New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-24
PROSPERITY IN CHURCHES
Anniversaries and Extensions
Mark Activity.

The last few weeks in Brooklyn have
been signalized by great church activity,
though Brooklyn Is occupied on the firing
line at Armageddon most of the time.
From the array OF church affairs of vari-
Gus descriptions. three or four stand out
with particular Importance. Two churches
are celebrating their anniversaries. an
other church is preparing to build and an
other has just opened a new parochial
school.
Grace English Evangelical Lutheran
Church, Bushwick avenue and VERIFIED
street, celebrates to-day its tenth ami
versary. The chief celebration will be
this morning. when the Rev. C. r. Inter-
mann. the pastor, will give an historical
sketch OF the development Of the organiza-
ton and the Rev. DR.. Henry f. Jacobs,
dean OF the Lutheran Theological Sem
mary, at Philadelphia, will preach. In
the evening there will be several speakers
the Rev. DIR. S. G. weiskotten, president
OF the Brooklyn Lutheran Missionary So
ciety-which has the record Of founding
twenty churches in eighteen years-and
the Rev. DR.. Charles Smith, president OF
the Eastern Conference OF the Synod Of
New York and New England, will be the
chief ones. On Tuesday concert will
be held at the church underline direction
Of Carl Fique, assisted By Mrs. Katherine
Noack -Fique. Mrs. Anna Treckmann and
Louis Mollenhauer. The choir OF Zion
Lutheran Church will sing.
Mr. Intemann was student at Phila-
delphia when he was chosen TO carry on
missionary work in the Bushwick section.
lie began the work in June, 902 He got
together a congregation OF sixty persons
in a store by a canvass, but only eleven
were ready to start the new church with
him when the organization came into be-
ing on September 16 Of the same year
His Sunday school numbered nineteen
pupils. The following spring the little
flock decided to build a church, and ac-
complished the task with the financial aid
Of ex-Mayor Charles A. Schieren. The
move proved wise, and eight months after
taking over the property the organization
became self-supporting. The property is
now valued at $4,000 The church has
225 members and its Sunday school has
354 pupils.
The Lutheran Church OF St. John, New
Jersey avenue, near Liberty avenue, cele-
brated its sixty-ffth anniversary few
days ago. It's pastor is the Rev. j. G. F..
Baesi. who has been in charge since May
TO- 1904 The church was organized on
June IS, 1Si7 As in the case OF Grace
Church, the anniversary celebration was
delayed until this month Only two other
churches OF the denomination in the bor-
oush are older The church property is
valued at $4,000. Il has a membership OF
l3l and a Sunday school attendance OF
72l.
The Roman Catholic Church Of st.
Mary, the Mother OF Jesus, at I'D avenue
and s5th street, Bensonhurst, OF which
the Rev. Henry r. Murray is rector, is
soon TO replace its frame building by a
brick structure. for which plans are now
being made. Besides. the church will
build parochal school and, later, con-
vent for sisters who will teach at the
school and a new rectory. The church
property. which Is valued at ,3O. 600. is free
from debt. and the church has on hand
for building purposes the sum OF 10000.
The new buildings will cost $4,000, II is
estimated. Bishop Charles T. Mcdonnell
of the Diocese OF Long Island few days
ago dedicated the new phrochial school
OF the Roman Catholic Church OF the
TRANSPORTATION. Hooper street and Marcy
avenue. The building is a brick structure.
four stories high and has accommoda-
lions for about one thousand pupils.