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THOUSANDS SEE
MOTHER XAVIER
V LAID AT REST
Final Trib utes to Venerable
Foundress of Order of Sis
tersiof Charity.
Special Im the Kvertl "K st«r
CONVENT STATION. June 28.—
The funeral of Mother Xavier, who in
[ 1857 founded the under of Sisters of ,
Charity in New Jersft v. was held hero
t today. It was attended by more than .
1,200 members of her religious com
munltv and by hundreds or priests
from all parts of the Sftate and New
York. Bishop O’Connor officiated at
the solemn repuiem mass otTcredat the '
convent chapel of the College of St. |
Elizabeth, the mother Imuse of the |
order. The body of Mother Xavier j
was laid to rest under a small shrine !j
on which Is the statue of an angel.
In the convent cemetery. All of '
the nuns and priests who partici
pated In the tlnal procawsion to the
grave of the venerable woman who !
died last Thursday at the age of nine
ty-one, after giving almost seven
decades of years to religimis, chari
table and educational worlc j
Monsignor Charles H. Maokel. rec
tor of St. Patrick's Church, of Eliza
beth, delivered the eulogy. In bril- <
Slant words he depicted the long and
wonderful career of Mother Xavier, j
He referred to her ns a saintly char- |
aeter whose great accomplishments
tn the Held of education and charity ;
cere never marked by the slightest •
trace of self-glorifioat Ion. j
The preacher said: "She has yield- .
ed to the Inevitable law of death, .
and we are here to mourn our loss. I
to pay tribute to her memory and to (
draw from the record of her noble
life lessons for our guidance."
Among the organizations represent
ed at the obsequies was the Alumnae
Society, of St. Elizabeth's College. ,
Three bishops, beside Bishop O’Con- i
nor. at tended the obsequies. They j
were Bishop .lames A. M( Paul, of I
Trenton; Bishop Thomas E. Hickey,
of Rochester, and Bishop Thomas E. ;
Nilan. of Hartford, Conn. Rt. Itev.
John A. Sheppard, of Jersey City,
vicar-general of New Jersey, also was
present.
muse U* I tr.’l I t*(i in tllP
chapel at 10 o'clock. Rev. Bernard
M Bogun, rector of Ht. Mary' a
Church, Plainfield, was the deacou,
and Rev. Eugene P. Carroll, rector
of Our Rady of Grace Church, Ho
boken, the Hub-deacon. As deacons
of honor to the bishop were Very
Rev. Dean William McNulty, rector
of St. John's. Paterson, and Monslg
nor Patrick K. Smythe. rector of St.
Joseph's. Jersey City.
The choir was composed entirely of
sisters from the convent. Most of the
Sisters of Charity in New Jersey
were present, and the alumnae there
Included not only those In New Jer
sey, but many from New York, Penn
sylvania and more distant points.
Although no outward sign made 'I
known that the convent and college
were in mourning, mere was a notice
able pall among those who live there.
All the sisters and visiting sisters
formed a procession before the mass
sod walked slowly to t lie* chapel.
The procession after Ihe mass In
cluded not only the sisters but the !
priests who had officiated and the |
alumnae, and Mother Xavier's body
was taken for the last time along a
road she had traversed many times,
past a statue of the Sacred Heart
before whlrb she had often knelt in
prayer, and to a grave over which an
angel stands with outstretched hands
a.- if In perpetual blessing of all
those whose holy lives have found
h resting place within its vision, and
while thev walked the chapel bell
tolled. It continued as Bishop O'Con
nor held a short service at the grave,
and stopped only when Mother
Xavier was laid in her final resting
place.
Monsignor Markets eulogy was
particularly touching, tie said:
"The occasion which brings us
here today Is one of unusual interest
and solemnity. A bright omt shining
light in the religious world has been
extinguished; a noted leader In three
of the most important spheres of
human activity—religion, education
and charity—has relinquished a posi
tion of honor and influence seldom
equalled or rivalled. « mighty power
for good among priests and people
has ceased to energize among us.
We can scarcely realize as yet the
magnitude of the loss we have sus
tained. We only know that we ox
perlence « feeling of privation such
as would lie caused by the departure
of a dear and valued friend ai\d bene
factor for a distant shore. One who
for ft period surpassing in length the
span of an ordinary lifetime has
been a source of spiritual life and
light to thousands of others has suc
cumbed to the grim conqueror who
knows no distinction of age or sex or
rank. Mother Xavier, who seemed
almost to rise superior to the ordi
nary vicissitudes of humanity and
to be immune from the ravages of
dlssase and infirmity, has yielded to
Ihe Inevitable law of death and wo
are here to mourn our loss, to pay
tribute to her memory and to draw
from the record of her noble life les
sons for our guidance.
"We have losl an earnest and In
defatigable worker whose labors
have been fruitful of results so pro
found and far-reaching that her most
ardent wishes could not have an
ticipated them when she entered upon
that career which has now come to
its earthly close. We have lost one
of those unique characters whom the
world decorates with the title of
genius and honors as pioneers In new
and untried fields of human en
deavor. We have lost a wise and
prudent administrator whose fore
sight and executive ability built up
a system of educational and charit
able Institutions unsurpassed for
efficiency and Inspired those Institu
tions with a force and vigor that give
promise of even more Important re
sults in the future than they have
accomplished In the past.
