st. tins i c. CHURCH, 30 TEARS

OLD. CELEBRATES Had Humble Beginning and Is

Monument to Energy of Father M. A. McManus.

HAS BEEN PASTOR FOR PASf SEVENTEEN YEARS

Is Now Power in Ironbound Dis- trict and Has Large

Congregation.

Despite the fact that the Rev. Dr. Michael A. McManus, pastor of St. Alo- yslus Roman Catholic Church, at Bow- ery and Freeman streets, this city, has modestly failed to mention the natal circumstance, his parish has just quiet- ly passed the thirtieth anniversary of its inception.

To be more explicit, the Rt. Rev. M. A. Corrigan, a late bishop of Newark, on July 26, 1S79, assigned the Rev. Wal- ter M. Fleming to St Thomas School House, where the small flock of St. Alo- ysius parish worshiped, .surrounded by a marshy waste of lneadow land.

Thirty years after, the church under the Rev. Dr. McManus's seventeen years’ pastorate, lias shown a growth a little short of remarkable.

Where Dr. Fleming was compelled to make a house-to-house canvass to ob- tain a flock to fill the small frame sc hoolhouse, in 1870, and help him to discharge a $3,500 mortgage held against the site and structure, Dr. McManus today has a church membership of over 2.000 and an edifice of worship that is one of the costliest and handsomest In Lhe State.

It ail sprang by steady "step-up'' stages, from the early struggle of Father Fleming and his few-thousand- dollar parish, to a $30,000 Gothic modeled edifice of Newark brownstotje. j

The present pastor, being thoroughly I democratic in his view's, would rather give the credit for its success to his early predecessor.

Nevertheless, while Dr. Fleming laid a sound foundation for the paristi and gave it permanent impetus, the present divine built a monument on the site that bears the imprint In every detail of his high artistic taste.

Tile interior dainty color tintings of cream and gold; the $2,500 pure white Irish jnarble pulpit, based on gray Connemarra marble and design-laced in imitation of Irish shamrocks, with hand-chikeled panels picturing St. Paul, St. Patrick and St. Peter, depict the high art conceptions of Dr McManus.

Imported life-size statuary from Munich, representing the Blessed Vir- gin, St. Ann, St. Joseph and the Sac- red Heart and several other commemo-

rative biblical scenes complete the in- terior feature decorations.

The Rt. Rev. Bishop Corrigan, laid the. corner-stone on June 20, 1880, and the dedication pontifical mass was cele-

I iuated on May 8, 1881, Bishop Corri- gan officiating. The church seats more lhan 1,000.

Father McManus believes In social as well as spiritual activity, and the St. Aloysius Catholic Club is one of the church's largest and most helpful or- ganizations.

As the birthplace of the pastor was Paterson, and the event took place In September, 1849, ho is nearing his 60th birthday anniversary. He was matricu- lated in' Seton Hal! College, which in- stitution also conferred on him the divinity degree. He was invested with holy orders in 1870. and spelit thirteen years in St. Michael's Church, Jersey City, his first pastorate, later being transferred to St. Joseph's Church, ih Newton, where he remained for nine years. He was assigned to St. Aloysius in 1892.

Father McManus has been ably sup- ported by the assistant pastor, the Rev. T. J. Reynolds.

ST. ALOYSIUS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH AND PRESENT PASTOR, THE REV. MICHAEL A. M’MANUS

BIBLE GREATEST BOOK, PASTOR SATS

“It Will Remove Every Burden from Necks of the People,” Rev. Zimmerman Declares.

A warm defense of the Bible was

made by the Rev. Andrew S. Zimmer- man, of Memorial Presbyterian Church, yesterday morning. He said in part:

"The Bible is attracting the atten- tion of the world today. It is not sci- ence and yet It is scientific. It is not a book of law and yet It governs the world. It is not a book of poetry and yet it contains the finest poetry of the world. It is not a book an aesthetics and yet it is the most sentimental of all books.

"It is dignified. Though contempo- raneous with Babylonian, Assyrian, Egyptian, Greek and Roman religions, yet it escapes all their weaknesses, all their vulgarities, all their extrava- gances and all their vilenesses.

“It is a book of certainties. Human- ity guesses. This is an age of specula- tion. Men speculate on religion, morals, life, business, truth, everything. To ‘system,’ ‘chance,’ ‘evolution’ is as- cribed all things.

