The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-12-06
CONDEMNS FAIRS.
DR.. Herr at First Pres
byterian Ladies' So
ciety's Supper.
ECCLESIASTICAL BLACKMAlL
Glad His Church Has Out
grown Grab Bag Finan-
ciering for God.

That a church supper may gain unlim-
tied success both socially and artisticaly
was proven last evening by the Ladies
Home Society of the First Presby terian
Church, at their annual supper. in their
parlors. Under the SOFT ruddy glow Of
fifty or more red-shaded lamps, waited
upon by host Of matrons and maids,
nearly four hundred members and friends
of the congregation sat down to feast up
on oysters, turkey, ham, tongue, pie, cof-
fee, ice cream and other delicacies sup
piled by the society. 1t was by far the
largest attended supper held in the church
in years as well as the most successful
Such rush had not been expected, but
the society was assisted by an able corps
of young ladies and everybody was nice
ly served Among the ladies who presid-
ed at the tables and their assistants
were:-Mrs. Willard Fisk president; Mrs.
w. Dickinson, Mrs. Charles B. Gray,
Mrs. Arbuckle, Mrs. Charles Miller. Mrs.
D. Merritt, Mrs. c. D. Ridgway, Mrs.
Manning Stires, Mrs Sidman. Mrs. Wal
ter Rae, Mrs. G. w. Case, Mrs. G. v. II,
Brinkerhoff, Mrs. Charles Herr. Mrs. c.
Howard Slater, Mrs Warren Dusenbury.
Mrs John Stats, Mrs. Campbell, Mrs.
Gebbert, Misses Edna. Bessie and Ger
trude White, Nellie Holbrook, Ramsey
Purdy, Jessie Perry, Halsey, Chapman,
Retter, Smith, Bowman, McNaughton,
Hazel Clarke, Mamie Brown, Classy,
Eyarts and Mrs. ]. A. Dear, Jr.
After supper speeches followed the
satisfying of the inner man and woman.
1o5 Ixyf he
pastor of the church, who, after cracking
the expected after-dinner jokes, spoke
strongly against church fairs. He was
glad, he said, that the day had passed
when his church-the House of God
should be turned into house OF mer-
chandise, and he hoped all churches
would soon outgrow this habit of helping
the cause by ecclesiastical blackmail
and low appeals to the grab bag
THAT is one thing said he. Il think
we should be thankful for-that we have
outgrown this grab-bag habit of fnan-
ciering for God''
DR.. Herr then most fiatteringly intro
duced Mr.. George F. Perkins, Jr. who
cleverly responded to a toast, The IN
ner Man"
Mr.. Charles Ridgway, the next speak
er gave a most interesting sketch OF the
church and its record for paying up
since it started forty-five years ago IN
a little home on Storms avenue, and caiieo
upon Mr. Dusenbury, one of the charter
members, to confirm his statements.
Never. Mr.. Ridgway affirmed, had there
been a cism or division in the churcn'
nor had she had more than two pastors,
DR.. French. whom she lost through deatn'
and the present pastor. DR.. Herr
Mr. Harry Lauderbough responded to
toast. sAThe man without a church home
No man. he said, was without influence.
Even the wooden Indian in front OF the
cigar store was put there to entice GUS
toners inside.
Mr.. Naming Stires, Jr., responded 10 d
toast 1.-The up-to-date young man,
81 think" he began, "the up-to-date
voung man is a woman" Then taking a
more serious vein he went on, TIE up-to-
date young man must have physical, NOR
al and mental strength. We nave an up
to-date Young man as chief of eur nation.
New York has an up-to-date young man
as her chief executive. In Mr.. Ridgeway' $
history he forgot one thing-tne Herr Bi-
ble class-that is where you will ma the
typical up-to-date young men,.
The next Speaker DR.. Herr introduced
as "a ,adv whose subject would be mere
man and whose acquaintance with the
Womans Club had given her unparaheleo
onnortunity to study him, Mrs. George W.
Case
Mrs Case rose to the occasion, and
showed herself not only lady but an ex-
cellent Presbyterian.
"Being a woman said she, I shali
take the advice of some one much older
and wiser than /, and keep silence in the
church.
Mr.. John A. Walker responded to the
toast "Our Nation America was
vo,1ng giant, he said, and the eyes OF
tbe world were upon her. She was not
only the centre of manufacture, but was
fast becoming the centre OF the money
market In the good old days gone by
the clergyman was the first man in the
land. Later he was succeeded by the
LAWYER. and he, in turn, by the politi-
clan. but today it was the man of indus
try who led.
In introducing the final speaker, Major
James B. Pond DR.. Herr gave him a
good natured little rap about desiring to
see his CDR Herrs) sermons printed in
fulI Monday mornings, and his Che Ma
/ ior's) irregular attendance at church.
The Major did not see why he had been
called upon at all unless the toastmaster
had arrived at that stage in the game
when any old thing would do. He was
proud of the church, he said. and liked
! to take his Sunday callers for walk
round the block to show them what a
swell Presbyterian church they had.
Though his place of business was in
New York. he was proud to sign himself
from Jersey City, he had such good
neighbors: and he challenged any city to
produce handsomer set of women.
The speeches were delightfully."- inter-
spersed with vocal selections by Mr..
Harry Case. of New York. accompanied
by Mrs. Frank Cavalli. OF this city,
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