The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-29
BMURY'S new CHURCH
The Congregations Growth
Makes the Present Build
ing Inadequate to the
Church's Wants.
ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Methodist Bishops Meet Lutheran
Church Society-Gen-
eral News.
NNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT

Sdt Vl4 ol w AtANoaQ taol, ! O Ale
been ounde on May rs. It's thirty-fifth
anniversary will be celebrated in a fitting
manner tomorrow. Not only will there
be appropriate by the pastor,
the Rev. Warren Hoagland, and the Rev.
r. Van Horn, who was formerly pastor
of the church, but important plans for
the future will be laid before the congre-
cation and their cooperation will be
asked. Emory is a prosperous church
and has outgrown its present quarters.
For many years it has talked of building
a magnificent stone church on the land
adjoining the present structure, which
was purchased for that purpose. The
debt with which the church was burdenen
always prevented any such nov Thanks
to the efforts of the Sinking Fund Society,
however, the debt has been reduced until
now it only amounts to $500. Under DIR.
Lowrie's pastorate the church grew to
such an extent that 1t not ~infrequently
occurs that every seat in the gallery as
well as in the body of the church and the
side rooms is filled and there is scarcely
standing room. A new church is no
longer merely a desired improvement, but
a necessity.
The pastor and the trustees ave held
frequent conferences on the subject dur
ing the last month and have finally de-
cided upon what they believe to be a
feasible scheme. Emory church was
founded as a free church and has always
remained democratic. One of the Oldest
trustees in the church said last night
that the fact that nc pews are reserved
for anyone has caused nan influential
Methodists who lave moved to the
Heights to become iliat with the
First Presbyterian and the Bergen Re-
formed Churches, as they are more e.S-
elusive. This has naturally kept the in
come down considerably. The annual
budget of expenses is $780,. This has al
ways been met as follows:-Procee6s
from church envelopes, $500; plate col
lections, $1,000; Ladies' Aid Society, 5000;
Epworth League, $500, and proceeds of
annual lecture course, $3.50. In addition
to this the Sinking Fund has for the last
eight years been raising from $500 TO 81, 800,
which has gone toward reducing the debt.
The proposition which will be made to
the congregation tomorrow is that they
raise the entire $500 through the envelope
system and the plate collections, and that
all income from other sources, including
the amount raised by the Sinking Fund
Society, be converted into a building fund.
This will include the proceeds from all
entertainments and the amounts formerly
raised for current expenses by the church
societies and foot UP to over 81, 600 a year.
When a fund of $4,000 has been secured
it is proposed to begin building the new
church, which will be of stone and large
enough to accommodate 1900 persons
without crowding. A parsonage will also
be built adjoining the church. The new
church and parsonage will front on Ber-
gen avenue. The plot of ground which
was purchased when the present church
was erected and has been reserved for
this purpose, has a frontage OF 100 feet
on Bergen avenue and extends back 80
feet on Belmont avenue to the present
building.
When the new church is erected the
old one will be used for a Sunday school
and class meeting purposes.
Emory Church was founded by mem
bers of Hedding and Centenary Church
who moved to the Hill and found it g
difficult matter to reach their respective
churches. For a long while they held
cottage meetings. The majority of these
meetings were held at the home of John
Mervin on Garner avenue. The attend
ance at the meetings grew until finally 1t
was, decided to organize an Independent
church, A building at No. 50 Gardner
avenue, which had formerly been a car
penter shop, was rented and fitted with
benches, and there, on May rs, 1852, the
first meeting which resulted in the or
ganization of Emory Church was held.
of organization were;-John Mervin, ]. J.
Laney. John Wilson, A. D.. Gale, VIM.
Meachem and Charles Hart. OF the
original members Of the church Mr.,
a member of the Board of Trustees ever
since 1859.
The church was at first run as a mis-
sion, in conjunction with the Mission
Chapel on the Communipaw shore. The
Rev. c. c.. Winans, the first pastor, con-
Quoted services at Emory in the morning
and in the evening preached at Commnni-
worshipped in the carpenter shop. In the
spring Of 1864 they moved into their own
building at Mill Road and Golden place,
was built on ground secured through the
aid of Edgar B.. Wakeman. Only the
basement was completed when TIE con-
gregaticn moved in. The building was
j. J. Morrow succeeded the Rev. c.. c..
Winans and remained one year. He was
followed, by the Rev, p, r; Lowrie, who
ate the church became too small for the
congregation, and in 1870 the present site
on Belmont avenue was secured. Work
on the new building was begun while the
Rev. John Atkinson was pastor. The
church, or chapel, was dedicated on May
IS, 1872, by Bishop Simpson. The ground
and the building together cost $45, 600. IN
July, 1872, the old church on Summit ave-
nue. was sold to the Universalists.
These pastors have been in charge since
1S72:-Revs. s. B, Van Benschoten, j. b..
Faulks, d. w. Bartine, p. G. Blight, r..
Van Horne, ]. NJ. Merker, L. G. Muller
and D. r.. Lowrie. The present pastor is
the Rev. Warren I. Hoagland.
The officers are:-Treasurer, J. J. Ianey:
Secretary, ]. Chamberlain; Financial
Secretary. f.. Pollock; Trustees, f. w.
Malliew, CIV. Tuthill. J. ]. Laney, Geo.
j, Chamberlain and G.. o. Osborne. \
The Sunday School, which has an aver
age attendance of 425. and has over 500
members, is under the supervision Of r..
H. Van Nortwick, who has for his as
sistant Mr.. Kennedy. Thu Ladies' Aid
Society, which is of great fnancial as
sistance, Is in charge Of Mrs. Isaac Van
derbeek. It has just expended $3.50 in
furnishing the parsonage. on Erinkerhoff
street. G.. v. Tuthills is President of the
Epworth League Society. The pastor is
secretary of the Sinking Fund Society.
This society has reduced the church debt
$500 in eight years. Mrs. H. II, Chamber
lain is president of the Missionary So-
ciety. All these societies are In a flourish-
ing condition. The church class leaders
are r. H. Van Nortwick and J. Pike.
LUTHERAN CHURCH SOCIETY.
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