The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-28
DEDICATED WINDOW
MEMORIAL TO MRS. A. B.
LAMP MAN COMSECRATED.
Is Tribute to Wife of Late Pastor of
High Street Presbyterian Church.
Depicts Scene from Ruth.

A memorial window for the late Mrs.
Adelaide Bronx Lampman, whose husband,
the Rev. DIR. Lewis Lampman, was pastor
of the High Street Presbyterian Church
for eighteen years, was dedicated yesterday
mornine. The window is in the north wall
of the church. 1t portrays the scene In
which Ruth ,old Naomi she would go
where she went and Naomi's God would be
her God. TIT subject of the picture was
chosen by the Rev. DR.. Lampman, because
his wife had left her parents and relatives
to go with him on his various missions.
The Rev. DR.. Henry X. Denlinger, who
became pastor Of the church in April last,
preached the dedication sermon, in which
he told the story of Ruth and Naomi and
their great love for each other. After the
sermon he introduced Richard c. Jenkin-
son, who said that it was Charles Holz-
hauer, an officer of the church, who sug-
gested the window as a memorial to Mrs.
Lampman. Mr.. Jenkinson gave his per-
sonal "reminiscences of Mrs. Lampman and
told Of her good, Christian life and her
work in the church and for charities.
DIR. Denlinger's sermon, in part, follows:
''The story of Ruth is simple, natural and
easily grasped: The going out OF the
family to a different land because of hard
times. the death of the father there, the
marriage of the sons, their death without
children. sickness of the mother, the part
ing from her two daughters-ln-laW, the
deep love of Ruth, her fearful refusal to
return to her own land, her heroic sacrl-
flee OF home ana prospects, are features OF
Ruth's entrance into a new and strange
country. Her beggarhood and cleaning,
the interest of Boaz. the rich kinsman of
h5r mother; the harvest, the pastoral Gus
toms rigidly observed, the deepening af-
lection, the marriage and the child cry
all OF this we can readily reconstruct.
Ruth the Moabitcss, alien to Israel by
what we call the accident-the chance Of
life-is brought into union with a family
of Israel. We could just as well say by
the chance. by the accidental. the happeii-
so of life, Israel is brought into union
with Ruth. Ruth the great-hearted, Ruth
~tactfUl, Ruth the tender Ruth, Ruth the
courageous Ruth. This Ruth makes a
great venture and carries of a large stake:
She gives up home, neighbors, friends and
dering, ii strange land, beggarhood in the
fields, where she CLEANS for bread, because
she loves Naomi. She tactfully interests
Boaz, plays that interest as 1t grows, lies
at his feet and uneovers them. she gives
herself In marriage to this man much
older than herself because she loves Naomi.
In loving Naomi Ruth loves NaomIs
God. Ruth says to herself what a beauti-
full religion, what a beautiful God He must
be that makes such people as Naomi possl-
Il, and in doing this crowns Naomi's God.
But what think you is Jehovah saying?
Is He not saying what a beautiful love.
now strong, howf tender? This of Ruth
good for history. for far off men and
women yet unborn. Here is a chance to
introduce a strain in that a1chemy-that
divine chemistry Of soul making that IS
advancing these people to the birth of
Christ, Jesus had many mothers, and one
who Is honored in the memory Of the
book IL Ruth.
In bringing this dedication to a close. /