Morning journal and courier., 1892-11-07
REOPENINa DAY
At the Howard Avenue M. e. Church
at City Point-A Beautiful Edifce-
Interesting Services and Addresses
"A Meunorfa1 Tablet.

At the Howard Avenue M. e. Church
at City Point-A Beautiful Edifce-
Interesting Services and Addresses
"A Memorial Tablet.
The reopening exercises of the Howard
avenue M. E. church took place yesterday.
It was joyous occasion in the history of
this prospecting church. At the morning
service large congregation was present.
The sermon was preached by Rev. DR.. |
Beach, prayer was offered by DR.. Vail and |
remarks were made by DR.. Brodbeok of
Boston. The singing was of very high
grade and was very we'll rendered, accom-
panied by organ and cornet.
The afternoon service was also attended
by large congregation. DR.. Brodbeck of
Boston delivered the sermon, which was
listened to with great interest. He COM
bines great power as speaker with unex-
celled power as an evangelist. Many fine
preachers are not evangelists. His adj
dress was in the direction of the evangel
| istic work in the church.
The evening service was also largely at
tended and fine address was delivered by
DR.. Vail. Rev. DR.. Brodbeck offered the
prayer.
The church presents very beautiful ap-
pearance since the remodeling of the edi-
fee. The building has been much enlarged
and is now beautiful place of worship.
A gallery has been erected for the choir.
The Sunday school room is also much
enlarged and is located in front Of the
church and will fully accommodate all the
| school.
A large collection was taken up for the
benefit of the edifce during the day. The
: | d. f. Alb 10 Oh -,
! the evening, in which he congratulated the
congregation on the handsome edi6ce
which they now possess.
During the morning services Mr.. John
G. Collins attended and occupied seat in
Z the pulpit. DR.. Brodbeck and DR.. Vail
, also occupied seats in the pulpit.
MEMORIAL TRIBUTES.
l Among the many interesting features Of
the services to the large audiences Assem-
bled within the walls of the sanctuary yes
:. terday was a new and handsome memorial
+ tablet, which was viewed for the first tim.
yesterday by the congregations present
Q 1t is beautiful statuary marble memoris
4 tablet erected in memory of an estimabl
citizsn, the late Willis Smith, who's
virtues and love for the church conspicu
# ously distinguished his life, and who's
+ memory is go warmly cherished by thos
K who knew him, and especially in Howar,
avenue NJ. E. church, of which he was
y leading and devoted member. Th
II tablet was a very pleasant surpris
to large number of worshipper
at the church, the work of erecting
{. having just been completed in the pas
day or two by Thomas Phillips & Son, VIII
= designed and executed it for the donors
d. and it was very appropriate that the ur
8, yelling, as it were, should occur on da
~, of note at the church whose interests al
- so dear to the heart of this deceased ser,
,e ant of the great Master and earnest worke
to in this vineyard. The following con
ne memorative inscription is upon tt
,o tablet:
To the memory Of Willis Smith, a serval
Of Jesus Christ and of all men for His SAX
fearing God and having no fear beside, lovir
:. righteousness and hating iniquity, friend
ID liberty and law. He blessed this church al
he community by ceassless labors and a holy Il
and departed peacefully into rest December :
r. 1885, in the ixtyninth year of his age, leaviI
- the world better for his having lived in it. T
VI walked with God; and was not, for God to-
800 | him