Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-07
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ST. PAUL'S HOLDS
ITS F|FTY-SEvENTH
YEAR CELEBRATION
Whole Week Is Given Over to
C~OmmemoratiOn of Found
ing of Church.

Thu congregation of St. Paul's Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. at Broad and
Marshall streets, are celebrating this
week the f~ifty-seventh anniversary OF
the founding of their church. The.
birthday celebration, which began yes
terday, win continue throughout the
week. Yesterday the anniversary com
munion service was celebrated at the
morning service, and in the evenins
tho annual anniversary praise service
was held.
The Rev William C. O'Donnell. Phi.
D., pastor of the Church, preached al
the evening service on THE Garment
Of Praise" Mr.. O'Donnell seized the
opportunity during his discourse to
disparage the present tendency among
the younger men of the world to dis
claim any inclination towards religion.
Again, Mr.. ODonnell declared that
married men arc wont more than is
necessary to let their better halves
get all the religion.
Many a man, lost to eternity other
wise, will. 1 doubt not, be literally
dragged through the gates of heaven
by some ~pure-souled who
without him would not enter in. The
unmaniinessof man in regard to religion
is Il fact of the present day, "A fact to
cause shame. but u fact to be remedied
as well. Isaiah named his two SONS
with names suggestive of the very es~
of religion; it is one of the most
precious privileges of f~atherhood to
start the boy on the right path. You,
fathers, w 1t TO your boys to give
them an inclination towards higher
things"
Reasons for Thank iuIncss.
Mr.. O'Donncll continued with an
enumeration of the things for which
all mankind. including st. Paul's
Church, should be thankful to God.
Everyone here present said Mir.
oDonncll, could multiply the causes
for Thanksgiving ten times over. We
can praise the heavenly Father for the
men and women who made ST. paura
Church. We can also praise Him for
the future that He has given to US TO
do over again. IN different ways, the
work that our fathers accomplished.
We can again pledge ourselves to His
service, and thanking Him for every
ono of tho hfty-seYcn years of service
tildt ildNc lldEstO, W. tdu lplSt dJhtlts
giving our sons and daughters cause
to be thankful for our efforts, even as
We are now thankful for the work Of
our fathers"
The musical program for the evening
included two tenor solos by DIR. Ion
jackson, of New York. and a trio by
the church soloists. The program for
the coming week includes the anniver-
DrN- sA1,a -er- "a aaotinn tdtoaar,.1uy a,ynoi,a
and a church reception on Wednesday
evening. On Sunday next the anniver-
airy sermon will be preached in the
morning. and in the evening the serv-
ice will be OF a musical character, with
Miss Grace Munson, contralto, and
Edward Strong. tenor OF the Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian Church, New
York. as s~oloists.
The history of tho church is well
summed up in a brief paragraph APP
pearing on the church calendar, as fol-
lows:
History of tho Church.
This is anniversary week. Fifty
seven years ago. February 9, 1858,
Wednesday,, 122 persons put their
church certificates into the hands of the
presiding elder and were formally or
BNIllHcJ us INC bTOtu street Mc(tlOtl-l
Episcopal Church, That is the signid-
cant event we celebrate. OF the, entire
number OF original members, but three
are now with us. Intelligence. earnest
ness, courage, faith, conservation, were
among the virtues of the fathers. We
owe them most ardent expressions of
appreciation"
The present officers OF the church are
rs follows: Pastor, tho Eev, William
g. O'Dcnncll, Ph. D.: board of trustees.
E5bert J. Tamblya. president; Herbert
RI. Crane, treasurer: board of stewards,
Albert Clearma1 Pedrick. president;
committee on letting pews. Herbert II.
Crane, chairman; Sunday school.
Homer j.. Diefendorf, superintendent;
Miss f.. Prudence Corey, intermediate
superintendent; Miss Josephine l.. Bald
win. Junior superintendent; Mrs. c. e.
g. Smith, primary superintendent; Miss
Ethel Crane, beginners superintendent;
Mrs. w. \. woodland, home depart
nnent superintendent; Epworth League.
Miss Pearl Osborne, president; Mrs.
William l.. Ross. superintendent Junior
League: Ladies' Union, Mrs. Alexander
Milne, president: WoTen's Foreign
Missionary Society, Mrs. Frank K.
Huff, president: Womap's Home MIS-
sionary Society. Mrs. Charles f.. Coffin,
president; Mems Club. DIR. G.. L. c.
Smith, president; church trio. Mrs.
Caroline Doll Green, soprano; Stacy w.
Page. baritone; James Philipson. organ
fst; sexton. Charles Stiles.