"It is certainly refreshing in this age of religious jargon and jumble to open the Bible and read the very first line which says ‘In the beginning God made the heaven and the earth, and to learn that the earth was made for man and man was made for God. “It Is a book of vitality. It works.

Jt will transform every man who reads it.

“It will revolutionize every com- munity and every nation that opens Its pages to the public. It will destroy every error and break every bond and remove every burden that kings, priests and preachers bind together anil lay on the necks of the people. Like the air of heaven, it does its best work when it is uncontaminated by man s

hand, his theories and notions. It is a

book of promises. There is no hook like it. It promises life to the right- eous and death to the sinner--life eternal, death eternal. Heaven to one, hell to the other. No chance, no guess, no speculation. Nothing but eternal truth—a ‘lamp’ unto our feet and a

‘light’ unto our path."

NEWARKERS MOURN

, DEATH OF MINISTER.

The Rev. Dr. W. P. George Was Formerly Prominent Here.

In the death of the-Rev. Dr. William Potts George, in Pawling, N. Y., on

Saturday, the local Methodists lose one of the former best known members of the Newark Methodist Episcopal Con- ference.

For years he had been actively-inter- ested in local religious and charitable movements, prior to his leaving this city. He was an Englishman by birth. His wife was Miss Henrietta Duncan, who, all her life, has also been identi- fied with church work.

The funeral services will be held to- morrow in Pawling, and the interment will be in Fairmount Cemetery, this city. Many prominent members of the local churches will be present at the interment, and take part in a brief burial service.

FORMER CLOWN LEADS CHOIR AT CHURCH ANNIVERSARY.

LONG BRANCH, Aug. 16 —One hun- dred years old, the First Methodist Episcopal Church, in West Long Branch, made a big event of the anni- versary yesterday. At the afternoon service the Revs. C. G. Lippincott, Wil- lis Reeves, Eli Gilford, John W. Mor- ris and Pennington Corson, former pas- tors, took part. There was an evening sermon by District Superintendent John Handley, of Ocean Grove. Cap- lain John C. Clark, 76 years, a circus clown with the Dan Rice show in wartime, led the singing at the love

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New Polish House of Worship Is to Be Erected at Pacific

and Kinney Streets.

About 5,000 Polish residents of New- ark witnessed the exercises yesterday that marked the laying of the corner- stone for the new Polish church at Pacific and Kinney streets. A large parade was formed, in which eighteen bands participated Priests from New \ ork and New Jersey parishes were present.

The Rev. Wolentz Hleboski, of St. Joseph’s parish, of Paterson, laid the corner-stone. The Rev. Joseph Birc- ziefki, of Staten Island, delivered the sermon.

IN NEWARK SYNAGOGUE OBSERVE NORDAU’S BIRTH.

Zionist Central Council Members Celebrate.

A jubilee meeting in honor of the six- tieth birthday of Dr. Max Nordau. the great European novelist, physician and Zionist, was held last night at. the Oheb Sholem Synagogue on Prince street. The meeting was held under the auspices of the Zionist Central Council of Newark.

Eugene Kohn acted as chairman, ow-

ing to the absence of Rabbi Hoffman. Rabbi S. Bueehler, of New York, ad- dressed the met ting in German on "Dr. Nordau as a Factor in the World’s Literature." Isaac Allen, chairman of the census committee of American Zionists, spoke in English on "The Work of Dr. Nordau."

Cantor B Gladstone, of the Syna- gogue Agudath Achim, and eight boys he had trained sang “A1 Tal V’Al Motor." Rabbi Gladstone also sang a solo, “Imesheoehech" (If I Forget Thee). The meeting closed with the singing of the Jewish hymn, “Hatlk- vah.”

OLD RELIGION AS TRUE TODAY AS EVER, HE SAYS.

Mankind Can Never Progress Beyond Its Boundaries.

“Is the Old Religion Out of Date?” was preached upon last evening by the Rev. David Hughes, the Welsh evan- gelist. in the Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church. Dr. Hughes, who is filing the church pulpit during the ab- sence of the pastor, the Rev. Dr. A. C. McCrea, is promoting a series of ser- mons on religion, on account of the many startling biblical views that have suddenly flashed into the limelight.

"The old religion and the Bible," he declared, "are as true in their teach- ings today as a century ago, and man- kind can never progress beyond its boundaries of an all-sufficient salva- tion.”

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FLOCK SURPRISED BY DR. INGLIS’S SUCCESSOR.