"We pay tribute to her memory as
that of a saintly woman and fervent
religious who proved to the world
how much can be achieved with
scanty resources by those who are
thoroughly in earnest in their re
liance on the help of divine grace.
We pay tribute to her memory as
that of a valiant and forceful woman
whom no obstacles could daunt and
no difficulties Impede In the path of
her progress. We pay tribute to her
memory as that of a woman of high
intelligence who knew with consum
mate wisdom how to adapt the means
at her disposal to the attainment of
the lofty ends she had in view.
"We draw from her life the lessons
of patience and perseverance, of
trusting in God and doing the right,
of doing well whatever your hand
findeth to do, the lessons of honest
and unswerving devotion to high
Ideals, and of learning to labor and
to wait for the results which ate
sure to reward hard and continued
toll united with fervent prayer and
firm reliance on God's help.
Main Purpose la to Pray.
"Our main purpose here today is to
assist at the holy sacrifice offered for
the repose of the soul of a devout and
faithful servant of God. who has gone
before the- Judgment seat of the all
just Judgl to render an account of
ner stewardship In this way we
■ without a license, was »rm.i«.
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MISS GRACE PRENDERGAST
BRIDE OF JOSEPH W. BAKER
—Photo by F. P. bout).
A pretty wedding was solemnized
today In the Church of the Holy
Cross, Harrison, when Miss Grace
Pr under gas t, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. James Prendergast, of 68 South
Fifth street, Harrison, became the
bride of Joseph W. Baker, soil of
Captain and Mrs. Morris Baker, of
609 Cross street, Harrison. The cere
mony was performed by Rev. George
1,. Fitzpatrick, rector of the church.
Father Fitzpatrick was also cele
brant of a nuptial mass.
Miss Frances Prendergast, a sister
of the bride, was bridesmaid, while
tho best man was Bawrence Baker, a
brother of the bridegroom. The edi
fice was filled with relatives of tho
couple. Tlie bride was formerly a
teacher in the East Newark public
school. Mr. Baker is a Harrison ar
chitect.
Mr. and Mrs. Baker will spend the
summer at Bradley Beach and upon
their return will reside in Cross
street, Harrison.
manifest most fittingly our gratitude 1
for services of Inestimable worth,
service* so notable as to render “f he 1
name of Mother Xavier worthy of
our most affectionate veneration and
perpetual remeinbrunce.
"At first sight it may seem that
Mother Xavier lias no need of our
prayers, because her saintly life was
one continual prayer or elevation of
her mind and heart to God, to adore
Him, to thunk Him, to implore His
aid and to express .sorrow for sin.
Yet, earnestly ns we are Inspired
with sentiments of highest admira
tlqn and deepest gratitude for her
resplendent services to religion, edu
cation and charity, to which her life
was consecrated with such whole
souled fervor and devotion, we
tremble at the thought of the account
which siio had to render at the judg
ment seat of God. j
"She was elevated to a high position I
of honor and dignity by the samel
over-ruling Providence of God which 1
first directed her youthful mind and
heart to the religions life, and from
those to whom much has been given
much will be expected. She was an
swerable not only for her own sanc
tity of life, bill for the holiness, zeal
and self-sacrifice of hundreds of
chosen servants of God and apostles
of Christ placed under her direction
and committed to her rare by Him
Who said to each one of these conse
crated disciples, ‘You have not chosen
J Me, bill I have chosen you, that you
! may go forth and bear fruit and that
\our fruit may remain.
“Tlte chief tribute to Mother
Xavier's wonderful force of char
acter and sanctity of life Is the deeply
grateful appreciation expressed in
every parish of this diocese and far
beyond its boundaries of the noble
achievements for God and humanity,
for religion, education and charity,
accomplished by the Sisters of
Charity who drew their inspiration
from her example, were animated by
her spirit and whose scarfs were in
flamed with increased ardor and
zeal by the thought that their
labors were bringing not only glory
to God and blessings spiritual ami
temporal to humanity, but Joy, com
fort and delight to iter whom God
chose to ho their mother, benefac
tress, exemplar and guide.
"In her honor, therefore, as well as
to pray for her, we come here today
to bestow on her the only praiRe she !
would not have shuddered to accept- j
the praise duo to a good and holy
life exemplifying every Christine
virtue, extending Us influence to all
members of her community,, who in
turn ennobled and inspired the
lives of thousands of others, includ
ing all classes, from the lowliest of
God's creature* in (he eyes of the
world to tlte priests and bishops, who
In blessing with gratitude to God the
service of the Sisters of Charity, to
religion, education and charity, to
church and state, never failed to re
member that the source of the zeal
and devotedness and self-sacrifice of
the sisters was to he found in the
wise mind and sanctified heart of hor
whose name they could not pronounce
without praise and thanksgiving, the
revered and beloved Mother Xavier.
"The secret of Mother Xavier’s ex
traordinary success was her rigid
compliance with this divineo com
mand. She loved God and she loved
her neighbor for God's sake. We are
absolutely confident that In her heart
there was not a trace of love for the
vanities and pleasure of this perish
able world or a tinge of regret for the
loss of those worldly enjoyments
which in the days of her youth she
had fully and freely renounced, and
the sacrifice of which every true re
ligious offers on the altar of self-im
molation when on the day of her con
secration to the Sacred Heart of
Christ she leaves all things that she
may deny herself, take up her cross
anti follow in the footsteps of Jesus
and Mary.
