Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-19
OBSERVES
SEM|-CENTENN|AL
Local Pastors to Take Part in
Celebration in Jersey
City.

JERSEY CITY, Oct. 19.-clergy-
men and laymen from Newark, Eliz-
abeth and other cities of the State
will attend the semi-centennial cele-
bration opening services, to be held
in the Emory Methodist Episcopal
Church, at Bergen and Belmont we
nues, this city, tomorrow. The spe-
cial exercises will continue all next
week, under the auspices of the vari-
Gus societies of the church.
Tomorrow morning the Rev. DR..
George G. Vogel, pastor of the Cen
tenary Methodist Episcopal Church,
Newark, who filled the pulpit of the
Emory Church for ten years, will
preach the anniversary sermon, and
In the evening the. Rev. DR.. A. G.
McCrea, the pastor. who came to the
local church from Newark three years
ago, will deliver a historical ad-
dress. in which he will review the
growth of the parish.
At both services the choir will rem
der special musical programs. The
pioneer members of the congregation
will occupy reserved seats in the body
of the church. In the afternoon the
Sabbath school will also conduct APP
propriate exercises. Impressive serv-
ices have been arranged for nex'
week.
On Monday evening there will be al
address by the Rev. DIR. w. #. Sheri
dan, general secretary of the Epwortf
League, and on Tuesday a h storica
and social session will be held, wher
DR.. McCrea will speak. He will bt
followed by Charles Hunt, of Spring
field, Staten Island, the first class
leader of the church, who will re-
spond to the toast Aud Lang Syne.'
Talks will also be given by the Rev
C. C. Winans, of Caldwell; the Rev. j
b. Faulks, of Chatham; the Rev. +. u
Blight, of Paterson: the Rev. }. M
Meeker, of Hackettstown; the Rev
l.. c. Mueller, of Paterson; the Rev
| Warren l.. Hoagland, of Nutley, AM
the Rev. DR.. Vogel, of Newark, tn
former pastors.
A feature of the session Will be thu
unwilling of memorial windows to tn
memory of e. T.. c. Young anS
Francis w. Mallalieu. Addresses a
the ceremony will be made by former
State Senator William ID. Edward
and C. V. futile. On Wednesday eve
ming there will be a fraternal and de
votional service, at which the Rev. Dr
George w. Smith, district superinten
dent, will preside. The sermon Will d.
preached by the Ri. Rev. >Bishop Ear
Cranston, of Washington, ID. c.
A love feast will follow, in which
all the Methodist churches In tn
Hudson County Evangelical Uniol
will unite. Or Thursday evening tn
choir will present Haydn's oratoric
.oTbe Creation" assisted by Ruth Il
Smith. soprano: William IL. Pagan
tenor. and Edwin John, basso. VI
Friday the various departments o
the Sabbath school will present al
anniversary program under the di
rection of J.tV. Forester, the superin
tendent. and on Sunday h semi
centennial services will come to
close. with the Right Rev. Bishol
Luther B. Wilson. of New York, fill
ing the pulpit in the morning, ant
Bishop w. l.. Lewis, of Foo-Cho"
China, preaching in the evening.
A special feature of the celebration
will be the wiping out of a Sl6,oO'
debt which was held against thu
church when DR.. McCrea assumed thu
p~astorate three years ago.