The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-02
LIONS SILVER JUBILEE.
Crowds Gather at Pastor Burkhard's
Church-The Choral Union.

The little church on the corner OF
McAdoo and Bergen avenue-the Zion
Evangelical Lutheran C~hnrch-was filled
to its utmost capacity by the mem bers
which attended its silver jubilee servic ss
yesterday.
Yesterday morning at half past ten
Pastor Burkhard preached from the
text. Zone Day in Thy Kingdom Is worth
a thousand" The Rev. Philip Krug of
Newark preached from the text, Lord,
10 whom shall we go? Thou hast the
word OF eternal life." Both of these SER
nous were In German. Pastor Burkhard
read the church history, also in Ger man
The music rendered by the Lutheran
Choral Union at this service was very
fine. The, German was sung in all the
selections.
In the afternoon at three O'Clock chill
dren's services were conducted for the
Sunday school scholars. A few own
people were also present. The Rev. G.
Kionka Of Plainfield preached In simple
words from the text, III forget thee,
forgotten" The Rev. Philip Krug of
Newark also took part in these services.
AT the evening service. designed par
t!cularly for the the Rev.
D. w. Peterson of Middle Village
preached a sermon from the text
oAe OiO AAto 10 41OA A6S
chosen the best part, which shall not be
taken away FROM her." This was the
best attended of the days services. The
largest gathering of all. however, is ex-
pected this evening, which has
been set aside tor all those who have
been confirmed in the church. This
service will be in English aud Germ an
both.
Yesterday all the services We're conduct
ed In German, Pastor Burkhard, as well as
all three of the visiting clergy men,
preached in German. The decora tions
in the church were very pretGy. Sllken
ban ners decorated the wall. The plat
form was transformed into a veritable
| palHh grove, while high all aoou5 them
bright colored flowers were banked. Sv
large was the attendance last evening
that chairs had to be placad in the aisles
TO seat all of them.
The history ofthis church has heen old
fully in THE JERSEY CITY News The
Lutheran Choral Union, which SO ably
residered the music yesterday. was or.
ganized in the first week of January,
1892 by nine of it's present mem bers.
These nine had been brought toge ether
through singing at the Christmas festi-
before. These nine were Misses. Burk-
hard. Eta Lamckeu. Ida kratkie. Auna
Ludwig, Kate Kuob!och n Anna
Lamcken u Messrs. Gansnergeu.
Gebben and Borgsteue. At this very
meeting several nav members made
these was Mr.. Charles Herig. At the
next meeting. held u week later, the tom
porary chairman. William Gansbergen
was elected President, Charles H.,
Herlg vas made Vice President,
Miss Burkhard. the secretary pro tenn,
was elected permanently to that position.
and Eta LaElcken was made treasurer.
Miss Burkhard was. also made orgautst
aud Anna Lamcken was chosen direc-
tress. These officers were chosen for a
term of only six months, but at the end
of That time the same ticket was re-
elected for the succeeding six months,
Two new offices were then created. They
were those of historian, Mt. Gehbsn, and
librarian. Mr.. Borgstede.
At the time of the organi Eat ion Of this
society there was no choir connected
with the church. The Union was
formed for the purpose of suppl wing
music at the church festivals. Their
first performance IN this line was the
rendition of several appropriate selec-
tions at the Confirmation exercises on
Palm Sunday, 1892. A week later, on
Easter Sunday. they sang again. Since
that time some newcomers have Joined
the choir and some old ones law dropped
out. But always and ever the Union has
been Independent as to Its finances. All
its music was bought from the dues of
its members.
There are now in the Union twenty
one voices. They are as follows:
Sopranos - Misses Ida Kratkie, Eta
Lamcken, Kate knobloch, Kate Klein.
Louise Sch uetz. Lille Kleeber, Nettie
| R~eisenauer, Mrs. WeissrJ and Miss Auna
Ludwig.
Altos-Misses Martha Behning, Lille
Letter. Gussie Bretternitz, Anna Bre;ter-
nitz and Martha Grasing.
Tenors-Charles H. Herig and Peter
Weisert.
Bassos-Willlam Gansbergen, August
Gshben and Henry Bergstode.
Miss Anna Lamckeu. Directress, and
Miss Burkhard. orgauist, complete the
lumber
The officers Tor the present term ares
Mr.. Herig, President; Mr.. Borgstede,
Vice President: Mr.. Gehben, Secretary,
and Miss Eta Lamckeu, Treasurer.