The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-21
CORNER STONE laid
Ceremonies at the Bergen
Reformed ChurCh'S Mis-
sion Chapel.
SKETCH OF THE BUILDING.
Addresses by the Rev. Drs.. Van
Cleef and Brett-Bymns Sung
by the Sunday School
Children.

A mission chapel is Ia course OF erec-
ton on Mallory near Duncan avenue. II
is being buiit Dy the people OF the Bsr-
gen Reformed Church. The corner
stone was laid this afternoon with ap-
propriate ceremonies.
The attention Of the church people of
the Heights had been called to the neigh
borhood known as ~johnstown early in
the spring by It's rapid growth aud the
fact thai there wa no Sunday school or
house of worship within It's precincts.
Johnstown extends from West Side ave-
nue. to the Hacksnsack, aud from the
south side OF the Catholic Cemetery to
Duncan venue
SUNDAY SCHOOL STARTED.
The Bergen Reformed Church, re.
cognizlng the spiritual needs OF the PEG :
pie OF Johnstown, on the drst Sunday In
May started a Sunday school 10 a nou Sc
which They hired st No. 280 Mallory ave
nue. Nj. Henry FlIch Of the Bergen
Reformed Sunday School wa4 Installed
as superintendent. He vas assisted by
Street and Henry BFenninholtz. Tue
Sunday school has grown rapidly until
now 1t has an enrolment of eighty
scholars. As soon rs the Sunday school
proved Itself a success a building for 1t
was talked OF and hually decided upoa.
THE NEW BUILDING.
1t Is to be built opposite the present
quarters OF the sunday School on lots
owned by the Board of Domestic Mis-
slons OF the Reformed Church of Amer
lea. The money TO defray tae expense Of
the building Il provided for by the sale
OF the old West End Reformed Church.
BROADWAY and Tonneie avenue, Marion,
where Corps No. 8 of the Salvation Army
now have their barracks. The chspei
will be 45 by 81 feet. and modified Gothic
In style. The plans and specifications
are the gift OF Mr.. George l.. BetScher.
The contrast mas beeu awarded to J, T.,
Crane. The building will cost about
5 LOCO.
The corner stone is now laid, aud work
VIII be pushed Rapidly. AMI it woA't be
long before the Sunday School eau take
possession OF their new gu rtsrs.
II EXERCISES.
Inc children took part IN the ceremony
OF laying tie corner stone aad u number
or their parents were there too. Taey
assembled at eheir present home at naIf
past two O'Clock this afternoon, aad
headed by tae drum and fite corps of the
Bergen reformed Church marched
across the street to the site. The tiffany
OF the Reformed Church was read, aud
the corner stoue was laid by the Rev. P,
s. Van ClesI, ID. D.. President of he
Board of Domestic Missions. Dr.. Van
Cisef delivered a short address. He
said:-
DIR. VAN CLEEF's ADDRESS.
Or. Van Cleef said among other things:
we are assembled to lay a
corner st,ne Of q chapel for
the use of a. Sunday school
and other religious purposes. It seems
appropriate that we should render the
service prominent, as the occasion is An
important QUE. The building is to be reared
lor the purpose of religious instruction
aud there IL nothing more importAn for
Il community than that the peopis
should be instructed ia tue principles
OF religion. It's very important that the
young should be easly tauRht the prin-
ciples Of morality aud religion.
Nothing but good can flow from the estab-
lishnnent OF such an institution as the
Sunday school,"
Rev. DR.. Brett at the conclusion o I
Dr. Van elects speech gave. ia a full
address. The history aud objects of the
mission. Ihe Whole services was inter-
spersed with hymns sung by the Sunday
school.
The objects deposited In the corner
stone area copy Of the Heidelberg
catechisIn, a copy of fest lessons in
church truth, sixty>irst annual report of
Board of Domestic Missions, the bylaws
OF the board, a historical pamphlet con
Gaining y wood cut OF the Bergen Re-
formed Church. u prayer meeting calsn-
Oar for 1888 Of the church and Y. p, S. C..
t., a Columbian postage stamp and u
copy OF The JERSEY CITY NEWS.