The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-23
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FIRST PASTOR THERE
SERMON TO CONGREGATION
IN NEW EDIFICE.
Church Should Not Pose as a Pauper,
Rev. John R. Fisher Tells West
Presbyterians.

Opening services were held yesterday
morning, afternoon and evening in the
handsome new edifice built by the congre-
cation Of tho West Presbyterian Church
at Littleton and Eleventh avenues. More
than 400 worshippers attended the several
meetings. The Rev. DR.. John r.. Fisher.
first pastor of the church, said that a
church should never pose as a pauper.
In the afternoon the Sunday school held
a rally. presided over by all the superin-
endents the school has had. In the even
ing the Rev. Harold c. Harmon, pastor OF
the church.. preached to a congregation
that. despite the Indictment weather, filled
the church to the doors.
The new church replaces the structure in
Bruce street, which has been used for
more than q generation. Its foundation
vas laid December so last.
Dedication services will be held Wednes-
day night. when the Rev. DR.. William Y.
Chapman, Of the Roseville Presbyterian
Church. the mother church of West Pres
byterian, will conduct the services and de-
liver the sermon. The Rev. julius H.
Wolff. Of the Third German Church; the
Rev. Joseph Hunter. of the Fifth Avenue
Church; the Rev. John Mcdowell, of Park
Church: the Rev. Davis w. Lusk, of Sixth
Presbyterian; the Rev. William A. Gay,
Of the Memorial Church, and the vener-
able DR.. Fisher will take part. Mrs.
Emma II. Markwith will be the soloist.
The program Of exercises comprises serv-
ices for the entire week.
The new church cost $4,000, nearly all of
which has been paid. The church is a
frame structure of Gothic type, sheathed
with chocolate colored shingles. The pews
are arranged in circular form on a saucer
shaped floor, so that every seat commands
a view of the pulpit, which is located In
one corner, adjoining the Sunday school
room. which is partitioned from the audi
forum by sliding doors. Last night these
doors were opened to the
large congregation.
The Rev. DIR. Fishers sermon at the
morning services was taken from the text
Numbers xxx, 10; Come tho with us
and we will do thee good" He described
the origin of the words spoken by Moses
to Hobab. and then went on to say:
This new church is established to pro-
claim the gospel. 1t extends a gospel
invitation to he people In this vicin-
ity not identified with other churches
TO come in and join us. and we will do
them. good. Hobab declined Moses's in
yttatlon to go with him into the promised
land, preferring to remain In the land
where he had lived. There was a definite
INVITATION and a promise Of good in
Moses's words. 1t Is too late a day to go
to work to prove gospel is a blessing to
the world. Every civilization is Indebted
to Christianity for all of value in them.
1.-THE church should never pose as q paul
per. We must admit there is a material
side to the church, and some people AVE
an Idea the church Is always begging and
fensive in that respect, always wanting
money. The church is worth all 1t costs.
Every man who is invited to go Into the
church Is thus invited to get some good
He is fully repaid for what he contributes
to the church,
At the evening services Pastor Harmon
preached on 1.-The End of Law" and
took as his text Romans, tenth chap
ter, fourth verse: For Christ is the end
of law for righteousness for everyone that
b~elieveth."
Pastor Harmon referred to the anarchist
assassin. who, he said, showed how neon
sistent he was by seeking the protection
of the police, in fact, the law, after he
a thrown a bomb or welded a deadly
weapon with fatal results. An anarchist
he pointed out. wants no law. but unre-
strained liberty. and is quick to seek thu
laws protection when threatened or beater
by a mob.
Liberty is freedom with lawful re
s%tralnt.' said Mr.. Harmon, while an
archy is freedom without restraint. Th'
primitive man was an anarchist, fol
he knew no restraint. He took his neigh
boris wife and his property, by strength
Gradually men commenced to unite fol
mutual protection, tribes we're formed anC
soon laws came to be passed. Liberty de
veloped on a common sense basis into in
telllgent freedom"
The celebration Thursday will consist Of
a fellowship night with the neighborinl
churches. Members Of the Memorial Pres
byterlan, the De Groot Methodist, Fair
mount Baptist, Wickliffe Presbyterian an(
Fewsmith Memorial churches have beer
invited. and Il Is expected that representa-
tives from these churches will make shor
addresses.
There will be an Old Home night for oil
friends. old workers and old members e
Friday. The Rev. Samuel D.. Price. o
the Calvary Presbyterian Church, of Cam
den. who was the pastor of the Bruc
Street Mission that preceded the organiza
ton of the church, will be present ant
speak, and the old workers will be hear
from. among Them those from the Rose
Vile Avenue Presbyterian Church an
Sunday school.
Next Sunday will be Workers Day
with especial reference to the beginnini
OF work IN the new field. The morninI
service will be at 10:45 o'clock, the sub
ject of the pastors address being IT
Time to Rejoice" The evening seryic
will be at 7:45, when the pastor Will speal
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