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ABSOLUTELY PURE
AMONG THE CHURCHES.
First Presbyierians in Their New
H0me-Sermons BY DR.. Stod-
dard and other Pastors.

dard and other Pastors.
The r~e-opening services of the First
Presbyterian Church Of Jersey City be-
gan yesterday morning. Since the REM
liant of the old First Presbyterian Church
congregation that worshipped in Wash
ington street joined the cong regation OF
the Presbyterian Church in Emory street,
the latter has been styled the First Pres
byterian. TIT Rev. Charles K. Imbrie.
d. d., pastor of the old First Presbyter-
ian Church in Washington street, was
made Pastor Emeritus. Eighteen months
ago the Did structure in Emory street be-
gan to disappear. Today It looms up a
massive pile OF red brick and slate on a
stone foundation, surrounded by ter
raced banks of green.
Fifty thousand dollars have been ex-
pended upon the reconstruction. forty
thousand OF which have been paid. The
remaining ten thousand was raised by
mortgage. 1t is now one of the most inn
posing church edifices In the city. The
style of architecture is modern with suR-
gestionS of Byzantine and Italian KEN
naissance. The rear of the rambling
structure is the new Sunday school and
Session House. The Sunday school room
is corpeted and provided with oak chains
G1iO oStSoJ t1 1891 ~ $3.50
commodate between seven aud eight
hundred scholars. The infant class room
Is a gem. The prayer meeting room is
large and costly furnished.
The auditorium of the church IS large
and elegant, yet simple in the matter of
decoration. A subdued brightness char
acterizes the coloring of the interior. The
walls are light and not frescoed. The
:,ews are of polished white aud luxuri-
ously cushioned, The carpet is OF a faint
red in color. The rostrum and S., 200
organ correspond in color to the pews. A
square tower. known as the lantern.
looms up from the centre of the building
and throws the light of day full upon the
auditorium. Even the windows, though
of stained glass, admit only a d
white light.
The auditorium was filed with wor-
shippers yesterday. The morning service
consisted only of congregational singing
and u sermon by the pastor, the Rev.
Charles Herr.
THE SERMON.
The Rev. Mr.. Herr preached an I'M
usually eloquent discourse. He took for
his text John xvii, I7:-"The glory which
thou gavest me l have given them" In
ibis passage the minister understood
Christ as referring to ali the members Of
his body in whatsoever country or what
soever age they may be found. But the
story referred to was not one which eyes
made dead by sin could see. The Jews
did not believe Christ was the Son of
God. They prosecuted him, they nailed
him to the cross of Calvary, thinking
they did God Il service in doing do. The
resurrection was the rolling back, as it
were, of the cloud which had hitherto
obscured the glory OF the Son during his
life on earth. One of the phases OF that
glory which Christ gave the church was
unity and mutual love-Jhe desire to help
n another.
cit is impossible to believe in this unity
as Il living and real thing if it is not man
Tested" said the speaker" "The recon
struction Of our sanctuary, at the conclu-
sion of which we are just arriving, is
such a manifestation, and a fine and
effective one. 1t is our common home.
We have built it in happy and faithful
mutually of toll and sacrifice. We
could not have carried out such an under
taking but for our confidence aud affec-
ton toward one another. We could never
have wanted a sanctuary If we did not
love one another. We nave built it by
our common labor and gifts that we may
worship side by side in its walls and hand
aud hand walk the way to our heavenly
Zion. We may earnestly and truthfully
claim that we love each other, and point
as proof to the fruit of it in our church
home. If any of you IS estranged from
another, be reconciled to him before the
church is dedicated. You cannot enter
Into that service unless your heart is
warn to every fellow Christian.
A NEw CRISIS.
1--WE are compelled to feel this to be a
new crisis in our religious life. By the
solemn and inspiring services which we
are now beginning, we seek to give ex-
preston to u conception of the changes
that have come over us, the new duties
ana possibilities that rise before us in the
improved structure in which we now
xuoruhtn Won can pauor forpat fbo oocn-
Citations of the old church. You can
never fail to remember the many who
were born in it and who are now planted
in Gods House on high. You can never
forget the faithful and spiritual ministry
of that pastor who is now come into
heavenly honor. But the future calls us.
The true glory of the Church of Christ
does not conlist in splendid buildings,
does not consist in beauty of OUT
ward ritual, does not even con-
sist in having crowds gathered to-
gether Sunday after Sunday to hear
the message of salvation. nor in
spendings for self support or missionary
benevolence. These things are not to be
despised, and they are useful sigus of
life. But let us aim to be In all ways
faithful servant and representatives of
the great Head of the church, who will
spread his tabernacle for us n make us
happy beneath the shadow of His wings.
So that here, like a light shining upon u
friendly shore to marines tossed in dark
ness n i'll storm, men often weary,
often broken in the worlds machinery
may say of this church of their own ex-
perience, Within these walls there is
rest, there is calm, there is a haven of
peace.'"
In the afternoon the young people
were addressed by the Rev. j. NJ. Allis,
d. D. who has recently returned from
his field Of labor in Santiago, while Rev.
J. H. Worcester, Jr., d. D., preached at
the evening service. Rev. John r. Pax
ton, DID,, will preach this evening and
tomorrow evening Rev. President Francis
the pulpit and che church will be dedi-
Gated.
Holdings Service of Song.
The ordinary Sunday evening s ervice
WINS varied at d d Church last even