The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-23

6. Negus Trustees John c. Parsons,
Theodore Parker, William Rowland, Mr..
Hungerford, secretary of the society, and
Mr.. Sidney Gould, treasurer of the society.
They discussed the matter from a to r.
Every feature of both the financial and
spiritual sides was talked over. 1t was
decided that Deacon w. j. Hunt is to pre-
sent the case to the people tonight.
Mr.. Scudder said, when interviewed by
a News reporter:-sI am heartily in
favor of the movement. Although two
services will be carried on the work down
town will not be given UP, but will be
continued with great vigor because then
We will be financially strong. There is no
mortgage on either the Tabernacle or the
Peoples Palace, and when we shall have
paid the $4,000 ON the new property We
VIII have an additional property valued
at 0,000 with a mortgage of but SIS, ,000.
l think without doubt my people will con-
sent to the change when it Is fully ex-
planned to thenl.n
The South Bergen Reformed Church
celebrated its twentieth anniversary near
" three years ago. May 8, 1874, the Revs.
w. w. HalloWay, Jr., and James L. Amer
man, Classical Committee organized the
church. Twenty charter members were
received in the new church. The church
at the end of five years had a church
building at Bergen avenue and Union
street worth $1,000. In May, 1889, Mr..
Grant became pastor Of the church, and
handsome ed:f1ce now occupied by the
church was laid
The building itself is Of mixed Gothic
ard Romanssque design, the Bergen ave-
nue. front and the Boyd avenue side being
of Belleville brownstone. There are two
main entrances, one through an open
porch off Bergen avenue in the centre of
the building, the other under the main
tower at the northeast corner, through
two nine foot arches. The vestibule IS
spacious, from which entrance is to be had
nj
sets of folding doors. The organ and pull
pit platforms are situated in the south
east corner. The peWS OF antique oak
are semi-c.rcular. heavy and handsome.
city of the auditorium, including the
gallery, is about 500 There are rolling
partitions between ethe Sunday school
rooms and the church thus affording a
seating capacity of one thousand Be-
meath there is a basement which may be
reached by an outside entrance on Boyd
avenue There is a kitchen in the base
ment as we'll as large room used for lee
tunes and teas There are several small
rooms on the first floor and in the tower
used as class rooms, ladies parlor and
pastors study.
No outsiders will be admitted to the
meetings Of the two churches tonight
and Friday night. Only the members of
the churches and societies will be al
lowed within the doors.
The consistory of the South Bergen Re
formed Church hold meeting tonight in
the church. The men of the congrega-
ton have been invited to meet with the
ecnslstory. 1t is said that the reasons
for and against the consolidation viii be
explained then and that they will be ex-
pected to go home and explain 1t to their
wives. They and their wives will be ex-
pected to vote on 1t Wednesday night.
DR.. Grant when asked his att ltude in the
matter, said he of course had an opinion,
but he preferred to say nothing For sew
eral reasons he wished to be left out
of the discussion