Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-05
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CELEBRATION At ST. PETERS
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and the gold and red bishops hat.
He was preceded by an acolyte
carrying the bishops crook, the
symbol of position in the church.
Proceeding to the ehaneel the
bishop took his place at the altar
and the solemn service of admins
tering the holy communion began.
Special music had been arranged, for
the service, a feature of which was
a solo by Miss Rozema.
The church was crowded to the
doors and chairs were placed in the
aisles for the afternoon service
which began at 4 o'clock. At this
meeting the Rt. Rev. Edwin S. Lines,
DID,, bishop of the diocese of New
ark, presided. Other clergymen in
the chancel besides the bishop and
the Rev. w. Northey Jones, rector
of St. Peters, were the Rev. John
Fenton, of Metuchen, and the Rev.
Rowland Nichols, of Toms River.
Besides the address of Bishop Lines,
the features of this service were the
address by Governor George S. Sill
ger, and the presentation of a tablet
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BY the Medical Society of New Jer-
sey, the presentation speech being
made by DIR. Wells p. Eagleton, OF
Newark, president of the Medical
Society.
Bishop Lines presided at the ser
vice which was one that wildly re-
called the past history of the church,
this city, the state and the Episcopal
Communion in the early life of the
country. Just prior to Bishop Lines
address and most fitting to the &C.
c%asion, was the singing of st. Peters
Parish hymn, the words of which
were written by the Rev. w. Northy
Jones and the music by Maxwell
MacMichael, the organist of the
church.
Bishop Lines said he was glad to
be able to be present at the service,
and advocated anniversary services
whenever possible as it helps to keep
up interest. The first knowledge he
had received concerning st. Peters
church had been from Cortlandt
Parker, of Newark, who is deeply in
terested in the parish and was a for
mer resident of this city. That New
Jersey has not taken it's place in the
history of the founding of the coun-
try was also a statement made by
Bishop Lines, who then went into
details concerning the early growth
of the state, the handicaps it was I'M
der, and the general growth of the
Episcopal church from the shores of
Raritan bay to banks of the Dele
ware river.
Pointing out how the laws in New
Haven in the early days of the coun-
try would only allow church mem
bers to vote he then told about the
founding of the city of Newark,
where the government was to have
been based on the law of Moses, but
the idea proved a failure. Newark
as a village of 1900 people at the
time of the Revolutionary war and
as the city of today was pictured by
the speaker who declared that it was
not until the bridges were bull
across the meadows, thus establish
ing communication with New York
City, that Newark began to grow.
1.-TWO hundred and twenty-five
years is a long time to let YOU
thoughts go back" said Bishop Line
"but it is good to keep such an ami
versary to recall to mind the name
/ of men and women who have wor
} shipped here. What a great compan,
they are who have worshipped here
They had character and built wei
/ here and have gone on to othe
worlds"
Although we look at those VIII,
, have passed on as being beyond re
call, Bishop Lines impressed upol
the congregation that we are all IN,
great company in Gods sight anC
should be so in our sight also. Thii
should help us of today to enter into
our labors for the betterment of thu
world with new zeal and we are thu
poorer If we forget them, said thu
bishop. He urged that the people o.
today always keep in remembrance
the large company that has gone on
Recalling the early life of st
Peters church and the activities o.
Rev. Robert Mexican, he spoke brief.
ly of the need of doctors being sc
great in the new world that many
of the early rectors spent extra time
in Europe to prepare themselves no
only to serve God, but also to ad.
minister to mans physical wants
Members of no profession give
more than doctors do" said BishoI
Lines, land they had a large place
in the development of the religions
and civil life of the state"
In closing his address he touched
upon the past life of the church, o.
the hardships of the members in the
new lands and how they had beer
loyal to their beliefs, and he won.
dered whether or not the presen'
generation will do as well. He urged
a closer Christian brotherhood ant
fellowship in order to have the
church do its work. He extended
the greetings of the northern diocese
to St. Peters.
Governor Silzer's Address
Governor George S. Silzer was in,
troduced by Bishop Lines as the mex.
speaker. His address follows:
at is a far cry from 1898 to 1923
A long period has passed since VIII.
liam Penn accused the first ordained
clergyman who ministered to Tho
early settlers, of dining too often ant
too well with the surgeon of Cap
tain Kidd's ship. Much as happen.
ed since the missionary society OF
this church came into existence t.
settle religion on the colonists ant
convert the Indians
This period has been one of pro.
gress and advancement. and the
world is better for it. Not only hai
there been great progress in science
invention and the arts. but there hai
been spiritual advancement. TIL
world is better today than it wa!
then.
The influence of the church ha
been strongly felt during all thi