Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-04
CHURCH IN Z.
QUARTER-CENTURY
HAS GROWN MUCH
Rev. Or. Davis w. Lusk Gives
Statistics of Changes in Silver
Anniversary Sermon.

In summarizing some of the remark
stle changes which have taken place
during his taenty-iye-year pastorate
the ReV. DR.. Davis W. Lusk. i'll his an
n~iversafy sermon at tie Sixth Presby-
tcrian Church yesterday, pointed out
that he had in his quarter-century con-
nection with the church cmnlze o1o
marriages, preached over 2,DOa sermons
conducted over 500 funerals, baptized
mere than 600 children and adults, re-
ceived Ito the church LOO members
and raised $200, 600.
e DIR. LuSk said the church editlce was
worth when he came to it $500 ana
that the present structure was valued
at SI5,00 He pointed out that while
the revenue hal been $1,000 twenty-five
Years ago ii was nov $1,000 a year.
The membership of tho church and the
Sunday school had increased three
times over. he aid. The close OF his
t~wenty-ifth e~cclesia stical year showed
all debts paid and 90 cents in the
treasury.
From the text Matthew xvii, 81
He saved others; Himself He cannot
save" he spoke In part as follows:
This seenls like a strange text tor
an anniversary sermon, but | selected
it because it gives utterance to a neces-
a law in all successful service. II
also voices the principle that has been
held prominent in this work during the
last twenty-five years. The thought
less multitude around the dying Christ
did not suspect that they were giving
voice to truth that would change the
r-.~ n - 10Th T1Hzx- CInnnGod 7neN
were stating q failure. If Christ had
saved Himself He could not have saved
others. He illustrated His own para
dox. He that loseth his life sha ttnd
it, The worlds work is done by self
sacrifice. We save others by losing
ourselves. This is emphatically +
OF Christ. Tt is + of every minister
who does tho Masters work. 1t is true
of every church that successfully his
it's place. Christ saved others. he dld
not save Himself. This is the differ
ence between the worlds way n the
gospel way
THE world looks out for itself. 1t
lays the emphasis upon self-preserFa-
ton and always advises you to look
out for No. /. Christ's No. l was
saving others. That is the mission OF
the church. The motto of this church
is after Christ's plan-"This church is
conducted in tho interest of the people
outside of it Year by year we have
been going on as pastor and people,
until now twenty-five years nave
slipned AVA. l we'll remember how
tbose years began in h little old
frame church up the street. The pass
ing years have made great
Every year has marked some advance,
and the last vear has it's new features
in the onward progress. We close the
wear with all bills for running eX-
penses paid and the municificent sum
of ninety-nino cents balance in the
trea
TWENTY-FIVE years! This is ome
what unique. SO far as know there
arc only two men now pastors in al
the Protestant churches in this city
who have served longer. These two
are ur. Hopwood, of Calvary Church,
and Dr. Wolff, of the Third Church,
and in all the other churches there
is but one in-the pulpit today who was
here when | came, and that is my
neighl,or. Father Cody, of st. James
Roman Catholic Church. The four
Protestant churches that are our neigh
bors have had twenty-seven pastors
! since I came to you. Twenty-Five years
ago the Sixth Church was among the
smallest in the community; now VIC
are the largest and the
Twenty-Five years e our people hveo
IL the immediate neighhorhoo4; nov
they come from all parts OF the city
even the suburban districts. Inc par
ish covers Newark and laps over tt
surrounding places. We were little
known then; today we are known iai
and wide. twenty-five years ago W,
were a little exclusive band trying tc
conduct d family church with all thu
conditions against us; now We are z
church of people trying to reach thu
neiglborhood with methods suitable t
the new conditions"