The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-10-04
PRESBYTERIAN EVENTS.
Opening Of the Remode1led
First Church Today.
GREAT CORPS OF PREACHERS.
Tuesdays Presbytery Meeting e
Take Up Reyision-General
and Local Church Notes.

This will be great day and week for
the First Presbyterian Church on
Emory street. The building stands COM
pleted, grand aud substantial re-
suit Of the hard work OF the active
congregation. Dedication services are
now IN order. In honor Of the happy
event the church Will be profuselg decor
ated, and large numbers are expected to
JOIN IN the services. These naturally, viii
pc very Impressive. They will begin this
morning and continue through Tuesday
night. The opening service will be at
eleven o'clock, the regular hour. The
Rev Charles Herr, the pastor of the
Church, will preach the sermon.
In the afternoon at three o'clock there
will be young peoples services. Rev ].
M. Allis will be present and make an adj
dress. Rev. Mr.. Ailis is q missionary
from Chile. now in New York. acting as
assistant secretaryof the Board Of For
eign Missions. At night the service viii
be at eight O'Clock. a sermon will be
preached by Rev. J. Fl. Worcester, Jr.,
D D.. an eloquent speaker, who has just
accepted call to the. Union Theo-
logical Seminary in New York. The
Rev. John Paxton. D. D.. the pastor OF
the Forty-sscond street Presbyterian
Church, of New York, viii preach on
Monday night Tuesday night the SER
i. Patton, u. D., President of Prince
ton College, ana at the close of it the
Sanctuary will be dedicated by the pas
tor, Rev. Charles Herr, and the pastor
emeritus the, Rev. DR. Imbrie. All the
clergy Of Jersey City are invited, aud
the presence OF d large number is ex-
pected. The speakers are all eminent
among the Presbyterian ciergvmen. Miss
Lucy Nelson, the well-knowD soprano,
will sing a solo at each of the night
services. and there will also be some
choruses by the choir.
THE NEW EDIFICE.
In the imposing eaifice no traces Of the
old quaint church are visible. It is an
ornament to the city, and the people OF
Bergen are justly proud in possessing 1t.
Although it has been often described,
the descriptions have not been exagger-
ated.
The exterior Is Of Philadelphia brick,
with brown stone trimmings. The en-
frances are broad, and made of massive
slabs OF stone. During the past week
the last finishing touches were added to
the interior, and especially the auditor
ished. All the woodwork is of antique
oak and contrasts pFetfily with the walls
which are tinted in French grey. The
light reflected through the windows of
the immense lantern which has been
I built in the centre of the ceiling is mild
glass windows emit the same deli
cate light Special attention has
been given to the gas Lighting. A con-
tinuous iine OF gas Jettiug reaches entire
~ around the room, while another Is
placed around the lantern. From the
dome of the lantern a ehandelier is sus :
pended, containing twenty-seyen gas jets.
When all are burning there are seven
hundred lights, which, Fnough bright,
are mellow. Ali the furniture, excepting
the platform chairs, has been purchased
The organ is of antique oak. delicatesy
form. The pulpit OF the same wood Is
rich and plain, and the peys are baud
somely carved at the ends. The cushions
are of Nile green brocade. a SOFT Brus-
sells carpet OF light shades covers the floor
and the platform. In every way the room
has most attractive and comfortable ap-
pearHnce. The members have been
looking FORWARD to this happy event for
the last six months.
JERSEY CITY PREsBYTERy.
fhe Jersey City Presbytery will NEE t
on Tuesday In the Westminster Presby-
terrain Church on Summit avenue 1t will
open at ten o'clock with devotional ex.
ercises after which the general report will
be read. The subject to be brought be-.
fore the Presbyteryis the Revision of the
Confession of Faith.
The Westminster Church people have
voted in favor OF Revision Ali the
cergymen of Jersey City will be present,
and others are expected from Rutherford,
Paterson. 1enafly aud Arlington. AT the
close Of the session the ladies will serve
collation. in the church parlor.