The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-07
CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER
Wonderful Progress Made
in Greenville by the En-
glish Lutherans.
A PHENOMENAL GROWTH
Origin of the Congregation a
Twice Told Tale Among
the Churches.

In that section of the city which is
bounded by the Newark and New York
Bays and which is, perhaps. better known
as Greenviile. for it is doubtful if that
name will ever leave 1t, there is a wide
field for church work, and much of 1t
has been done within the past few years.
During that time there have been a few
important changes in the church history
of that section by the addition of two
new churches, which were organized by
enterprising church people The pastors
of GreenvilIe nave said on several occa-
sions that there is an enormous field for
such work in that part of the city.
The Bergen Baptist Branch Society,
which was organized about two years
ago, IS a successful enterprise and has
grown rapidly, but the most important
church news is the remarkable growth OF
the English Lutheran Church of the Re-
deemer. This was organized about eight
months ago by the Rev. e. Neudewitz,
of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, on
Bowers street.
The rise of this church is little short
of phenomenal, as there are now at least
seventy-five members connected there
with. This congregation, with an ener-
getic pastor, should continue to advance
until it ranks with the largest churches OF
it's denomination.
Clergymen have said, and still main
tain, that people who break off from the
main congregation and start out indepen-
IDENTITY, are bound to find themselves in
any but a pleasant position eventually.
Just what these ministers mean by even
tuaily IS hard to tell, but the English
Lutheran Church must be a very success
full exception to the rule laid down by
them.
The story of the designations from the
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, OF
which the Rev. William Sanft is pastor,
is well known and needs no repetition.
1t was these Lutherans who spoke of the
organization of a new church in that sec
ton, and the Rev. Mr.. Neudewitz, of the
lower part of the city, took advantage of
this dissensien and with the dissenting
members aid. the new church project was
successfully consummated.
This was in May of last year and for
two months Pastor Neudewitz remained
in charge nntil the Rev. c.. E. Burger re-
lieved him. Mr.. Burger is now doing mis-
sionary work in the East Indies. When
He LOON ClidI6t Olr II new ClldICi WIN
in Greenville. he had but a few weeks be-
foss graduated from the Gettysburg
VIC logical Seminary, Pennsylvania. His
York was successful and new members
s. ae added weekly. However. before com
20 Greenville, he requested the Board
lone Missions to send him to the East
DIES when a vacancy presented itself.
lie remained in Greenville but a few
afaonths and his successor, the Rev. John
I. Hesadel, was appointed.
Mr.. Heindel was educated in the same
seminary as Pastor Burger. While
sxuf yi1lg he managed to find time to build
N 2 parish ia the town of York, which is
bat a few miles from the seminary. He
succeeded in building a church in that
parish suitable for the small congrega-
ton. When he graduated he was again
placed in charge Of a parish in the same
town, and was so successful in his work
there, that another new church now
graces that parish. He was still III charge
at the above mentioned parish, when he
was called 10 Greenville. His reception
was a warm one and he has now won his
way into the hearts of all his parish
toner's.
On November Is. he was installed by the
Rev. Mr.. Harpman, Secretary of the
Board of Home Missions. On that occa-
sion many Greenville pastors were on
hand to welcome the new conner, and all
wished him success. The Rev. Mr..
Harpman, in an address he made that
evening, said that in his ten years ex-
p~erience. he had never seen a more sue
cessful church.
For such a young church, said he,
ethe record it has made is really remark
able
Mr.. Heindel was born in Chambersburg,
Penn, which is but a short distance
from where he was educated. He is now
twenty-nine years old, and since his taxi
ing charge he has organized a Ladies'
Aid Society and a Board of Trustees. The
member of the Ladies' Aid Society are
those who are affiliated with the Luth-
eran Choral Union. Mr.. August Gehben
is President of the Board of Trustees.
The members OF the Board of Trustees
have decided to build. but how soon the
new building plans will be perfected, no
one knows. The hall used for church
purposes on Linden avenue is plenty
large enough for church services, but
there are more than one hundred and
forty members in the Sunday-school and
every available bit of room is utilized.
The Sunday-school services are held in
the morning in order to let the scholars
have the rest of the day to themselves.
There are morning and evening services
on Sunday. The pastor resides at No.
ESQ Ocean avenue.