Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-24

nominated for Vice-President with
Henry Clay in 1s44, president of Rut-
gers College in 1850. It was during
his superintendency that the Sunday
school made its greatest strides. So
ernest was Mr.. Frelinghuysen In his
Sunday school work that he also
taught a Bible class regularly while
in Washington.
Isaac Van Wagenen then served the
Sunday school for sixteen years and
was followed by two brothers. William
r. Sayre and James Reeve Sayre, who
together served as superintendents for
thirty-one years. The work was then
taken up by Charles Van Duyne, who
this year completes his fiftieth con-
secutive year, either as teacher or
superintendent.
Another member interested in the
Sunday school work is George r.
Reeve, who served for more than
thirty years as musical director, Sec
retary and superintendent of the
school. The building of the Few
smith Memorial Presbyterian Church,
on Hudson street, is due largely to
Mr.. Reeves efforts. A mission of
the Second Presbyterian Church with
Sunday school organization developed
into the Fewsmith Memorial to Rev.
JOSCPlt PGWSIHllH, WHO was IOT
thirty-seven years pastor OF the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church. Rev.
George H. Broening is the pastor of
the Fewsmith Church and Sunday
school.
| Another work started by the Sun
day school Of the Second Presby-
terian Church is the West Side Park
Presbyterian Chapel, at Eighteenth
avenue and Seventeenth street. This
work was begun by q few of the
teachers of the Second Church In an
old barber shop in 1911. The same
year the new chapel was built, The
work grew so rapidly that new
brick neighborhouse was erected In
March, 1914. This chapel has already
a school with a membership OF over
60O The work at present is under
the general supervision of Rev. John
j. Louderbough, assisted by Charles
Van Duyne and Miss Sarah ]. Reece.
Several unique records cluster
around the history of the Second
Presbyterian Sunday school. For
approximately forty years Mrs. Al
mira l.. Ward served the school in
the capacity of assistant superin-
tendent. For more than forty years
he Sabbath school supported Martin
d. Lewis as it's Sunday school mis-.
sionary in the far Western States.
The present secretary of the school,
Howard sherwood, has the record
of not having missed a single session
of the school for fifteen years.
The following superintendents have
served the Second Presbyterian
Church from the time of It's organi-
zation in 1915 until the present time:
George. Rohde. 1s15-1S25: Theodore
Frelinghuysen, 1s25-1S39; Isaac Van
Wagenen, 1S39-1S57; william r. Sayre,
1S59-1S72; James Reeve Sayre, 1872
1885; Charles Van Duyne, 18S6-189o:
Demarest 1s92-1Sg3; James N Greg
ory. 1S93-1S94; George r. Reeve, 1894
1907: George w. Hawkes., 1907-1nO9;
Rev. Albert Fulton, 1e10-1s11; Rev.
Frank j. Milman, 1s11-1913; Edmond
p Haines 1913-1914; Rev. Howard
Adair, 1914-the present incumbent.
The following original poem has
been written for the centennial cele-
bration by Mrs. Joseph L. Ward, jr.,
one of the teachers OF the school.
II will be sung tomorrow to the tune
"Louvan:"
Father Of all, enthroned above,
Whose smile is light, whose heart is
love,
To Thee we lift our hearts and sing,
All praise and honor to our king.
Through storm and sunshine, smiles
and tears,
Through O long century Of years
Down to this anniversary day,
Thy hand hath brought us on our
way.
For all Thy mercies freely given,
For joys of earth, and hopes of
heaven,
For all Thy tender, watchful care
We worship Thee with praise and
prayer.
oh, keep us ever by Thy side,
AS in the past, be still our guide;
Dispel the shadows of the night,
Lead us in paths of truth and light
God of our fathers, as we bow,
With thankful hearts before Thee
now,
Accept our songs of grateful praise
To Thee whose love hath crowned
our dayA.