Evening journal., 1903-11-30
BIG CELEBRATION At
ROONEY Street CHURCH
Epworth Lifts Its Mortgage
of Over $7,ooo-Other
Church Notes

Rodney Street Church Sunday school cell
ehraiee Its forty-siNih anniversary ~ a
series Of an-day services yesterday IN
the morning the pastor, one Rev W. ~.
ID. Lewis. preached n special historical
sermon from the text 10 Isaiah. co. y. A
littie one shall become thousand and
small one a strong nauon' j. she Lord
Will hasten % IN his timc' Many IN the
churah and Sunday school were made ac-
quaintcd for the first time with many
facts Of historic interest ln connection
with the carly founding of the church
and Sunday school.
In the evening the Sunday school OF
which John r. Hudson is superintendent
held special anniversary exercises.
james vincent, the first sexton OF the
church. Is the oldest member Of the
church. Out Of a. membership Of 300 only
about IS Of the original charter members
OF the church are living.
Great Day at Epworth.
Yesterday was great day at Epworth
NJ. r. church. Ia 'uhe morning there was
a mortgage OF 81 $50 90 against the church.
At the evening service it was announced
that 5000 had been collected during che
IuaN IN ttsu ana HApaliAitt'iiof
Dr. A. w. Llghtbourn, the pastor. was
delighted and announced that there would
be mortgage burning service uhe last
Sunday In February.
The apportlcnment committee which
had charge OF raising the funds to pay OF
the Indebtedness Is composed OF DR..
Agntbourn. John A. Booker. II. 7. Ser.
geami. the Rev. John White and Thomas
T.. Anderson. When the committee from
the church went before the last session Of
the general conference 10 invite Dr.
l.lghtbourn to become pastor Of Epworth
Church it pledged itself to radse an
amount sufficient to pay of the church IN
debtcdness before the end OF the year
The gratifying results Of yesterdays work
has made NJ possible TO fulnn the agree
mcnt.t .-s tea 5fu +ao
The official board and the congregation
.of Epworih Church are warm in theli
praises for the congregation OF sccti NJ
n. Church and all unto In thanking tho
members for the interest which was man
lfca.ed by them in raising the ainouns
No service was held ait Scout church yes
terday morning and the pastor. the Rev
r. X Stephenson and the congregation
I were ilIte'nl at EINOflus iIteiu4ub III
der Watt also made an address Mr.
stephenson Hools m active part IN fhc col
lectors. About $500 was contributed b,
The members Of the Scott Church con
gregaacn while tho choir Of that chuccl
united with that OF Epworth
Of tho 5000 collected. between 5000 an
10000 was In cash and the remainder /
subscriptions. contributions were re
ceived from Brandywlne Goodman. sil
verbrook, Grace and Kingswood churche.
Other Church Notes.
In Asbury NJ. e Church last night N
Rev. Alfred Smith. d. D., Confcrens
Temperance Evangecsi, preached.
Tho Rev. z. A. bishop. guperintcndei
, Of the Ferris industrial School. preachl
, In Brandywlno NJ. p. Church last nigh
E The Rcv. w. Il. Ewing OF Trainer, P'
5 preached in Kingswood NJ. e. Church Ia
S evening.
Archdeacon George G. Hall preached
Old swedes Church last night.
In Second Baptist Church last uis
fhe Rev. T.. +. Briggs. the pastor. preacl
ed another OF a series OF sermons {
"Men OF the Bible"