The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-05-21
new ST. 7RINI7ATIS.
A Handsome Edifice, Com
pleted, Crowns the Rev.
r. A. Hafer's I'm
firing Zeal.
DEDICATION SERVICES TOMORROW.
Addresses in German and English
by Prominent Speakers at the
Meetings Next Week-The
Order of Services.
DEDICATION SERVICES TOMORROW.

tween Sherman and Webster avenues, is
completed. and will be dedicated tomor-
row morning with appropriate ceremou
les, and its formal opening made the
occasion of special services during the
day and each evening of the coming
week. 1t is one of the most imposing
and costly church buildings OF this sec
Tion of the Heights. 1t is built of a fine
faced brick with pretty stone trimmings.
Its dimensions are 100 feet in depth. by AZ
feet broad. The design is Gothic. Its
steeple reaches to IL towering altitude.
and makes tho church a conspicuous
landmark that is clearly discernible for
miles around. The basement is arranged
in a spacious CHEEKY Sunday school room
with a lofty ceiling. and the floor slopes
from the entrance to the platform, so that
a speaker standing Upon it can be readily
seen at any part of the room, q most de-
sirable advantage that perhaps cannot be
found in the plan of construction OF n
other Sunday school assembly room in
the county. 1t WAS one of the pet ideas
of the pastor, and in this as In all the
other features he has Incorporated in the
plan and appointments of this model
NV IL ObClN ~ bhoS opS
skilled architect could think of to make
it comfortable, complete and beautiful.
and fully up to the latest improvements.
C~oMMODIoUS APARTMENTS.
In the rear of the Sunday school room
Is the PASTORS cozy and connections
sanctum. An apartment for the use of
the primary department.. a church parlor,
and a kitchen furnished with a range,
cupboard, and all the needful accessories
for festal occasions. Up stairs access to
which can be had from the street through
an inviting vestibule. and broad stairs
with a convenient ascent, is tine handsome
auditorium that can seat 400. There, as
in the Sunday school ROOM, the floor has
Il very p%ercepttble decent toward the
front. which makes every seut available
for seeing and hearing. The choir gallery
is placed directly back of The pulpit, and
contains the superb new organ that cost
$4,000. The chancel, altar and pulpit are
finished with solid French walnut. richly
carved ard polished. The pulpit desk
is a massive specimen of the sculptor's
art and is much admired by all who have
seen it. 1t was presented to the parish bv
st James Lutheran Church OF New
York. The same church also douated the
%lecturn, Two armckairs, and other fur
niture for the pulpit and u marble
baptismal font. The windows also great
ly contribute to the beautiful effect of
the internal appearance of the church.
Each one. glazed with stained glass, pre-
SCENTS in gorgeous colors aud unique ar
rangement a perfect picture of soule in-
cideut of sacred history, One of the
prettiest windows WAS donated by Pastor
Hater and his wife. Prominent among
the other donntors were the teachers OF
the Sunday School. members of the
Ladies' Society. DR.. A. Zaeller. Mrs. j..
H.. LutZep and j.. kalisch. w
THE DEDICATION SERVICES.
fTha nrOpramInp fnr t0ntnrrow ia 40 fol-
lows:-At ten O'Clock IN the morning the
congregation will assemble at the old
wooden chapel that stands on Webster
avenue in the rear of tine new church, and
in which the congregation was organized
over twenty We; rs ago, and then and there
hold brief farewell services, after which
the people will form II procession and pro-
coed to the new building to take posses
sion with prayer and singing. Pastor r.
A. Hafer will then perform the solemn
act of dedication and declare the building
consecrated TO divine worship. Short adj
dresses will then he delivered in English
aud German by the Rev. DR.. H.. w.
Luckenbach, President of the New York
and New Jersey Lutheran Synod; the
Rev. G. w. Enders and the
Rev. H. H. Weber. In the utter
noon at two O'Clock the Sunday
school will likewise hold farewell
services in the old chapel, and march in
procession to take formal possession OF
the new room. Flowers and banners viii
form the decorations. Il sacred songs
will be rendered by the children. IL is
expected that brief addresses will be made
uy distinguished speakers, and it is GER
tain that the Rev. DR.. Luckenbach and
Richard X. Green will be present to offer
their congratulations. An interesting
praise service will be held in the evening,
Mt which the Rev. J. B. Remeusnyder, the
Rev. George Shambach, aud the Rev. II.
h.. Weber. will make addresses. Tue
church as it stands today is o grand and
noble monument to the zeal and
the ~perseveripg labors Of the pas
tor, the Rev. Il. A. Hafer, who
has been striving for years TO realize the
great aim of his laudable ambition, that
Of providing for his people a new and col nj
Portable church home. He has more
than met his expectations, for his toll
aud care have been amply rewarded with
the completion Of IL church that Is some
thing more than comfortable, for it Is
beautiful and perfect. 1t has been Il great
achievement. Il he justly feels proud
of his success. and the liberal aud cordial
cooperation OF his people in helping him
in pushing forward this work.
OTHER, SERVICES.
The services will be continued through
out the week aud until Jun 5. On Mon
day, May 23. at half past seven D.. M, the
speakers will be The Rev. j. L. Behringer,
New IOIh. III GefElhu, anu IN English
the Rev. V. +. Bolton of Glen Gardner.
On Tuesday, at half past seven D. M,
the German speaker will he the Rev. G.
U. Wenner, ID. D., of New York, and the
English the Rev. c.. u. Aurand of Tren-
ton. The Rev. Charles Weltner of New
York will make IN address in German at
The half past seven D. m. service OH
W ednesday. and the Rev. 4. 1. Everett,
d. D.. of Brooklyn, will speak in English.
On Ascension Day. Thursday. the SER
vice will be held ut 10. 80 a. m. when Prof.
Herring will speak in German and the
Rev. Krechting OF New Germantown, N.
j.. will make, an address in Erglish. The
service on FRIDAY will be at 7.30 D. m., tie
Rev. Sommer of Brooklyn speaking in
German and the Rev. II. Sharp also of
Brooklyn, addressing the congregation in
English. On Sunday, May 90, at 10. 80 a.
M, confirmation services Will be held
Hnd on Friday, June 3, at s o'clock, the
preparation for the Holy Communion. On
Whit Sunday, June 5, at the 10. 80 u. III.
service the Holy Communion will be
celehrated. The nnster extends q CORDIAL