Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-09-10
RALLY DAY OF
SIMPSON NJ. E.
Tomorrow Will Be Great
Event In the History of
Local Church.
BUSY WEEK TO FOLLOW

0oANNy L p0 q COlA1Olhd-
ton of rally day and r~eopening day.
The audience room has been closed
since the first of August because of
the extensive repairs being made
there and the services have all been
held in the lecture room.
This chief room~of the church
building has taken on the appear
ance Ola new auditorium. The
walls and ceiling are constructed of
Georgia pine and these have been
cleaned with chemicals and newly
vanished. from the reception hall
up the stairways, the landing and
the entire audience room. This
richly grained wood now looks as
fresh and new as when first put in.
This work was done under the direc-
ton of William H. Burbank.
The floor is covered with a hand
some new Wilton veIvet carpet, laid
by Albert Leon. Mr.. Leon secured
the carpet contract after competing
with a number of strong outside
firms. The carpet is dark green
and tan, the former color predomi-
mating. In all the carpet consists of
almost 500 yards. Mr.. Icons force
started laying it this morning and
completed the task this afternoon.
The pew and altar cushions have
been covered to match the carpet
and look as fresh as if new.
The electric lighting system is be-
ing installed by A. j. Anderson, and
as the contract was not let till a few
days ago, it Is possible that the lee
ture room chandeliers may not be
mt in n1on1 +ill 3;-,a oo.+
week. In the audience room there
VIII be four large chandeliers of five
powerful lights each. This will flood
this large room with light. In the
lecture room there will be more
chandeliers but not quite as power
ful lights. Two smaller chandeliers
will be placed in the junior room.
The congregation had grown
weary of the heavy curtains just
back of the pulpit platform, so these
will be replaced by a very handsome
piece of quarter oak panel work de-
signed by George Shipman & Com
pany, of Elizabeth. 1t was found
that the floor. of the lecture room
had settled a triie, so it was taken
up, under the direction of George
w. Hoagland, and a number of new
timbers put in and ventilation open
1ngs cut in the foundation walls in
order to avoid any future decaying
of foundation timbers.
Tomorrow this congregation and
its many friends will assemble in
large numbers to enjoy the treat that
awaits them-to behold their i'm
proved and beautihed church home,
to heal the distinguished and elo-
quent preachers who are to occupy
the pulpit morning and evening, and
to listen to the excellent musical
program that has been prepared by
Mrs. William H. Hesser, the church's
faithful and gifted organist.
At the morning service the preach
er Is to be the Rev. William H. Nor
gan, D. D., pastor for fourteen years
of the old and well-known Central
Methodist Episcopal church of New
ark. DR.. Morgan is, In all probable
tty, the best known and most popu-
lar minister of the Gospel in that
substantial city of one-third of q
million souls. Several times he has
been selected to settle labor dis
putes in his home city, and he is
well known as the friend of the
working He also Is one of the
leading Masons of the state, and for
several years he was the grand chap
lain of that order in New Jersey. He
Is a stalwart and powerful preacher
of the Gospel of Christ, and his
large church is generally well filled
with eager listeners.
In the evening the pulpit will be
filled by the Rev. J.@Morgan Read. D.
D., the president of Pennington Sem
mary, which school for boys is TAX
ing on a new lease of life under his
inspiring leadership. DR.. Read is a
most unique and original preacher.
His style Is picturesque and attract
i've. People love to hear him. He
copies nobody; Is in a class by him
self. Both of these talented men
have Morgan in their names and
doubtless both of them. like the pas
tor Of Simpson church, have Welsh
blood coursing in their veins. DR..
William H. Morgan m of rugged
Welsh p~arentage. So Sunday will
be a great day for the Welsh people
of this city, and naturally all of orr
Welsh citizens will be out to hear
their distinguished countrymen.
A well selected musical program
has been arranged for this day, es-
pecially for the evening service. The
committee has been fortunate in Sc
curing Miss Clara Harrington to give
a few violin solos. All lovers of mn
sic will be pleased to hear her at
this time, because OF her engage
ment in a Southern school they have
had little opportunity to hear her
lately. She will oon start for her
Florida home.
This will also be a special day in
the Sunday school and SuDerinten-
dent Fletcher is leading the school
steadily to larger victories. The
young people of the church VIII
catch the spirit Of the day and have
an appropriate meeting. The sub
ject will be, Mercy to the Fallen"
and it will be conducted by Miss
Alma C-Widerstrom. At $50 A.
M. the first meeting of the day is
called a fellowship meeting, to con-
sist of prayer, song and testimony.
A warm welcome awaits all who may
attend 1t. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Dinkelaeher will have charge OF this
service.
A peculiar feature of this Sunday
at Simpson church is that there will
be NO STRAPPED canvass for funds, no
special effort at money-raising. That
splendid subscription list of over
$4,000, taken a little more than a
year ago, when it all Us paid in, will