Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-02-05
DR.. NJ M'CREA MAY
RESIGN PULPIT
THROUGH O|SC0RD
Reported He Will Not Return to
Newark Unless Given Uni
ted Support.

From what can be CLEANED it is prob
able that when the Newark district OF
the Methodist Episcopal Conference
meets next April that several matters
of Importance, incluoing number OF
local appointments, will be considered.
One of the most essential features to
be taken up, it is said, will be the. ad-
justment of the difficulty in the Gen.
tenary Methodist Episcopal Church, In
Summer avenue, caused by the board
last year when it selected the Rev. DIR.
A. c. McCrea to succeed the Rev. DR..
Charles l.. Mead, who was transferred
t. Hopoken charge without a pre-
vious notification to the local church
o. cials that such action was premed-
itated.
This move OF the conference body.
without consulting the trustees of the
Centenary Church, as is known, CAUSED
frictivn in the official board, with the
result that DIR. McCrea, in his pastorate
here, has been hampered somewhat by
this lack of unanimous cooperation,
The assistant pastor, who aided DIR.
Mead at an annual salary Of $500, was
withdrawn and the entire pastoral
work of the church was bestowed on
the new divine. There was no per-
sonal feeling against the pastor, but
the dissatisfied members took this
method of striking back at the confer
ence heads of the denomination.
Nevertheless, from a prominent mem
Der Of the church it was learned t1at
while DR.. McCrea has been very sue
cessful, it is doubtful whether he will
remain another year. unless the
strained situation he has faced is re-
lieved and the church ofifficials, as a
body, decide to give him their unani-
nous support. The congregation as
whole, with the few official exceptions.
do not want to lose him.
Tomorrow some twenty seven n~r
converts will be added to the church
roll. 1t is one of the largest and most
desirable Methodist congregations in
this city, having more than 1000 mem.
bers and Sunday school of 800
scholars.
!. When DR.. McCrea was seen at the
parsonage day he refused to discuss
the situation. 81 have absolutely moth
ing to say for publication regarding
the private affairs of the church."
said he.
w e~aO oiOWiii6 III
have nearly 1000 at services on S---.'
a. evenings, 200 attend the Tuesday
night prayer sessions and we have q
large turnout at the Sabbath school.
which shows that conditions are most
encouraging"
1t was learned from another source
however, that the return of DIR. Nc
Crea will depend upon whether he viii
haze united church support him. II
he does not have that assurance then
the conference board may be called
upon to release him.
The rumor that the Rev. DR.. william,
II. Morgan. pastor of the Central NTH
odist Episcopal Church, in Market
street, contemplated accepting a call
10 the Jaynes Methodist EpisconaI
church in Brooklyn has proved untrue.
while DR.. Morgan seriously considered
Ine call he has finally decided that the
central Church still needs his serv-
ices' despite the fact that he is closing
the thirteenth year of his pastorate
Inc conference board will also an
point a pastor to fill the vacancy at the
Eighth Avenue M. E. CHI rch. caused
oy the demise Of the former divine the
Rev. Daniel Halleron. DR.. Warren I,
Hoagiand. of Ridge street, this city
Is now filling the nulrit until. new
pastor is permanently installed.