
and magnify His Holy name" She spoke
of the twenty years in which she had
walked the familiar aisles and Worship
ped in the familiar place, and said, Il
have ever believed in free salvation and
q free church. Thank God we have al
ways had the former, and now we have
the latter" She concluded with The ex-
pressed hope that the church might be
forever free from debt and ever retain its
position as a free church, in which the
front pews will be as free to the humblest
as to the President OF the United States.
Mrs. Haller spoke in behalf of the
Ladies Aid Society, giving report Of its
work and congratnlating the church on
its freedom from debt.
Presiding Elder Rev. d. Il. Lowrie
was the next speaker. After congratu-
fCo,,tialated on Third Paqe)