The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-28
A WORTHY WORK
South Bergen Church Stands
a Monument to the Pluck
and Perseverance of
Pastor and People.
GIFTS OF FURNITURE AND CARPETS
Notes From the Field of Church
Work-Seyeral Sensational
Sermons Promised.

The new South Bergen Reformed
Church, at Boyd aud Bergen avenues, is
now nearly completed and ready for oc.
cupancy. The finishing touches are be-
Ing nut upon iu, and it will probably be
dedicated by Christmas Day. On Novem-
Der 81, before the furniture is put into
place. it will be the scene of a grand fair,
to last for five days, and, it is hoped,
realize q large sum of money for the
building fund.
The congregation held services in the
newly finished Sunday school and lecture
rooms for the first time last Sunday.
The new church is one OF the most
beautiful on the Hill; an ornament to
South Bergen Of which she may we'll be
proud. 1t Is of brown stone, with a tower
at the corner sixty feet high, and a
smaller ons on the south side on Bergen
avenue. The windows throughout ara of
opalescent glass. and add greatly to the
appearance OF the building. This entrance
Is at the corner IN the larger tower. 1t is
formed by two arches, each nine feet
wide. Over the entrance is u room four
teen by fourteen feet. This will be used
by Pastor Grant as his study. Above
this, reached by a winding stair case
from the gallery. is a similar room. From
this a stairway lends to the top of the
tower, whence one may nave a maRnid-
cent view OF the country for twenty
miles around. In the smaller tower.
which is at the southe st corner, thers
are Two rooms. The one on the ground
hoor. which has a private entrance on the
south side. will be used as a reception
room by the pastor; the room above for his
bed room. He will live In the church and
take his meals elsewhere. This arrange
nent will not be for long. as the copgre-
cation Will, ut the earliest possible time.
erect a parsonage at the rear OF the church
on a lot 3l13 by 10S feet. which they havs
secured for the purpose. The seating
capacity of the church, including
the gallery, is 600. There are
rolling partitions between the Sunday
school and lecture rooms aud the church
proper, allowing them to be Jhro wa into
one wheE necessity requires. When this
is done l 900 people C N b. seated.
THE FURNITURE DONATED.
The furniture throughout the church
will he of antique oak. The pew IS will
cost about $1,000. The floor will be
covered with ingram carpet aud damask
cushions will be 10 all the pews. The
carpets and The cushions. which will
cost about 500. are TO bs douated by the
Ladies' Aid Society. Tue p1lpiL will be
placed in the southwest corner. facing
the northeast. The pulpit and pulpit
furniture. which consists OF five chairs
and a communion table. is to be the gift
OF Mrs, Gao. ID. Craig's Sunday SHOOT
class. 1t will cost $500. 1t
will be of carved ann pauueled oak
The gas fixtures throughout the building
have been donated by tue Faithful Circle
of the Kings Daughters. The beautiful
rose window OF the Bergen avenue trout
Is the gift OF the First Mission Baud,
Happy Workers for Jesus, Mrs. William
Van Zee, President. The organ, which
has been made by Jardine, lis to cost
1880 II will be placed dire:5ty In the
rear OF the pulpit in the southwest cor
MR.. The ceiling OF the building is beau
titully finished in colors. 80 as to bs
really a work Of art. The lecture and
Sunday school rooms are at the west end
of the church. The lecture room is on
the ground floor with the Sunday school
room above, four in number, each hold
Ing about 20 pupils. the Infant class room
holding two hundred. The lecture room
Is also devoted TO school purposes. Alto~
gether there Is seating room for about
four hundred and fifty scholars. The chairs
which fold SO that when necessary the
hall can be easily cleaned. were furnished
by Mr.. George w. Russel's Sunday school
class and cost $3.50. The large window
which, like those in the church is OF opa-
lescent glass. was put il by the Christian
Endeavor Society. There Is an entrance
on Boyd avenue to this part OF the build
ing Beneath the lecture room Is a hall
Sc by So feet. This will be used by the