The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-06
Fellow Ministers Also Have
Kindly Words 10 Say of
First Church Pastor.
PARISHIONER ONE
OF THOSE TO HONOR HIM
City Executive Declares His Ut
terances Benefited the
Entire City.

the First CnurCn 10 COM
mcrnorate the twenty fifth anniversary
of the pastorate of the Rev. DR.. David
Ruddach Frazer. The occasion was a
part of the special program which be-
gan last Sunday morning. and will ter
inmate tonight in a reception to DR..
and Mrs. Frazer by the congregation.
James p. D~usenbcrry presided over
the assemblage. Floral decorations
adorned the edificc. On a table in
front of the pulpit was the floral horse
shoe sent TO the church by the mem
bers of Corinthian Council, Royal Ar
canum. Beside it was the silver loving
cup presented to Dr. Frazer ysster-
day by the New York Presbytery.
and the gold medallion presented him
by the parishioners of Olivet Chapel.
In the pulpit were Mayor HaussIing.
the Rev. DR.. Frazer, the Rev. A. II.
low. the Rev. DR.. James-I. Vance, the
Rev. DIR. Thomas f. O'Donnel, the
Rev. DIR. Webber, the Rev. Julius II.
Wolff and the Rev. DR.. I. B. Hopwood.
Several other local clergymen sat in the
audience, among whom was the Rev.
Louis shreve Osborne, rector of Trinity
Episcopal Church.
Greetings from First Charge.
Edward c. Bridgenan, of Stapleton,
Staten Island, was present, having
been sent TO represent the First Church
of Clifton. to which DR.. Frazer received
his first pastoral call forty-three years
ago. Mr.. Bridgenan was formerly n
member of the First Church of New
ark. He was received in the local
church more thar a half century ago.
He brought two letters from his
church; one was from the session and
the other from three members of the
church insStaten Island who were con-
nocted with it when DIR. Frazer was
first called there.
The letter from the members is signed
by Mrs. Caroline ]. Bridgeman, Eliza
they say:
I'VE recall many pleasant thoughts
and experiences of those years.: The
coming of the young pastors wife, of
those friends with whom we worked so
happily together, and the many sweet
and tender recollections of Our own
loved ones.
''To quite an unusual degree, your
acquaintance with us has continued
during your ministry in other fields, and
you have united with us in our joys
and sorrows, and have been able to take
part on special occasions connected
with our church., so it car certainly
and truthfuliy be said that you have
never forgotten your first love-"
The officials of the Staten Island
church in their letter to the members
Of the local church, said in the letter
regarding Dr.. Frazer:
HE began his work as minister of
Christ in our, church in April, 1856, com
ing with youthful strength and burning
zeal from the Union Theological Semi
nary of. New York. His work was
prospered and blessed.
During the last years, while he has
miIiistered to other focks, he has kept
his first charge constantly in mind,
uniting with his old friends in their
times of joy and sorrow, and has been
able TO participate on special occa-
sions in our church life, being present
at the laying of the cornerstone of our
new building, and the celebration of
our semi-centennial."
The Rev. DR.. James M. Ludlow, of
East Orange, who was a classmate of
DR.. Frazer at Princeton, delivered an
address on David Frazer, the Man"
The Rev. DR.. James I. Vance, pastor
of the North Reformed Church, spoke
for the ministers of Newark. He said
that DR.. Frazer was beloved by the
Newark ministry because of the dig
nifty he gave to the pulpit, and be-
cause he STOOD full square to all the
winds that blow
A resolution appropriate to the oc-
casion was read by the Rev. j. Web
Der, of the German Theological Semi
nary, of BLOOMFIELD, on behalf of the
faculty and students of the seminary.
DR.. Frazer is president of the board
of managers of the seminary.
The Rev. I. B. Hopwood, dean of the
Newark ~Presbytery. spoke reminiscent
" of the struggles of the Presbytery
during the last quarter of a century
and the work of DR.. Frazer.
The Rev. Thomas F. O'DonnelI, pas
tor. of st. Pauls Methodist Church,
brought greetings from the Methodist
Social Union of Newark.
EulOgiEed by Mayor.
In being introduced Mayor Haussling
said that he thought he had a right to
be in the pulpit of tile church, because
long years ago it was in thespuIpit of
the church that many beneficial move
ments OF a municipal nature started.
The people owed to the First Church a
debt it ould never pay, he said. The
church, he said, was a part of Newark,
and everyone had a share. in it's owner
ship. He c~on,plimented the pastor. In
closing, ne said:
On behalf fNthe city of Newark I
bring greetings and congratulations
this evening to you and yonr reverend
pastor, and on behalf of those thou
sands of fellow citizens whom he does
not and cannot know. who know ain,
! bring a message of respect and affec-
ton"