"A feature equally notable in her
character was this: That amid all her
successes and in presence of the
praises lavished and the encomiums
bestowed upon her work and upon
the splendid work of the community
of which she was the inspiring and
guiding spirit, no human helng could
discern a trace of self-glorification
or self-esteem In this zealous and un
tiring apostle of religion, education
and charity.
Means She Employed.
"High and holy aa the characteris
tics of Mother Xavier were they
would not be sufficient of themselves
to explain her successful CRrcer. They
perfected her awn soul and rendered
her own salvat&m secure, hut she had
entered the community not only to
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jive glory to God, but peace on earth
o men of good will. Having made;
uire of these supernatural qualities
ihe proceeded to use every natural
neuns within her grasp. She under-1
itood that the order of nature de-1
•Ives its origin from God no less than
he order of grace. Reason is a gift
if God as much as revelation is a gift
if God. This is God's world and
iverythlng true, good or beautiful in
Lhe world should be employed to
florify its Creator.
"The church of God, while regard
ng as her primary object tho safe
guarding of the deposit of revelation
tnd the salvation of souls, has never
lesituted to employ reason and phil
tsopliy, art, science, culture, retiiie
nent and every previous endowment
if nature to the fullest extent of
heir capabilities.
"Whatever was true, good and boau
ifttl in paganism the church took
laid of, cleansed It and baptized it
tnd used It us an auxiliary In her
work of promoting the glory of God
and the welfare of men. Mother
Xavier hud this spirit of tho church.
There was nothing narrow-minded
ir puritanical in her character. She
encouraged progress and development
in every branch of natural science
and of the arts and refinements of
life, and her chief delight in St. Eliza
beth's College was derived from the
fact that It standH its an evident proof
that the highest perfection of religious
life is perfectly compatible with the
utmost freedom In the pursuit of
knowledge and culture in the natural
order.
"There Is no opposition between
reason and revelation, between nature
and grace, between science und faith,
and it was ono of tho glories of
Mother Xavier that she realized this
truth und exemplified it in her own
life. Saintly and devout as she was. she
cultivated to the full extent the nat
ural virtues of noble ambition united
with benevolence and courtesy, devo
tion to duty In union with energy and
fidelity to conscience, goodness of
mind and heart combined with hon
esty. Industry, Intelligence and in
tegrity of character, supernaturallz
ing these qualities by the motive
which she ever kept In view and by
the principle from which they pro
ceeded in her own heart sanctified by
the grace of God.
"Along the same lines were the
broadmindedness and gonnrosity she
exhibited in trusting and encourag
ing lhe sisters of her community
whenever she saw that they had any
plan to propose or scheme to under
take to promote religion, education
or charity. As she advanced in years
It never occurred to her because she
was old everyone else must be old.
She hud been trusted with high and
most serious responsibilities when
she was young, and she had found
that even out of the mouths of babes
God perfected praise. She had this
great gift of leadership that she was
able to attract to herself even In ad
vanced years the enthusiastic loyalty
and devotion of the younger members
of her community, and the reason
wns that they felt that she herselt
had the perpetual youth of those whe
live in closest union with God, whe
is unchanging and unaffected by the
lapse of lime. She knew that the
young make mistakes; but she knew
also that they had the ardor, vigoi
and enthusiasm which make fot
progress, and she glorified In hei
achievements with more than s
mother's delight in the children whom
she sees surpassing herself In the
pursuit of those same ldenls whicl;
she herself cherished and pur
sued. In these younger sister!
she saw her own life renewee
with ideals untarnished and aspira
tions undimmed, and she bade them
Godspeed In their ambitions for the
glory of the same cause which she
bad at heart.
Admonitions to Her Community.
“Poverty, self-sacrifice and obedi
ence were the weapons with whicl
Mother Xavier and those who co
operated with her in founding he-i
community fought the good fight witf
the success which today elicits oui
wondering admiration. With those
same weapons she would exhort us t(
keep the faith and to complete oui
course so that we, too, of a new gen
eration and under different condi
tions may also be worthy to b<
awarded the crown of Justice whicl
the just Judge will render to all whe
love His coming. The taak before
her community will be more difficul
than hers was. because greater effort!
will be required. In more favorable
temporal circumstances, to preserve
unsullied the spirit of poverty, sell
denial and obedience,
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“GREATEST WAR
YET TO COME”
Local Baptist Preacher Says
Prophecies of Scripture
Foretell It.
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While strenuous efforts are being
made in .this county for the bringing
about of peace among nations, George
McNeely, pastor of the Eliza
beth Avenue Baptist Church, be
lieves thnt according to the prophecies
of the Scriptures the greatest
wars are yet to come. His sermon
last night was in accordance with
these views. The service was largely
attended and there wore six baptisms.
There were also three baptisms at the
morning service.
Mr. McNeely took for his text Sec
ond Peter, i,, 19: "And we have the
word of prophecy made moro sure,
whereunto we do well that we take
heed, as unto a lamp shining in a
dark place,” and said in part.
"Man cannot discover what God
can reveal, yet it is as natural for
man to know of the future as it is
for man to meditate on the past.
Therefore God, who knoweth our con
stitution, has been pleased to reveal
on broad lines I ho whole course of hu
man history, even to the end. This
revelation is given us In the prophetic
portions of the Bible unto which we
do well that we tnke heed. It has
this extraordinary Inducement to
study—it has been made more sure or
confirmed fully by the course of re
cent events.
