The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-27
FIFTEEN YEARS 4 PASTOR
Mr.. Meury Celebrates the Anni-
versary of His Connection
With the Second Re-
formed Church.

The Rev, Emil Al. Meury yesterday celc-
brated the fifteenth anniversary OF his
pastorate Of the Second Reformed Church
OF Hudson City. In the morning he
preached q reminiscent ana statistical
sermon, taking his text from the Psalm
cxviii: "A: This is the day which the Lord
hath made. We will rejoice. and be glad
In it, At the evening services there
were present three young ministers whom
Pastor Meury and his congregation edu-
Gated for the ministry. They are the Rev.
Richard Stier of Sayreville. the Rev.
Martin Quail of Egg Harbor City, and the
Rev. William Boetker of East New York.
While yesterday was the fifteenth anli-
versary of Mr.. Meury's pastorate OF the
church, it was also within a few days OF
being the f~ortieth anniversary Of the
church congregation. It was organized
through the efforts of the Revs. Paul d.
Van Cleef, DID, B. c. Taylor. DID. and
T.. Mohn of Hoboken and John Ronieyn.
Its first regular pastor was the Rev. G.
DoIppenschmfdt, who was succeeded by
the Rev. C. Girtanner. The cornerstone
of the present church edifice was laid in
1868. Pastor Meury has been planning
for some time for a new church edifiee 10
cost $4,000. A good portion Of this
amount has already been collected.
In his sermon yesterday morning the
pastor contrasted the conditions Of the
church when he first became pastor with
those of today. While the membership
was almost as large, there was consider
able dead wood in it. There are now Go
member in good standing, and the mem
as large as it was then, Mr.. Meury re-
called the fact that during his passionate
he had officiated at over $500 funerals. IN
q reminiscent mood ne ha al ausixaa e fr lne
many members of his flock who nave now
gone to their reward. These Included,
John Hoersch. the first SUNDAY semen 1a
children in singing by playing on a iiuJe,
the late Superintendent B. Michels; Of the
Ladies' Society. Mrs. Hilchen, Mrs. DICT
rich, Mrs. Glaeser, Mrs. Kline and Mrs.
MI. Meury spoke in German. The
church was ~profusely decorated with
handsome punches and bouquets 81 cut
flowers which member shoWered upon
their pastor.
He is a brilliant preacher. a hard worker
and is greatly beloved by his congrega.
ton. He was born in Baltimore. Nd, Of
ministerial education in the German
Theological Seminary at Bloomfield, n. y.
His father was a minister. Though the
services are conducted Ill GtIAidH, <Mi-
Meury speaks the English language
1uently.
Special music was rendered by the
choir at both morning and evening ser.
vices yesterday, and at the conclusion of
the evening service everyone present was
given handsome grouped photo-litho-
graphs of the late Revs. G.. DoDpen-
Schmidt and c. Girtanner and the preseas
pastor.
During the evening services Pastor
Meury was presented with a solid silver
ommunion set for private communion i
consists of four pieces and the set IS hand
somely encased. The presentation speech
WAS made by Miss Amanda Albers, presl-
dent of the Pastors Aid Society.
Mayor Hoos was present and made an
address in which he congratulated the
pastor and the congregation. Mr.. Ed
ward Meury, a brother of Poster Meury,
who is studying for the ministry at Rut-
gers College, was also present and male
an address.