Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-05
HUMAN LEVERS TO
MORALLY UPL|FT
80 REGIMENTS
In l4O Protestant Churches Here
142 Superintendent Teach
10000 Children.

Few people realze WHAT a lreHlen-
dous force for the moral uplift of the
community the Sabbath school exerts,'
said the Rev. DR.. James c. Howard,
the popular pastor of the Halsey Street
M. e. Church, today, when informed
that a conservative estimate developed
the fact that al least 10000 scholars
were attending the 140 Protestant
church and mission Sabbath schools in
this city, and hat new chapels n
enlarged quarters were being erected
by the various denominations to meet
the increase in membership.
"The thousands of scholars that at
tend the sessions every Sabbath day."
said DR.. Howard, ARE the coming citi-
zens of the commonwealth, and the
religious influence of the school on
their future life and career is last
ing"
Another local clergyman. who also
considered the Sabbath. school n of
the greatest factors in the progressive
moral life of a a city was the Rev.
Albert c. Fulton, the assistant pastor
of the Second Presbyterian Church.
''The Sunday school. with its religious
environment and invaluable refining
instruction is creating a citizenship
that stands for not only individual adj
vancement, but for the betterment of
the community as a whole" said he.
High Moral Service Gratis.
Now, granting that both the divines
quoted above have hit the nail on the
head" what about the some 140 or
more superintendent or teachers who
have stood at the helm and led the
thousands of scholars into the moral
path they should tread? Unlike the
pastors, they have served faithfully
without pay for the good of the cause,
and the $4,000 or more scholars W
them the deepest debt of gratitude.
1t would be decidedly unfair also to
omit to mention the several thousands
of assistant instructors who have been
IN charge of the cradle rolls n the
various intermediate departments of
the schools. They have also helped to
marshal into line a few battalions of
the thirty regiments Of scholars. The
honor roll of superintendent, who
have served for years in many of the
tOOol SAd LIVE oAAo va AAA1J
in harness for many years to come,
is a most notable one. At the North
Reformed Church the school is SO
large that two sessions and two SUI
perfntendents are required, Arson c.
Carter and James 8. Polhemus. They
are both enthusiastic Sabbath school
workers.
A large school Is also a feature at
the First Reformed Church and two
heads oficiate, Henry Ogden and I. w
Dawson.
List OF superintendents.
The names of the other superinten-
dents and the churches they serve fol-
low: Summerfield Methodist Episcopal
Church, j. A. Johnson; Fewsmith Me-
mortal Church. Samuel Gaiser; South
Baptist, Harry A. Marshall; clinton
Avenue Reformed. Edward H. Colyer;
Christ Episcopal, Henry B. Todd; First
Congregational, A. N. Clark; First
Baptist, ivan Flood; Central Presby-
terrain, Charles f. Lingerman; Halsey
Street Methodist. David 1. Brant; New
York Avenue Reformed Church, the
Rev. Edwin E. Davis; First United
Presbyterian, Howard M. Britain;
Church of the Redeemer, William r.
Pearsall; North Baptist, David Brown;
Christ Episcopal, Henry B. Todd;
Belleville Congregational, Willis G.
Hillman; Centenary Methodist Epis-
copal Church, Horace g. Shaw; Forest
Hill Presbyterian, Hamilton T.. Dis
brow; Mt. Pleasant Baptist, James
Clare; st. Matthew's Episcopal, the
Rev. 8. Raymond Brinckerhof; Central
Methodist Episcopal Church, Chaunoey
Grif1ths; South Park Presbyterian, DR..
Joseph S. Vinson; Clinton Avenue Bap-
fist, Mervin E. Leslie; Grace Episcopal,
the Rev. Morton A. Barnes; First Ger
man-English Lutheran, the Rev. o. E.
Braune; Christ Reformed, Charles Var
Dixie; Grace English Lutheran, the
Rev. M. s.. Waters; Calvary Presby-
terrain, David F. Nichols; st. Luke's
Methodist Episcopal Church, Cyrus G..
Shepard; ST. Barnabas's Episcopal, the
Rev. S. H. Cranberry; Trinity Re-
formed, William N. Jacobus; High
Street Presbyterian, Samuel McElroy;
ST. Paul's Episcopal, Arthur K. Bar
low; Franklin Street Methodist Epis-
copal Church, Charles E. Reeves;
Elizabeth Avenue Baptist, J. Herbert
jeffrey; House of Prayer, the Rev.
John s.. Miller; st. Johns Episcopal,
the Rev. Rowland s. Nichols; EN-
manuel Lutheran, Bernard Vinberg;
DeGroot Methodist Episcopal Church,
j.. W. Shaw; Bethany Presbyterian,
William A. Gerwick; Emmanuel Re-
formed, Alfred ]. Walker; Paramount
Baptist, Abram Riker, jr.
The st. Andrews Episcopal, the Rev.
Charles H. Wells; the Clinton Avenue
Presbyterian, J. Frank Beers; the
Eighth Avenue M. E.. Church, Fred
erick C. Smith; the st. Stephens Epis-