The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-27
HAPPY CENTENARY
Its Five Thousand Dollar
Mortgage Almost
Paid.
DAILY RE JOICED
Notes From the Field Of the
Churches New Priest
Ordained.

Ever since the prescott edilce OF the
Centenary NJ. E. Church, on Pavonia
avenue, was erected, years ago. q mort
gage of So. 600 has hung over the conRre-
cation. 1t did not hang quite like The
sword of Damocles. for. there was nc
immediate danger of its falling upon
their heads in foreclosure, so long as the
interest was paid regularly and on time.
as It was. Yet a mortgage, even as &C
commodating as this one. Is not g pleas
ant accompaniment to a church's ex-
istence, and about a year age the Rev.
]. W. Daily, Pastor OF the church, made
up his mind that it should be paid up
His appeal met with a general and I'M
mediate response. Within a few weeks
almost the entire sum was subscribed.
As soon as the payment of the whole
amount was assured, there was a great
celebration in the church.
There were congratularory speeches
from the officials, aud u general sensa-
Jion of relief made itself felt among the
congregation. Now. it is not always
safe to rejoice before the subscriptions
are actually collected. Sometimes they
look better on paper than they ever do III
real money. But the Centenary Church
has no such a congregation as this. The
collection has just Deen finished, every
June, when the smortgage falls due, the
trustees will nave the pleasure of paying
of the last remnant Of Indebtedness.
A GENERAL RESPONSE.
This happy result has been
brought about almost entirely by indi-
vidual subscription. Almost every mem.
Der of the congregation responded
promptly TO the extent OF his means. an d
there are over three hundred aud lift y
members in all. The Epworth Leagu Q
became responsible for about $3.50. but
there were no other subscriptions from
societies.
the raising OF this money is especially
noteworthy under the circumstances.
since the coming OF the Conference to the
church meant a heavy drain upon the n
nances of the congregation Individually
aud as a whole. Beside this. the church
has been greatly enlarged and decorated
within the past three years, Involving q
large expense. With all this, the raising
of SO large q sum shows the interest OF
EPwoRTH N SUNDAY SCHOOL.
The d has but W societies. the
EpworIh League. with a membership
of over 100, and the Kings
Daughters, fifteen in number. There is
no Ladies' Aid Society. The President OF
the Epworth League Is Mr.. q. M. Van
AIKEN; of the Kings Daughters. Miss
Sara Carter. The Sunday school, which
numbers about 500, has for a Superinten.
DEM, Mr.. G. NJ. Van AIKEN. Mr.. John
Watson pres1des over an excellent choir,
for which Miss Gertrude al. Farmer is
~orGanist.
On Thursday evening Rev. George M.
Smith, q former pastor of the church,
will lecture In the church on Foreign
Traval Vjl1uafrated nv fna stereOptfcO q.
The proceeds will be devoted TO the fund
being raised by the Epworth League.
Reports to the contrary, there is little
probability of O celebration or of burning
the mortgage in public when paid. The
congregation is too glad to get IL well of
their hands to talk much about, aud be-
sides they aid their celebrating a year