The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-17
M|LLBURN BAPTIST
CHURCH FOUNDED
FIFTY YEARS AGO
Congregation Will Celebrate AM
niversary with Appropriate
Exercises Tomorrow.
ONLY LIVING ORIGINAL
MEMBER STILL ACTIVE
Half-Century of Existence Is
Rounded Out with Bright
Prospects for Future.

On October IS, 1858, the congregation
of the First Baptist Church of Millburn
was organized. Inc tomorrow that con-
gregation will celebrate its fiftieth an
niversary. The history of the church
has been very little different from that
of nearly all congregations started in
the early war times, but through good
times and bad the congregation has
arrived at a condition where today 1t
a rejoice in the bright promise with
whic' it is rounding out its semi-cen-
tennial of existence.
The Rev. Henry A. Buzzell, the pas
tor in charge, and who was sent to
Millburn by the State convention, is an
evangelist of considerable ability. and
has had a very successful experience
in just such work as is needed here.
Mr.. Buzzell is about Is years of age
and vas graduated from Colgate Uni
versity in 1856. His first charge was
at Elkhorn, Wis. where he built a new
church and doubled the congregation
during his six years stay. His next
charge was at Rhinelancer, Wis,
where in three years he built a new
church and added ISL members to the
CO. legation. 1t wcs, however, at Bat
tie Creek, Mich, that his greatest sue
cess was attained. While there for
four years in charge of the First Bap-
fist Church he built three missions and
ed $50 members to the congregation.
Seeing here a field for the broadening
tut of the work, he built Grace Tenn
pie, the first institutional church in
the State, and there for ten years EAR
ried on the work on lines somewhat
similar to the Young Mems Christian
Association, meeting with very fiatter-
ing success.
A short time ago he was called to
Montpelier, VT, and had just begun his
work there when the New Jersey State
Association secured him to take up
evangelistic work in this State and
sent him to Millburn. Since lis com
ing the Heart and FGnt Society ha
been at work, each member viaing with
the other as to which should do t.a
most. New life has been put into the
Young Peoples Union, a young mems
class club has been organized, and an
eIlOTL is D6lnS Ilduc Wy hiSchio " -
red and blue contest to double the
membership of the Sunday School.
William Hastings, the only living
member of the original nine incorpo-
rators, was born in England January
IA, 1920. Coming to this country in 1859
he settled in Springfield, where he has
resided ever since, n although IN
his seth year, Is still active in the
church work.
Since the organization the church has
had twelve pastors, a lumber of whom
are still living. They were the Rev.
r. c. Townley, the Rev. Kelsey Wall
Ing, the Rev. j. Dayton Merrell, the
Rev. Adam Chambers, he Rev. A. Il.
Woodworth, the Rev. c. A. Babcock,
the Rev. Henry Wescott, the Rev. w.
A.. Bogart, the Rev. l. M. b. Thomp-
son, the Rev. Francis E. Osborne, the
Rev. Walter B. Pimm and the Rev.
Jacob Whitehurst. The Rev. F. e.
Osborne is possibly the oldest one in
point of service. having been on duty
for about fourteen years. and 1t was
during his term of service that the
Heart and Hand Society and the Bap-
tlst Young Peoples Union were or
ganized.
The church, which Is a member of
the Morris n Essex Association, is
presided over by the Rev. Henry Ster-
ling Potter, of Bloomfield, moderator,
and he will take part in the Monday
evening services. The board of trus-
tees of the church consist of William
Hastings. deacon; George Blood, Sec
rotary; George Berstler. treasurer; e.
D. Pannel, Joseph Rimback, Clarence
Buckalow, John S. Rude and c. r.
Vincent, trustees. John ]. McChesney
is superintendent of the Sunday school.
The Heart and Hand Society officers
are: Miss Minnie Smith. president;
Mrs. E. D. PANEL, vlce-president; Miss
Marianne Blood, secretary and treas
urer. The officers of the Baptist Young
Peoples Union are: Sherwood Young.
president; John j. McChesney, vice
president; Miss Mira Blood. secretary,
and Miss Minnie Smith. treasurer.
The program for tomorrow's services
will be as follows:
Morning service, special music by
Young's orchestral; invocation, by
the Rev. Henry A. Buzzell; anthem,
BE Joyful in the Lord" sermon. by
the Rev. 1. M. B. Thompson. of Nor
ristown.
Service at $3.50 p. M; special music by
orchestra; anthem, when Shall / See
Him? historical sketch, by Miss Mira
G. Blood; greetings from former pas
tors; address by the Rev. Francis e.
Osborne, of East Orange.
Evening service at 1880; special music
by orchestra: anthem, "The Lord Be
Magniied;" sermon by the Rev. Henry
A. Buzzell.
Monday evening at 1880, special music
by orchestra; anthem, Put on Thy
Strength, o Zion;" sermon by the Rev.
Henry Sterling Potter, S. T. D., mod
orator of the Morris and Essex Associ-
ation >