Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-06
Centenary Of Simpson N. E.
Church ImpressiveIy 0bserv-
ed Here Last Night.
EVERY SEAT IS FILLED
Vested Choir of rs Voices
Selections by Orchestra Are
Delightful Treat.
LONG REMEMBER EVENT
Comparison Of Conditions
Now and | 0 Years Ago
Made by the Bishop.
EVERY SEAT IS FILLED
LONG REMEMBER EVENT

The termination of the centenary
of es s.abiiShed Methodism in this
city was impressively observed last
night at the Simpson Methodist
Episcopal church, when Bishop
Luther b. Wilson. D. d, LII. D., of
New York, in remarkable and able
sermon reviewed the works of the
past and drew great lesson there
from by which the present and fu-
ture should live, taking as his text
part of the thirty-eighth verse of
the fourth chapter Of the gospel &C.
eording to st. John: "Other Men
Labored." This was the bishops
first official visit here.
The church was seated to its Ca
pacity. The services were opened
at 1880 with several selections from
the church orchestra. accompanied
by the piano. Az Ancient of Days."
a professional by Jeffrey, was being
given by the piano, orchestra and
organ, vested choir Of seventy.five
junior members Of the church ana
Sunday school filed through the
church taking their places on both
sides Of the pulpit. They were fol-
lowed by the regular church choir.
The orchestra, led by w. c. Healy,
very effectively and exquisitely &C.
companied the organ in playing the
music of the different hymns. Rev.
H. E. Curtis, of St. Pauls Methodist
Episcopal church, Tottenville, Of
fered the first prayer of the SER
vices. DR.. William e. Palmer.
pastor of the church, introduced
Bishop Wilson.
DIR. Wilson began his address by
comparing the conditions of the
present to those of 100 years ago.
at is larger world he said,
mot only on the maps, but In the
morals and ideals" But he thought
that though the world has under
gone many new and progressive de-
velopments which has increased its
area on the maps, still for all of tina,
it is one great neighborhood. For
while the geography was being ex-
tended, inventions and discoveries
were materializing that links the
world into community as much now
as when most of the worlds terri
tories were unexplored.
He stated the world had also
grown in knowledge and learning,
in che dissemination OF Christian
;ty and In the knowledge of Jesus
Christ. "The walls OF division be-
tween man and Christ have fallen"
he said. He spoke of how a man
can go almost over the whole world
and worship God without fear from
his fellow beings. 'Yon can 60
back to the days OF Moses and see
the development of the world from
the simple to the complex; see the
80 pif uSr
preceding times,' he declared.
Dr.. Wilson suggested it was well
for US to look over the centuries
when we feel disposed to praise
ourselves for the wonders of our
age. Referring to his text he said;
Other men have labored' We
must remember. we did not accom-
plish all. The world today repre-
sents not only what we have done.
but what other men have done.
Other men have labored.'
He praised the men of the past as
unselfsh and not only working for
the benefit of themselves but for
the advancement of mankind
through their posterity. He said:
1--WE stand here singing the hymns
he has composed and reading the
words he has written, and we stand
by the principles he has wrought
cut by supreme sacrifice. We are
not debtors to one but to many. We
should stand here singing the praise
Of those who have gone before
u.s.
Though the past has accomplished
much, Dr. Wilson declared 1t had
rot accomplished everything, and
that there is a responsible duty for
MS to perform He illustrated by
the great artists who have had their
masterpieces placed In halls of
fame. but who before their death
tContinued on mage ~