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


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ernaele congregation to decide. If the
congregation at the meeting held tonight
decides to accent the nronosals az the
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wees VIII be definitely decided and the de-
cision of the Tabernacle will be sum-
mitted to the congreeation of tba Soutb
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eie pan carries II means pract1caiiy lhat
the South Bergen Reformed Church VIII
become a congregational Church. the
members c,onpraoaItiona,is+s IL, fact 4bs,
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'iie ."o ciiuiciies Deconie one with t"o
meeting places mere Wall De common
treasury, a common Board of Trustees
and of deacons In order to avoid con-
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known as the FIRST Congregataonaiist
and the Tabernacle Will be known as such.
The consistory of the South Bergen Re-
formes Church has made tba follov,ine,s
ofts,ial 4.4.rs4 ,r
oiieiai Statement IN oruer that MI.
Grants position shall not be misunder-
stood or that any blame for the cond;-
tion of affairs aftaeb 70 hin, Mr. GRANTS
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june ana ne VIII then go to Europe.
POSSIBLE CONSGTJDATJ0Ns OF THE
FIRST CONGREGATIONAI, AND
THE SOUTH BERGEN REFORMED
CHURCHES OF JERSEY CITY
The floating Indebtedness of the South
Bergen Reformed Church of this c4y has
caused the consistory of the church con-
siderable anxiety ever since the erection
OF the new church edifice. The congrega-
ton has labored heroicaily under the bur-
den OF It's Indebtedness, as is manifest
from the fact that since the purchase of
the building plot about five years ago, in 1
Guiding the S3, 800 received from the sale
of the former church edifice about $4,000
had been paid on its church property.
This plainly shows tnAt We're time given
to the congregation it would in a few
years triumph over its financial difficul-
ties, as at present its income shows a
handsome balance over current expenses
But the creditors have become imperative
in their demands for immediate settle
ment of their claims. Offering the liberal
reduction of about 81 600 provided payment
were made at once. In order If possible
to discharge the floating Indebtedness and
take advantage Of this most liberal re-
duction; the consistory since last spring
has made the most strenuous efforts to
raise the necessary amount of money.
Failing to secure a loan elsewhere, more
than four months ago an appeal was
liidQe 10 the bOdFQ OF domestic Missions
of the Reformed Denomination, asking
merely for its credit in order to raise the
needful $4,000. It was hoped that the
Board would see its way clear to aid one
of its churches which has done so much
for itself, and needs only temporary re-
lief in order to be in a position to serve
materially. the schemes of the Board in
the near future But the Board, thus ap-
pealed to. professed, after keeping the con-
sistory waiting about four months to be
unable to do anything to afford the church
relief. The church's notes, which had been
renewed several times, were about to be-
come due and something must be done
at once to meet the obligation iionorably
1t was learned that the Tabernacle Church
OF this city, the Rev.John L. Scudder pas
tor, had been looking for a suitable loca-
tion on the Heights, with view to estab-
fishing branch; many of the Tabernacle
members having moved to the hill, some
OF whom having Professionally united with
the South Bergen Reformed Church. it
became at once apparent to the South
bergen Church Consistory that in the
event or the Tabernacle Church establish
ing branch nearby the possibility of the
growth Of the South Bergen Reformed
Church would be materially lessened a
conference, therefore, with the Tabernacle
officials. with a view to consolidation, was
held. These brethren, when the situation
was stated to them, were not slow to ap-
preciate the golden opportunity which was
presented to the Tabernacle. After ma
ture consideration, therefore the official
boards Of both congregations have become