The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-20
CHURCH or FIRST BORN.
Faith Curists' New Building
on Bramhall and
Ocean Avenues.
GROWTH or THE CONGREGATION
It's Organization and spir-
itual Directors-Araong
the Churches.


Although not heard about as much as
rbther denominations the organized band
of workers. located in Greenvilie. and who
are known as the Church of the First
Born or Faith Curisfs, are in an enviaoie
condition, both financially and in mem
bership. So large has the membership OF
this non-secfarian band grown, that the
head workers known as Brothers jack
son and Hancock, found it wholly neces-
sary to buy the property facing. Ocean
and Bramhall avenues opposite the
stately ediice of St. Patriek's parish. A
building of brick is being erected there
which is calculated to seat between eight
hundred and a thousand people should
the occasion demand space for such a
number A very pretty building it prom
ises to be. About thirty feet in height
it win be according to the plans, and
when completed. will cover a plot of
ground more then seventy-two feet
square.
The building will only be n story high,
as it us to be used as a meeting room
when completed. The present quarters,
on Bramhall avenue. opposite Madison
avenue, are very small and inadequate.
II was deemed advisable to begin the
work as soon as possible in order to have
the new structure completed before cold
weather sets in, which Invariably causes
much delay in the construction of brick
buildings. The head workers have felt
the need Of a much larger building for
some months, and now that new quarters
are being provided, the member have
much cause to rejoice.
The G~reenville band Of workers have
practiced self denial for a long time. and
have worked earnestly in helping to build
houses of worship in other parts of this
State. Only last fall a new church Of this
faith was dedicated in Elizabeth, and this
spring one in Newark. After having
worked abroad the members feel that
they now can provide themselves with
more comfortable quarters in which to
worship. The present quarters. on Brssss-
hall avenue, were formerly the Hotel Mad
ison. which for many years remained un-
occupied. The workers came to the con-
ciusion about six years ago that the old
hotel, if refitted, would make a pleasant
home for them during the winter months.
The building was fitted out with new fur
niture, and while the ground floor was
used as a chapel. the apartments above
were occupied by some of the workers.
Six years has seen the band Increase
greatly in numbers. with members all
over the State. There are in this city
about forty active workers.
The Church of the First Born was or
ganized as a non-sectarian congregation,
in 1884. The first services were held in a
little chapel at the foot OF Chapel avenue.
Greenville. (which faces on the New York
Bay shore. Since then a chapel of suf-
fieient size in which to hold summer SER
vices has been built. Here meetings are
held each Sunday morning and afternoon
and on Wednesday afternoon. The quar-
ters. on Brarnhall avenue. are occupied on
Sunday. Tuesday and Thursday nights.
Immersioes take place almost every Sun
day, at the sanctuary in G~reenville. The
meeting house in Greenyille will be main
tanned when the new building is COM
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