Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-21

longer ATTENDED, CEufCn, lot 'hc oN
folks would not know what to make
of it.
'.The destinations of twentieth CEN
fury living and the s~trenuousness OIL
Catholic priest knows where his par
ish is, he can locate it on the map. Not
so with the Protestant minister lie
knows where his church is and n TO-
cality where live many of his people
and most of his Sunday school children,
but his congregation is scattered, nth
err and thither and yon,' his parish IS
like the apostles, worldwide This
adds to the calling problem. People
should go to church where they can
walk. All things considered, h geo.
graphical parish is best.
IF this were a Catholic church, the
people would be reverent, loyal and
Jealous. Have you ever noticed q
Catholic pass a Catholic church n In
doing so take off his hat? I have
known Protestants to ridicule that, but
I want to tell you il we had a little
more of the take-off-your-hat spirit In
Professionalism and less profane irrever-
ence it would be good for religion and
good for individual souls. Catholics are
loyal in church attendance. 1t Is a
common comment that Catholics go to
church. In all weathers, at all dis
tances, wherever they are. they go to
church. With Protestants ~church-go-
ing is simply a matter of grace. They
must go to church to keep in grace
and If they are not in grace they are
not saved. Well, Protestants ought to
be ashamed of themselves that they will
not do from a lofty sense of duty what
if they were Catholics they would do
from the baser motive--fear. When a
Catholic individual or family moves
into a different neighborhocd that in
dividual OF. family hunts up the churohj
when a Protestant individual or al
fly moves into a different neighborhood
the church has to hunt them(up. That
is the difference.
Catholics are Jealous for the sue
cess of the church: Protestants are not
so much so. We are particularly
blessed and fortunate to have in this
church many willing, jealous workers.
Not all Protestant churches are so
blessed, and even with us we have
Strikers and 'jerkers' as well as
workers You never knew a Catholic
CtlllIEH W VIC VI eiy-LSN
known many Protestant churches TO do
SO. Did you read what DR.. Carter, Of
the Madison Avenue Reformed Church,
New York city, had to say in his SER
mon last Sunday? He pronounced New
York city the preachers graveyard
New York Protestant churches will pay
large salaries and give much money,
but they will give no moral support.
Now there are P~rotestants who viii
give much moral support, but no
money. Catholics give moral support
and money.
''If this were a Catholic church the
church would be first and uppermost.
Not the minister or the people, but the
church. OF course there are popular
priests, but, popular or not popular,
the people are loyal to the church. If a
Protestant likes the preacher he may
go to church; if not he will not go. If
a Protestant likes the people he may
go to church; if not he will not go.
Indeed, II he does not like some single
individual in the church he will not go.
The church, instead of being first, is
very secondary. Men should go to
church not to be entertained, but to
worship; not because they like people,
but because they love God.
But such a program as 1 have out-
lined would take money. 1t takes money
to man churches and build parish
houses, etc. Well, Catholics give money.
THE Third Presbyterian Church of
this city has for some years past been
talking of uniting with some other
Presbyterian church in this city. There
has been some talk of a union with
South Park church; some talk of a
union with High street church. Why,
in the Masters name, take a purse
which will only, in a very few years,
duplicate the present agony? Why not
come mere and unite? Here is a field,
acre is a constituency of 5000 souls
reached and 10000 ~unreached, but
~reachable. Here we are, capacity ex-
hausted, church unfinished, land in
plenty, debt heavy, history heroic, need
great, opportunity ~uneaualed in the
city. Come here with money. Man.
equip, operate the church as 1t should
be. as it could be. Call it the Third
Central Church. To make possible such
a union L would cheerfuliy labor under
DIR. 1nglis or, If preferred. would speed
lily remove myself from your midst.
Religion as a business Let us be
reasonable, up-to-date, ready to grasp
opportunities and improve the work of
the kingdom-'Not slothful in business,
fervent in spirit, serving the Lord"
The Rev. DIR. Robert Scott Inglis,
when told today of the Rev. Mr..
Changers challenge, said.
THE proposed union of the Third
Church with some other church is in
the hands of the church committee Of
officers, and l do not care to discuss
Mr.. Changers talk. The church officers
have full power in the premises, and
they are the ones to be consulted on
any union that may be advocated