The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-03-09

The missionary spirit; the pastor comes
q missionary stock we'll known t. the
churches, aud believes he can do as good
N0fk Tor Christ IN lower Jersey Civ as
he could in India OF japan He
feels that he is called Of God to
&c work here similar to
what DR.. Edward Judson is
doing in lower New York. DR.. hudson
has already received over $240. 600 from
tAe Baptlsts We are pushing forward
IA tbs Masters ZANE without q solitary.
cent. VIII Yoa help us? Shall the good
work expand aud become a river of life
% THESE nordes Of neglected children,
VINO are well nigh doomed to lives Of SIN
aud shame or shall the work OF destrac-
ton deepen and spread as heretof0res
Inc answer is with yon- May the Lord
open your heart and purse to rs. and as
sist rs IN this Chrlstlike project.
JoHSs l. ScDDDER,
Pastor Tabernacle Church,
Jersey City.
MINISTERS WHO APPROVE.
Please note the names and tesfimo-
n1eS appended hereto. This movement
IS warmly recommended BY all the great
Leaders OF our denomination in New York
and BROOKLYN
Then follows testimonial from Ricn-
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ness and difficulty OF tie task which the
people OF the Tabernacle have under
TAKEN. He conimends them to the
sympathy and confidence, and TO the ef-
fective financial aid Of those TO whom
their appeal may come
William NJ. Taylor, %. D., concurs most
heartily IN Mr.. 5tOrrs testimony. as dogs
also A. J. r. Behrends, D. d. LYMAN
Abbott, u. D., also endorses the scheme
Amory II. Bradford, ID. D., OF MontcIaIr.
pronounces the Tabernacle site as s-pre-
eminently the place for a Peoples Church
IN the Metropolitan's District r. Il.
Meredith, ID. D., fully endorses Dr.. Brad.
lords views, and recommends Mr. Scud-
der's scheme to his brethren. Thomas
Il. Mcleod, ID. D.. knows of mo more
needy field than this one is
which the Rev. John L. Scudder is
laboring, Samuel H. Virgen D. d. says
The more one knows OF this field and
ennreh and this pastor the stronger is the
claim Tor Immediate help. Albert j.
Lyman, ID. D., says the Christian public
OF this region must respond to such de-
mand. fully coincide with the personal
testimony both as to the needs Of the
neid and as TO the provldentiaI call given
TO the Rev. Mr. Scudder and the Taber-
nacle Church to undertake the work .
AIR. Scudder, when approached on the
subject, said he did not dream he was
giving offence 70 anyone in distributing
The circular He had in mind the First
Presbyterian and Grand Reformed
Churches when he penned the words
Two churches, once strong and infiuen-
tlal, have given up the ghost
Certainly he said to the reporter,
facts bear me ont IN this connection
" . propose, he said, 10 erect 4 $50
600 church, with reading, sewing and bill
lizard rooms, bowling alleys and gymna-
SUM. We. intend TO erect a peoples
church, and make It especially attractive
70 the poor ~ e have now q membership
OF 655 and orr Sunday school has an aver
age attendance Of 800 scholars
THOSE WHO DO NOT APPROVE
Thy Rev. Mr.. Zabrisgie, of the Free
Reformed Church, though making q
noble effort to restrain himself from say
ing anything harsh. could not help ex-
hiDifing some slight evidences of displeas-
ure at Mr.. Scudder's disparagement of
his efforts Mr.. Zabriskie has labored
indefatigably IN the interests of the poor
his congregation took possession Of the
present building on Grand street
about a year ago. and has doubled
It's membership during the past
year. The membership Of the
church at present is 2G2, and his Sunday
numbers 800 pupils. with an average
attendance OF nearly 400. NE Scudder's
statements. said he, ''are unworthy OF
The man. be has proAably been carried
away Dy MS enthusiasm. ! think II You
viii put the work OF the three churches
IN question together and compare it with
the work Of the Tabernacle You will find
the latter viii suffer by comparison. 1t
is not Christlike to speak disparagingiy
OF successful work done by another de-
nomination exclusively for the benefit of
the poor
The Rev. Joseph Nocks, of St. Mat
thew's, declined to express any opinion
upon The statements made concerning
the condition of his church in Mr. Scud-
der's circular. st Matthew 5 is steadily
growing, he said. -sWe have 200 COM
municants. Last Sunday there were 2l0
scholars present at the Sunday school
session. We have every reason 10 feel
encouraged
The Rev. Mr.. Crawford, of Trinity NJ.
F. Church, did not look upon Mr. Scud-
der's remarks as being offensive ''He
has perhaps unintentionally misrepre-
scented u.s. ne said '.Our membership is
246 and our church has a seating capacity
OF 500, ana II is generally well FLEA. Our
sunday school numbers $50, and like the
church is hourishing in every respect
Mr.. Seudder seems ii this circular 10 be
exploiting the necessities of the Taber-
nacle At the expense of those who are
building up church influences in other
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