Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-19
CELEBRATING 30
YEARS AS Church.
East Orange Awaits Anniyer-
sary of Mum Avenue Pres
byterian Flock.
FEW SURVIVING CHARTER
MEMBERS WILL TAKE PART
Services Will Begin Sunday,
the Celebration Continuing
Until Tuesday.

With the exception of a few minor
details, all is in readiness for the
observance of the fiftieth anniversary
Of the Mum Avenue Presbyterian
Church, East Orange, which begins
on Sunday. The church win be deco
rated with palms and flags. The OBJ
servanee will begin with special serv-
ices at IL O'Clock. The observance
will continue until Tuesday night,
when the entire congregation and
former communicates win gather for
social intercourse.
The Rev. Robert Brewster Beat
tie, pastor. has supervision over the
arrangements for the celebration, and
ne is being assisted by a committee,
Of which Robert MoBratney is chair
man. The Rev. Mr.. Beattie is re-
covering from a serious injury he
received a few weeks ago. The Rev.
James D. Ludlow, pastor emeritus,
who returned home from Europe,
especially to participate in the cele-
bration, is to deliver the historical
address.
The Rev. DIR. Simon j. Mcpherson,
pastor thirty years ago and now at
Lawrenceville, where he has charge
of the academy, will be in charge of
the service. One of the features will
be the use of the melodeon used at
the first service, and still the prop
erty of the church. in singing the
hymns The choir will have special
music for the occasion. The program
viii be as follows:
Morning worship, IL o'clock, service
II TOD h 10
Pherson organ prelude; doXology,
Lords prayer: Gloria anthem, Psalm
CXLV., Calkin; responsive reading
with choir responses); hymn; Scrip
ture lesson (choir response; prayer;
offering for church work with
prayer of Conservatory offer
tory anthem, c. e. Horsley;
hymn: anniversary address by DR..
Ludlow; soprano solo, Handel;
prayer and benediction; silent
prayer; organ postlude, Huber.
Community service, p. M, service
conducted by the Rev. James NJ. Lud-
low, D. D.; organ prelude, Prelude in
F.. Petri: anthem, Demarest; scripture
lesson; hymn, quartet, from the ora
torio ''Naaman,' Costa; prayer with
Lords Pray chanted by the choir;
offering for church work with prayer
of CONSERVATORY offertory. alto solo,
Mendelssohn; hymn; greetings from
neighboring churches; anthem, Our
Day of Praise Is Done" Brewer; ben
edfction; silent prayer; organ post
iude, "Alla Marcia" Widor.
The committee in charge of the ar
rangements is composed of Robert
MaT oh f,sY11 To
Dewar, secretary; Mrs. G. w. B.
Cushing. Mrs. Charles L. Thompson,
Mrs. William B. Smith, Mrs Robert
Courtney King, Miss Ruth Ray Will
mer A. Baldwin, Edward H. butcher,
DR.. Charles A Groves, John H. Pal
mer, Henry w Pointer, William @.
Thomas. Charles A. Trowbridge,
Frank W. Wilson; musical director,
Samuel P. Warren; Mrs. Grace Davis
Northrup. soprano: Mrs. James M.
McCutcheon, contralto; Henry D.
Bastow, tenor; R. Norman Joliffe,
bass.
1t is expected that the surviving
charter members will be present.
They are Joseph L. Mum, Mrs. Addie
c. Adams. Mrs Phoebe A. Harrison
and Mrs Mary E. Ward.
The church has been one of steady
growth, and has a fourishing and
prominent membership. The present
Elmwood Presbyterian Church was
established as a branch in 1889.
The first pastor of the church was
the Rev. Fergus Lafayette Kenyon,
a young man who had just graduated
from the seminary. He began his
pastorate August 2. 1854.