Evening journal., 1904-02-01
TEN YEARS RECTOR
OF ST. JOHN s
Archdeacon George c. Hall
breaches Interesting An
niversary Sermon
OTHER CITY CHURCHES

I'm OTHER CITY CHURCHES
Archdeacon George C. Hall yester-
day celebrated his tenth anniversary
as rector of St. Johns parish. In his
morning sermon he spoke of coming
here from Pennsylvania, where he was
born and educated, and how he had
asked the people Of his new parish to
help him. He said: b.
Now that ten years are gone. since
made the appeal for your co-opera-
tion in the great work OF God, the
question is, How have We been dis
charging IL? Whilst no interrogatory
could at this time be more fitting, II Is
also a fact that some Of the data upon
which a correct answer depends at
present are beyond our reach. They
win not be disclosed till the books are
opened I'm the judgment at the last day.
Motives that now are not apparent
then will be revealed. encouragement
and hindrances that now cannot be
reckoned, will be given adequate
weight. Streams of influence which
now cannot be followed and measured
then will be seen TO have had their
origin IN something that we did or said
and inspired in the decade which ends
today.
but impossible as IT, in view of this
and other considerations. is TO say
what has been achieved IN the absolute
the parish ledger must not be alto
gether ignored. According to Il 536
children have been baptized. The con-
lfrmations number SlS. One hundred
and sixty marriages have been solemn
lied. There have been lS2 burials. Not
to speak of those in st. Georges Mis-
sion, Edge Moor and Calvary Church.
Brandywine hundred, and the services
approximate 5000. The last report TO
the Diocesan Convention made the
Sunday school consist of 442 officers
teachers and scholars. We have given
1922 to Diocesan and $500 TO general
missions. of $5202 in all.
The first material improvement was
the one in the parish house. in conse-
lQuence OF which the Sunday school
room was converted into, perhaps, the
best In the city. Amongst the addi-
tions to it are the admirable library.
with receptacles for many volumes.
also the beautiful altar which was
erected in memory Of the sainted Par
ker by J. Cloud Elliott, his warm per-
sonal friend.
THE second important improvement
was to the church itself. The walls
were a cold gray. and you generously
! approved the suggestion that the time
= had come 10 beautify them and thus
: add to the impressiveness Of this holy
! shrine.
"The third which you so generously
supported brought you a rectory that
today is worth 1000. l might desig-
nate other Improvements like the re-
carpeting Of the church by st. Johns
Guild. but it. in this connection, must
( suffice to say, first that we in carry
ing forward our various operations
have, in these years, raised SCI .262, and
second that the value Of onr parish
2 properties. according TO a conservative
: estimate, is $4,000"
DR.. Hall spoke of the sympathy and
support Of the people and said that the
:, results given above were large in view
Of the small population about the
church He expressed the view that as
the population Increases so will the
work of the church grow. He thank
ed the people for the support they had
given him and his assistant, the Rev
William b. Beach.
Union -erviee at Scott.
Epworth and Scott NJ. L. Churches
held union services in Scott Church
yesterday, owing 10 the illness of the
Rev. r. X. Stephenson, pastor of Scott
who is suffering with pneumonia. The
sermon was preached by the Rev. A
: W. Lightbourne, d. d.
Miss Preston sang two solos at the
evening service.
ouartette at St. Peters.
The Cathedral Male Quartette, com.
posed of Joseph De Lucca. first tenor,
John McGrenery, second tenor; Johr
> b. Kruger, first bass, and John Bon
ner, second bass. has been organized
! to sing at the services at st. Peters
Pro-Cathedral. A new requiem mas
by Wiegand. will be sung hereafter al
funeral services by a mixed quartette
Yesterday was a stirring day at Yves.
j ley NJ. L. Church. At the reviva
b service last night there were six con.
e versions. Mrs. Gertrude Casey, tn,
gospel singer. of Chester. win be pres
ent tonight and Miss Sillito win tax,
part in the services on Wednesday
] night.