Evening journal., 1921-10-31
THE REV. II. X. STEPHENSON
Pastor Of Silverbrook M. e. Church


Bishop John W. Hamilton. Chan
cellor of the American University at
washington. d. c., preached the ded-
ication sermon OF the Joseph w.
Coiey Community Building and sun
day School Hail. In silverhrook NJ.
f. Church last night. The service
marked the completion Of the COM
munity house project started four
teen years ago.
Bishop Hamilton declared that the
only possible way for this world to
be saved would be by one man saw
Ing another. He urged his hearers TO
bring their neighbors and friends to
God instead OF merely seeking the
light Of God themselves.
The Rev. Robert Watt, superin-
lendent OF the Wilmington district
Of the NJ +. Conference. offered
prayer.
-,<-ec. .-cisa .sss . =ccai sole 5y M!ss
Grace Williams, pastors assistant,
and by members Of the Sunday
tcnool orcheStra.
The morning service was in
~'harge Of the Rev. John II. Wiley.
T.. d., who spoke upon the sub
Set Of rs Christianity Big Enough
'a' or the New Era?" DR.. Wiley
Formerly connected with the Will
minglon Conference. was class
mate OF the Rev. r. X. Stephenson
now pastor Of Silverbrook Church.
He has served as pastor OF Syracuse
University Church; Christ Church.
Pittsburgh and Montolair Baptist
Church, the leading Baptist church
OF New Jersey.
Doctor Wiley declared unhesi-
latingly that Christianity is big
enough for this new era into which
the world has been plunged follow
ing the World War, and pointed out
that Christianity has been big enough
to take care OF every era since the
beginning OF things.
At ESQ o'clock the Sunday school
rally was held. with between six and
seven hunurcd persons present. The
services started In the church and
were later transferred to the new
building where a special musical
program was given by the orchestra
The dedication OF the new building
marks the latest step in forty year.
OF progress in the history Of Silver
brook Church. Forty years ago, M
land in that section OF the city wa
but open country Charles Foster
OF Asbury, opened the way for tn
church when he gained the permis
sion Of II. p. Mason, at that tim
the owner Of much of the propert
there. to hold religious services un
der a large beech tree in front o
the Mason home. During the col
winter months. the services wer
held In the homes of the va .vu
members OF the church. When tn
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad wa
built through the city. the beec
tree was cut down, sa1 Rev. Foste
was compelled to md some othe
meeting place.
A stable belong TO John Dorre
was rented and fixed up and in thi
the little party held services, bu
only for a short time. A smal
chapel was built at Second and Rod
man streets, and here services wer
held until 1892. when the presen
church at Lancaster and WoodlawI
avenues was dedicated. The congre
cation grew rapidly. and fourteen
years ago it was realized that an
additional building would be neces-
sary. A fund was started, and by
continued saving. they were able tc
raise $4,000 with which the new
Sunday school hall and community
building was erected.
The building was named after
Joseph ". coley, president OF the
board Of trustees and for thirty
years superintendent Of the Silver.
brook NJ E. Sunday school. Tn,
sunday school numbers between 7Ot
and 500 in membership.
The new building, a two-stor-
stone structure measuring "A faa
inches by l02 feet 6 inches \
built on plot Of ground 2s5 fee
by SO feet. II is fitted with a s-x,r,
nasium. with locker rooms an
showers. kindergarten rooms.
brary, play room, auditorium sea
ing 600 people and other conven
ences- The cost of the building az
equipment is $50, 900. OF which mo
thor, roo o0r hou nl~ooa.- -. - h..