The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-30
ST. MARE'S RECTOR.
How Dr. Warren Built a
Prosperous Church on
the Ruins of Holy
Trinity.
SOME TOUCHING MEMORIALS
Confirmation Services Tomorrow
Evening-Notes on Local
Church Doings.
some TOUCHING MEMORIAL S

Near tne corner OF HoUOKen ana YAK
land avenues there stands a small wooden
church known as st. Mary's. When the
present rector, DR.. D.. f. Warren came
from a large and f1ourishing Chicago
church to take up the work 10 this city
the parish was almost bankrupt; today
there is practically a new building. re-
christened. refurnished and re-estab-
lisned-in a sound financial condition.
A clergyman who has done so much in
his own parish, ana yet finds time to act
as chaplain of Christ Hospital and Interest
himself in every charitable movement, is
truly a wonderful man, and worthy OF
the admiration which DR.. Warren re-
ceives.
10 be a true American q man should be
born in Boston, educated in New York
and acquainted with Chicago, as DR.. War
rem has been. His New England birth and
breeding gave him his high principles and
ideals, and before he hSd fallen a prey to
the prevailing Boston idea that the heav-
ems are upheld by Buuke Hill ut
and Creation is bounded OIL the east by
Massachusetts Bay, he went to Geneva
New York, to receive his classical educa
tion, then to New York City, where he
was prepared for the ministry at the Gen
eral Theological Seminary, Twentieth
street and Ninth avenue. His first chur%
was in Buffalo. He Their became rector
of Trinity, in Elizabeth, Nj; then OF st.
Marks, Chicago. one of the most
wealthy aud Influential churches or the
western METROPOLIS. If proof were needed
of DR.. WarreD's dlsinterested devotion TO
the cause, it would be found i'll the TACT
that he left this church to take up the
work in a parish which was almost a0 the
last ebb. The church was then known as
| Holy Trinity, but DIR. Warren realized
that it would be far batter to put the old
organization out of its misery. and start
anew as st. Mary's. 1t was at frst ln-
tended to Guild a new church, and land
was purchased on Summit avenue for the
purpose, but it was finally decided to buy
the property from Judge Beach and re-
| model the old building.
THE NEW CHURCH.
1t would be hard to trace n resemblance
| to the old, barnlike structure in the per-
| fectly appointed interior of the present
church. The woodwork is entirely OF
| antique oak, and the windows are richly
| colored stained glass. The pulpit is white
and gold, and a fine organ Is situated at
its right. The reredos waS erected by
| three sisters, Mrs. George w. Young.
Miss Helen Bray and Miss Mary Bray, Ill
memory of their parents, and is one OF
| the finest pieces of church decoration III
the city. 1t is an antique oak III a Gothic
design, exquisitely carved in high relief,
| and with panels on either side, on which
| are painted kneeling angels. The
cross is of FURNISHED brass. Geisler
| of New York executed the reredos, which
/ is kept in good condition by the generous
donors. There are many other memorials
in the CHURCH; the brazen lectcrn recall S
the Rev. Louis LIE Grand Noble. M. a.,
and the Rev. Ralph Bruno Hoyt. and
there are memorials to Harry S. Mackey,
Slnith,D. Mackey. one of the first War
dens. Evan Griffith and his wife. The
professional cross was the gift OF Charles
Townsend
THE BEAUTIFUL IN RELIGION.
DR.. Warren believes in developing the
aesthetic In religion. and takes Trinity
Church. New York, as his model for
church services. 1t IS due to this
tendency on the part OF the
rector that St. Mary's Church is
so perfectly appointed as 10 music.
furnishings and decorations, DR.. Warren
believes that all churches are advancing
in this respect-that the difference be-
tween low" and ''high" churches is
simply that the latter recognize the i'm
p~ortance OF the beautiful in religion and
worship. The eucharistic lights. process.
SIGNALS with professional cross, vested
!
ion-each represents some principle In re-
Iigion, and leads from contemplation or
the beautiful to the source of beauty. DR..
Warren has had famous parishioners.
Chief Justice Melville w. Fuller was his
warden at st. Marks in Chicago,
and he has many d4llghitul
"reminiscences of General Winfield Scott.
who was among his Elizabeth parishon-
ers, aud whom he describes as no less de-
vout than distinguished. Mrs. Warren
might be taken as an ideal rector's wife.
Her kindly manner and sympathetic
nature have endeared her TO all those
with whom she has been associated.
The rector is at present actively inter-
ested in the erection of Il new gulld-room,
so by 40 feet, in the rear of the church.
The various guilds mud societies among
I which are the IRON Cross, st. Andrews
Brotherhood aud St. Mary's Sisterhood
will use this as a place Of meeting.
Confirmation services will be held in
the church tomorrow evening, and al
though DR.. Warren has been for several
days confined to his room Wi h Il severe
attack of the grip. he will surely be pres
%l. Il, !, enb ON fkiu m .Sinn