Clergyman from Jackson, Mich., Preaches Here.

The flock of the Rev. Robert Scott Inglls, pastor of the Third Presby- terian Church, yesterday had the pleas- ure of hearing the Rev. Fenwick W. Fraser, of Jackson, Mich., who suc- ceeded Dr. Inglls in the pastorate of the First Presbyterian Church, at Jackson, when the local pastor came here. It was both a vacation journey East

and a pleasant pastoral experience for Dr. Fraser, who was warmly greeted Sy the members of the Third Church.

The visiting clergyman was also ten- dered a reception jay the Park Presby- terian people, who worshipped with the

NEWARKERS ATTEND CHURCH CENTENNIAL

Father of Dr. Lippincott, of This City, Speaks at Long Branch. A large following of local Methodists

attended the centennial anniversary celebration, held in the First Methodist Church, In West Long Branch, yester- | day. The contingent was made up of vacationists, who are summering in j Asbury Park and Ocean Grove.

The Rev. ,B C. Lippincott, father of j Dr. Jesse Lippincott. of Summer ave-

nue, this city, delivered an atidress and ! led the congregation in an old-fash- ioned "Love Feast." The Rev. Dr. ! Lippincott, who is well known to the clergy and churchmen of Newark, was

a former pastor of the Long Branch j church.

Among the other former pastors, who j participated in the services, were the i Rev. John W. Morris, of Point Pleas- ;

ant; the Rev. Eli Gifford, of Merchant- | ville; the Rev. William Mitchell, of j Bordentown; the Rev. Pennington Cor- son, of Haddonfield, and the Rev. Willis Reeves, of Ocean Grove.

Bishop Thomas B. Neely, of New Orleans, delivered the centenary ser-

mon in the morning, and the Rev Dr. ; John Handly, former president of Pen- nington Seminary,, was the speaker in the evening.

ENDS PASTORATE IN WESTVILLE. WEST VILLE, Aug. 16,-The Rev.

William Carter, pastor of the Baptist Church, last night preached his fare- 1

well sermon. He was greeted by an

unusually large congregation, many persons of other denominations attend- ing. Mr. Carter has accepted a call in the South.

SURPRISE MISS ANNA LEVEY. Miss Anna Levey was given a sur-

prise party at her home, 90 Charlton | street, last night, by members of the j Zaqoi Club. The party was in honor | of Miss Levey's eighteenth birthday, and members of the club presented j her with a handsome gold bracelet. ]

Among those present were Rae Ro- j senbaum, Lillian Sllverstein, Miss Phoebe Levey, Mr. and Mrs. Melinich, of Brooklyn; Miss Melinich, Mrs. Charles Granster and Messrs Perl- stein, Waltman, Wallenstein, Kaplan, Kenin, Cures and Goldmann.

GERMAN SOCIETIES. 1 m V m * w.^. TTttTtTTTTTTTTTTTttTT

PICNIC A BIG SUCCESS. One of the most successful excursions

of the season was that of the M. G. V. Arion and the Schwablscher Saenger- bund, to Cranberry Lake, on the Lack- awanna Railroad, yesterday. Nearly 1,000 members and friends w-ere present. Christian Vosseler, Herman A. Dlttler, John E. Mayer, John J. Plemenlk and Peter Loehnberg had charge of the ar-

•angements.

BIG CROWD ON OUTING. The Newark Gegenaetlge K. U- V. No

!, had-its annual outing to Zehndor's 'arm, in Hilton, yesterday. It was well ittended.

GARDEN FESTIVAL TOMORROW. A garden festival will be held tomor-

row by the German Horticultural So- ciety, in Kemper’s Park. There will be j music and dancing and a program of general interest to the members and friends of the organization.

CHURCH PICNIC WEDNESDAY. Members and friends of St. John's

German Evangelical Church and Sun- day school will have their big picnic Wednesday, in Colosseum Park. The Rev. Bernard Pick, the pastor of the church, and an experienced committee will have charge of the arrangements.

UBERTVS OUTING SUNDAY. Grasmere. Staten Island, will be the

scene of the M. G. V. Liberty’s outing next 8unda.v. A stop will be made at South Beach, for the benefit or the ex-

cursionists. The society’s headquar-

ter* are in Liberty Hall. South Or- ange avenue.

NEW MEMBERS ENROLLED. Several new members were enrolled

at the last meeting of the Fairmoimt Savings and Assessment Society. In Gott'a Hall. Fourteenth avenue. Mr*. Anna Weiss is the president Th* finances were reported to be in excel- lent condition.