"Contrary to the usual acceptance
of the people, it is not promised in
the Bible prophecies that there shall
be peace. The orator of the day
usually quotes from the Prophet
Isaiah that magnificent passage:
'They shall beat their swords into
plowshares and their spears into
pruning hooks, neither shall they
learn war any more,' all oblivious of
the fact that this prophecy of peace
to all nations is connected with tho
coming of Christ to Judge the na
tions. The character of Hie coming
to judge the nations is outlined for
us In the book of judges. The his
tory of the Judges there written
shows us that the judge first defeated
and destroyed the enemies of Israel
and then when the work of war was
done, he sat and judged In peace
among the people.
urettiir n»r lei upiorn vis.
"The work of war first, In order to
establish righteousness, then the ef
fect of righteousness—peace. So in
the future—the prophets of God are
a unK in declaiming that the great
est war of all time is yet before us.
Certain politicians claimed to have
fought at Armageddon, but it was j
using the word of God deceitfully to |
cloak their puniness. The battle of
Armageddon is yet to be fought, and
the nations of the earth are getting
ready for that liattle in the great I
day of God Almighty. Before the
prophecy of peace shall be fulfilled,
it is told us by the Prophet Joel:
‘Proclaim ye this among the nations —
prepare for war: stir up the mighty
men; let all the men of war draw
near, let them beat their plowshares
into swords and pruning hooks into
spears. Haste ye, and come, all ye
nations, to the battle of Armageddon,
for there will 1 sit to judge all tho
nations round about.’
"So also In the book of Revela
tions: ‘The spirits of devils working
miracles go forth unto the kings of
the wohle world to gather them to
gether unto tho war of the great day
of God Almighty, and they were gath
ered unto the place which Is called
In the Hebrew Armageddon.’ Pales
tine is the country where Armaged
don Is, and the shifting scenes of
war will fall within the confines of
that land. There It will come to a
final climax, and then the one who
destroyed the hosts of Pharaoh and
Sennacherib, who weighed Belshazzar
In the balance and counted the con
querors of the world as but the dust
of Ills feet, will destroy the workers
of Iniquity and speak peace to the
righteous forever.
How Japan Became "Civilized,"
"The word of prophecy shows us
plainly that the standard of modern
civilization is ability to make war.
An illustration Is before us in the
present standing of the heathen na
tions. Japan is an example. For cen
turies Japan furnished the so-called
Christian nations with many product-,
of refined art, fine needlework, silks,
carvings, etc., yet in oil those years
Japan was looked upon as an uncivil
ized nation. But as soon as Japan
took some of the money received in
exchange for her exports, purchased
up-to-dttte war vessels, high power
ammunition, modern cannon, and.
locking horns with China, pushed her
down to the level of o subordinate
nation, and having grown great and
confident, she measured strength
with Russia and proved her superiori
ty in power to take human life. Then
as soon as she had proved her abil
ity to war and take life, Japan was
admitted into the circle of clVillzed
nutlons.
"War is the great desire of all
nations, and will be until He comes
who Is ’The Prince of Peace.’
"The net result of the present war
in Europe will be that the nations
will come out of it with the idea that
each has learned more about how to
kill than the others. They will be
eager for the next great conflict, in
which they will hope to have success.
It is altogether contrary to the word
of prophesy to look for peace before
the coming of Christ In glory. War
and desolation will be the condition,
not because God ordained It to be so,
but because the natural heart of
man delights in the things that lead
to war. God. foreknowing the out
come of man’s folly, has revealed it
to those who believe. We have the
word of prophesy made more sure by
recent events unto which we do weil
that we take heed as unto a light
that shlneth In a dark place. In the
light of prophesy we say—let the
nation arm itself to the teeth, stop
all the works of luxury that we may
employ every hand In the Work of
greatest necessity. Ret us beat our
plowshares Into swords and our prun
ing forks into spears. Armed strife
and battle la what the future holds
for us, and every warrior shall be
dipped In blood.”
VAILSBURG NOTES
s_
Miss Katherine O’Malley. oi
Worcester, Mass., Is visiting her
cousin, Miss F. Coyne, of Handford
avenue.
The Misses Jane and Mabel Claw
son, of 462 Sandford avenue, are
spending their vacation at Roselle az
the guests of Mrs. F. Thicker.
Miss Anna Bders, of Sandford ave
nue. Is at Deal for a few weeks.
The Misses Mary and Theresa Rlor
dan, of Hazelwood avenue, have re
turned from a viSn to Dover.
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Impressive Memorial Exercises
in Shubert Theatre, With Dis
tinguished Speakers.
Ton lodges of the Brotherhood tf
Railway Trainmen joined in me
morial services for their departed
members yesterday In the Shubert
Theatre before a large gathering of
members and friends
The stage was appropriately deco
rated, a vacant chair draped in purple
with an Illuminated white cross
shining over if, filing the roost con
spicuous feature. Assemblyman
Thomas J. Smith and George H.
Sines, grand vice-president of the
brotherhood, delivered the principal
addresses.
The opening prayer was spoken
by the Rev. Michael P. Corcoran, rec
tor of St. John's Roman Catholic
Church and chaplain of the fire de
partment. while the benediction and
closing prayer were spoken by his
fellow chaplain In the fire depart
ment, Rev. James C. Howland, of
the Halsey Street M. E. Church.
