Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-10-16
FINE SERMONS
ARE DELIVERED
Or. WarfieId, President Of
Lafayette College at Pres
byterian Church Day
CITY's NOTABLE SUNDAY
Simpson NJ. {. Congregation
Hear DR.. SitterIy of Drew
Seminary--Anniversary.

elaborate programs at both morn
Ing and evening services marked
the celebration of two important
events in Simpson Methodist Epis-
copal and the First Presbyterian
churches in this city yesterday. At
Simpson church the one hundredth
anniversary of the birth. of Bishop
Matthew Simpson for whom the
anniversary OF the dedication of the
church was held. AT the First Pres
byterian the annual church day was
observed with appropriate exercises.
Large Congregations Present.
There we're large congregations
at both churches in the morning and
evening. Rev. DR.. Charles F. Sit
terly, professor at the Drew Theo-
logical Seminary at Madison,
preached In the morning at Simpson
church. DR. Sitterly, who Is SON
in-law OF Rev. DR.. Butts, who
preached at the dedication of the
church thirty years ago, spoke on
the lines of education and pleased
his hearers with the remarks. In
the evening Rev. S. Trevena Jack.
son, of Simpson M. e. church, Jersey
City, who was pastor of the local
church for five years from 1900 to
1905, gave an excellent discourse
Bishop Simpsons life from the
time of his birth in Kadiz, Ohio, UP
until his death.
Rev. DR.. William q. Palmer. pas
tor, gave a brief history of the
church from the time the corner
stone was laid in 1866 and the ded-
ication of the original church in
November, 1868, and the rededica-s
tion of the main audience room in.
December, 1881, which was the
main celebration yesterday. DR..
Palmer also read list of all former
pastors of the church, together with
the list of the officials at the pres
ent time. Special music was rem
dered by the choir at both services.
DIR. WarfieId at Presbyterian.
Church Day at the First Presbyte-
rian church was observed by all So
cieties of the church at the morning
service Rev Ethelbert d. Warfield,
d. D.. LII. D., president of Lafayette
College, at Easton. Pa. preached at
both morning and evening services.
fos his III 81 Aos lie Mystery Of
Godffness sfhe Inherent societies
occupied the seats in the front OF
the church and report was given
by the hear OF each Adrian Lyon.
gave a report of the session, Irving
Solt the trustees; Mrs. c. X. Stevens
the Home Missionary Society; Miss
Leslia Henry the Foreign Missionary
Society: Miss Jennie Jensen the sun
day school; D. w. Boehm the Keas-
hey department; Miss Alice Nicely
mont the Christian Endeavor; Will
liam Liddle the Junior Endeayor;
Mrs. Stevens the Ladies Society;
Albert Krogh the Cadets and Clar-
ence Wright the ushers.
In the evening DR., Warfield
preached from the subject of Chris
tian Education" The special collec-
tion taken at both services amounted
to over s400 and when the full re-
port of the Sunday school and other
societies are In 1t is expected that
the amount will reach near the $500
mark.
The choir rendered special pro-
gram at both services. In the morn
ing a quartet composed of Miss
Boughton, Miss Crowell, Mr.. Mullen
and Mr.. Podmore sang, with Mr.,
Podmore in the solo part. Miss
Emile Berger, soprano, sang a solo,
In the evening the choir sang,
"Still, Still With Thee and Miss
Berger sang, 81 Will Extol Thee"
The decorations consisted chilly
of autumn leaves and flowers.