VEREIN FESTIVAL TODAY. The sixth annual festival of the Ba-

dische Verein. which began yesterday In the Fram Garden. Is continued to- day. Tableaux by the members of th» Badlsche Llededtafel. vocal and Instru- mental music and dancing, are an tho program. Joseph Heck made the ad*

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Court Officer Eckerlein, of the First Precinct police station, and his daugh- ter, Minnie, have gone to Washington, D. C„ to spend their vacation.

Mr. and Mrs. William Freiberg and their daughter. Myrtle, of 457 Orange street, have gone to Sacandaga Park, Fulton county, N. Y.

Mrs. Johanna Freiberg and the Misses Clara and Minnie Freiberg, of 31 Sum- mit street, will spend a short vacation at Sacandaga Park, Fulton county, N. Y.

Carl Schwarz, secretary of the United Building and Loan Asociatlon, Is on his

way to Germany. He will first stop in Carlsbad and return in November.

Mrs. Philip J. Knef, of 701 South Fourteenth street, and children went to

Baltimore yesterday for a four weeks'

stay with relatives.

Paul W. Roder, lawyer, is spending his vacation in Sharon Springs.

Mrs. Marie Kraft, of 94 Belmont ave-

nue, celebrated her 70th birthday anni-

versary last night, in the company of numerous relatives and friends

Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Hill have re-

turned to the city, after spending a va-

cation with relatives in Dover.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Rohr and their daughter, Miss Edna Rohr, have

gone to Middlebush. where they will

stay the rest of the summer as guests of J. Rumpf.

E. Roy Brundage. of 189 North Sev- enth street, wil spend his vacation at

Beach Haven.

Mrs. Charles H. Hawkins and Miss Hawkins, of 205 Roseville avenue, will sail for Europe tomorrow

Miss Ethelwyn Pell, of North Third street, is at Asbury Park for the rest

of the season.

Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Allen, of Sherman avenue, are enjoying a stay at Clin- ton. this State.

Charles Holzhauer, of Milford avenue, has been enjoying a vacation at the New Pierrepont, Asbury Park.

Miss Elizabeth A. Wack is enjoying a stay at Schooley's Mountain.

Mrs. William Landes and Miss Doro- thy’ Landes, of Parker street, have been sojourning on Long Island.

Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Chapman have been stopping at the Leighton Hotel, Pclnt Pleasant.

Charles Brady and Miss Mary Brady are enjoying a vacation at the Carroll- ton Hotel, Point Pleasant.

Mr. and Mrs E H Kreinze and Mlsp F. P Kreinze are guests at the Buena Vista. Belmar.

Mr. and Mrs J. H Brown have been staying at the Bluffs Hotel. Bay Head.

William T Hart is spending his vaca- tion with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hart, at Wharton. N. J.

Miss Mabel Carter has been visiting her cousin. Mrs. Norman E. Craig, in Blairstown. this Btate

Mrs. James G. Taylor has been so- journing at Spring Lake.

Mr. and Mrs. Isadore Perry and their son, Harvey Perry, have been the guests of friends In Blairstown.

Miss Eleanor Vleit Is the guest of Miss Louise Blake at Schooley's Moun- tain.

Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Shepard were among the week's arrivals at the Throckmorton Hotel. Allenhurst.

Mr. and Mrs. J Steinberg have been staying at Camp Crazybones. Lake Ho- patcong.

Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Freeman have been staying at the Lyndhurst, Asbury Park.

Mr. and Mrs James W. Reeves have been sojourning at the Atlantic High- lands.

Miss Lydia Wright, of Garpide street, has been spending her vacation at Lake Hopatcong.

James A. Gill has been spending his vacation at Ocean Grove.

The Misses Marie and Theresa Smith, of Market street, are spending their vacations at Trenton. They will not return until the opening of school.

Thejmr Juvenile UMflNL /OCIETY

WEAR YOIJR BUTTON.

OUR society for the advancement of the principles of kindness to our dumb animal friends has

grown to very large proportions. Our membership now numbers thousands of children who have taken the pledge to be kind to the horse, tho cat and the

\ dog who cannot tell us of their needs and sufferings.

