New-York tribune., 1874-12-07
PROGRESS OF THE NEW CHURCH.

pROpABIF ORGANIZATION OF NEW REfohmED
rpscopAL CHURCH IN NEWARK. N. J.
A week aoo Yesterday the Rev. DR.. VIM. IL.
rector of Trinity Protestant Episcopal Cburch
Newark preached his farewell sermon ana ahno"hceo
"a, 1,.sio, N the Reformed Episb0pal Church move
ment n report Of which appeared In last Mondays l
prSr SINCE that time the cause OF the Reformed Ep
coma, Church hes rapidly gained ground IN Newark ne
withdrawal of Dr. Nicholson from the Protestant Epis
coma, Church having awakened inquiry and feeling on
the subect Every effort made to induce Dr Nich-
olson to remain and build up heiormeu EpiSeop"i
Church. but had promised to go to Phiadelphia' anu
thither he went. The field appearingto ID rlpe s'n
LOW Churchmen announced that Bishop Cuinmihs nau
been engaged to preach Association Hall yesterday
pornng and evening and the friends Of the new move
ent were eurprsed TO see the large hall crowded to It's
utmost capacity at both services. 30 sponta-
neous was the demonstration that the Hlehos
of Dr. Nicholson are now determined to organize a
Reformed Episcopal Church In Newark at once
and make it a free church. Bishop Cuinmins IN
formed TRIBUNE reporter yesterday afternoon 'ha'
had he received such hearty and emphatic sup
port. He said that the demonstration was simply uh'
precodented Tho following composed the choir: MIS-
Samuel Lord, jr., Mrs. Nutman Miss Mentz. Mrs. Pier
son. Miss Dean. Messrs. Nuttman, Hodson Poiner ana
Cerihew. Charles Kase presided at the organ
Tho subject OF the morning scourse was " Tho Couh-
sci OF Gamalie" The text was selected from Acts w.
35, ~. Anu now i say uHtO 1ou, 'i"'" '"N~
men and alone for If this counsel or TINS WORK
he OF men, II will to Daught; but " 1t be OF God
We overthrow it, lest haply ye be found even 10
fight against God"
The following was one OF the passages:
Beloved all that W have asked OF those VINO amer
from The establishment OF this Reformed EpscoPa
China n is that they would leave II 10 GdDaIeI test
If 1t of IT VIII come to naught III u Dc @ "
base our confidence that il lsCi Goat IL Is WORK DC
gun in individual hearts. No concert OF aeOn no Or
ganlzatiOu of revolution. no dependence OH hun,",
policy Each soul in mas ac,eu ito tn
himself, the hent of his aly rc"
God alone And thus not before men
with an array OF numbers or patronage III IoloWs t
order OF Gods wOrking like the silent gerDlUat VI
the sec IN the earth II f. work begun dud cOhn
in praycr-pravcr for lght, guidanct' strchhtn. T
committed to Hin every venture, IN every step Inc
uraycr goes up continually that II IL be OF men, oh nc
Will bring il TO naught. Il Is movement toward thc
reunion of Protestant Cnrtcu om the greatest barrier
10 winch has been an exclusive lheoosy' VIC ha,C d"
Eni>cnpll CAnrc with cqda orders thII puts lscI on
| an t0ualiiy with Its sister churches
Alter he morning service large number or persons
remained and discussed the SUBJECT or the OlganZiOho Oh
uryy ciuIcl Anon, those NHC offered 10 contribute
vrrc Mrs Col! Denna. 5000 and two lots j. d. orion,
lanes I;auui>ter, GcOrge Mlcr, samuel Lord ir ana
Mr. Pcalug gtOJ large several or the leaders 10
| tbe movement assured TEBLSg reporter that moral
and material support to amount would be fOrthcOm-
ing Alter the sermon III the evening Bishop
be Afforded the people OF NcwaIk hereafter III est'
mattel that persons listened to Is SnOp tumlilus
last uaii Long before tie hour Tor opening the ser
vices te hall was crowded to lis utmost capacity. IL l.
noped bv the mower in the Reformed Church that Dr.
Nicholson may be- induced return to Newark aud as
s.t IN the organization Of the new churcn Ii Is ru-
mored that DE- Nicholson 70 made Bishop OF the
Reformed Episcopal Church IN Pennsylvania.