The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-10
IT'S GOLDEN WEDDING
First Methodist Church of
Hoboken is Fifty
Years Old.
HISTORY OF THE SOCIETY
Once the GityeTook Its Property
for a Park-lts Many
Pastors.
HISTORY OF THE SOCIETY

Pastors.
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The First Methodist Church of Hobokel
last night began a our days celebration
to commemorate the church's golden an
niversary. Tonight will be held a re
union service, Sunday the golden JUBILEE
day will be observed by special Sermon
and elaborate music appropriate to thu
occasion, and on Monday a social session
win be held under the auspices of ths
senior department of the Sunday School
Last nights entertainment consisted OF
two cantatas by the children of the Sun
day School. The first was entitled Mar
ket Day. and the second queen Flora
Day Dream They were both very
pretty and the children who took par
did excellently and deserve great praise
The former was presented by the follow
ing cast:-Janet, the village ~favorite,
1saline Patterson; Lucette. flower girl,
Grace Cowan; Lettie, orange girl, Irene
Ward; Larrie, tambourine girl, Susie
Odell; Rocco, organ grinder, Andrew
Fyfe; Mollie, village maid. Florence
Hees; Nora. village maid, Beatrice Bush.
Chorus. Clara Jaeger, Edith Burnell,
Edna Fowler, Edna Carr, Ada Brown,
Rose Hauser. Alice Burnell. Eva Miller,
Harriet Hamilton, sRenie Maxim, Ruby
Dingman. Lottie Jones. Efie Runton,
Lulu M~ertens,5Irene Meder. Edith Ruse.
Lizzie Rdses.oRsrthur Vinten, George
Stellman, ArthurgAddfcks. Raymond Rus
sell, NelsonuMaras Emery Cole. Harry
Waldner. WiHie Clun1,s sJohn Stellmann.
Miss Amy bod recitsd and Miss Gilman.
sang a sopranos solo, hste
In the Queen Floral c~antata the fol-
Flora, Miss Maud middleton; Stella,
Queens Attendant. Violette Spohr; Bum
BILE Bee. Harry Davis; Daisies. Elsie
ferfy Fairies, Claudio Atwell, Mary
Zurich. Agnes Rudolph, Helen Griffin,
Lille Ward, Emma Fisher: Woodland
Fairies, Mary Griffin, Angie Hoppe. Lii
Ethel Ward, Lottie Schroeder, Efie Run
ton. Ethel Kirk. Alice Burnell. Bessie
Thall, Edith Burnell. Ida Peters, Rosie
Hauser, Mamie Frazer, Flossie- Yeaton,
Mamie Sheridan. Ruby Dingman, Irene
A~ccompanist, Miss Lillian Bodies.
The first Methodist services held TN
H0boken were conducted by the Rev.
Richard Horton, in 1889. The old clergy
manis still living For several years SER
vices we're held in an old schoolhouse on
Washington street, between Third and
Fourth. In 1916 Hobokenu was made a
regular charge, and the Rev. David
Cranes was called as first pastor. Dur
ing his two years passionate the base
ment of the first church was built and
dedicated.
The9Rer. G. R. Snyder; was the second
pastor, and the Rev. Christine, the
third. Both remained one year. In 1850
the Rev. Michael E. Ellison was appoint
ed its pastor, and during the two years
he remained the church was completed
Following Pastor Ellison came the Rev
II r. DQhbipS vvha remained fUn upaa-z-S
sthe Rev. c. s. Colt, 1851, one year: the
Rev. ]. Kelsey Burr, who was later twice
recalled; the Rev. j.. H. Knowles, who
was assisted by the Rev. David Terry.
]. o. Rogers. who was known as the
singing preacher, who took charge i'll
1853; the Rev.. A. L. Brice. during whose
Passionate the church ediice was great
1y improved; the Rev. JHO. Winner, who
seryedktwo years 1.-THE SRey. J. K. Burr,
three years. and the Rev. M. E. Ellison.
recalled.
It was during the early part of Pastor
Ellison's second term that the church
property was lost, owing to the ground
upon which it stood having been given
to fthe1eofty by the senior Mr. Stevens
as a public square After three unsuc-
to the church. The city had just been
incorporated and when they secured the
ground they made it into a park and
today it is known as Church Square
Park.
soon after vacating the old church the
present site was secured and the new
church begun. The Rev. William Tg1nison
succeeded Pastor Ellison, and during
Pastor Tunison's reign the present edifice
was completed and dedicated in January,
1873; sIhe Rev. MI. Burr again, became
ing a few weeks and was succeeded by
ans R ISssRIy A ,i oWsn; Ps part e 9ar tf 4Se ye ea1,
In 1874 the Rev. J. r.. Byan was APP
pointed pastor. During CHS term he built
The present handsome parsonage adjoin-
Rev. Jesse L. Hulburt, swho was the
first to occupy the new parsonage. In 1879
p 1as Rev Ha ?. found &, F 8 gssvs Bonded D,j 9ee sept'
as well as al Aoatffigud ebt6 h conditions
appeared sqnewhat aiseouraging. During
Rev. PatricK C6rrigan. the Catholic
priest of H5boKehsp met him in front Of
the church property. Introducing himself,
had fully expected to have secured the
property, as they had been informed that
Y was to be sold under foreclosure by the
the priest. Il have told our people that
Panrs. Jersey city. ana ndss yo nrz ability and nd
success there, I was well assured that
there would be no hope Of our securing
tor; that they might as well pray against
to be owned by them for some time. Dr.
1.owrie replied:-"You are right. sir! for
Methodism did not build such struetures
as HE First Methodist Episcopal Church
may c on one thingAthat the day
is far distant before this elegant
propertyz will fan into the hands Of the
Roman Catholic Church."
DR. Lowrie was followed by the Rev.
Wnllan Day the Rev. Q. A. Brown, %.
2: the Rey G r Barnes, during whose
cl9sed on Sunday through his. persistent
IN 1893 the Rev. James william Mar
shall, p; p. was appointed pastor and
remained one year, when he was trans
ferred to the New Jersey Conference.
The Rev A. Richardson was trans
ferred from the New Jersey Conferences
to this Conference in exchange, and wa
appointed for five years to the Hoboken
Church. He is the present pastor ard
during this Passionate the church has
grown so large that a mission will soon
have to be started.
HATES VILE TONGUE.
Kate Huber, an elderly woman with a