Many of our members, however, do not wear the badge of the society open- ly, being afraid perhaps of being laughed at or ridiculed. Do not mind what the scoffers may say of you. It Is a noble thing to come out before the world and say: “I ant a friend of tlie dumb creatures." You should be proud to wear the emblem of the so-

ciety, the cut of which is shown here. If you have not one to wear, All out the coupon and mail it to Uncle Jack, and he will send you the handsome button of the STAR Juvenile Humane Society.

SOME LETTERS RECEIVED. Here are a few letters received from

children who wish to join THE STAR Juvenile Humane Society:

Newark, N. J, Fear Uncle Jack—I read your very

good paper, the STAR, every night. I would like to become a member of the STAR Humane Society.

I have a cat and two pretty little kit- tens, which I love very dearly.

Please send me a button. Your friend, SARAH FISCHMAN, age 11.

75 Somerset street.

Newark, N. J. Dear Uncle J'ack—I would like very

much to become a member of the Juve- nile Humane Society. I love animals very much. I have a dog and his name Is Duke. I like him very much, I am kind to animals and love them very much. I also would like to have a but- ton. Truly yours, ANNA McGEE.

108 Tlchenor street.

Newark, N, I. My Dear Uncle Jack—As I am

a constant reader of the Evening STAR, I thought I Would write you this little note, letting you know that I would like to belong to the STAR Juvenile Humane Society. 1 am 7 years old and am very fond of ani- mals. I will try to do my duty, that Is, protect them. Wishing you success forever, I remain, your friend,

HENRY RIVES. 280 Fifteenth avenue.

WALTER’S AMBITION. “I'm going to be a piano {uner when

I grow up,” said Walter. "You can

bang on the keys and take It all apart as much as you please, and get paid for doing it, too.”

A GOOD RULE. In music take this rule—C sharp And natural try to Up, Just take your time. Perform with E's, And everything will G.

| THE STAR JUVENILE HUMANE SOCIETY. | APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP. | tj I desire to become a member of THE STAR Juvenile Humane Society, K

Buying on the Club Plan Is the Easiest Way

Some Facts About This Popular Plan Which Should Interest You

I|^-||-^|HERE are those who while not \ I possessing much in the way of IE tangible assets, owning no prop-

cia ertv, perhaps, preferring that others should bear that burden,

like to have well-furnished homes and w.io take as much pride in them as the wealthiest people.

There are those who. while not having much money in han i. have a generous and steady income which is as sure as

anything earthly can be. Situated as thev are it is somewhat diffi-

cult tor these people to secure a credit account, and if thev could, they would no. be able to pay in thirty davs, as charge customers are expected to pay tor all that they might wish to buy when furnishing a home.

It is to these people that our House- hold Club Plan appeals most strongly because it enables them to buy the bigger and more costly furnishings at the lowest cash prices and arrange for ihe payment according to their ability to pay.

This is not an instalment plan, as instalment plans are generally known, and “anybody’s” credit is not good. Only worthy persons are entitled to club membership, and they are not taxed exorbitant prices to cover the losses occasioned by selling indiscriminately as instalment houses do. ^\t is not a plan to make more

profits on goods but to make the buying easier for you and thus to broaden our tield of operations.

Anyone who can make it plain to us that they are steadily employed, that they are sober and industrious, can participate in our Club Plan. Th: initiation fee is nominal and de-

pends upon the amount you wish to buy. Upon the payment of this tee you are entitled to purchase goods up to a certain amount at our regular cash prices, which are all plainly marked, and at the time of purchase you are ex-

pected to pay one-tenth of the entire bill. For instance, on $100 worth of goods you pay us $ 1 o.

After that you pay by the week or month, as suits vou best, whatever amounts are agreed upon. You pay no interest—not a cent of it.

We confine dub accounts to the purchase of larger articles, such as Furniture. Carpets, Rugs, Upholsteries, Pictures, Sewing Machines, Refrigerators, Stoves, Baby Carriages, and Talking Ma- chines. the smliter articles in the general lines of dry goods and wearing apparel not being included in the plan,

The Club Plan is particularly ad- vantageous to young folks just going to housekeeping, as it enables them to start in completely furnished without suffering from the linancial strain that usually comes at this period of life.

There are no embarrassing features in our Club Plan—no publicity, no unexpected de- mands, no harsh treatment whatever. We have thousands already enrolled in our dubs and the scheme is working out to the entire satisfaction of both our patrons and ourselves, every courtesy beiiur extended to club mem- bers that is extended to customers running the biggest regular accounts.

We invite all steady-going people to take advantage of the Club Plan of buying fur- nishings for the home.