Assemblyman Smith said in part:
“There is something sweetly sol
emn about an assemblage of this
character which touches the tender
est sentiments In our hearts. It is
sweet to realize that friends and
colleagues who have gone to the
great beyond have not been forgot
ten by those who have been left after
them, and the recollection of depart
ed loved ones naturally stirs our emo
tions and fills our minds with sol
emn thoughts.
“Too often, in the struggle for ex
istence and In the rush and hurry
of our everyday life, are we prone
to give but little heed to the here
after. and here is a real touch of
human sympathy, a touch which re
veals the finer side of human na
ture, made manifest by the motive
which prompts the members of a
great organization like the Brother
hood of Trainmen and their relatives
und friends to devote a few hours of
their day of rest to paying a tribute
to the memories of those they loved
and respected and whose"voices have
been forever stilled.
The World Appalled.
“Just now the civilized world
stands appalled at the terrible con
flict which is raging beyond the seas
and which has the whole of Europe
in a turmoil the like of which the
world has never known. There mil
lions of men have responded to the
call of duty and are performing
deeds of heroism which call for the
sacrifice of life itself. But peace
hath her victories no less renowned
than war.' and how much grander,
how much more noble and how much
more beneficial to the cause of hu
manity are those bloodless victories
which have been in the past and
which are being achieved daily In
the cause of peace.
“In these victories the great army
of railroad men in this beautiful
State and this wonderful country of
ours are playing a modest but none
the less important part. They, too,
are reepondlng to the call of duty, a
duty which is of incalculable value
to their fellow-men. The magnificent
growth and development of our fair
land would not have been possible
without the yeoman service rendered
by the railroads and the railroad
m"Without the railroads to carry the
raw materials to the mills and the
finished products to the markets the
wheels of industry would cease to
revolve and starvation would stalk
a gaunt figure In the cities If there
were no railroads to carry the fruits
of the fields and the orchards to the
millions of consumer*.
“Think, also, of the countless multi
tudes of men and women who are
daily transported thither and yon, in
comfort and security, by these great
agencies of commerce. And yet how
many of these individuals who,
prompted by business or pleasure,
entrust their lives to the railroads;
how m«ny, I say, give more than a
fragmentary thought to the tremen
dous responsibility renting upon the
railroad men who are charged with
carrying them safely to their desti
nation*. .. .,
"Engrossed With other thoughts,
they give little heed to the anxiety
of the man at the throttle, upon
whose alert mind, keen eye and
nerves of steel so much depends; or
to the burdens borne by the con
ductors and other members of the
train crews whose devotion to duty
Is essential to safety of operation.
“Fortunately, when the number oi
train movements are considered, and
the total number of passengers car
ried is taken Into account, accidents
on American railroads are relatively
few. but every now and then death
looms suddenly in the path of a
awlftly moving train and lays its
heavy hand on a brave railroad man.
An engineer or fireman, a conductor,
a brakeman or a baggageman dies
at his post, a martyr to duty.
“Who will sav that such a one is
not. as much of a true hero as he
who makes a gallant charge amid
the shot and shell of sanguinary con
flict? And it is to honor the memory
of such as tihese, as well as the men
who have performed their duties and
lived their lives to the end, that this
great audience Is assembled today.
Hevereocln* the Deported.
“All honor, I say, to the Brother
hood of Trainmen for reverencing
their departed brethren. No act of
ours can bring them back, but we
would be unworthy did we not keep
them fondly in memory. We sin
cerely mourn their taking away and
our heartfelt sympathy goes out to
those who have been most deeply
bereaved. Det our fervent prayer be
that the deceased are enjoying an
eternal reward for duty well per
formed. And let us say, 'May they
rest in peace.’ ”
Vice-President Sines spoke of the
material assistance, amounting to
almost $32,000,000, paid in sick and
death benefits by the brotherhood
since its beginning in a small way
less than thirty-three years ago.
He said in part: “Our brother
hood, in common with all other labor
unions, teaches first of all and para
mount to all other principles that
divine principle—the brotherhood of
man. Our legacy teaches us that
only by striving for that which Is
the best Interest of all can the in
vlduai he benefited. It teaches us
that only by giving a square deal to
others can we hope for a square deal
ourselves.
“Dr. Charles W. Eliot, president
emeritus of Harvard University,
finds much In the labor unions to
condemn, but says that no one can
deny that the unions have done and
are now doing a great and wonderful
work In the upbuilding and the up
lifting of the human race.
"We need find no cause for worry
that this eminent gentleman finds
many things in the labor unions to
condemn. The same may be said
and always may be said of every
human institution. We of the unions
never have claimed perfection.
“I have heard one of the nation's
greatest railroad generals say that
all the efforts put forth by the rail
road management* toward building
up and promoting »h® efficiency of
their employes palejt into insig
nificance beside the work done
WORTH-KEEN AN NUPTIALS
WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW
HrMnB:^ea Wfl
Shsslorttid Worth lf\
c-V
Miss Loretta Worth, daughter of
Mrs. Michael Worth, of 173 Camden
street, will be married tomorrow eve
ning at 6 o’clock In St. Antoninus’s
Roman Catholic Church to John^ R.
Keenan, son of Mrs. Francis J. Kee
nan, of 301 South Eleventh street, by
Rev. Joseph R. Heffernan, the rector.
Miss Emma Worth, a sister of the
bride, will be bridesmaid. The best
man will be William F. Keenan, a
brother of the bridegroom. Joseph P.
Harmon, Peter J. Flatley, Eugene D.
Heery and Edward P. Gaffney, all of
this city, will be ushers.
