Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-07
GIVE PLEASING PAGEANT
At ST. PETERS CHURCH
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Woodbridge gets its name from
the Rev. John Woodbridge, said
Miss Carolyn Valentine, who rep
resented Trinity church, of that
township. 1t was founded in 1902,
and was of crude structure. In 1864
a new church was built upon the site
where the incompleted n had been.
1t stood for over a century, until
it was destroyed by fire in 1858.
The Parish has a charter from
George III, the King conveyed by
William Franklin, East Jerseys Tory
governor, and when the present
church arose, it was of brick con-
%struction. 1t was built in 1860.
Within the las three years this
church has been remodeled and i'm.
proved.
In 1905 said Miss Louise Temp
sett, who represented st. Johns
Church. of Elizabeth, is the date
Rev. John Brooks from England ar
rived and took up the work in Eliza
beth. This priest was not working
for more than a year, when they
purchased a lot and built them a
church and gave it the name of the
Baptist st. John.
The most famous man on our an
nails was he who for thirty-eight
years was priest of st. Johns. DR..
Thomas B. Chandler, a Yale college
man. During the war while the
British were here the floors were
torn up and the pews were removed
and a stable for horses was made of
the church, But when peace came
and the patriots won, h parish re-
vived and took on new life, and the
church was restored as she was once
before. The present fine structure
was built later on, whose tower so
stately. is built like the n in Mag
dalen college in oxford. The church
is considered by some still to be the
largest and finest in this diocese.
Miss Inez Brown told of st.
James church at Piscataway, hav-
ing a service of the church, some
time while Edward Portlock was the
rector of st. Perte's church in this
city. In 1912, the land on which
to build a church was land belong
ing to the town which Robert Hun
ter, governor, then decided for a site
on which to build st. James's, Pts
| gateway, and son in 1922, the first
church building was erected.
In 1905, st. Michael's of Tren-
ton was founded, said Miss Eliza
beth Cox, the first recorded incident
in reference to st. Michael's church
is when some children were baptiz-
ed, the first ear of the century.
In 100, when the Rev. Evan Evans
came and baptized nineteen children
in the town of Maidenhead which
was the present town of Lawrence
Vile. In 1904, a license was granted
to build another church, and in 1893,
the present church site was built.
The heralds then saw st. Andrews
Amwell, represented by Miss Helen
Aschenberg, st. John Salem, repre-
sented by Miss Florence Booth and
Christ church of Allentown, repre-
scented by Miss Laura Biller, who
in turn pointed out the historic rel
les of the church, and told of their
foundings up until the present day.
Miss Vivian Peterson and Miss
Gertrude Martin representing st,
Andres church of Mt. Holly, and st.
Peters church of Freehold, spoke of
the founding of their church in 1876
and 1742, and related many of the
| historical relics in the church.
In 1743 Christ church of New
Brunswick was founded, said Miss
Elizabeth Paul. The first church
building made of stone which was
begun in 1915, still stands midst all
vicissitudes, non other has been
aver built to take the place of this
old church. The present home In
which men meet to pray n praise
and serve their God. Christ church
of New Brunswick is of note because
Of three outstanding facts, first, this
church vas among the few which
was kept open all the while the war
of independence ran, because the
| rontOr Of tha ahIIrNh wa Dr Ahram
Beach, though loyalist in sympathy,
the Patriots respected him and did
o try to stop him from holding
services il the town. Often did he
pass the lines of soldiers on oppos-
Ing sides that he might serve in this
city, for he was rector there as well,
The Presbyterian edifice in Bruins
wick, British soldiers burned while
Christ church had her pews destroy
ed and wooden fences around the
church were burned to make camp
fires, for which the British paid in
cash.
The second fact of note is that
Christ church, New Brunswick, was
the place in 1884, where the
first steps were taken to create
the highest body of our church,
the general convention. The
third cnleI point Is tndt Nnrlsl
Church was the first cathedral in the
state for here John Croes, while rec
tor, was elected Bishop Of this statN.
Miss Marie Brown and Miss Ella
Brown then related the founding OF
st. Peters church in Spotswood, and
st. Peters in Clarksboro. Following
the pageant, hymns were sung.
Tomorrow night will close the
two hundred and twenty-ffth ami
versary of the church. The boy
scouts will entertain in the Parish
house at a camp fire. An invitation
is extended to the public.