Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-21
CHURCH DAY IS
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Brilliant Order Of Services
for Presbyterians.

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Impressive services were held be-
fore large assemblages yesterday on
the occasion of the eighth annual
church day of the First Presbyterian
church, which resulted in one Of the
greatest rallies In Its history. The
annual church day sermon on the
subject of Greatness According to
Gods Plan," by Rev. Arthur ].
Smith, D. D., of New York, was time
ly and enthused his hearers. A spec
ial offering netted large amount to
be used for clearing away $500
note, the last vestige of floating in
debtedness incurred by running ex-
penses of the church when receipts
were not sufficient. There remains
a mortgage upon the property which
is being reduced year by year.
A throng that taxed the capacity
of the edifice attended the special
service yesterday morning. The va
rious church organizations were seat
ed in the forward part of the build
ing in given order. The Young
Peoples Society gathered in the east
room, the Junior Endeavorers In the
middle room and the Westminster
Cadets In their armory, the west
room, prior to the service and march
ed in body to the places reserved
for them. Beginners of the Sunday
school sat on little chairs in front of
the pews in the center. Other organ
izations sat behind them in the fol-
lowing order: Elders, trustees,
Home Missionary Society, Foreign
Missionary Society, Ladies' Society
land the Presbyterian Brotherhood.
Those in the easterly section begin
ming at the front were seated in the
following order: Junior Department
of the Sunday school, Intermediate
Department of the Sunday school,
Junior Christian Endeavor, Young
Peoples Society of the Christian En-
deavor. Those on the westerly side,
beginning at the front, were: Pri-
mary Department of the Sunday
school, Senior Department of the
Sunday school, Keasbey Cadets and
the Westminster Cadets.
DR.. Smith is Received.
Prior to the service DR.. Smith was
given a reception by the pastor, trus-
tees and elders in the formers study.
The church officials were introduced
TO the speaker of the day. The SER
vice was opened with organ prelude
in F by Tombelle. Members of the
choir sang "Onward Christian Sol
diers" as they marched to the choir
loft. Invocation and Lords prayer
followed by the pastor and congrega-
tion Gloria was then rendered by
the congregation and was followed
by responsive reading in Psalms 26,
27 and 20. The order of service
continued as follows: Anthem, 90
Come, let us Sing by the congrega-
ton; announcements; anthem,
There is Holy City" by the choir;
Scripture, Matt. 5:1-16; hymn, This
is the Day the Lord hath Made"
violin solo, "Berceuse" (Godard), by
Miss Blanche Grieve; prayer; special
church day offering; anthem, Lift
Up Your Heads" (Rogers).
Reports of Organizations.
Reports of twelve of the fourteen
organizations of the church were
then given. The secretaries of the
respective departments reported, CIV
ing the date of organization, object
and membership of each. They were:
Adrian Lyon for the elders, Irwin R..
Solt for the trustees, Harry Jensen
lOE the uSlelS, Nloo AliCc NlCSiy-
mont for the Sunday school, Miss
Marie Robbins for the Junior Chris
tian Endeavor, Miss Alice Nicely
mont for the Senior Christian En-
deavor, Miss Grace Hawk for the
Foreign Missionary Society, Mrs. l.
r. Solt for the Home Missionary
Society. Harry Comings for the Pres
byterian Brotherhood, Albert Krogh
GolN
Daniel w. Boehm for the Keasbey
chapel.
Rev. James H. Northrup followed
with words of cheer. He referred to
efficiency as one of the things most
essential in life. Efficiency, he main
tanned, was comprised of two things,
practicability and punching ones
hits. Hymn, "God Moves in a Mys
terious Way" followed and after
this DR.. Smith offered the church day
sermon on the subject of Greatness
According to Gods Plan" He drew
the text from the last part of the
thirty-fifth verse of Davids eigh-
teenth Psalm. 1t was THY gentle
mess hath made me great" The
Ispeaker defined the words great and
gentleness according to the deini-
ClO0S gwen ny tH0 UeSl dutHOTllleS,
and spoke most interesting upon the
Subject. The service was closed
with rendition of hymn, "On Our
Way Rejoicing" prayer and benedic-
ton.
DR.. Smith is graduate of the New
Brunswick Theological Seminary, is
superintendent of the Evangelical
Committee of New York City, was
formerly pastor of the First Presby
terian church of Savannah and has
conducted important evangelical
campaigns in various large cities.
At the evening service DR.. Smith
spoke on the subject Of "The Great
est Work in the World" a sequel to
his morning topic. The music con-
sisted of Berceuse, organ, by Whee-
dom; anthem, THE Day is Gently
Sinking" by Neidlinger; a soprano
solo, entitled Land so Fair" Wool
er, by Miss Martha Osterhout:
hymns Is, 144 and 148, and organ
lRecessional by Gaul.
Tribute to Departed Elder.
In reporting for the elders at the
morning service, Mr.. Lyon paid trib-
ute to J. ]. Deitche, elder-elect of
the church, who died recently. Mr..
Deitche had been elected in the place
of Mr.. Barnes, who resigned to leave
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