The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-06
FEWSMITH CHURCH
SHOWS GREAT GAIN
IN A FEW YEARS
No Longer the "ChiId of Second
Presbyterian" but Has
Grown to Maturity.
ORGANIZED IN NOVEMBER,
1891, WITH 247 MEMBERS
Institution Is 0utgrowth of Old
Jay Street Chapel, Estab-
iished in 1854.

"Child of the Second Presbyterian
Fewsmith Memorial Church in a man
ual compiled by a former pastor In
1898, two years after it's organization.
While this might have been an apt ex-
preston at that time 1t Is only Of use
now in tracing the institutions origin.
For the Fewsmith Church is now q
f~lourishing pastorate with a large
membership.
The first step, and what afterward
led to the organization of the church,
was the establishment of a mission by
the Second Church, in what was known
as the Jay Street Chapel, which was
dedicated October IL, 1884, by the Rev.
Joseph Fewsmith. The work there was
under the care of the Rev. I. H.. Pol
hemus, and during the nex six years
2S0 persons were received by the Second
Church in connection with the chapel.
After great discussion concerning the
ACCESSIBILITY of such a move the Few
smith Memorial Church was dedicated
May II, 1890, the Rev. John Gillespie
making the prayer of dedication. Ad-
dresses were delivered by the Rev. J.
Clement French, of the Park Church,;
the Rev. Pleasant Hunter, jr., Of the
Home Church, and the Rev. L. H. Pol
hemus.
On October 20, 1891 L. Stewart Amer
man, William Hicks, William Slime, jr.,
w. H. Clark, Thomas Dexter and John
Hicks appeared before the Newark
Presbytery and presented a request
from 247 communicate members of the
Second Presbyterian Church, In con-
nection with the Jay Street Chapel, to
organize them into a separate Presby-
terrain Church.
The request was granted and a COM
mission met at the chapel November
10, 1891, and formally organized the
Fewsrnith Memorial Church, with PSF
corporate members. The following day
the commission installed Mr.. Polhemus
as pastor and services followed in the
evening. Since then the following have
succeeded Mr.. Polhemus as pastor:
The Rev. George II. Bonsell, the Rev.
John j. Bridges and the present pastor.
The Rev. Edgar C. Masion, the pres
ent pastor. was born in Jones Borough,
Eastern Tennessee, and is At graduate
of Marysville College. a Presbyterian
institution. After that he attended
the Union Seminary, and coming from
there took charge of the First Presby-
terrain Church at Jamesburg, N. J. He
came to his present charge April Is,
1907.
Mr.. Mason is we'll known as a conl-
poser of many hymns, n is a con-
tributor to the Century Hymnal and
the Young Peoples Choir, leading pub
fishers of such works.
The following organizations now
exist in the church:
Sunday School Samuel Gaiser super
i%ntendent, James l.. Maxwell assistant)
Primary department, junior depart
ment, Miss l.. r. Tompkins, superir-
tendent; beginners department., Mrs.
C. Z. Lund, Superintendent; home de-
partment, Miss l.. r. Tompkins, super
intendent.
Standardization Endeavor, w.
Stanley N~aughright, president; Junior
G. E., Miss May Ward, superintendent;
Ladies' Aid, Mrs. Theo. j. Sayre, presi-
dent; Woman's Missionary. Mrs. John
Mclaughlin, president; Busy Bee, Mrs,
H. r. Hawley. president; Sunbeam,
Mrs. H. r. Hawley, president; Eta Phi
Mu, Warren w. King, president.
Kings Daughters-Helping Hand
Circle. Mrs. John Mclaughlin, presi-
dent; Whatsoever Circle. Mrs. Dayton
Mckinney, president; Fewsmith Ath-
letic Association. ]. E. Mcconnell. presi-
dent. Fred Shaw, musical director.
The officers of the church are: Ses-
sion-J. Edward Earl, Samuel Gaiser'
John Hicks, James l.. Maxwell, George
Mclaughlin. William L. Slime, jr., Clar-
ence E. Lund.
Trustees-J. X. Shanks, president;
William Bumpus. secretary; John Cor
don, Charles Small, William Hardy. r
Oliver, treasurer, 1853 Grafton e