The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-31
CHRIST CHURCH SUCCESS
Pastor Rabbow Tells What
Has Been Accomplished
by Hard Work.

The annual meeting of the congregation
of the Christ German Lutheran Church,
at Woodward street and Communipaw
avenue was held recently. The pastor.
the Rev. Charles B. Rabbow. submitted
his usual report, made up from the RS
turns made to him by the various church
societies. 1t covers the work of a year
in all branches of the church. The Ell
forts of the organizations were reviewed
at length and many new matters pro-
posed for the near future.
The receipts for the year were s4,624.lo
and expenditures sS,97O.26, leaving a bal
ance OF $653.S4. The church was under,
unusual expense in 1900 Five hundred
dollars of the debt was liquidated leav.
ing total Indebtedness on the buiidinti
of $500. A small, triangular piece sf
property adjoining the church was puf-
chased at an auction sale for 1915. This
record the members point to with pride.
The principal auxiliary to the church is
the Ladies' Aid Socity. This organization
has made rapid strides in a years time
There are now at least one hundred mem-
bers associated. The receipts were
81 1912, and the expenses, $1,744.65, leaving
a small balance of $24.47. There is a death
benefit connected with the Ladies Aid So
eiety, also a sewing school and missions
ary society. The sewing school has one
hundred and seventy-six members. There
were two deaths in the past year, and $94
was paid out of the reserve fund of S116
The Sunday school is in excellent shape
S56036 was the sum collected and $4S5s90
paid out. The Sunday school purchased
new benches and paid for other altera-
tions besides donating $3.50 to the church.
There are two other societies, the
Young Peoples Society and the Lutheran
League. Both are in good shape as to
membership and finances.
Six members were elected to the Church
Council, as the terms of this number ex-
pire each year. There are eighteen mens-
bers, holding three year terms. The new
Councilmen are:-Messrs. F. Bernreuth,
A. Dohrmann, M. Dohrmann, H. Drewes
G. Koernig and H. Tempert.
The members voted to have the church
altered and renovated in the usual sum-
mer vacation.
The fourth anniversary of the dedica-
ton of the church and the fifth ami
versary of the Rev. Charles B. Robbow' S
pastorate will occur the first Sunday IN
April. The congregation decided to cele-
brate these events Appropriate exercises
will be arranged. The Ladies' Aid So
ciety will take an active part in the prep
arations.
The church has remarkable record.
When the building was in the course ef
erection about four years ago, it had a.
very few dollars in the treasury. Hard
work ON the part of the pastor and hip
congregation has been the means of aE-
complishing so much. s13. 900 was the price.
of the church. After the building had
been in use a year, the officials saw
their way clear to build a parsonage
fronting on woodward street, at the rear
of the building. This house cost So, 3,000
Added to this about a thousand dollars
was paid out for extra expenses, making
a. total of $17 600. OF this sum $11, 500 has
been paid. The payment of the balance
is not causing the officials any unneces-
sary worriment. A former member died a
few weeks ago leaving the church $1,000
This sum will be used to liquidate part
of the present debt.
Pastor Rabbow speaking of the record
said it was one to be proud of. The con-
gregation has handsome home and the
church is advancing each year.