Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-25
ST .JOHN'SC CHURCH
WILL DEDICATE
ITS NEW HOME
German English Lutheran Con-
gregation's Services Will
Continue Three Days.

With special services in both Eng
fish and German, in which prominent
out-of-city clergy men will participate,
the new edifce If the st. Johns Ger
man English Evangelical Lutheran
flock, at Avon avenue and South Tenth
street, will be appropriately dedlcateu
tomorrow morning The pastor, the
Rev. Oscar e Braune, will conduct the
service and the dedication ermon VIII
be delivered by the Rev. Henry was
mund, president OF the New YORK
lutheran Conference. The session will
be conducted In Get1nan. In the evening
III. sermon will be preached by the
Rev. Or q. c. Berilemeier, OF the War
burg Orphans Farm School at Mt. YER
uon. n. Y. HIS address will be in Eng
fish. Special music will be rendered at
botn services by the choir. and the So
prano soloist viii he Miss Linda Berg
hoif.
services Three Days.
The celebration VIII be continued for
three days. and a special feature OF the
Monday evening service will be the
presence Of the Rev. Gustav Doering,
now Immigrant commissioner of the
DtTI OF New 1OAHf AK
DIR. Braune as pas.or of the church,
who will deliver q sermon before the
women's societies. comprising the
members of the Frauen Vereln and the
several auxiliaries of the Luther
League. The service on Tuesday eve
ming will be held under the auspices
of the Ladies' Aid Society. the Luther
Society and the friends of the congre-
CATION. The speaker will be h Kew
c. B. S%chuchar6, of Brooklyn.
For all services an elaborate muslcal
program will be provided under the
direction Of the organist, Miss Lena
Egner. The numbers for tomorroW
morning will consist of the prelude
Entree de Procession, Batiste; chorus'
'.Sternennacht," by the NJ. G. V. Con-
cordia; chorus, Itch wal froh," Porter,
by the Concordia; offertory, "ldyl'
Grew: postlude. triumphant Morn, by
Lerman. In h~eevening the program VIII
be: Prelude, Festival Prelude" Dr.
yolckmar; choir, Holy Father. Hear
NV Cry Chaffin; offertory. Andante
Sostenuto, Thorne; soprano solo, Tine
Ninety and Nine" Miss Linda Berg
hof: choir, The Lord Is My Light,
salter, and the ~postlude, ave Maria,
by List. The numbers for Monday eve
ming will include Andante con Moto, Lo-
der; choir, ''Fuehre ans du CUTE Hirte,
Nelson: offertory. Evening Prayer,
Smart: soprano 500, Miss Linda Berg
hoff, and postlude, Fragment Sym
phonique," by Lemaigre. On Tues
day he music will comprise the pre-
lude, VISION Bibl; choir, Jesus,
Saviour of My Soul" Tours; offertory,
"OYertoire in F." Battman; soprano
solo, II Heard the Voice of Jesus Say,
Harriss; quartet number and the post
lude, Adagio Motto. by R~heinberger.
work Has Been Pushed.
The cornerstone of the new $4,000
ediice was laid on August 7 last, and
work has been pushed on the structure
under the direction of the builder and
president of the Guiding committee,
Frederick Kilgus. The associates on
the board are Arthur Egner, secretary;
Henry Egner, jr., Charles Landmesser,
ST., A., L. Braun n the pastor, the
Rev. DIR. Braune. \ feature of the new
church is the beautiful $500 biblical
memorial window, a gift of the Ladies
Aid Society. both senior and Junior,
and the Young Peoples Luther Society.
The edifice possesses a commanding
Gothic outline and was constructed of
tapestry brick. having a terra Gotta
trim. The first church was organized
in October, 1888, over seventy-seven
years ago. by the Rev. DR.. Geissen-
halner, with a charter roll of eighteen
members The Rev. Gustav Doering
became the pastor in April, 1898, and
was succeeded by the present divine,
the Rev. Mr.. Braune. on June al. 1903.
The latter will celebrate his eighth an
niyersary as pastor in June. He also
of1ciates as the Sabbath school super
intendent.
The parsonage adjoins the new
church and is rapidly nearing compile
ton. The old church and site in Hal
sey street ave been acquired by l.. s.
Plaut G. Co.. The oldest living member
Of the congregation is Mrs. Elizabeth
Finter. of Farley avenue. this city. who
is 50 years old, and attended the first
Sabbath school. The sexton, Frederick
Bruck, has held his present position for
over twenty-seven years.