Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-28
CHURCH AND ITS
PASTOR To HOLD
ANNIVERSARIES
Dr.. Lombard's Fifth Year and
Baptist Flock's Fifty-first
to Be Celebrated.

Daring the week beginning tomorrow
the flock of the Fairmount Baptist
Church, in Paramount avenue near
Bank street, will impressively cele-
brate two anniversary events-one the
ffty-flrst year of the founding of the
congregation and the second the fifth
anniversary of Rev. George e. Lom-
bard as pastor of the church. Both
events will be observed with specially
arranged programs. In his sermon to-
morrow at 1890 a. m the pastor will
review the half-century history of the
church. Rev. D. S. Lewis will deliver
the invocation and Miss Emily Grafke
wal render a soprano solo.
At the evening service at 7:30 DR..
Lombard will make an address on
THE Paramount Lighthouse" Rev. b.
w. Hand will lead in prayer and the
choir, led by Chorister II. Ellsworth
Cedmus, and assisted by Miss Grafke,
as s%oloist, will provide an attractive
musical program. Seats will be re-
serve for the pioneer members of the
congregation.
Tuesday at 8 p. n. an organ recital
VIII be given, and the participating
artists will be Lee K. Smith, organist
at Christ Episcopal Church, Orange;
J. Henry Huntington. jr., organist- at
the Third Presbyterian Church, this
city; Miss Emily Grafke, soprano, and
John Bland, tenor.
The feature on wednesday evening
will be the formal celebration of the
firth anniversary of Rev. Mr.. Lombard
as pastor. The several churches in the
vicinity and the Baptist flocSs through
out the city will extend greetings. The
clergymen who will attend will include
Rows. Andrew Zimmerman, II, G. Har-
mon, Warren r. Neff, Thomas G.
Villers, Samuel Alden P%errine, Clark 7.
Browneil, Albert Foster and e. S. Van
Ness.
The crowning event of the week will
occur on Thursday night at 7;45 o'clock,
when the ffty-frst anniversary of the
church will be observed. Rev. Thomas
B. Vassar, of Elizabeth, will deliver the
anniversary address, selecting for his
topic 1.-The Old and the New" Another
speaker will be Rev. DR.. l.. L. Henson,
of Brooklyn. Rev. DR.. Albert Foster,
pastor of the Roseville Baptist Church,
will also take part in the service.
Chorister VI. e. Cadmus will be in
charge of the musical program.
The weeks celebration win close Fri
day night with a reception and home
oming of former members.
The present officers of the church
are: Edgar r. Leroy, clerk; o. o. Bittle,
treasurer; Edward Lowe, financial sec
rotary; Richard Weiss, assistant secre-
tary, and Herman r. Smock, treasurer
of the building fund. The official board
consists OF Deaoons J. C.. Bachelor,
Henry Bevensee. c. A. Prester, August
Grafke, A. l.. Powelson, Frederick
Fulcher and f. j. Crissey, and Trustees
]. H.. Bachelor, J. b. Riker, Herman
Smock, Conrad Yunker, w. II. Kueb-
Ter, o. o. Bittle and A. Riker, jr., who
is also school superintendent. Miss
May Green is head of the training de-
partment; E. r. Leroy, president Mems
League; Miss Helen Fuleher, president
b. Y. p. u; Mrs. H. r. Bevensee, pres
ident Mission Circle and Ladies Aid
Society; II. Ellsworth Cadmus is the
musical director and Peter Fl. Funk is
sexton. The flock was organized in
October, 1850, and for years worshiped
in Bruce street, The present $50, 900
edihce was erected in 1906, and dedi-
Gated on April 20, 1907. A new SIS, 900
chapel was added a year ago