The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-09
Pastor HathaWay's Touch.
ing ReCollections of
Fourteen Years in
Westminster
Church.
DR.. MITCHELL ON RAPID TRANSIT
Moral Effects Of Escape From the
CrOwd-Westall On Marriage
and Woelfkin on Life.

The fourteenth anniversary OF the West'
minister Presbyterian Church. Summit
avenue, was celebrated yesterday. 1t was
happy day for the pastor, the Rev. Mr..
Hathaway. He has labored earnestly
and well and today his church is one OF
foremost on the Heights. Since Mr..
Hathaway has assumed charge Of rhe
church. five hundred new members have
been admitted. At one time the seats
were free. Now pew rental is charged
and almost all the pews have been rented.
At the morning services, yesterday. Mr..
Hathaway preached his anniversary SER
mon. He chose for his text Grace and
Peace be multiplied unto you through
the knowledge of God and of Jesus our
Lord"
"At the beginning of new year." the
pastor said, what better could a pastor
wish for his people than that expressed in
this text. What is it that we more need
than this? What would be more grateful
to us as men and womeni What would
tend to make this year prosperous moro
than this? What would better fit US for
the service before US and the association
which we have one with the other? What
more to be desired than a multiplication
of the Grace and Peace, which it Is the
delight of our Heavenly Father to givep
FOURTEEN YEARS.
"This is not only new year, but 1t is
our anniversary day-in our history and
relation in this church Fourteen years
ago today or tomorrow, for it was the
9th of January, 1879. made my first ac-
quaintance with you of this church and
| preached my first sermon in the
little building on Pavonia ave-
| nue.. Some OF you here this
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years we have been permitted in the
Providence OF God to labor together in
| this church. am almost startled at the
| fact The mere mention of it causes The
| birth of q multitude of thoughts. A
| hasty retrospect of these years starts
| flood of emotions. The panorama OF
| these years when allowed Co unroll be-
| fore our mental vision brings forth a host
| of memories. both sweet and bitter, and
| presents many scenes OF JOY and sorrow,
! of sunshine and shadow. Like kaleidos-
cope turned before the ewes is the turning
| of these fourteen years, so full are they
of lights and shades, brightness and
gloom, combinations of strength and
| beauty, power and life. as also, at times,
of weakness and encouragement. We
| have gathered together in the homes OF
| rejoicing, of mirth and gladness, and
| again in the homes of the sorrowing, the
| heart broken and cast down, and we haV6
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| and new lives given. and have stood I'M
covered in the presence of death when
| this body has. delivered up the spirib 10
| God who gave it. We have seen the little
church on Pavonia avenue give place to
this large and pleasant structure as our
! place of worship.
PASSING FACES.
| 1--WE see in this panorama the many
| faces of those who have been with us and
| labored with US. whose labors of love we
| can never forget, whose lives seem
wrought with ours in these very walls
cemented in, our remembrance and love
| as are these bricks in the mortar"
| The pastor, after dwelling on the un-
| certainties of this life, concluded as fol.
lows:-"In God we live and move and
| have our being; make room for Him and
| He will fill us. We are in the midst of
the ocean of His grace; open our
| hearts and He will come in. More room
Divine will come in. He will fill all the
| room made for Him. The meas
ure OF our grace and peacs is
| the measure of the room, the
! size of that which can contain him, aud
| this room shall be made as we come to
| the knowledge of God and Jesus our
| Lord. AS we breathe in this knowledge
as the air OF deep respiration opens the
| long cells so this in breathing of Gou Will
| oreu the soul cells. We shall be filed
with the grace and peace as we are emp
| tied of self and seltishness, and as we
some to an intimate Knowledge of Him,
| as He is our hearty friend. A knowledge
that shall bring Him into a constanF
| companionship, living presence.
"1his is life. This is life eternal to
| know this. Lift up the eyes. Lift up tha
| heart. Open the door. Lift up your
heads and the King of Glory shall come
in, and unto yoa shall grace and peace be
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