The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-06-19
FIRST METHODIST
CHURCH TO HOLD
GOLDEN JUBILEE
Full Week of Exercises to Mark
End of Half-century of
Success.
HISTORY OF GROWTH FROM
SMALL MISSION CHAPEL
Record of Achievement, Which
Is Pointed to With Pride
BY Congregation.

In celebration of the fftieth ami
yersary of its organization, exercises
which will extend through the week
will begin tomorrow in the First Meth
odist Protestant Church. Clinton anc
Tracey A erno will be de-
livered in the morning by the Rev
C. NJ. Compiler, of Edesville, Md. Spe'
cial exercises are to be observed at the
afternoon session of the Sunday school
and the sermon in the evening will be
preached by the Rev. j. NJ. Sheridan
president of the Maryland Annual Con-
ference, of Baltimore. The Rev. w. S
Phillips is the present pastor.
June 20, 1859. a number of well-known
Newarkers organized the First Method
list Protestant Church. Until the COM
pletion of their church building or Hill
street they worshiped in old Liberty
Hall. In 1860, when they were recog-
nized as a mission, the membership
had grown to hfty-four. The next
year the Maryland Annual Conference
held Its thirty-f1rst session in the new
church. which already had LOG mem
bers, and 1S9 Sunday school scholars.
In 1867 there were 209 members. and
after 1859 the church was self-support-
ing.
In 1899, realizing that it was only a
Question of time when the growth Of
Newarks business interests would
make it necessary to find another loca-
tion, mission work was begun on Clin-
ton Hill. In 1900 the Maryland confer
ence recognized it as a mission, APP
pointing an assistant pastor. and the
following year it was separated from
First Church with a pastor of its own.
In 1906 there was a Common agree
ment that the time had come to move
and Clinton Hill became the First
Methodist Protestant Church. with the
Rev. L. F. Warner pastor of the united
church. II vas a happy union, and
peace and harmony nov prevail. AT
the annual conference of 1909 the fol-
lowing items were officially reported:
Membership, 500; Sabbath school
scholars. 453: value of property. s7S,50o,
with a debt of $13, 600; contributed for
all purposes during the year. $7.18S. 1924
Of which WAS for benevolent purposes.
Something over $274,6o nave been
rafsed nearly $4,000 Of which was con-
trfbuted to benevolent interests outside
of Newark. This was the first church
In the city OF Newark to adopt the en-
velope system, and it has always been
supported by voluntary contributions.
The memorial services for Tuesday
addresses by the Rev. J. L.
Mills. Of Baltimore. and the Rev. J..
w. Balderston, of Elizabeth. Wednes-
day evening is to be Sabbath school
evening, and there are to be addresses
by former superintendent John n.
c. G Shepard, William P.
William R. Rutan and the
Rev. c. e. Granger. pastor of h Gen.
trail Presbyterian Church.
Thursday evening is set apart for
the young people, and there are to be
addresses by John T. Sproul, president
Of the New Jersey Christian Endeavor
Union, and James P. Dusenberry. At
the social and home evening. Friday.
the Rev. Fred c. Klein, secretary of
the Board Of Foreign Missions of Bal
and f. L. Warner, of Buskey-
will deliver addresses. The spe-
cial memorial services will be con
Guided Sunday with sermons in the