Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-22
BRIGHT OUTLOOK
FOR COMING YEAR
IN CHURCH FIELD
Reports from Local Institutions
Show They Are Furnishing
and Progressive.

Many of the local churches have be-
gun the new year under the brightest
auspices.
The Second Presbyterian Church, at
Washington and James streets, this
city, is looking forward to an excep-
tional year of progress, in its history.
I'VE have had a most successful
year. said the Rev. DIR. Pleasant Hun
ter today, "and during the coming year
we will erect "a new chapel.
at will be of modern construction
and adopted to our growing needs.
1T will also be a fitting testimonial
to our progress. We hope to have it
entirely completed before the celebra-
ton of our centenary anniversary,
which will occur next year or in Feb
ruary. 1911"
Former Mayor Henry NJ. Doremus
was elected a member of the board of
trustees at the annual session held re-
Gently. The finances are in a flourish
ing condition, the membership has
grown and the school has outstripped
its present quarters.
George W. Hawkes. is the efficient
superintendent of the school and he has
a large force of assistants.
The condition of st. Luke's Methodist
Episcopal Church, at Clinton venue
n Murray streets, at the opening of
1910, is most encouraging.
I'VE are doing nicely said the Rev.
James H.. Macdonald, the new pastor,
and the new year opens most promis-
ing. We have a membership Of 800;
some 300 scholars in the school, and
our financial and spiritual condition
is most sound.
Il am, Of course, of an optimistic
temperament, and predict even greater
results In 1910"
Cyrus G.. Sheppard will oficiate us
school superintendent, and Charles L.
Joralemon as secretary.
The officers of the trustee board for
1910 are: President, James r. Rutan;
vice-president, Pennington M. Day;
secretary, John ]. Perine and treas
urer, Halsey M. Larter. The presiding
officers of the various societies are:
Young Mems Union, George l.. Town
ley, president; Epwcrth League, Shell
don r. Whipple: Mems League, Percy
M. Layman; Woman's Social Union,
Mrs. George W. Case; Woman's Home
Missionary Society, Mrs. M. A. Hoag-
land; Women's Foreign Missionary So
ciety, Mrs. ]. ]. Perine, and Standard
Bearer Society, Miss Mabel Fredericks.
The New York Avenue Reformed
Church, at New York avenue and
Pacific streets, is rapidly getting out of
the rut in which it had been temporari-
ly precipitated by the departure of it's
former pastor, the Rev. I. p. TULIP.
n the mix-up occasioned by the sue
ceeding divine called TO tho church,
who abandoned the charge before he
had become acquainted with the men,
bership.
II am more than pleased with the
way the church has begun the new
year" said the new pastor, the Rev.
Edwin Emerson Davis, when seen at
the parsonage.
Lewis IT. Cronk will superintend the
school in 1910, and the official board
supporting the pastor are: James Mar
lett, James Blair, Charles Van Cleef,
Martin p. Baldwin and William E..
Keib, elders, and William Feindt,
Jonas Howarth, Frank Carlton, Lester
Moore and Joseph Steele. deacons.
Mrs. Ransford Kirk is president of
the Ladies' Aid Society: William Keib
OF the Christian Endeavor and Mrs.
Lester Moore of the Junior Society.