Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-13
THE HOLY CITY"
At CLINTON AVE.
REFORMED CHURCH
Lincoln's Birthday and Sabbath
Schools Add Anniversary Are
Celebrated Together.

Lincoln Day, yesterday, proved very
suspicious and doubly interesting to
the flock of the Clinton Avenue Re-
formed Church, by reason of the fact
that In the afternoon the Sabbath
School celebrated It's forty-third inni-
versary, and in the evening the choir,
led by Director William e. Ashmall
and an augmented chorus of sixty
voices rendered In full Alfred. r
Gaul's sacred cantata, 1.-THE Holy
City"
The exercises, held under the aus.
pices of the scholars, led by Superin'
tendent Edward H. Colyer, were ex'
c%eptionally inspiring, and consisted Of
r~ecitations and singing by the school
The pastor, the Rev. Albertus T. Brock
and others, made short addresses, en-
phasizing the good work that had beer
accomplished, both spiritually and ma
terially, by the school during the past
two decades.
The first Sabbath school vas organ
lied in February, 1868, in a building al
16 West Kinney street. A month later
some nfty-seven members of the flock
FOpfpNO oAo RAOAAVNSo NHN -
ton of the present handsome edifice
which was dedicated on April 10, 1872
The charter-roll consisted of but sew
enty-three members. The first pastor
who took an active interest in the
growth of the school, was the Rev. DR.
W. ]. R. Taylor, who was installed or
November 7, 1859.
He remained until September, 1889, 9
period of twenty years, being sue
ceeded by the Rev. DR.. Daniel Mar
tin, who, during his term Of nineteen
years, was instrumental in making @
large addition to the school roster. The
present pastor, who came here In 1908
has also made Its welfare a feature OF
his official duties.
Officers Who Arranged Anniversary.
The present officers of the school
who arranged and participated in the
anniversary program, were: Edward
II. Colyer, senior superintendent; Mrs
Henry H. Dawson, intermediate; Mrs
F. A. Dunn. primary; Miss Berthe
Hedden, beginners; Mrs. F. W
Severns, superintendent cradle-roll, and
.Ars. M. A. Wyckoff, home department
The chairman of the Bible school com
mittee Is David Kay.
The musical service, held in the eve
ming, attracted a large congregation
and the work of the soloists. Mrs.
Helen Baxter Downer, soprano; Mrs
Theodore g. Stats, contralto; Alfred
Soden, tenor, and Elmer Ross, basso,
was clean-cut in vocal detail, and the
numbers exemplihed with a clearness
in enunciation that left nothing to be
desired. Director Ashmall was SEEM
ingly at his best and the complete rem
dition of 1.-THE Holy City" which is
considered one of Gaul's greatest works,
was sung with a tonal expression sell
dom heard in this city. The chorus,
consisting Of sixty voices. were equal
to the choral variations and created a
well-balanced Interpretation.
The solo parts included numbers for
soprano, contralto, tenor and bass; Sc
lections for duet, quartet and a femi-
nine double quartet. The cantata was
divided In three parts, the prologue
Love Not the World, Nor the Things
That Are in the World" Part !, Con
temptation" and Part II, intermezzo
organ offertory and chorus. Holy
Holy. Holy"