The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-28
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n FACE after nj N light found he entire country paayred And there
L val no community whereof this paralysis struck deeper than right here In
Newark As has already been inttmated,. there wal a reason The town had
been m the hrng line most of the time 1t had been shot up kicked up. held
up, robbed. set rea n sanoped over throughout the weary years Of the war.
with right IN reason 1T might play lead for a season. But 1t is to ts eternal
credit of the W that 1T was me OF the very first IN the country to shake on
its exhausted feelings oil up Its seeves IND start a genuine reconstruction ps-
Rod. lust as soon as sgn Of animation n returning life were to be observed
Newark buckled to ant actually began to prosper Had its citizens had time TO
spare from making things an keeping in the var Off progress they might have
looked around smiled at many larger places which were still giving . very
nteIke imitation of death.
But, according to some chronlchrs there vas a painful phase to this quick
return of good lines They believed 1t ame toe fast and vas accompanied by
a moral decline One carlyday historian. in 1884 say quantity of this period:
ut was a time of great religious decension everywhere. nd especially in this
congregation the First Presbyterian Dancing fronckng and all sorts o.
worldly amusement absorbed the thoughts OF h young. even in the most
respectable n religious faminss nd among he lower elias. vice n dis
sipaton. the bitter dregs of a long and demoranzing var which had juste ended,
prevailed to a tishtful extent"
Unqueshonably this picture vas painted backer han conditions warranted.
It is on record that the town pulled through this crisis n that interest in
things spiritual, which had been paramount in h godly days for which the
old citizens sighed, "a revived.
One sign OF this revival was a renewal Of the agitation Tor a new edihce for
the First Presbyterian Church. It will be remembered how large a segment of
town history vas made when the previous church building as ereced-an of
beauty by stating that the entire population of thu Owl might be seated Of tits
foundation. 1t hs probable, liter ALL that lie was merely mistaken. But as tie
passed this edihce had grow in tn love of the citizens Princeton University
had been nurtured here in its earliest years. Many blessed memories. chung
about It, yet 1t had been outsrown, n as early as 174 materials were ready
and $4,000 had been subscribed for the new building. The war stopped that. a.
ii did many another ambitious prohct War when it is active and vigorous.
has a va of taking the centre of the stage and being unreasonaby jalou, about
a MONOPOLY of he spotlight.
In September, 1887 ground vas broken for he present edihce of hi church.
Dr. Macwhorter. he of Revolutionary m turned the hrt spadeful Of earth.
The building wa finished n opened January l., 1891. 1t cost $4,000. That "a
a large sm in those days In fact, 1t eve got over being a large sum. Even
in this day of great wealth here are some, even many, persons who consider
$4,000 a large sum and who would g o a considerable distance out of their wy
to possess It. The old church edihce across the street began to be used Is .
court house n meeting house M place for general public business.