The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-22
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CHURCH BANQUET
M0NTCLAlR UNITARIANS
CLOSE ANNIVERSARY.
Progress of the Denomination Reviewed
and Renewed Efforts for Good
Urged Upon All.

About $50 people sat down to the ban
quet last night that brought to a close the
tenth anniversary exercises of the or
ganization of Unity Church, Unitarian,
Montclair. The larger portion Of the BAN
queters were women Ernest F. Zurich,
president of the church association, acted
as POSTMASTER. Herbert w. Dutch, super
intendent OF the Sunday school, spoke for
that branch of the organization. Mr..
Dutch referred to the humorous remark
of DR.. Sicer on Sunday night regarding
DR.. Aked being too new to know mucn
of the Unitarians of this country. He
said he, too, felt new, as he had only been
a resilient of Montclair about a year.
L accepted the SUPPLEMENTARY OF the
Sunday school because 1t came to me" said
he. and | thought 1t was my duty to take
hold and help along. The Sunday school
is the father of the church, although IL
Is the child of the church. 1t makes re-
cruits for the church. When people grow
up out of Sunday school age they feel
that they ought not to attend the school.
1t is natural that they should think so,
but we must keep them in, and how can
we do 1t? Parents SHOULD attend the sun
day school, at least occasionally, to show
their sympathy in the work and encour.
age the teachers. 1t is not enough that
they send their children. The teachers
have to work and tug along and they
want the support of the parents OF the
children"
I1t lOfu VI u hoy III bOSlOH VIM AoN .
bull pup and wanted to make a fighter OF
1t. To do so he asked his father to as
sist aim. The father finally consented.
They went out into the garden one MORN
ing, and the boy got his father to go
down on his hands and knees beside a
hedge The boy and dog went on the
other side of the hedge. Then the boy
coaxed the dog to tackle the face that
was peering through the hedge. The pup
at last got worked up and seized the
boys father by the nose and held on. .The
father screamed with pain and called on
the boy to pull the dog of: ..1. l. +ba
Mrs. Stephens, president of Unity Al
lance, told of the work done by thal
branch of the church since its organlza-
ton.
Mrs. II. p. Brown told of the work that
had been done for the church by those
who are now dead. 49,
Ralph Stout, president OF the YOUNG
Peoples Association, said that the asso-
citation mad met monthly since ls Or
ganization a year ago, and had gwen sew
eral social events in the church. II mas
a membership of forty, and was Iornieu
as an intermediary between the Sunuay
school and the church to hold them to-
gether and keep them from wandering
away. ron,a c,rh
said that the need az, Of IA a P Pbe club The
basement of the church had been con-
sidered. and figures obtained as to the
cost of fixing it up. The figure sunmlueeo
was $500. 1t would be a gooo p1 pee;des
fine meL, like to smoke occasionally ne
said. and they don't care to DO II III INC
body of the church. ,-,,4v
'It has been said by some tnal I'm.
church is too poor to pay the sum men
toned to fit up the basement" ne Gun
IT don't think it is. and I ask for the CO.
operation. Of all MEMBER OF nne res,dent Of
Montclair and one Of the organizers OF tne
church. was introduced by. the toas,mas'o'
SIS "a manufacturer of enthusiasm.
at have been away just long enough ~
recoonize the great strides you have
made" said he. land to feel that oia not
my full, share when ] was among yo.'
Cries OF you did, you did followed,
"Oh. I nav have given q little money
and a little time, but it is easy to give a
little money II you can spare IT, ne wen.
at is easy to give a little time from
your home, and maybe get out OF tronple
doing so,' with a smile. But the true
Of giving is never enjoyed except
IL pinches to do so. We should 60
on our knees and pull the weeds
from among the tender plants, and not SIT
on the garden wall waiting for them 10
up 70 us. Unity Church should not
only be the leading organization in Mont
clair. but it should leaven all other or
CARNATIONS so that they will be auxil-
3aries."
William Whitney Ames caused consider
able amusement when he said:
at became 4 Unitarian as an experiment,
and I have not got through with the ex-
pertinent yet. But 1t has been a success
so far, and when 1t ceases to be a success
I will cease to be n Unitarian" :
James M. Trimb1e said he thought he had
missed his calling. He should have been
p preacher.
"Proof Of this is not lacking" said Mr.,
Trimble in a jocular way. 81 was asked to
say a Few words owe a dead friend VINO
died some years ago iE Montclair. and l
consented. When the funeral services were
over an eol1 lady approached me and SAID,
Mr.. Trimble, you ought to have been a
minister, and I would come and listen to
all your sermons. !.
A NUMBER Of others spoke on the good
work thar he'd been done in the church
since its organization. Unity Church was
organized October 20, 1897. During the
same year Unity Alliance and Unity sun
day school were formed. Services and
meetings were first held in the homes of
the members, and then for a time In the
studio Of the bank building. Upon the
of Unity Hall in 1928. the churcl-
acquired possession Of the hall. where its
services were held until the occupancy of
the present church building In September.
1904. During the first year of the life of
the church there was no regular minister
in charge, but the Sunday services wero
eonducted by various ministers and speak
trs of the Unitarian. Universalist, Ethical
Culture and other bodies. In the autumn
Of 1895 the Rev. Arthur II. Grant became
the regular minister OF the church. which
+, flee he filled until August. 1902. During
September and October. 1862, the pulpit was
occupied by various minister's. and in Mo-
vember Of the same year the Rev. Leslie
Wills Sprngue became the pastor. and
served until June. 1906. The Rev. Edgar
S. Wiers, the present minister. began his
passionate In April 1906.