The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-07
PRAISED DR. GRANT
Grand Anniversary ExeT-
cises at the South Bergen
Reformed Church.
A BEAUTIFUL NEW WINDOW
Sermon of Dr.. McCrackin-Con-
gratulatory Addresses Of Jersey
City Ministers.
A BEAUTIFUL NEW WINDOW

NltJ MlhAoeoADs
Yesterday the twentieth anniversary OF
the organization Of the South Bergen Re-
formed Church and the fifth of the pastor
ateof the Rev. Rev. William D. Grant, Phi.
D., were observed with appropriate exer-
cises.
At the morning service the Rev. Henry M.
MacCracken, d. D., L.. L. D., Chancellor of
the University of the City of New York,
preached a sermon on the text from lst
Timothy, :, IA and 15:-ssThese things write
Iunto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly,
but if I tarry long. that thou mayest
know how to behave thyself in the house. OF
God, which is the church of the living God,
the pillar and grounds of the truth
DR.. MacCrackin spoke particularly OF the
proper spirit of reverence i'll the house OF
God. lie said that it was something that
nobody should be ashamed OF. He spoke OF
the evils OF pulling dow existing structures
without substituting something better In
their places, and applied this particularly to
religious beliefs.
eff we admit thai God is above man n
nature, why should We not admit Gods
power to work miracles and also the
fact that he did SO? A man was
once asked @Do you know that Christ IS
supernatural? He didn't understand, and
was then asked, How do you know that
Christ is divineg He answered, 'l1@ you
mean how do l know that Christ is God, it
is because He has saved my SOUL Could
there be a better answer"
HIS w FAITH.
DR.. McCracken then told how, as a young
man, before he entered the ministry, ne had
listened to arguments for and against the
Divinity of Christ, and finally accepted Him
as divine partly because the weight of
argument was on that side, and partly be-
cause of his own mate conviction
He then went on to say:-"Have no fear
that the structure of the church @1lI be de-
s5royed because some famous men hold other
beliefs, such as atheism, and bring appar-
emily unanswerable arguments to back up
their statements. | tell you that though
heaven itself shall pass away, that the tru6h
of the Lord endureth forever"
a special offering was then taken up for
the benefit of the building fund, and the ser
vices concluded with the hymn, GLORIOUS
things of thee are spoken, Zion, city OF our
Lord"
THE NEW WINDoW
The afternoon services were conducted by
the Rev. DR.. Brett of the Bergen Reformed
Church. and included the unwilling of the
new window Of stained glass, a representa-
ton of the famous painting by Piochorst,
line dOOu silODleIu. HG q 10 odAA AASo
sjve base upon which rest two onyx columns
supporting an deliberately carved arch, are
additions TO the picture by the builders OF
the window.
The window contains $500 pieces of glass,
and is built entirely without the use ofpaint,
save on the exposed parts of the body; the
landscape effects, drapery and all other por-
tions of the picture being produced with
natural glass.
THE EXERCISES.
The exercises were opened with the hymn,
"Oh, Savior, Precious Savior,n followed by
the reading of the twenty-third psalm, "The
Lord is my Shepherd and | shall not want
Rev! DIR. David Mitchell of the Scotch
Presbyterian Church then read the story of
the Good Shepherd, St. John K, 1-29. The
choir then sang the 'sTe Depm.n
On the platform were Rev. DR.. Mitchell
of the Scotch Presbyterian Church, Rev.
DR.. Atkinson of the West Side M. e. Church,
Rev. DR., John S. Campbell OF the Lexing-
ton Avenue Baptist Church, New York;
Rev. Mr.. Bruce of the G%reenville Reform.
ed Church, and DR.. Grant.
CONGRATULATIONS.
After the singing of the hymn NWas
There Ever Kinder Shepherds" DR.. Mitchell
gave a short address ~eulogizing the congre-
CATION and their pastor. He said that he
had witnessed their progress from one degree
of strength to another, and from the city he
had watched their work on the Hill with
great interest and admiration.
DR.. Atkinson said b. had had absolutely
no nreparatiou to speak. "While listening
with wonder at the ease and rapidity of DR..
Mitchells address, | came to the conclusion
that he had fallen back on an old sermon. |
did not preach this morning, and so have no
sermon fresh in my mind. l will not bore
this splendid congregation with empty
words.n Said he hoped DR.. Grant would
Stav five wears longer.
Dr.. Campbell, who had been delayed by
the blocking Of the elevated road in New
York, then came in. He spoke of the proper
study Of the Bible. He congratulated the
congregation on the beautiful window, and
also oa having such e conscientious and
hard-working man for a pastor as Dr.. Grant.
He said that he and DR.. Grant were both
Canadians. and attended College together.
M. nrant than s,,oLa of fhn r,rava1ent