The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-09
TABERNACLE FINANCES
Mr.. Scudder Raises So, 500
for the New
Church.
HOW MONEY WILL BE SAVED
Christian Endeavor Convention in
San Francisco -Episcopal
Church Army.

The members of the Tabernacle are
greatly pleased as we'll as surprised to
learn that the fair held the first part OF
November has resulted in an addition to
h church treasury of 81, l6s,. The people
IN charge of the fair set $l,0t0 as the goal,
and everyone worked for that, though
witt little expectation of reaching it. Tho
news that the goal has not only been
reached but passed is particularly well
come now that money is eeded to run
not only one but two churches.
The story of the consolidation of the
Tabernacle with the South Bergen Re
formed Church has been fully told in THE
News" But There is In interesting finan-
ciaa story relating to the Reformed Church
which has hitherto remained untold. 1t
was generally supposed when the cons.s-
tory Of the South Bergen Reformed
Church made oyertures to the Tabernacle
that the church was unable to meet its
running expenses. This was not the case
Each year the members of the church had
raised enough money to pay DR.. Grants
salary of $1,000, the music bills. gas bills
and 1tems Incidental to church expenses
But the church staggered under the load
OF two mortgages. one for $3.50 held by
the Proyident institution for Savings and
the other of s1O,5Oo held by private par
ties. OF late it had become a little hard
to find the interest money. All past inter-
est had been promptly paid when due. but
interest tsme-January-was fast coming.
N there seemed no way TO procure the
necessary money. While the Bee Hive
Bank showed NO anxiety about its mort
gage, the holder of the second mortgage
for ten Thousand odd dollars showed a dis
position to foreclose.
In this strait the consstory of the
church made application to the Chassis of
the Reformed Church. The consistory
stated that the property was worth $4,000,
that there was great need OF a church In
that locality, that the church was ham
pered by that second mortgage of 10.50O,
and If 1T could be relieved Of that debt
There need be no further trouble. The
consistory then asked the Chassis to give
the needed help and secure to the He-
formed denomination this valuable pro-
perty.
When four months had passed nothing
a been heard from the Chassis. In
terest time was steadily drawing near. In
dTsIbpsrasl94n tf for h Sgnslst9 TSe s result e was yas
that the congregational Church building
Society Investigated the subject with Mr..
Scudder and Immediately granted to the
Tabernacle the SIC, 500, thus securing to
the Congregational denomination a prop
erty worth $685. 900 in a locality where
great work may be donp.
The consolidated churches are now In
a good financial condition.. Both churches
have been able to meet their running .ex-
Nov money may be saved. The $500
paid DR.. Grant will be used for other
purposes. Mr.. Scudder and Mr.. Wells
continue to receive the same -a.aries as
hitherto. Therefore $3.50 Of the sixteen
hundred ! NV vii u be So used gart to q pay The The inter- a,bsr
$3.50 will go into the treasury of the con-
solidated churches. 1t is probable that
the churches will grow rich, for there
are already more people in attendance
than the South Bergen Reformed Church
had, and the attendance at the Taber-
nacle is as usual. There are now bat
ten pews in the Hill church chat are not
After the Building Society had made 4
would be better to raise the money. if
possible, by subscriptions from various
people than take it at once from the
treasury. II the money could not be so
raised the society would give the money.
begger, at onc set to work. The day
before the union service of The two
churches, he begged one thousand dollars
from a Newark gentleman who told
Mr.. Scudder he might say to his par
in Newark who was Interested IN them
and stood ready to help them. Another
thousand Mr.. Scudder begged from a
New York man, and he has raised $500
from other sources. The officers of the
Building Society are also at work beg
piper m0nRV %JSE