After a wedding trip of several
w'eeks the couple will reside at 301
South Eleventh street.
toward the same end by the railroad
brotherhoods.”
The opening remarks explaining
the purpose of the services were made
by Francis P. Boland, of Lodge No.
592. Following the opening prayer,
the whole audience sang standing
"Nearer My God To Thee." Besides
Assemblyman Smith Commissioners
A. Harry Moore and George F. Bren
singer, of Jersey City, and II. A.
Enochs, of the executive committee
of the Brotherhood, made addresses.
Songs were rendered by the choir
boys of St. Patrick's Cathedral under
A. J. Hollywood and the following
soloists: Mrs. A. Spahmer, Peter
Schafer, Miss E. Gross, Miss Helen
M. Uothaker and L. Gross.
President H. T. Spain, of Lodge No.
72, held the roll call of the departed
members. '
Lecture Tonight on the
Manufacture of Serums
by Dr. W. A. Waldecker
A topic that is constantly assuming
increased importance in the eyes of
physicians and pharmacists will be
discussed tonight in a lecture on the
manufacture of serums and vaccines
by Dr. W. A. Waldecker, of New
York, who will illustrate his lecture
with stereoption viJSws.
The lecture will be under the aus
pices of the New' Jersey Drug Clerks’
Association, in the New Jersey Col
lege of Pharmacy building, 509 High
street, at 10:3u p. m. The association
“Xtends a cordial invitation to all
physicians, druggists and drug clerks
to attend.
Dr. Waldecker presents the facts
ibout this Interesting branch of the
medical profession In a fascinating
manner, enjoyed by professional men
and laymen alike.
Rev. Dr. Dawson and Family
Going to British Columbia
Rev. Dr. William J. Dawson, Mrs.
Dawson and their son and daughter,
.'onlngsby and Muriel,, will leave this
jfternoon for Nelson, British Colum
Pia, where Dr. Dawson has two sons,
Reginald Dawson, a. ranch owner, and
Eric Dawson, a lawyer. The ranch
Is devoted principally to the growing
of apples, there being 2,000 hearing
trees In the groves.
Dr. Dawson and his family will re
main on the ranch during July, Au
guest and September and return to
Newark In time for the former to
occupy his pulpit iu the First Pres
byterian Church on Sunday, October
3. While away Dr. Dawson will spend
hiH time in riding, hunting and fish
ing
Mahan—Simpson
•Special Id the Kvcnlng Star.
SUMMIT. June 28.—Miss Alice
Simpson, daughter of George Simp
son, of Flushing, Long Island, and
James Mahan, son of Mrs. Mary
Mahan, of Ashwood avenue, this city,
were married last night In St.
Teresa’s rectory. Rev. Richard S.
Mahoney, fhe assistant rector, of
ficiated. Miss Mary Bergman, of
Flushing, and Joseph P. Mahan, a
brother of the bridegroom, were the1
attendants.
The bride was attired in white crepe,
de chine and wore a tulle veil caught I
up with orange blossoms. She car
ried r shower bouquet of white bride
roses. The bridesmaid wore green
crepe de chine, trimmed with shadow
lace Following the ceremony a eed
ding supper was served at the home
of the hrldegroom. Mr. and Mrs.
Mahan expect to make their home in
K anvil.
Rothblum—Wittenberg
Miss Ruth Wittenberg, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William W’lttenberg, of
956 Seventh street. New York, and
Benjamin Rothblum, of 94 SocWfcih
street. New York, were married yes
terday afternoon by Rev. Dr. E. J.
Levy, of Beth Emanuel Synagogue,
Union Hill. The ceremony was per
formed at the Sunride Mountain
House, Pine Brdok. Miss Sophie Wit
tenberg, a sister of the bride, was
maid of honor, and Herman M. Topf
ler was best man. After the cere
mony a reeption was held at the hotel,
at which about sixty relatives and
friends of the newly married couple
attended. Mr. and Mrs. Rothblum
will reside in New York.
Dysinger-Miller Nuptials
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miller, of
Westminster, Mass., have announced
the engagement of their daughter,
Miss Aifreda May Miller, to Fred
Don Dysinger, of Montclair, son of
Mr. and Mrs. George Dysinger, of
Ionia, Mich.
Miss Miller, who is a teacher in
the Maple Avenue School. Montclair,
is a graduate of the Fitchburg Nor
mal School. She has gone to her
home in Massachusetts to spent her
vacation and will return to Montclair
In September.
Mr. Dysinger is one of the man
agers of the Williams Printing Com
pany, New York, and has lived in
Montclair for the past two years.
He is a member of the Montclair
Club. The wedding date has not yet
been set.
Nutley Teacher Weds
In the presence of about twenty
five of the immediate family and rela
tives on Saturday afternoon. Miss
Bertha Robinson, a teacher in the
Washington School, Nutley, became
the bride of James Reside, of Harris
burg, Pa., at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Moncrief, of Second ave
nue. Little Falls. Miss Robinson is a
sister of Mrs. Tdoncrlef. The bride,
who was given away by Albert Mon
crief, wore her traveling suit and
carried a shower bouquet of roses and
lilies of the valley. She wa* attended
by Miss Elisabeth Moncrief as flower
girl and ring bearer. The bridal
couple and attendants entered the
room to a wedding march played by
Miss Nellie Reside, sister of the
groom. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. F. L. Rounds, pas'Jir of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, Little
Falls. The house was decorated with
daisies and roses. After the ceremony
the couple left for their new home at
Harrisburg.
