New-York tribune., 1906-12-08

Church contributes generously to the New
Brunswick Theological Seminary and Rutgers
College at New Brunswick, y. J., both OF when
institutions are connected with the denomina
ton, and it raises from $4,000 to S2o~o
year for missions.
II Is larger than any other Reformed churcn
in the country by about one hundred members,
the Madison Avenue Reformed Church, New
York coming next The Newark church has
over 1850 members, while the New York con-
gregauon numbers a few over I'4V" Inc I'LL i,
ton Avenue Reformed Church comes next with
over ], 800 members. The North Church mas De-
tween 1900 and ! 100 pupils in the Sunday
schools of which there three. The morning
Sunday school the church has over nine nun
dred members: the afternoon church school,
four hundred enrolled, and the East Newark
Chapel just across the river has about three
hundred pupils The membership of the church
has exactly doubled during the six years of the
pastorate Of DR.. Vance. The membership or
15S3 does not include reserve roll OF some
three hundred. The church pays from S4ooVo
TO S50000 q year for congregational expenses
During the fifty years exactly 26lO persons
have been converted at the altar of this church.
In the history Of the church there have been
seven pastors, four of whom are living. All or
these will take part in the 1ftieth anniversary
exercises. Aside from DIR. Vance they are; The
Rev. Dr. Donald Sage Niackay. now pastor of
the Collegiate Church OF St Nicholas, New YORK
City, one OF the largest ana most lIlnuenJd4 III
the whole country who served the church from
1894 TO 1899, doing much to build the church
up TO its present usefulness IN the kingdom: the
Rev. DR.. Charles Z. Hart professor at Rut-
gers College, who was pastor from 1866 to 1851,
this being the longest pastorate In the history
Of the church. and DR.. James Demarest. pastor
Of the Bethany Reformed Church, Brooklyn.
They will all make addresses at the final pub
lie commemoration service on Monday night
December L. Dr. Vance VIII preside, ana a
feature OF the occasion will be the reading or
an original poem by Mrs. Margaret Sangster.
The first service viii be IA mems dinner In the
church paTlors. with Peter Campbell, an
elder, presiding. The guest Of honor will be the
Rev Henry Evertson Cobb, pastor OF the West
Irrad Coll %
the grandson Of the Rev. DR.. Abraham Pol
hemus the first pastor OF the church.
Tuesday evening will be given up to 'remI-
nscences." The Rev. DR.. Denis Workman, OF
East Orange, one OF the Oldest members OF the
Chassis, of Newark. of which the North Church
is a part, and who has for years been cohhecte3
with the life Of the church. has written special
semi-centennial poem, and he will read TINS
The speakers will be the Rev. DR.. Edward Pay
son Terhune of New York the husband of
Marion Harland." the writer, who for many
years was pastor OF the First Reformed Chulch'
Newark, of which the North Church is a daugh-
ter; the Rev. DR.. I. II. POhemus, pastor or tle
Tompkins Avenue Congregational Church
Brooklyn, son of the first minister of the New
ark church, and the Rev Dr. joseph X. Duryee,
pastor of the Grace Reformed Church, New
York City. both Of whom are sons OF lhe hilh-
istry' fn the North Church.
The Sunday schools will hold their golden
jubilee services at a public meeting IN the
church on "Wednesday night. One speaker will
be Frederick Frelinghuysen for years superin-
tendent OF the parish school, who succeeded his
father after he had served in the same office
Tor over twenty -uNe years Nj h4C44,iSiIu' -
will give an historical sketch Of the school on
Sunday morning the holy communion VIII be
administered, and the congregation will saVe
the privilege Of listening to a sermon by the
Rev. DIR. Hugh Black. until recently pastor or
St. Georges Free Church Edinburgh, Scotland,
but professor Of practical theology IN Union
Theological Seminary, New York.
On Sunday night DIR. Vance VIII preach an
anniversary sermon. At the closing meeting,
greetings will be brought by the Rev. DR.. David
r. Frazer, the venerable pastor Of the First
PRESBYTERIAN Church. who has been there tWen-
ty-three years: the Rev. Louis Shreve Osborne.
rector Of Trinity Episcopal Church. near
ueiehbor and the Rev. DR.. George :. Bishop, Of
East Orange, who viii speak for the Reformed
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