Evening journal., 1913-10-08
OLD ASBURY
ACTIVE AT
l24 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 1IS9-1913 and starting
with few who worshipped in a small,
Insignificant frame structure, Asbury
NJ 70. Church, now an imposing,
roomy odlfce 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 to 49,
The exercises will open with a love
feast conducted by the Rev J. ID. c.
Hanna, pastor of Asbury Church from
1SS9-lS93, and the present pastor OF
the Twenty-ninth street NJ. e. church,
Philadelphia. The morning and even
ing sermons on the first day of the
celebration, will be preached by
Bishop Thomas B. Neely, ID. d.. L. l..
ID. At the Sunday School session in
the afternoon, there will be an ad-
dress by the Rev. w. e. Greenfield,
pastor Of Silverbrook M. 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 in Intervening.
Services viii be held each evening at
1.30 o'clock, and speakers will be:
October l3-l'he Rev. w. l.. S. Muir
ray, ID. d., pastor of Epworth NJ. e.
Church. and pastor of Asbury Church
from lSs3-S5.
October 1.-THE Rev Asbury Burke.
pastor of Bethel and Summit NJ. r..
churches, and former member of As
bury Church.
October l5Thc Rev William II.
kenuey, pastor Of Chesapeake City,
Md, NJ. +. Church.
October lG-The Rev. T. +. Carpenter
lpastor of Brandywine NJ j.. Church.
October 1.-THE Rev. L. Franklin
Smiley, ID. d., pastor OF West Prcsby-
lterian Church.
There win be no services on Satur-
lday, and on Sunday the services will be
conducted by the pastor, tho Rev.
George White Dawson. who was assign.
ed TO the pastorate of Asbury Church
this year.
Mr.. Dawson was pastor Of Wesley NJ.
Il. Church from l906-0S. during which
time debt Of nearly 5000 was paid.
church and parsonage improved, and the
lot next TO Wesley Church purchased
for tho church.
During Mr.. Dawsnns pastorate az
Harrison Street NJ +. Church. from
ll9ll-l2. an indebtedness of more than
$1,000 was paid, a number of persons
received into membership. and a class
Of boys and girls received from proba
tion into full membership just before
the last conference During his present
lpastorate at Aebury NJ. T.. Church Mr.
Dawson has accomplished much good.
Routine duties have been attended TO
members visited and visits paid to hun
} dreds of homes whose occupants were
} members Of no church Both Mr.. and
Mrs. dawson are busy week in and
week out with work necessary TO the
welfare and happiness of their people.
while the sexton. George II, Shials,
looks after the necessary details in the
church and Sunday school work.
The church has a membership of al
most 600. while the membership Of the
SUNDAY school is about 800 with an ave
rage attendance OF $50.
The church officers are: The Rev.
George White Dawson, presidents W.
Bavard Gem, treasurer; William a.
Calvin. secretary. other officers are:
Stewards-Annie T.. Carroll Charlotte
Day, Anna Z. Freyer Ida f. Leonard,
Margaret A. stein. William a. Calvin,
William r. Gem. c. NJ. Leitch. Benia-
min +. Leonard. William +. Macklin.
I Ill -. al IL q
r. Mitchell Albert y. Pemberton. Da-
vid A. Powell, Charles r. Quillon and
Jesse Tyson.
Recording Steward Charles r.
Mitchell
District Steward james c. Mckay.
Trustees Mahlon II. Hilles. prcsi.
dent; John Mcintosh, treasurer: VIII
liam A. Calvin, secretary; Arthur b.
Cullen, Charles f. Quillcn. Melvin c.
Smith, Thomas J. stein. Joseph Wig
ellsworth, John 2. Williams.
Official Board The Rev. George w
Dawson. president; William 3. Gem
treasurer; Arthur b. Cullen. secretary
Finance Committee Joseph Wigglcs.
worth. chairman; r. Ross Mitchell. sec
retary; A. B. Cullen. George H. Shiles
EXhorters-M Mrs. Anna r. Freyer
William n Blsckway. Christopher c
Corrie, Davis A. Powell
Deaconess-M Miss Aimee Simpson.
The Sunday school officers are;
Charles Ross. superintendent
Arthur r Cullen. assistant superin
tendent; Mrs Ella p. wilkins, femal,
. superintendent; James Mckay, super
, intendent home department; Mrs
Charlotte Day. superintendent pri
mary department; Mrs. Mary J. Ket
, tlcwood. assistant primary superin
; tendent William A. Calvin. hom'
, treasurer; J. f. Leonard. MISSIONARY
treasurer; Charles wilkins. secretary,
Albert +. Pemberton and Frank q
Hall. agents for periodicals.; Mis-
Bertha Ernest, superintendent cradle
roll
The weekly activities OF the churcl
are:
! Monday nights. praying band, con
, Quoted BY Jesse Tyson.
Tuesday nights. class meeting, cen
Quoted by James Mckay. who. al
, though one of the oldest members
and almost blind. is very active, an'
, Interested in all the departments.
Wednesday nights, class meeting
conducted by Mrs. Anna Freyer.
r Thursday night. prayer meeting.
! Sunday night. Epworth League. LEI
by William A. Calvin.