Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-26
Twelve LU5TRA
OF GOOD WORK At
CENTRAL NJ {.
Church Where Devil Bill Be-
came "Sky Pilot" Carey Will
Celebrate It's Birthday.

A stated In detail in Tuesdays
Evening STAR, the Central Methodist
Episcopal Church, in Market street, near
Mulberry, will with special services to-
morrow, both in the church and Sab
bath school, appropriately celebrate its
sixtieth anniversary.
Out of Difference for the wishes Of his
dock the pastor. the Rev. DR.. William
II. Morgan. will deliver the special his
torical discourse instead of placing the
honor with a visiting divine.
While the services Will be of a most
impressive character and will Interest
the large following of local churchmen
from a generalized religious standpoint.
there are many veteran members Of the
"Old Central Church who will feel a
souI-deep interest In the part the edi-
foe plays today as a separate n dis
ttnct institution.
James L.. Hays, the president Of the
board of stewards, is one of the pioneer
members of the church. and as far
back as 1854 was president of the Young
Peoples Society. For over a half CEN
fury he has been Identified with the
church and during the entire period has
taken an activekpart In its affairs.
William w. Blanchard. the official
head OF the board OF trustees. has also
been connected with the Central Church
for many years. While his term has
not beer as long as that of Mr.. Hays.
1t has, nevertheless, been woven with
the faithful "tte that binds"
This church was also the scene of
the conversion Of "Btll" Carey, the Cen
tral railroad engineer, who a quarter
OF a century ago, under the pastorate
OF the Rev. +. C. Iglehart, was trans
formed from Devil Bill" into SKY
pilot" Carey, one of the most valuable
railroad evangelists In the State.
aDeviI Bill, Now a Divine.
MI. Carey is now a local preacher in
the Central Church and on weekdays
he pilots freight engine No. IA over the
local line of the Central railroad.
The Sabbath school was organized in
1919, and its list of superintendent
includes s. Chase, g.. c. Dunn, James
N. Fitzgerald, George J. Ferry, J. H.
Bentley, James @. Barnet. James L.
Hays, DR.. Edwin ]. Howe, ". G. Ham,
mond, Cyrus O.. Shepherd, J. Wilmer
Kennedy, Charles L. Pitts and the
present official, d.. Chauncey B. Griffith.
His assistants are Miss Ella Muchmore,
A. w. Frye, John D. FITZGERALD,
Thomas Wescott ~(secretary), c. e.
Alcock (treasurer), Ernest Pollard las
sistant treasurer), and Mrs. julius
Geissler (primary Department..
During the history of the school six
scholars have left It to eventually
enter the ministry.
The Epworth League was organized
in 1887, during the pastorate OF the
Rev. r. c.. I~nglehart. The present
board of officers Of the church, many
having served faithfully for long terms,
are: Trustees, w. W. Blanchard, presi-
dent; W. H. Barnet, secretary; j. w.
Jacobus, treasurer; c. L. Pitts, James
c.. Barnet, Stephen Harrison, M. e.
Blanchard, Peter Charles and DR..
George Waite. The stewards are:
James L. Hays, president; Walter G.
Grant, treasurer; ]. Smith Hartshorne,
recording secretary; ". C. Hammond,
Sidney 8. Smith, ]. W. Kennedy, E. c.
Stremple, W. H. Van Houten. A. Ogden
FitzGerald, DR.. C. B. Griffith and DR..
Herbert Church.
Young Women Active.
Among the young women who are
actively identified with the various
societies of the church are Miss Elsie
Banister, Miss Meta Bush, Miss Sue
Hopping, Miss Ella White, Miss Minnie
Baker, Miss Emma Kershaw and Miss
Carrie Gutbrod. The membership of
the flock is over 700, and they live in
this city, Vailsburg, East Orange,
Nutley. Kearny, Irvington, South Or
ange and Orange. Memorial tablets
repose In the interior of the church
commemorating the faithful work of
the Rev. Alfred Goodman. who died in
1871; James G. Barnet. a former presi-
dent of the board of trustees, who
passed away IN 1898; Mrs. Susan Yat-
mar Edwards, deceased in 1902, and
william H. Murphy, who died In 1905.
The pastor, DR.. Morgan, is deeply in
terested in the young people. and his
Sabbath evening services are largely
attended by young women n men
who have realized that the "Old Cen
trars'' minister Is making a personal
and attractive appeal to them. His
magnetism and geniallty has won him
the longest one-term passionate in
Newark Methodism.