The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-11
DEBT GOES TO SMOKE
Trinity Methodist Church
Burns Its Mortgage With
Appropriate Services.
PASTOR KRANTz'S GOOD WORK
The Rev. Charles Vail Says There
No Authority for Fasting in
the Bible-Other Church
Services. e

1t was a gala day for Pastor Krantz
yesterday, the trustees and the congre--
cation of Old Trinity Methodist Church
on York street. In addition to its being
the last Sunday Of the conference year,
there. was cremated on tine altar a
mortgage, which for one year, lacking
five days, has worried Pastor and people.
1t was a mortgage fer only $1,000, and was
Issued for the purpose of d~efraying the
expenses of altering and repairing the
pleasant house now used as a parsonage
The mortgage was not upon the parson-
age, but upon the church, n for that
reason was a source of anxiety to Pastor
Krantz. When the mortgage was made
it was considered that if it was paid in
four years there woul be no cause for
complaint. Pastor Krantz put his shoul-
der to the wheel and by the u~ntiring
energy of his workers in the church the
mortgage was "strangled in its infancy"
When the cremation services began yes
terday morning the church was crowded
to it's utmost capacity. In addition to
the regular congregation there were pres
ent numbers of people who had contri-
buted to the mortgage fund.
In a brief address Pastor Krantz spoke
of the general prosperity of the church.
temporal and spiritual. for the past two
years in particular. He characterized
it as a direct blessing from God for the
noble work of the trustees and congre-
cation. The church membership has re-
Gently increased eighty members, and
from thirty to thirty-fve adults are on
probation. He said that 1894 had UNI
doubtedly been the severest one ever
experienced in the commercial world.
He said that some churches had been
affected by the hard times. but thanks
to God Trinity had not suffered, but, on
A DOWN Town PARISH.
Many of our oldest supporters" he
parlshes, some have left the city entire.
ly, while others have entered their eternal
homes. We should be thankful when we
consider that we are a down town church
and supported by people VINO come from
He announced with pleasure that dur
raised $500. At this juncture Treasurer
William Laughlin read the yearly report
showed that the income was about $3.50
less than the amount required to meet
the current oblgations. The deficiency
many years, which was another point
upon which Pastor Krantz dwelt with
pr .!Me have accomplished wonders. he
declared, land 1 am proud of it and proud
OF our trustees and congregation.
80 For the purpose OIL TdlSI1S Ine ICqulI
ed sum Pastor Krantz produced a black
board with a pyramid drawn, on 1t. n
blocks represented 50, 81 and 81. Three
rlon until Mr.. Krantz explained that in
case the. smaller blocks were sold, the
larger ones. sT representing 5gsr sop, os Would f pc
Mr.. Lebbelis B.. Ward, Mrs. Clark n
Pastor Krantz.
speedily disposed Of. The pastor afford
ed much amusement by announcing that
he met Chief Murphy a few days ago
awin to a close. and that there was
sponded with q crisp S Bill; He also
said that he happened to be passing
Police Headquarters a day or two ago,
and in s~alutfng Captain Farrier he hap
pened to keep his five fingers apart.
The Captain called him in and gave him
IS. Yesterday, he continued, he was at
the Court House, seeing to the cancel
lation of the s2,oeo mortgage, when he
CHANGED to meet COMMISSIONS Freeney.
Il know what you are after" exclaim,
ed Mr.. Feeney, and S. more was added
W have friends all over" declared
lif DGE T ~ TKb f PHsr S5SsS ENERGY.
of. Trustees William H. Hall, President
of the Board: William Browning, Secre-
tary; George Morrow, Henry Thompson,
George E.. Backus. John Nimmo and
William Laughlin gathered at the altar
rail. Mr.. Laughlin :. that the
repairing of the parsonage cost 1880, but
that $500 had been raised by Pastor
Krantz and the Ladies Aid Society. The
81, 900 was raised as much by Pastor
Krantz's personal solicitation as anything
else. The cancelled mortgage was given
to Secretary Browning, and upon being
identified by him as the original, it was
passed to- President Hall. Trustee Backus
made an eloquent address, thanking the
members Of the Ladies Aid Society, b the
energetic pastor, Mr.. Krantz.
1T is due to our pastors energy and
able today to burn this mortgage, which
for nearly a year has stood on our place
of worship"
The congregation a~pplauded energetic
ally when Mr.. Backus said that Mr..
Krantz was the best all-round minister
In the Newark conference. and that he
regretted the time limit of the church
would remove him next spring.
Trustee Nimmo in a brief address said
that long-lived mortgages were BURDEN
some, expensive and r%uinous. He cited
as an illustration that a mortgage of