Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1892-04-21
ST. ANDREW CHURCH.
what Is Said of Brid geton Epis-
cOpalians.


published whole page on the Episco-
palians of South Jersey. A splendid
picture of he ST. Andrews Episcopal
Church was shown, together. with a
group portrait of th., members of the
surpIced chair Accompanying the
pic ures was the foliowiog we'll written
article:
On Christmas luo.uiug. when a sur
p'iced choir of twenty- -:hree came
marching Cp the ceu'er aisle, from the
newly builf robing room To stslls pro-
vided for Aen on either side of the
chancel, the congregation of ST. An
drew's Protestant Episcopel Church,
OF Bridseton, with qujckeping pulses,
realized that Il long cherished desire
had atlsst been fu f led.
Rev. David Howard, Of Wilmington,
Del, entered upon his duties as rector
OF the church oa the 6rss Sunday in
i'Sepsember and soon afterward an
nounced his intention of organizing "a
surpliced male choir. Responses were
many and promp. aud in November he
began training the band of boys and
young men in the music Of the church.
The parish under the name of ST.
Andrews Church, Bridgeton, was
organized, incorp orated and adnitted
into union with the Diocesan Conven-
.tion in the Spring of 1861. From 1851
to 1860 there had bsen irregular SER
vices by supplies. In 1860 Rev. F. L.
Knight, d., d., CT Pni!adelphia, be-
came resident missionary here.
Rev. Howard is Of Swedish descent.
His parents were connected with Old
Swedes Church Cobra Deb PAiladel-
phia for yea S. He pursued MS minis
terial studies under the p-esrnt 8:shop
of Michigan, DIR. Davies, rhen rector
OF st. Peters, and Rev DR.. Foggo,
the rector OF Christ Church.
The magnituie of tbs ra, k in train
ing the surpliced choir VI s.. Andrews
Church 10 the ori-f tiule alkutted is
the better appreciated when i5 is con-
sidered snat comparatively few of the
boys had had any ..r,~avian- given
their voices. Oniy five had any pre-
vions experience as chorisfers. Robert
t. Lambert was for three years Choir
lister at St. Marks, Philadelphia.
Harry Guest has been member of
the surplieed choirs of Trinity Chapel,
New York Garden City Cathedral,
Long Island, and St. James Church.,
Long Branch. James bennington and
Harry Taylor were, some years ago,
members of English choirs. Denning
ton, who came to America eight years
ago this month, sang for six years in
boy choir in his native village of
Kelsale, Suffolk County, England,
while Taylor In his more youthful days
sang with the choristers of st. SavIour's
Church, Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
Thomas w. Brooks, the eldest member
of the choir, was for twenty years
connected with the choir of St. Johns
Church, Camden, the latter half of the
time being member of the surpliced
choir which was in r.Jduced there.
The youngest snl smallest. of the
choristers is 8-year old frankie Davis.
Carl Yost, who has just celebrated his
9th birthday, comes next. Others of
the young sopranos are Louis Gahre,
aged IL; Rudolph Yost, Is, and George
Henshall, a. The most recent addi-
tion to the choir is 11.year old Arthur
| or inc
moved to Bridseton. He has sung in
surpliced ch olrs in New Haven, Brook
lyn and New York, and is said to have
an ex seption Il soprano voice. Victor
Yost, an elder brother of Carl and Ru-
dolph, is an other chorister. The three
brotht rs recently resided in Chester
Pa. and before that in Pittsfield, Mass
There are two other brothers In the
choir, Charles K. and Richard F.
Emerson. William II. Mercer, aged
II, is a native OF Selkirk, Scotland
five years having elapsed since ne
came with his parents to America.
The hom, of ]. Walter Ash is ia BiDg-
hampton, N. Y, wher. he took part
in the mu NC of Trinity Church.
Harry Fraz4ur, 10 years old; Will
li4in Miller, formerly of Clifton, Pa;
William Cox, son of the treasurer of
the church; Jacob Mengel, Jr., Wal
Ter Helm z, Albert Ford, James Freil-
log and Barron P. Bacon, all Bridge
ton boys, complete the, ranks of thea
choristers
The Introduction of the choir was
accompanied by improvements to the
church building costing about $1,000.
A large addition to the church was
erected for a robing room. During.
the recent visit of Bishop Scarbor
ough, last Wednesday, several of the
choristers presented themselves for
confirmation.
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