Bulger—Smith
Miss Florence M. Smith, daughter
of Mrs. Charlotte E. Smith, and
Frank Bulger, both of Mt. Tabor,
were married on Saturday afternoon
at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs.
Frederick Smith, of 191 South Clin
ton street, East Orange. The cere
mony was performed by Rev. Dr.
.lames Clayton Howard, pastor of t*he
Halsey Street Methodist Episcopal
Church, this city. Only the immedi
ate relatives of the couple were pres
ent. Mr. and Mrs. Bulger will reside
at Mt. Tabor for the summer.
Kolber—Offen
Miss Ethel Often, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Offen. of 59 Broome
street, and David Kolber, son of Mr.
and Mrs. B. Kolber, of 68 Broome
street, were married last evening in
Armm’s Parlors. 676 nigh street, by
Rabbi Julius Silberfeld, of Temple
B'nai Abraham. The ceremony was
performed beneath a bower of lilies
of the valley. Illuminated by electric
lights. About 125 guests were present.
The bride was attended by Mrs.
Jacque Levy, a sister, and Mrs. Nat
Kolber ae matrons of honor. The
bridesmaids were the Misses Netta
and Anna' Kolber and Lillian Offen.
Nat Kolber was best man. The
ushers were Jacque Levy, Samuel
Offen and Moe Frankel. After a wed
ding trip to Atlantic City Mr. and
Mrs. Kolber will make their home in
North Eleventh street.
Fox—Fishman
The marriage of Miss Anna E. Fish
man. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam
uel Fishman, of 208 Sherman avenue,
and Benjamin Fox, also of this city,
was solemnized last evening In Roth’s
Auditorium, on Sixteenth avenue, by
Rabbi Elias Zanitsky.
The attendants were Miss Florence
Fox. Miss Clara Fox, Miss Frieda
Wilderman, Miss Sadie Boyland and
Miss Edele Melz, as bridesmaids;
Samuel S. Fishman as best man; Sam
uel Fox, Harry Fox, Harry Melz and
Mr. Dubowy. as ushers; Roselle Ack
erman, as flower girl and Sidney
Grossman as page.
The bride wore a white crepe de
chine gown with bugle trimmings, a
tulle veil caught up with lilies of the
valley and carried a shower bouquet
of bride roses and lilies of the val
ley.
The ceremony was followed by a re
ception and wedding supper. Upon
their return from a wedding trip to
Atlantic City Mr. and Mrs. Fox will
reside at 283 Peshlne avenue.
Dey—Barrett
In the presence of a large gathering
of relatives and friends the marriage
of Miss Hazel Roberta Barrett,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kd
win T. Barrett, of 104 Oralon
street, and Harry Stivers Dey, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew W. Dey, also
of this city, was solemnized Saturday
afternoon at six o’clock at Christ Re
formed Church by Rev. Peroival H.
Barker.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father, wore a Brussels
lace gown over white taffeta, made
en train, draped with lilies of the
valley and trimmed with pearls, a
tulle veil clustered with orange blos
soms and carried a shower bouquet
of bride roses and lilies of the val
ley.
The matron of honor, the bride’s
cousin, Mrs. Leroy Faltoute, of this
city, wore a corn color chiffon velvet
gown draped with corn color Chantilly
lace and carried a shower bouquet
of yellow roses. The bridesmaid. Miss
Jane Wagner, wore a gown of pink
chiffon taffeta and net and carried
pink roses.
The flower girls, the bridegroom’B
niece, Miss Myrtle Burr, of Morris
town, and the bride’s cousin, Miss
Hazel Holder, of this city, wore white
satin frocks veiled In white lace and
carried baskets of pink and white
sweet peas whch they scattered in
the bride's path.
Forrest Hance was best man and
l he ushers were Percy Franklin and
Howard Oliver. George B. Wheaton
played the wedding music and the
bride’s cousin, Walter Oliver, jr., sang
”Oh. Promise Me.” The bride's cousin,
Frederick Miller, of Elizabeth, served
as ring bearer.
The ceremony was followed by a re
ception at the home of the bride's
parents. Upon their return from a
wedding trip to Lake George Mr. and
Mrs. Dey will reside at 104 Oraton
street.
Tierney—Sharp
HACKETTSTOWN, June 28.—The
marriage of John Tierney, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Michael Tierney, of Liberty
street, and Miss Agnes Sharp, of this
place, formerly of Scranton. Pa., took
place in St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Saturday evening. The ceremony was
performed by Father Demian, C. S., of
Hoboken, who has charge of the ser
vices of the church owing to the ill
ness of Father Quinn. The wedding
I march was played by Miss Anna Led
Iwith. The young couple were attend
ed by. Miss Esther Cummins and
Frank Burk, of this place. They will
reside in a furnished flat In the Trlm
Imer building in Main street. The
groom is employed at the Adams Ex
press office.
Held on Serious Charge
Willie Kee, twenty-seven years old,
a Chinese laundryman, with place of
business at S03 Harrison avenue, Har
rison, was held today without bail in
the Harrison Police Court on a se
rious charge made by a flfteen-year
vld
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IN. ALLEN ON •
THE BULWARKS ,
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Preaches to Large Congrega
tion at First of Summer
Union Services.
