The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-07

! a ditn, are i0J3e OF Der
sons whc have never before affiliated
themselves with any church.
when Mr.. Scudder had read the names
e eer Sa1 q ne had q few words to say in re-
lated. re~latiyesato a discussion among the
members OF the Bergen church In re-
cara 70 the consolidation of the two
churches. This report was tha there was
q large number of members of the Ber-
gen cnurch who ~disapproved the CONSOLE
cation 2 that at their reques the
provide a meeting place of the Reformed
denomination for hem. Mr.. Scudder
called on Or. Brett before church and
asked how much truth there was In the
rumor. DR.. Brett told Mr.. scudder there
was no Foundation for ii. The classis
ndH appointed a committee of DR.. Brett.
me Key. L. Z. Kommers and Mr.. Doane
10 investigate everything and decide
Whether or no the South Bergen Reformed
Cnurcn should be -disorganized. This com
mlttee met at the residence of DR..
agreed that the South Bergen Reformed
Church should be ydisorganized. No mem
ger OF the committee had been able to
ma anyone living in the vicinity of the
cnurch who was moi satisfied with the
roposed consolidation. This Mr.. Scud-
aer said was proof sufficient that it was
merely a fake" story. He concluded by
assuring his congregation that the work
OF the Tabernacle and Peoples Palace
should not be neglected.
The Rev. J. Lester Wells, assistant
PeSsCA vi lit ldDGEudcle, preached last
night in the Bergen Reformed Church.
In his prelude Mr.. Wells said
dear tsriends-Last Sabbath morning the
hev. john T. Scudder. pastor of the Tab
eIhacie, IN MS address to you, outlined the
pleasant relationship soon to exist in the
consolidation of our two churches, and it
IS fttfng that as assistant pastor | should
give expression 70 the deep feelings Of
my heart in coming to you as a colaborer
In the Masters work.
TWO years and nine months ago I was
honored In being present at the dedica-
cation OF your beautiful church. and at
!hal time / stood upon this platform and
Drought to you the greetings of the Old
Tabernacle. Little did I think then that
our church would go soon become united
with your lovely South Bergen temple,
ana that / as assistant pastor should have
my work extended in part to you. am
glad that ] am not a stranger here. l nave
spent all my ministry, since graduation.
IN Newark and Jersey City. and SO you
can look upon me as well known in the
vicinity, as a friend and colaborer.
All the community are talking about the
remarkable Providence which Is bring
Ing the two churches together, and in
thinking upon the subject / am reminded
OF the lines my mother taught me while
a child upon her knee.
God moves in a mysterious way.
HES wonders to perform.
He plants His footsteps on the sea,
And rides p the Storm
The South Berger Reformed Church.
more beautiful h a majestic transat-
day with flying coIorsS A large audience
gathered here ON that occasion to extend
70 you congratulations, bid you good
eheer, and wish you bon voyage.'" Never
did a vessel move out from the harbor
with greater hopes and brighter pros
poets that did the South Bergen Re
formed Church from those dedication
services. With a structure inferior to
none. cOmDiNfa6 AaVen I'm qr0roaa1yS zfv1a
with a beloved pastor, a heroic pilot, my
friend, Rev. DIR. William d. Grant. and
al the machinery and apparatus in the
pest working order, with a goodly num-
Der of passengers on board, with a flour
ishing Sabbath School, and all the usual
organizations to thoroughly manage the
vessel, and with faith IN the Great
Captain of our salvation, your ship Zion
lcosed from the harbor expecting to
weather every storm.
But sailing Is not always easy to sea
gong CRAFTS From the brave surfmen, in
the life saving stations of the world come
the reports, graphic with descriptions Of
the awful calam ties which oyertake some
vessels; how they are sometimes wrecked
on dangerous shoals, by collisions with
other ships, or some huge frig3d ice berg.
how the storms, like hurricanes often meet
me far palaces upon the high seas to
their great discomfort. No long after we
waved good bye, in the Chautauqua sa-
lutte. with a God bless on our Ifps. Won he
san trying the realities of the voyage.
dt lidl time the fearful financial
storm was sweeping over our fair coun-
Try, and it did not overlook YOU: we an
ielu Its dreadful havoc. You Struggled to
me pest Of your ability. In the midst of
tne -eureclydon." but at last you found
II was necessary. like many others. 10
prang out the signal flags and wave
them to one and another of the
denomtnational ships passing by. but thew
could not bring you help. The Tabernaele
ship was navigating the same stormy wa
iers ana was about lifting her signal. and
IN some way you found 1t out, and we mu-
tualiy agreed to unite our forces and so
weather the storm. In the meantime the
congregational Church Building Society
saw Us and heard our united cry. and like
the brave life savers, came to the rescue
and our unanimous voice is, Praise God.
from Whom all blessings flow" Yes.
dear friends, We have weathered the storm
and are better off than Paul was, for his
snip went down, though no lives We're
lost. In our case both vessels are saved
n all the passengers on board today
singing songs of gladness. It is certainly
a cause for profound thanksgiving. When
we come together next Sabbath morning,
we shall eat and drink with happy hearts
OF the feast in honor of our Great Re
deemer.
In our soon-to-be-united church We shall
have greet and grave responsibilities to
meet: and we must not think we can now
rest on our oars. Oh, no. If there ever
was a time in your history and in the his
tory of the Tabernacle when strenuous
eiTortS Snould De put fofth for the united
church, 1t is this season. Many have al
ready commenced to pray for refresh
ments from the presence Of the Lord and
may the oopiouS showers of blessings
soon be felt and felt everywhere. In this
combined church. with two congregations
and two ministers, fall as colaborers. we
shall work hand to hand, shoulder to
shoulder, heart to heart, and never give
up, but labor earnestly for large outpour-
ings of the Holy Spirit as the work ad-
vances. We must expect to make many
sacrifices, but remember what is the in
terest of one branch is the interest of the
other. A bond of sympathy cannot help
ready learned to bear one another's bur-