The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-02
CHURCH REOPENED
WEEKS SERVICES BEGIN
I'm ORANGE.
Washington Street Baptist Edifce, Re
moved and R~emodeled, Now Fine
House of Worship.

Under favorable auspices the congrega-
ton of the Washington Street Baptist
Church, Orange. marked the r%eopening of
the edifce in the new location, at Wash
ington and Cleveland streets, that city,
yesterday with special services. The edi-
flee has been transformed under the skill
ful direction of the pastor, the Rev. How
ard Brown, and the congregation was well
pleased with the work hat has been ac-
complished since the church building was
removed from the former site. near the
car barns of the Orange and Passaic Val
ley Railway Company. The total expense
for the large lot. moving the church, re-
fitting and refurnishing, purchase of new
organ and the reconstruction work was
$12, 600. a neatly arranged barometer
showed that $1,000 of the amount has al
ready been pledged.
A feature that was appreciated yester-
day was the choir that has recently been
Maher, and the singing yesterday was well
done. The choir members included Miss
Bessie Guernsey. Miss Adelia Guernsey,
Mrs; Stella Reinhardt, Miss Edith Can
II. Cook, Mrs. Bessie Gamble, Miss Freda
Lindsey, Miss iced, Miss May Williams.
Walter Garfield, Charles Lawrence, Ezra
Brokaw, David Lewis, Leon Emmons,
Joseph Rays and Russell Garfield.
At the morning service. yesterday Will
lam H. Garfield spoke for the board OF
L lSlceS anu lOlQ INV Liz WOIh Hdu Ott1l
carried or step by step. George Cook
spoke for the board of deacons. Ira
Downer told Of the financial side of the
question, and the Rev. Mr.. Brown told Of
the new ideas Of reorganization of the
Sunday school and extended his thanks to
the members. official advisers, and had
warm gratitude for the men who had do
mated their services in the work that has
been practically completed.
At the evening service the Rev. DR.. Al
bert G. Lawson, secretary of Colgate Uni
versity, spoke.
The interior of the building is bright and
CHEEKY. The auditorium is roomy and at
the westerly, end, where pulpit and choir
are placed. there was a mass of palms and
flowers that frightened the cheerful room.
On the floor beneath, the ~Sunday-school
commodious and with all needed convene
fences. is located, and a feature of the
work in the future will be the grazing OF
the pupils in accordance with modern re-
quirements.
a Baptist Brotherhood service will take
place tonight, to which the members Of
the local churches of the denomination
have been invited. The Rev. William r.
Burreil. moderator of the Morris and Es-
sex bap1lst Association, will be in charge.
me addresses will be by the Rev. DR..
! w. 'Lyell, of the First Baptist Church.
camden, and the Rev. DR.. William M.
lawrence, pastor Of the North Orange
pMd rp 8nureh. There will be solos by
Snosr the auspices of the Young Peo-
PIE ; ooclety a rally service will be held
.OH1'AipN. HiBnt. An .sff0rf Will be made
70 nave the former pastors present at this
service and an address will be- delivered
~ me Rev, Horace Quillan. of the First
bapist, Church, Caldwell. Other clergy
men who viii take part are the Rev Ed
Waru, j. Holden. Of the Prospect Street
Bnpt1st Church. East Orange, rnd he Rev
1sorse r Apgar, Of the First Methodist
church. West Orange.
me congregation will hold n recaafion
Wednesday night. at which a musical and
nrerary. entertainment will BIZ given. a
4 social n0lT will Po11our - 49, -
school room. ~
A service under the auspices of ths
Mems Club will he held Thursday night
at which the address will be by the Rev
Mllnam n. Morgan, of the Central Metho
dlst Church, Newark. This service will BE-
c~onnuc'ed ny the Rev. David 0. Irving, o.
Betne1 ~presbyterian Church, East Orange
Inc rev. M. Wayne Womer, Of Ferr,
methodlst Church, East Orange, and IN.
Rev.. Wellington p. Francisco. OF III
speak. SH'pei' VII
Ihe musical program will include song,
ny Bertram Foulkes, violin solos Il,
Gharles Hasler and trombone selections n,
Harry Murphy. "
~ Fellowship services viii take nlac,
fflday night. December G.. The Rev .Jacol
A. Sole, OF the Orange Methodist Church
VIII PRESIDE. and addresses will be pivey
py the rev. Dr John F.. Patterson. Of n,
Gentrai Presbyterian Church. and tha Pex,
william II. Hainer. of the Irvinoto,
Christian Church. '"e'oi
Haliy services will be held snnda
morning. December s. and nj fha evanin:
service on that day a sermon vr,sI =,
preached by the Rev. DR. M. Fl Pogson
of New York. Se