The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-02
SPECIAL SERVICES
HELD IN MANY CHURCHES
OF CITY YESTERDAY.
Sacred Cantatas Rendered in Several,
and New Members Were Received
in others.

The rendition of sacred cantatas and the
celebration of the Lords supper, supple
mented with special services of song. were
the attractions at many churches yester-
day.
The service at the Halsey Street NJ. E.
Church last evening concluded with a
repetition of Schneckers sacred c%antata,
The Harvest Is Ripe" The solo parts
were rendered by the choir %soloists, Miss
M. Ellen Dewey, Miss Julia M. Dorsch and
Ffedley J. Fry,
The pastor, the Rev. DR.. Thomas l.
Coultas. also delivered the first discourse
of a series of sermons on Three Great
Things" His theme was '"The Greatest
Sermon That Was Ever Preached"
AT the morning service the sacrament on
the Lords supper was administered, and
| several new RENDERS were received into
the church.
At Fairmount Baptist.
A feature. of last evenings service at
the Fairmoun Baptist Church was the
rendition of the sacred cantata Seed
Time and Harvest" by the choir ~soloists
md chorus.
The pastor, the Rev. G.. E. Lombard.
supplemented the service Of song with a
brief talk on Bringing in the Sheaves.'
He pointed ont the spiritual lessons that
the sowing and sheaf-gathering taught,
and declared that soul-reaping was the
a~ll-crowning crop desired.
Everyday Honesty.
Everyday Honesty was the topic dis
coursed by the Rev. Stuart Nye Hutchi-
son. pastor of the First Reformed Church,
last evening. IT was the eighth sermon
preached Of a series touching upon THE
Ten Commandments"
He dwelt upon the laxities that af-
ficted many of the human race, who failed
to abide by the tenents of the ommand
ment. '"Thou shalt not steal" He pleaded
for 9 genuine and more hinest endeavor,
to live righteously along the lines of an
everyday honesty, which would prove an
uplift to the conscience and promote a
more widespread soulful integrity.
At the morning services communion was
celebrated and several new members af-
filiated with the church.
Power of Music.
The session at the Eighth Avenue NJ.
E. Church last evening p%artook of a special
congregational song service. The pastor,
the Rev. Fletcher L.. West, made a short
address, defining the soul-inspering bene-
fits that accrued from the singing of re-
h6Aolt5 dilllGAli9 anu iS iiiAH AN
their power to sway the non-relfious into
the path of rectitude and righteousness.
The musical service was conducted by
the organist and choirmaster, Professor
z. Sidner, and consisted of vocal, instru-
mental, choir. chorus and congregational
numbers.
Needed ThorOughness.
At the Clinton Avenue Baptist Church
last evening the pastor, the Rev. Samuel
j. Skevington, has as his theme, The
Needed T-horoughness.' e delivered that
th%oroughness was a qualified virtue, that
was needed If one sought to acquire sue
cess in any pursuit. The acquisition OF
happiness, march of progress and mantle
of achievement were most bountiful where
the virtue Of thoroughness had predomin-
ated.
Likewise. in the religious life, thorough
ness In the effort to seek and retain
righteousness was needed to realize the
%benefcient virtues of an ideal Christian
environment.
In sixth Presbyterian.
A special musical service was rendered
at the Sixth Presbyterian Church last
evening. The solo numbers were Light
in Darkness given by Mrs. Malta P.
King. contralto, and Face to Face by
Thomas Hamilton, tenor.
The pastor. the Rev. Davis W. Lusk,
made a short address.
New Pastor of italian Church.
The services held at the First Italian
Presbyterian Church, on Plane street, yes
terday. were in charge of the Rev. Frank
Ionic. the newly appointed pastor of the
church. For some time the church has
been filled by a supply. He succeeds the
Rev. ]. Vitelle and the Rev. Giuppe Gug-
gelli. former pastors Of the charge. The
Rev. Mr.. Ionic was appointed by the
Newark Presbyterian Board, by which he
was ordained.
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