Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1912 — HETTY GREEN TO JOIN CHURCH [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HETTY GREEN TO JOIN CHURCH

Mrs. Hetty Green, who is in her seventy-eighth year, was baptized the other day In the Episcopal faith in order to prepare for confirmation as a member of the church. The ceremony was performed in Jersey City by the Rev. Augustine Elmendorf, rector of Holy Cross Episcopal church, Arlington and Claremont avenues, in the presence of Col. Edward Howland Robinson Green, on whose shoulders have fallen much of hla mother’s great business responsibilities. , Father Elmendorf, as the clergyman is called by his parishioners, is distantly related to Mrs. Green, and for five or six years he has been endeavoring to induce her to think less of things earthly. He kept his secret to himself and labored diligently in hla role of missionary by writing letters or carrying the message to her office in person. i Father Elmendorf went to the Trinity building, in New York city where Mrs. Green has her office, on the day of the ceremony. Although the great majority of workers In the financial

district had taken advantage of the Saturday afternoon holiday, Mrs. Green was still busy, but as soon as she could straighten out everything she said she was ready to go with the minister. Colonel Green had his car In readiness and the trip across the river to 1 Jersey City on their spiritual mission was made. Several persons noticed Mrs. Green as she alighted from the car add entered the rectory, but nobody recognized her. Even the sexton of the church was kept in ignorance. The baptismal ceremony was conducted in the church. Owing to the advanced age of Mrs. Green sponsors were not required, according to the church laws, and Colonel Green merely acted as a Witness. The Greens returned to New York after the ceremony. Mrs. Green will now prepare herself for confirmation, a ceremony that will be conducted by Bishop Edwin 8. Lines of the New York diocese.