Bridgeton pioneer., 1895-05-23

the Misses Caroline and Mary Moore.
| The church thus organized and dedi-
Gated at Bridgetown, comprised thirty
| six communicates. Their names were =
| Nathaniel Harris, Abigail Harris, Eph
rain Lummis, Louisa Lummis, John
stephens, Christiana Dare, Zachariah
Lawrence, Rachel Lawrenc, Mary Boyd
| Hannah Seeley, Rheumolley Elmer, Jere
mlah Sayre, Phebe Sayre, John Lupton,
Abigail Lupton, Elizabeth Seeley, David
Bowen, Ruth Bowen, Abigail Miller,
Joseph Reeves, Elizabeth Reeves, Anna
| Bishop, Sarah Haines, Elizabeth Burgin,
Sarah Smith, Elizabeth Stratton, Susanna
Patrick, Parmelia Harris, John Reeves
Jr., Martha Reeves, Esther Ireland, John
Stevens, Jr., Vashti Stevens, Rhoda
| Fithian, Abigail Riley and Sarah Jones.
! When DR.. Clarkson removed to Bridge
ton, he again took up the practice ofmed
icine, which was in the spring Of 1893, but
the result of this step was disastrous, and
was followed by his dismissal in 1901.
| No records of DR.. Clarkson's sermons
OF administration from his own pen are
to be found. DR.. Fithan in his 'His-
tory" says he was popular and an
earnest preacher
| The other facts concerning the history
OF the church, have recently been 50
thoroughly before the people that it seems
unnecessary to continue, and tell of Rev.
Alexander Boyd, of Rev. Hezekiah
| Woodruff, of Freeman, the second regu-
lar pastor; of Brogan Hoff,, of John Ken
nedy, of the other interesting happenings
| Of the forty-One years the building was
used for worship, of the organization of
the First Church, then the Second, follow
ing with the West and Fourth, and fin
ally the Irving Avenue.
The Services.
The brick-panel aisles were crowded
with people and the quaint, high pews
were filled with old people, young folks
and children, ancient oaks and Juvenile
scions of staid and decorous Presbyter-
ianism.
Every countenance wore a smile; viva
cious youth laughed and giggled at the
quaint old scenes re-enaeted while the
old peoples smiles We're those of sadness
when their memories carried them back
to other days, days of their own youthful
ness.
One very old lady asked by-stander
| Can you tell me where Phoebe Lummis,
pew used to be; her husband was Jona-
than Lummis, and 1 went to Sunday
School and sat in her class when [ was
little girl"
The by-stander had never heard of
Phoebe Lummis, and could not direct
her to the pew, and the old lady rewarded
his efforts with sad and pitying smile.
| When the clergymen climbed up the
winding stairs into the lofty pulpit, the
merriment of the young people broke out
unrestrainedly, and sober faces relaxed.
I The ministers We're Rev. Sylvester w.
Beach, of the First Church; Rev. H. H.
Beadle, of the Second Church; Rev. w.
j. Bridges, of the West Church; Rev. Dr.
Henry Reeves, of the Fourth Church,
and Rev. Albert Reed, of the Irving Ave.
| Church.
Prof. Lang was the organist, and a Sc
lect choir, led by Thos. r. Janvier, sang
| Invocation was made by Dr.. Reeves,
and "All Hail the Power of Jesus Nance
was sung.
The 23d Psalm was recited in concert,
and then "How Beauteous are their
| Feet was sung to the tune of sweet old
Silver Street.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr. Reed.
| The first address was made by Rev.
Beach, and was historical The whole of
this address was practically given in
yesterdays PIONEER, but at it's close
Mr. Beach showed several articles which
used to belong to the Rev. Jonathan
Freeman, among which was an ancient
white silk stock, with Il silver buckle,
another was his picture and others were
some of his sermons and tracts, which
| Mr.. Beach declared contained doctrine
which for soundness, was up to date.
Mr.. Beadle made the second address.
He spoke of this being the hundredth
anniversary of the old church. The peo-
pie thought this was old, if we crossed
| the Ocean we could stand under roofs,
he said which We're four thousand years
old; we could find structures six thou
sand years old, which according to our
| chronology, were erected when we
/ supposed Adam and Eve departed fin the
Garden of Eden.
He said we are not old. Around the old
church lays the dust of those whose
memories We're dear to us, but he said
their faces, their forms and their char
acteristics were reproduced in those
of to-day who had descended from
| them. The very faces, voices and express
sions which they had might be found in
their descendants of to-day.
| He pointed to the grandeur of the Pres
byterianism of this city to-day, which
had received its birth in these old walls.
| DR.. Reeves followed in an address of
reminiscence, in which he told of what
he could remember of going to to the old
church, from his home on North Pearl
street, and, falling asleep listening to the
well drawn out sermons preached from
that lofty pulpit.
| Rev. Bridges closed with summing up
| the GRAND results of the GLORY of Pres by