History of First Congregational Church, Montclair NJ

Article from the Washington Post Magazine (by Phyllis Theroux), September 19, 1982. Till he was 50 he rode the escalator to corporate power; now 20 years later, on the other side of alcoholism and thoughts of suicide, wealth seems worth less than wisdom. This file also includes a copy of Oakland's Not for Burning, A Dynamic Experiment in Urban Development by Amory Bradford, published by David McKay Company, New York, in 1968. The copy of this book was donated by John and Clara DeBoer. [bradford0007]

Eulogy  for Harold C.  Bohn It  is  death  that has  brought us here.    The  death of a good and gentle man.   We are here  today,  all  of us,  because  this  good and gentle man  found his way  into our hearts, and somehow,  in ways  unique  to  each of us,  ennobled us with  the gift of his  life.   We dare not  let  this moment pass,  even in our grief,  without  trying  to  find  the words  to express  our sense of  loss  and  to remind ourselves  that while he was  with us we knew ourselves  to be graced by  that mystery of humane otherness without which our  own  lives  are diminished,  even starved.    Indeed,  we  dare not  let  this moment pass,  even  in our grief, without  trying  to  f...

A Service of Worship in Memory of Dr. Harold C. Bohn, March 1, 1982 [ bohn0007]

A memorial service for Dr. Harold C. Bohn, professor emeritus and former chairman of the English department at Montclair State College, for whom a dormitory there is named, will be held 2 P.M. Monday at First Congregational Church, South Fullerton Avenue. Dr. Bohn died Tuesday in Mountainside Hospital. He was 78 years old. Upon his retirement, Dr. Bohn remained busy. In 1974, he began a series of lectures at First Congregational dealing with Shakespeare plays as part of the University Plan there. The lectures became quite popular, and Montclair residents looked forward to them each week. He was an active member of First Congregational Church. From 1953 until 1960, he was director of the religious activities at the church. His responsibilities there included overseeing the church school, young people's societies and the Bradford Club. [Montclair Times, Thursday, February 25, 1982. Page 6.] [bohn0006]