Evening journal., 1916-03-25

| Church viii observe it, twenty N-htth am
nVcrsary tomorrow with allday ser.
vices The church is the outgrowth OF
a meeting held at the home OF Mr.. and
Z Mrs. Howard T. George. at No. 1908
/ West Eighth street. IN September. 1870.
4 at which number of persons met 10
consider the advisahility ol starting "a
| SUNDAY school for the convenience of
| the residents of the vicinity The Rev.
/ .labc1 llodson. local preacher. was
| chairman After a brief discussion it
/ was decided 20 start a school, and com
mttccs were appointed to rent and fur
nish two lONl2 rooms, which had been
secured at no 800 Franklin street
At subsequent meeting it was rcgu-
mrly organized as the Franklin Street
/ NJ. T.. Sunday School by the Rev. j. j..
Barrett. ID. d., pastor of ~. Pauis NJ.
D.. Church. under whose quarterly con-
ference IL was placed. Officers were
elected and arrangements were made To
have the formal opening of the school
| ON sunday. October .. The rooms, porch
aud Railways were crowded ON that oc-
casion and enough money. Sl65. secured
TO pay for furnishing the rooms.
ON the following Sunday. October -,
the first regular session 0t the school
was held and there were about 90 per-
SONS present The school steadily grew
and increased in enthusiasm.
ON March %, 1891. the congregation
was regularly organized into church
hy the Rev. J.. T.. barrett. ID. d., pastor
of NJ. paurs NJ 4. Church. who had
been appointca by the presiding elder
ior that purpose. 40 the request of the
congregation There were 23 persons
received with letters from other
churches. and two Joined az prohation-
crs. Ol the original number the follow
iug are still members ul the church:
Hubert g. Roop. DIR. b. r. Ncascy. Mrs
Mary T.. Ncasey. William n. lloupt,
Mrs. Martha l.. houpt and George ".
McCaulley.
The following trustees were elected 4.
The Rev. laboz llodson chairman
Newton Chandler, treasurer; Dr. B. Il.
casey. secretary; James u. Groves,
Howard L. George. Hubert A. Roop,
George W. McCaullcy. William g..
Rambo and L. Harry johnson. OF these.
two. Dr. Veasey and Mr. Roop. are still
most active members of the board
AZ the request uf the congregation
the presiding elder. Dr. ~. l.. $. Muir
ray. appointed the Rev Jahez llodson. n
most excellent local preacher, 10 take
charec of the new congregation Viii
liam r. loupt was appointed class
leader
Atcrfa careful examination of Sow
cral locations. thc lot now occupied by
the church was purchased az a cost of
Sfl25. Plans were Immediately made
for the erection of temporary build
ing which was opened for services IN
( May, 1891. The -cv. II. :. mlaney
preached in the morning. Or. j. y. Dob
bin, iu the afternoon and the Rev. G. A.
! Crisc in the evening. This structure
was 37Nl7 feet one-story. aud not plas-
tered. Much Of the work was done by
members Of the congregation.
The congregation aud school mcrca sed
rapidly. and at the end of the year
there were 80 members and $50 schbl
ars.
Ia March, s02 the Rcv. T. b. Short
was appointed pastor. SO rapidly did
thc work develop IL soon became ncces-
sary to seek larger quarters. And in
the spring of 1898 the present structure
was begun the cornerstone being laid
July n, with Chief Justice Charles B.
Lore presiding. February n. 1894. the
new building was dedicated by Bishop
Cyrus ID. foss.
After serving the new congregation
most successfully for hve years, 'Dr.
Short was transferred 10 another pas
torate, leaving 270 members in the
church.
The Rev r. T. Coursey was the next
/. d
was started TO pay of the 5000 in
dobtedness At the end of the third
year hc was succeeded by the Rev. W.
y. Avery. Who remained but one year,
because of ill-health. But this year was
characterized by a great revival and the
reduction of the mortgage debt. DR.. J..
W. Easlcv was the next pastor. paying,
during his pastoratc, $1,000 on the
mortgage. At the end of the third year
he was made president of Union Col
legc, in Kentucky, and was succeeded by
Dr. c. n. Wyatt, who found 322 mem-
bers. During Dr. Wyatt's six years the
church greatly prospered. paying OF IFS
Indebtedness. building additions to the
Sunday school quarters at cost OF
81 500, all of which was paid
IN 1917. the Rev. G.. W. Dawson was
assigned 10 Harrison Street. finding 3g2
members and 3j probationers lie took
hold Of the work with characteristic en-
thusiasm. raising. maidcd. during the
first year, 81 200 for urgent local needs.
At the end Of the second year Mr.. n,w-
SON was transferred to the mother
church Of the city, Asbury, and iD
, March. 1913. DR.. G.. r. Anderson. the
: present pastor. was assigned 10 Harri-
b SON Street, finding 400 members and
% q probationers During the last three
years the church has steadily grown aud
iucrea sed rs efficiency. 4 new pipe
organ. costing 5000. has been installed
and paid for. Inc removal of the par
snnaec home from Sixth street 10 Sew
cuih and Franklin was noteworthy
event. The church finances have been
put on a solid basis; the pastors sal
arv increased TO 81 400 aud the church
now has $50 members and 30 probation-
ers During the last ten wears the
, church has averaged an annual offering
Of S775 10 missions, and during the p
years Of IFS history has contributed Ia
homc and foreign missions more than
1000 Tho factors most responsible