The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-14
BRETHREN OF PEACE
No Struggle for Supremacy
Between Mr.. Scudder's
Twin Congregations.
DEBT WIPED OUT In A JIFFY
Five Century Bills Start the Move
ment-A ToddIer's Mite-New
Trustees Chosen.

The annual meeting of the United
Tabernacle and First Congregational
Church Society took place last evening
in the uptown church at Boyd and Bergen
avenues. The number of persons present
was so large that it was found neces-
sary after the meeting opened to adjourn
it from the lecture room to the main audi
torium
Several church officers were to be elect
ed, including three members of the Board
of Trustees. When the Tabernacle foOH
the uptown church under its financial
wing, the agreement was that four of the
seven members of the Board of Trustees
should hail from the Tabernacle. This
agreement was to remain in force but a
year. The new church during the year.
under the new order of things, has pros
pered, and it has been quietly felt in
some circles that the protege was in a
position to control it's protector. 1t was
ing that some friction might be caused
between the two bodies in the effort to
control the Board of Trustees.
This spirit, however, did not materials
ize, at least on the surface, at last nights
meeting, which was very harmonious. Mr..
Theodore L. Parker declined a. renomina-
his stead. Messrs. c. H. Cooper and
George NJ. Craig were reelected II any
thing, all three are all Tabernacle men,
though Mr. Hall has recently moved to
hold pews in both churches.
Mr.. George Russell was chosen Mod
orator. Mr. George Reinhard wars elected
secretary of the society.
A debt of $1,317 was wiped out COM
paratively in a 'jiffy." Pastor Scudder
set the ball rolling by exhibiting five one
hundred dollar bills, which he announced
had been contributed to help wipe out
the debt. Money flowed in freely, and
even more than the necessary amount
was raised. He placed the names of all
HI <1rl 17-7 TNf1c<
contributors were:-The Uptown and
Downtown Sunday schools, the Mems
Club, the Faithful Circle of Kings Daugh-
ters, Christian Endeavor Society, Ladies
Aid Society of both churches, the choirs,
Uptown Bible class. Mrs. H. A. Luter's
class, the Downtown Assembly, the Mis-
sion Board, Mrs. Phoebe Griffith, George
White, Dr. J. e. Parsons, e. B.; SperTy'
Stout, Robert Norman, Miss EN-
W. j. Hunt George M; Craig, Mrs. L.
H Hall, Mrs William Calvin, w. s. Hun
gerford Misses Helen and Gertrude
stowell, Mrs ]. c, Parsons; Miss Harriet
Pelt Arthur Vickers, Mrs. s. L. Lange,
Miss Eleanor Britton, Mrs. G. McCraig,
Mrs. Rapp. Mrs, S. R. Lewis, Mrs. T;van
Cox, Fred Mulcox. Mrs. Isabel Paterson,
S. G. Negus, Miss Lange, w. Fighter, Al
fred Goebisch, W. b. Turnbull, w; +.
Kelsey, MIS-. JOnn l.. ocuuueI, MiS. " e
Wanner, Mrs. B. r. Hoagland, A. r.
Mitchell. George Ware, +. Q. Van Winkle,
Mrs Elizabeth NJ. Griffith, Mrs. Judge
Puster w H. Van Clure, Mrs. William
Rowland, Mr. Sehwartzwalder, George
Russell, E. B. Sherry, Deacon W. f.
Bunce, Harry St. John, Miss Hattie Coo
per and w. A Skilman.
One very notable feature of the meet
ing was the presenta ton of dollar BY a
little curly-headed child. who. toddled up
to the platform and deposited her mite.
Pastor Scudder rewarded her with kiss
At the close of the collection the DoxoI-
ogy was sung with a vim.
The Board of Trustees met after the
adjournment of the Congregational meet-
ing and elected DR.. ]. c. Parsons presi-
dent and Mr.. f. Gerow, treasurer.