Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-18
CHURCH BRIEFS.

The official board of the Trinity Meth
odist Episcopal Church will formally
petition the Newark conference board
for the return of their pastor, the Rev.
Enoch e. Meacham.
"Idealism in Commercial Life was
the subject of an address made by
Hamilton w. Mabie yesterday after
noon In the North Reformed Chureh be-
fore the members of the Vice-Princt-
| pals Association.
What Young Men and Women
Should Have will be the theme of the
Rev. Dean Newton Dobson tomorrow
evening in the Elizabeth Avenue Pres
byterian Church. It will be the second
sermon of a series of the general topic.
"The -Four Herbs of Life In Young Men
and Women"
The speaker at the mems meeting at
the Y. M. C. A tomorrow afternoon will
be the Rev. DR., George w. King. pastor
of the Central Presbyterian Church.
1.-THE Soul of Man" will be his subject,
The tenor soloist, Henry Earle, will
sing.
The speakers at the annual dinner of
the Mems Club. OF the North Reformed
Church, last evening, were the former
pastor, the Rev. DIR. James I. Vance,
the Rev. w. P. Bruce and the Rev. Carl
H. Gilmore. The Eureka trio also en-
tertained with music and songs.
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An entertainment and musicale was
conducted last evening at the Kilburn
Memorial Presbyterian Church, under
the auspices of the Christian Endeavor
Society. The program comprised vocal
and instrumental music and recitations.
The proceeds will be devoted. to the
church building fund.
The Rev. DR.. George G. Vogel is clos
ing a most successful frst-year pas
torate at the Centenary Methodist
Church. Both the membership and
finances have prospered during the
term. The conference will be asked to
return him to the charge.
The Mems League of the Clinton
Avenue Presbyterian Church are ar
ranging to give an entertainment in
the near future. The program will in
clude a sketch, enacted by the mem
bers, entitled "Jerushy BOWS Family
Album" and a farce, "a Box Of Mon
keys" by Grace Livingston Furniss.
Several noted soloists will also con-
tribute selections.
The congregation of the Forest Hill
Presbyterian Church expects to break
ground for the erection of a new edifice
this summer to occupy the corner plot
adjoining the present church, at High
land avenue and Heller parkway. The
pastor, the Rev. Frederick w. Lewis,
and the official board are pushing the
building project.
"Talmudic Literature will be the
subject of a lecture that will be deliv-
cred by Rabbi Solomon Foster, of the
Temple B'nai Jeshurun, in the Free
Public Library, on next Thursday eye-
ming.
The noon-time speaker at the special
Lenten service held in Trinity Church
today was the Rev. DR.. e. A. WATSON,
rector Of st. Stephens Church. During
the week the sessions have been well
attended, the audience consisting large
ly Of business men and clerks from the
many mercantile houses in the vicinity,
The rector. the Rev. DIR. Louis Shreve
Osborne, and the assistant curate, the
Rev. Albert Thompson, are in charge
OF the series of services, which will be
continued until Easter Sunday, April 16
AS the fiock of the Emmanuel Bap-
fist Church will be obliged to vacate
their present edifice, in Verona avenue
on May 1, by the terms Of sale, work is
being pushed on the completion of the
basement of the new church at Clifton
and Montc!air avenues, Forest Hill sec.
ton, so hat services can be held
there during the finishing of the new
1928. 900 edifice. The pastor, the Rev
Edwin o. Wilson. and the treasurer OF
he building fu:,d, G. w. DeLissnor
hope to complete the work during the
summer.
Under the auspices of the Senior
Christian Endeavor Society a sociabl,
and entertainment was held last eve.
ming in the lecture-room of the Parl
Presbyterian Church. Those who ar
TdUb6u the dIId1T were. MISS NAOMI +
Halsey. chairman; the Misses Rache
Doremus. Susan Hummel and Emil!
Salkeld, and Messrs. Paul Adams, How,
ard Wolfe and Andrew Salkeld.
The new cdifce being erected by tn
flock OF the Weequahic Presbyterian
Church, In Peshine avenue, Is nearins
completion. and the congregation hop,
to have the building ready to occupy by
May 1. The interior will be finished il
hard wood and be equipped with tn
most modern altar and pew furnishings
The recent report of the treasurer o
the church shows that the equipmen
fund amounts to s719.30. The offlcia
board elected for the term consists o
Edwin O.. Bedford, George J.. Lumbrey
er, Jacob Grogan, Michael HART AM
Alfred Cole, elders, and John Il
Wright and William worsley, trustees
On April 4. 5 and 8 a fair and suppe
will be held in the church, under tn
direction Of John B. Wright, chairman
! and a committee.