Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-29

TO CELEBRATE
12Oth Anniversary of Church
to be Observed Big. Events
Have Been Planned

Presbyterians in the city are look.l
ing forward with e~agerness to thel
exercises next week celebrating thel
l2Oth anniversary of the foundingj
of the church. All living former
pastors have been invited to attend
and it is possible for two OF them,|
Rev. Harlan G.. Mendenhall, ID. DID
of New York City, and Rev. Georgei
b. VanDyke, of Moosic, Pa, to be
present. Former members and nom
resident members nave also been
specially invited.
The opening service will be ob-
| served as Church Day Service, next(
| Sunday morning at 1880 o'clock,
when DIR. M~endenhall will preach,r
and there will be music by both<
| junior and senior choirs. \
In the afternoon, an interdenomi-S
national service will be held, when
| special music will be rendered by the
choir and a string quartette COM.
| posed of Mrs. L. M. White, first vio-g
| lin; Charles B~arnekov, Jr., second
| violin; Kenneth Martin, viola, and
| S. F.. Somogyi, cello, who will play a.
prelude by Bach, and an andante.
cantabile by Tschaikowsky. Briefl
| addresses will be made by h Revs.
| Herbert r. Hatchman, w. Northey
Jones, Robert Schlotter n Wilbert
w. Westcott, Of this city, and by
| Rev. Harold S. Rambo, pastor of the
Adams Memorial Presbyterian
| church, New York City, successor
! of Rev. +. d. Niedermeyer, present
| pastor of the local church.
In the evening at 1880, in the
| chapel, there will be a Christian En-
| deavor reunion with, four minute
| speeches by present and former
members.
Two mid-week meetings of espe-
| cial interest are the historical her-
| vice. Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock,
| and the dinner on Thursday. The
| former will be unique in that there
will be music from three periods IN
the church's history, those OF lSOO,
1856. and 1921. Two %quartets will
appear in costumes representing the
earlier dates, and the gowned choir
will sing the third number.
An old tuning fork, used o
than q hundred years ago., Will be
employed in the service, and the
melodeon of seventy-five years ago.
which was carried to the church for
each service, will be on display. An.
other novelty will be the lining out
of a hymn by the choir and its repe-
tition by the congregation.
At that service prayer VIII pc Of
l IereO DIV 1keN. LOyal L.
tor of the First Presbyterian church,
of Railway, and DR.. MenhenhaH Will
make the historical address, securing
much of his material from his own
book "Presbyterianism in Perth Am
bov." written while he was pastor
here. There will be brief addresses,
nv Rev. George B. VanDyke, presenu
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, Moosic, Pa, Rev, John d
Moment, pastor of the Crescent ave
nue. Presbyterian church., Plalnllelu
and also moderator OF the Prespy-
terv of Elizabeth, and Rev. Eben 8:
Cobh IL d.. pastor of the Second
PRESBYTERIAN church of Elizabeth.
The benediction will be pronounced
nv Rev. J., G.. Mason, d. d. pastor
of the First Presbyterian church OF
h dinner or Thursday, tickets
FOR which may be secured at Nser :
for seyenty-fve cents, will be served
at $50 in the chapel, the guests
being requested to assemble IN the
church before the hour OF serving.
Music has been prepared throughout
tbe evening. Brief addresses will be
made by Mayor William @. Wilson:
and J. Logan Clevenger, editor OF
the Evening News. Judge Charles
q Hommann has also arranged "
he present. The chief address Will
be made by the Rev. Charles "a.
Mcdonald, D. D., of New York Ciiy,
who will speak about Men ana Ine
church." The dinner will be served
by Mrs. Larsen.
The celebration will close tne ior-
lowing Sunday. y, VIII az
anniversary communion serves ~
II O'Clock, and a sacred cantata,
"The Holy CITY, sung at S:sV
o'clock. fuller mention of which Will
appear later.