—
The first of the throe months of
union services of the South Park
Presbyterian, Clinton Avenue, Re
formed and St. Paul's Methodist
Churches was held yesterday morn
ing in the Clinton Avenue Reformed
Church. Rev. Dr. Lyman Whitney
Alien, pastor of the South Park
Presbyterian Church, officiated. Tin
services will continue a month in each
church. The three pastors will offi
ciate e^ch for fotir Sundays. The at
tendance yesterday was large. The
music rendered by the choir if
Clinton Avenue Reformed Church «•
was very attractive and was listened
to with earnest interest.
Dr. Allen preached from the text,
Psalm 48:13, "Walk About Zion and <
Go IRound About Her. Mark Ye
Well Her Bulwarks." After reciting *
the historic Incidents connected vviiii
this text, the speaker proceeds to
lift the thought from the material to
the spiritual Mt. Zion, and stated
that as Mt. Zion of Palestine whs
surrounded by nature by three im
pregnable fortifications, the fourth
being Jerusalem and Its people, so
spiritual Mt. Zion is fortified on three
sides by the eternal nature 'of God
and on the fourth by God's people.
He characterized the three fortlfl
cations of God's covenant. God'a
truth and God's presence, and en
larged upon these. He referred to ►
the various covenants which God had
made and then enlarged upon the
fact that God keeps his covenant,
quoting numerous passages of scrip
ture to show this and to demonstrate
how the church is fortified by the
covenant of God—Jesus in the heart
being the mediator of the covenant
and on His throne in heaven the
surety of the covenant. He then ap
plied these truths to the individual
life, as the strength of soul and
life is bulwarked by faith in the
covenant-making and covenant- /
keeping God. (
Tho second bulwark is God's truth.
The preacher went on to show how
the truth is set forth in the Scrip
ture which Jesus himself used as a
bulwark appealing to the Bible In His
conversation with Satan when
tempted in the wilderness and also
how Jesus before Pilate declared that
He Himself was the truth. He then -e
stated the live fundamental doctrines
of tho evangelical church, which are
today as they have been In the past
, its fortifications: First election;
I second, definite redemption; third,
'total inability; fourth, efficacious
grace, and fifth, final perseverance.
Tho third bulwark is the presence
of God. Israel’s successful history
was the history of God’s presence
with Israel, as Illustrated by the ex
odus from Egypt, as the Pillar of
Fire and the Schechinah In the taber
nacle. As illustrating this great
truth of God's presence, the speakc
referred to tho Psalms and to Luth
er's great hymn, "A Mighty Fortress
is Our God," showing how it hail
been a bulwark to tho c-nurch during
the days of the Reformation.
The fourth and last bulwark is the
people, said Mr. Allen. God in His
character and providence had fur
nished three fortifications divine and
impregnable, but He had left the
fourth fortification to be the people
of Israel. As it was then, so it is to
day. The people are bulwarks of Un
church. He referred to Daniel Web
ster’s statement in the United State*
Senate that the American people arc
the bulwarks of the constitution, and
applied this to America today, show - .
ing how the people of our nation are '
the defense of the constitution, the
president and our institutions of gov
ernment, and that if the people fail
in their high integrity and lofty ideals
the whole fabric of free government
fails. He then applied to the church
as the instrument by which the people
of our country arc to be instructed
and uplifted in the high Ideals of life u
and service.
Itev. Clark T. Brownell, pastor of
the South Baptist Church, addressed
a large audience yesterday morning,
when he preached from xhe subject
"Patronage or Patriotism." He said
in part:
"Among the millions of our country
there are multitudes In every city
whose demand of our government is:
‘What will you do for us?’ In the
name of society and charity they cry:
‘Let the government feed us and
clothe us. Let the government pro
vide us pleasure in our youth, re
tirement In our manhood and a pen
sion In our old age. Let it educate our
children, not for useful citizenship,
but for public charity and political
favoritism.’
"They forget' that the basis of a
republic is not patronage, but patriot
ism; its fundamental principle is self
control and its permanent value lies,
not in self-satisfaction at the cost
of the public good, but In self-sacrifice
for the common welfare. It is first a
government of the people and by the
people, and afterwards a government
for the people. We. the people, have
only such government as we create,
its strength depending on the loyalty
of its citizens.
Old World Patronage, Now World Boss.
"It Is the patronage system of the
old world managed by the politioal
boss of the new which cries out in
our great cities; ‘What will the gov
ernment do for us?’ The patriots of
the new world say, as did our fathers:
‘For the sake of our government we
pledge our fortunes, our lives and
our sacred honor.’ America is suf
fering from a surplus of human
parasites who cling to our country
for the patronage they may gain, and
from a lack of true patriots who are
willing to sacrifice for the sake of a
government that was built on pa
triots’ prayers and perpetuated with
patriots' blood.
"In the same manner multitudes
turn toward the Christian church for
the patronage they may gain, saying: ,
‘What will the church do for us?’
However much it may do to alleviate
the suffering and need of humanity,
its highest mission Is not to meet the
selfish and self-centred demands of
society’s weakest element, but rather
to lead mankind in a great crusade
of sacrifice and service in the name
of humanity and God.- The call of its
leader was to deny self and beaming
a cross to follow Him, and they are
most benefited, not who take every
thing they can get and ask the Chris
tian church for more, but who sacri
fice all they have, who both spend
and are spent.
"The glory of our country and the
! religion we profess lies, not in (the
j patronage they offer, hut in the pa
triotism they demand.”
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