New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-11

A Hubbard. who was assessor for twenty-sx years
J. Frank Hubbard. FOR many years member o.
The Board Of Freeholders; +. a. Durham ana DaVid
strange story in connection with the Seventh
Day Baptists IS told Of the Italians who live IN
Plainfed. 1t is said ina many OF them VINO spend
seventh Day converts in order to be sbe to work
sunday when at home. The consequence Is th4t
Plainfield is probably the only Mace IN the world
where there az Italian Seventh-Day Baptists
The Crescent Avenue church occupies an edihce
which was dedicated in 49,, though the organiza-
ton dates back TO 1874 The Rev William r.
Richards has been the pastor since 1854. ..,
Grace Episcopal CHURCH is another note worth
church eiihee The building vas completed in l ~.
The rector is Arch ieacon F. NJ koi ,a VINO mas
The Church ~ he Holy Cross which was II H., IL
bry at MS own personal expense ana "hrn NJ pre-
scented Il the parish IL was free OF 'ncumDrdnce
except the provision that the seats were - be al
ways free. The present rector Is the Key J. Logan
Murphy ..
izatl0ns dating back 10 1870, when Il was organzeI
in tn central Baptist Church In 1879 the present
RcN. + r IS. Rl,hardson j. the pastor.
Tha Congressional Church was erected IN ISL j
R @ C. l.. G5oi ii''S + tn pastor
The Eps opal Church Of the Heavenly Rest Is an
other mouse Of worship which owes its origin 70 IN"
munhcence Of citizen OF the place II was organ
zel by Charles <. Lewis, ana the first services were
held in his house The building was corserated oy
Trini.t Reformed church was erected in 1851 The
Rev Cornelius Senenck j. the pastor.
At North Plainhe.d is the Roman Catholic -
Joseph's Church. in charge OF Father William H.
The Church Of our Saviour at Netherwool which
One hundred The rector IL the Rev : +. simpson
First services were held In the seventh Day
Ions before they had their own buildings Among
these was the Al. Souls Unitarian Church.
In 1872 the congregation dedicated It's own build
inc which stands ground donated for the pur-
pose by John Male. The pastor is the Rev Hobart
s.. Peters Lutheran Church was organized in
1902 The services conducted IN German by the
Rev. Edward Kiouka. who has been the pastor since
the church was organize. ,, D.,
Grace Methodist Episcopal church al North Pain
field and the Rev. Jocelyn tombstone Is the rector
OF the now Episcopal parish which will soon erect
the ncN church OF the Redeemer.
NEWSPAPERS AND SOCIAL BODIES
The Oldest newspaper in Plainheid is The Plain
ee,d Courier-News." F. W. Runyon editor The
Herald" was founded in 1895. and II became THE
Plainfeld Union and General Advertiser in 1877
under the mana cement OF J. Overacre In the same
war Milton +. Gushing charged the name to THE
Union" and the paper became The Central New
Jersey Times" in 1865 In 1890 Mr. Runyon became
the editor and in 1891 ne started the daily edition
under the name The Tlalnfeld Courier. Last
year ne bought The Plainheld Evening News and
made the paper a daily Republican sheet under the
name which 1t bears. The Constitution Is a
weekly Democratic paper A. L. Force editor. and
The Press Il a daily Independent paper a.so ed
tied by A. l.. Force. The Rev. l.. T. Livermore is
the Editor OF The Sabbath Record" which is the
city organ Of the Seventh Day Baptists.
II Plainheld IL noted for any one thing II Is for
the number OF social and fraternal organizations
which its Inhabitants support. and which have done
much bring rs people close together and 10 pro-
mote good feeling and sociabiliiy. These societies
have had "a tendency bring the large German pop
uston touch with the rat YES. and have e-t,oyed
the barriers which usually exist between the native
and foreign clements There clubs Of al kinds.
literary. dramatic musical. military. social aih-
letic and political and they all in prosperous
condition
The Monday Afternoon Club tbs second