Evening journal., 1913-10-08
OLD ASBURY
ACTIVE AT
I24 YEARS
CONGREGATION viii Observe
Anniversary With Week Of
Services Beginning Sunday
BISHOP NEELY WILL
PREACH FIRST SERMON

Down through more than a century
of time from 17S9-f9i8 and starting
with few who worshipped in a small
insignificant frame structure. Ashury
NJ. p. Church, now an imposing
roomy edihce OF brown stone. stands
a mute but grand tribute to the per
sistent and ever faithful efforts of
those who have increased in number
TO the present membership Of almost
six hundred who, with keenest inter-
est, will participate in the
one hundred and twenty fourth
anniversary celebration OF the
old Mother" church. which will be
held from October 10 10 10.
The exercises will open with a love
feast conducted by the Rev J. ID. C.
Hanna. pastor Of Asbury Church from
1sS9-1S93. and the present pastor Of
the Twonty-ninth street NJ. T.. church.
Philadelphia. The morning and even
ing sermons ON the first day Of the
celebration, will be preached by
Bishop Thomas b. Neelys ID. d.. L. l..
D. Al the Sunday School session IN
the afternoon. there will be an adj
dress by the Rev ". p. Greenfield.
pastor Of Silverbrook N. E. church.
J Elmer Perry superintendent OF
Harrison Street NJ. E. Sunday school.
and a former member of Asbury
church will address the Epworth
League meeting I'm the evening.
Services viii be- held each evening at
30 o'clock. and speakers will be-.
October l3-Ihe Rev ". L. S. Muir
ray. ID. d., pastor of Enworth NJ. f..
Church, and pastor of Asbury Church
from lsS3-s5
October 1.-THE Rev Asburv Burke.
pastor of Bethel and Summit NJ r..
churches. and a former member of As
bury Church
October Is The Bey William a..
kenney, pastor of Chesapeake City,
Nd. NJ. = Church.
October lG The Rev. F. r. Carpenter.
pastor of Brandvwine M p. Church
October 1.-THE Rev U Franklin
Smiley. ID. d.. pastor of West presby-
.terian Church
There viii be no services on Satur.
day, and on Sunday the services will be
conducted by the pastor, the Rev.
George White Dawson. who was assign
ed 60 the paltorate Of Asbury Church
this wear.
Ar. Dawson was pastor of Wesley NJ.
=. Church from 1906 0s. during which
time debt of nearly 5000 was paid,
church and, parsonage improved and the
lot next to Wesley Church purchased
for the church.
During Mr. nawson's pastorate nj
Harrison Street N r.. Church. from
/ l9ll-l2. an indehtededne.s of more thar
$1,000 was paid. o number of person
lreceivcd into Membership. and a clasl
lof BOYS and gifls received from proba
tion into full membership Just before
/ the last conference. During his present
Ipastorate az Ashurv NJ =. Church Mr.
Dawson has accomplished much good
Routine duties have been attended 10
members visited and visits paid to hun
dreds of homes whose occupants were
members of no church. Both Alr. anc
Mrs dawson are busy week in ans
week out with work necessary to the
welfare and happiness of their people
while the sexton George III shials
looks after the necessary details in the
church and Sunday school work
The church has a membership of al
most GOO. while the membership Of the
Sunday school is about 800 with an ave
rage attendance OF 800
The church officers are. The Rev
George White Dawson. presidents W
Bavard Gem. treasurer; William A.
Calvin. secretary Other officers are
Stewards f. Carroll. Charlotte
Day. Anna r. freyer Ida p. Leonard
Margaret A. Stein. William a Calvin.
William b Gem. q NJ Leitch. Benia
min f. Leonard. William F. Mackln.
purnell McColley. James y. Mckay. G..
IN. Mitchell Albert p. pembcrton Da-
vid A. Powell, Charles r. Qullen and
Jesse Tyson.
Recording Steward Charles ~
Mitchell
District Steward james g. Mckay.
Trustee Mahlon n. Hlles. presi-
dent; John Mcintosh. treasurer; VIII
liam A. Calvin. secretary; Arthur b.
Cullen. Charles r. ouillen. Melvin C..
Smith. Thomas i. Stein. Joseph Wig.
ellsworth. John =. Williams.
Official Board The Rev George W.
Dawson, president; William b Gem
treasurer; Arthur B Cullen. secretary
Finance Committee Joseph Wiegles-
worth, chairman; r. Ross Mitchell. see.
retary; A. b Cullen. George n. Shiles
Exhorters Mrs Anna r. Frever
William n. Blackway. Christopher G.
Corrie, Davis A. Powell
Deaconess-M Miss Aimee Simpson
The Sunday school officers are.
Charles Ross, superintendent.
Arthur B. Cullen. assistant superin-
tendent. Mrs. Ella r. wilkins. female
superintendent: James Mckay. super
intendent home department; Mrs
Charlotte Day. superintendent pri.
mary department. Mrs. Mary J. ket.
tlewood. assistant primary superin-
tendent William A. Calvin. home
treasurer. 7. F. Leonard. Missionary
treasurer; Charles wilkins. secretary
Albert p Pemberton and Frank n
iiall, agents for periodicals. Miss
Bertha Ernest, superintendent cradle
roll
The weekly activities OF the church
are
Monday nights. praying band con-
Quoted hy Jesse Tyson
Tuesday nights. class meeting. con.
Quoted hy James Mckay. who. al.
though one of the oldest members
and almost blind, is very active. and
interested in an the departments.
Wednesday nights. class meeting
conducted by Mrs Anna Freyer
Thursday night prayer meeting.
Sunday night. Epworth League. LED
by william A. Calvin.
Monthly meetings are The ". G. It
T.. of which Mrs. Hannah p. knots
iia president.
Tie Asbury "Y." Of which Mrs
Charlotte Day rs leader