The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-12
PRESBYTER|ANS| IN
CAMPAIGN TO ADD
TO THEIR FORCES
Statement That 100000 in
Newark Don't Go to Church
Cause of Crusade.

The forty churches comprising the
Newark Presbytery participated yes
terday in a special Eastertide offering
for the benefit of the church extension
committee.
The amount to be raised by the
churches the current year has been
placed at $4,000, of which the three
local churches, the First, Second and
Third, will raise $500, 81, 500 and 81, 900.
respectively, or one-half the total
amount.
The remaining tbirty-seven parishes.
at the services yesterday took up d
special collection in an effort to secure
the $1,000 balance.
The contributions pledged yesterday
were most gratifying in all the
churches.
That there are 100, 900 people in New
ark without the influence of a church
of any denomination Is the statement
made in an issue of the Presbyterian
Church Extension Record, which was
distributed in the various churches Of
the p~resbytery yesterday. The issue
~ oS1iS0tCo " "a VI WdIu movement
for Newark P~resbytery," and contains
many facts. figures and recommended
ions showing why such a movement is
necessary, n the best way of bring
ing it about.
A City of Foreigners.
1t is asserted that Newark is dis
tinctly a city Of foreigners, there be-
Ing no less than A na~tionalities repre-
scented, spd that as a result the Protes-
tant churches nave been seriously af-
fected. In the last quarter of a CEN
tury almost a dozen of the old churches
rave closed their doors, and many of
those that remain are having a hard
struggle for existence.
Should the present conditions remain,
the article continues, some of the re-
naming churches will either be forced
to the wall or become mission stations.
To offset this tendency the forward
movement has been inaugurated, and
all the Presbyterian churches are
urged to join in this movement and
lend both their moral and financial aid
to the rehabilitation of the presbytery
in this vicinity.
The Rev. DIR. Davis w. Lusk, pastor
of the Sixth Presbyterian Church, has
been asked TO read this movement, and
he has accepted the position IN condi-
ton that he be allowed to continue his
work at the church of which he is now
pcstor. His work will cover the whole
presbytery. and will be as diversified
as the different communities are in
race and social conditions.
He will be assisted In this work by
Miss Bozenka Rozenka Yursik, of Bal
timore. Miss Yursik can speak several
languages, and will work, for the most
part. anon the foreign population
Other assistants of his kin will alsc
be placed in the field. aid it is hoped
in this manner to get in close toucf
with the non-church-going population.
officers In Charge.
The annual report for the year ending
December 81, 1908, shows a balance or
hand from all the churches of 81, 250.3i
This will be applied to the movement
The following officers ave been chosen
to conduct the movement:
man; the Rev. William Y. Chapman,
vice-chairman; the Rev C. Everest
Granger, secretary; the Rev. Robert S
Inglis, the Rev. Pleasant Hunter and
the Rev. John Mcdowell. The elders
connected with the extension commit
tee are: Alexander S. Ward, treas
urer; James p. Dusenberry, Benjamin
G.. Demarest. James S. Higbie. Will
lam Rankin and william Fl. Vail. M. D.