The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-16
RISEN FROM ASHES.
First Reformed Church Of
Hoboken Dedicated
Last Night.
SPLENDID INSTANCE OF ZEAL
Pastor Matticc, Assisted BY Emin-
ent Preachers, Takes Part
A Noble Congregation.

The new handsome edifce of the First
reformed Church. of Hoboken, was
formally dedicated to it's Christian work
last night. The church has a seating
capacity of 500. and every seat was oc-
cupeed, as were the camp chairs which
were placed in the aisles. Besides these
many stood W around the sides and at
the rear of the church. There must nave
been at least $50 people present. The
floral decorations which adorned the
church Easter were left in the church,
where they will remain until the close
of the dedicatory services, Friday night.
The church. which is handsomely fur
nished. looked very pretty, and the Pas
tor. Rev. Henry Mattice. as he entered
the altar and surveyed it from roof to
floor. surveyed with ~pardonable pride
this result of his untiring efforts. The
bt&ldimg was to have been dedicated
on March II. but at that time Pastor
Mlattice was Ill and the event was post
poned until last night.
THE PROGRAMME.
Last nights programme opened with
the musical trio. Messrs. q. e. Spangen-
berg, violin; It. Harrat, organ and r.
Rhodes. piano. playing the selection,
Message" The congregation then sang
the 'DoNonogy," after which Pastor
Mattice offered up prayer The III
Deum' was sung in solo and chorus BIZ
the choir of the FIRST Presbyterian
a rich baritone voice. 4 Scripture read
ing, led by the Rev. G: H. Pool of the
Board Of Domestic Missions. followed,
"Humbly Before Thee"
tb Rev; G H: Pool in his address, saida
let no grass grow under his feet in re-
credit for his succe gsful EFFORTS. The
resurreetion. He said that like into
Christ, the church had risen from the
dead, He referred to the new edtfee
old church. On behalf of the Board of
Missions the speaker said the board was
gratefinl for t; the I'll hu n57}1ss part It h had TAX
and congratulated the pastor upon l..
success and the congregation upon hav-
ing such a handsome editice.
A BEAUTIFUL CHURCH.
Mr.. Philip Heck then sang q tenor solo,
during the offereory, Which vas followed
The congregation then sang hymn No.. 2.
and Rev. Herman Van Der WEart of the
Dutch Reformed Church. Hackensack.
church was the most beautiful institution
the world had ever seen, and spoke a.
gaSsapt sengeh ann ID T proY1a aets us H nsa asyidg ISaf
the people who talked the loudest against
the church were the first to seek its
The singing of hymn No. $50 by the
congregation and the pronouncing of the
B~enediot.on by Rev. John Rudolph of the
German Evangelical Church brought the
services s 6 I fssS Of HISTORY.
The First Reformed Church OF Hoboken
a handful of followers. Thsir first build
ing I1g was q small Ill o1css1 ,JSoE s go ? s ps9s
At the end of five years the congregation,
which had crown large. erected a large
Fifth and Sixth. On Sunday. November
2, 1890. the church took fire from a de-
feetive ffue and was burned to the
Ares that Hoboken had ever or has seen
since.
Pastor Mattfee, who was pastor at that
o ok S :. NJ I E. l a. baifafssg,a a adjofning 81 their aar
present ediice. After the insurance had
on Hudson street was sold and the. pres
ent site bought for a much less figure.
s Ihe o 81 he Hudson 4 sna m s3reet l srou ns3a' was sas
the nucleus for the new building fund,
After three years of hard work there was
on Their way, and on Apfdl 80. 1894. ground
broken. Faithful Pastor Mattice
had the honor of turning the first spade.
one month later. the corner. stone was
laid and appropriate services held.
Since its Organization the church has
had eleven pastors. The first was the
Rev. Thomas Gregory. Then there were:
The Rev. Charles Parker, the Rev. A.
Mann, the Rev. M. Riddle. the Rev. H.
Vroo1n, the Rev. J. K. Allen, the Rev.
Charles D.. Buck, the Rev. Isaac House.
the Rev. John Boyd, the Rev. N.
Manch, and the present pastor, the Rev.
Henry Mattice.
The building is a very handsome one.
81 feet long and AZ feet wide. 1t is. con-
struoted of light and dark tam colored
brick and lime stone, and has blu stone
trimmings. A large circular stain glass
ed window, twelve feet in diameter, or
naments the front of the church owe
the main entrance. Stain glass windows
are all over the building which gives It
a cheerful and pleasant aspect. The
building cost about $4,000.