The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-24
DR.. RABBOW'S NEW HOME
Parsonage Of Christ Luth-
eran Church Nearly
Completed.

A handsome new parsonage LOT hsN.
Charles Rabbow, pastor of Christ Evan
gelical Lutheran Church. is being erected
on woodward street, back of the church,
which is at Woodward street ana COM
munipaw avenue. 1t is rapidly nearing
completion. 1t is hoped that 1t Will be
ready for occupancy within the next
month. If it is finished in time the
dedication services will be held on June
Is. The sermon on that occasion Will be
preached by Rev. DR.. j.. Heisehman OF
st. Peters Evangelical Lutheran Church,
New York. The parsonage is TO be an
exceedingly handsome building. The
architect has designed it to correspond
with the architecture of the church, OF
which it will be practically a part. The
building when completed will cost $4,000.
Tire great part of this amount is al
ready in the hands of the Building Com
mittee. The balance will be raised by
the time the building is occupied by Pas
tor Rabbow.
There will be no mortgage on the par
sonage. Rev. Mr.. Rabbow Is opposed to
riga He would not consent to the
building of a parsonage until the money
to pay for it was in sight. Instead he
was content to occupy modest apartments
on Cornmunipaw avenue, near Whlton
street. The majority of the congrega-
ticn was in favor of building the parson-
age when the church was built, over a
year ago. but Mr.. RabboW put his foot
down against it and declared that only
when the congregation proved it's ability
to build without going into debt would
he consent to it. The church at that
time was just getting over a hard strug-
gle. For some time things had not been
going just as they should. Rev. Mr..
Rabbow found things in rather a chaotic
state when he assumed the passionate.
He put his shoulder manfully to the
wheel, however, and soon had one of the
best organized and most harmonious CON
gregations in the city. He managed to get
the church built. : 1t was dedicated April
4. 1897. Since then it has prospered be-
yond the anticipation Of pastor and peo-
pie.
Late in the fail it was decided that the
church could afford to build q parson-
age and Mr.. Rabbow no longer objected.
The members of the congregation at once
set to work to raise the money. They
held fairs and entertainments and raised
large sums by subscription. The follow
ing Building Committee was appointed
julius Wittpen, c. Martens. Rev. Charles
Rabbow. C. Hoernig and Herman Drewes.
They decided that the best place for the
parsonage would be next the church on
C-emmunipaw avenue. The land there
was for sale, but while they were debat-
ing as to whether to buy it or not it was
sold and before the committee realized
that its chance was gone the new owner
1850 l,s1Jtor YIyhnn tho aprnT1fff66
learned that it could not secure the Com
munipaw avenue property it decided to
build at the rear of the church on GROUND
which had been reserved for just such a
contingency. When the church was
built a lot 81 feet wide was reserved at
the rear for the parsonage should it be
needed. The plans for a building 1871 by
35 feet were drawn, and the building was
begun over a month ago. 1t is PERSONAL
ly superintendent by julius Wittpen,
Chairman of the Building Committee.
The parsonage will be a two story and
basement structure The foundations
and walls to the first floor will be Of
brick, The remainder OF the IN, house use VII
a dining room and kitchen. On the first
floor will be the parlor and library, and
in the centre Of the house a waiting room
for the pastors visitors. TIL staircase
will be in the centre Of the house, and a
will be built from the library
to the church. The parsonage will be
separated from the church by an alley
way about three feet wide The third
floor will contain bedrooms and a BATH
room. The house will be fitted with all
modern improvements. It will be heated
with steam from the boiler in the church.
The interior will all be finished in quar-
tered oak with the exception of the par
lor, which will be in white and gold. At
the northeast corner of the building will
be built a tower which will correspond
with the tower at the other end of the
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