Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-31
YEAR NOW ENDING
WAS. AUSP|C|OUS
TO THE CHURCHES
Brought Them Twelve New Ed.
ifces at Nearly Half
Million Cost.

The opening OF the new year to-
orrow aside from the special services
that Will be held In the churches OF
all denominations, at which good reso-
lutions for 1911 will be the keynote OF
the sermons. also closes an exceptional
church year in the history Of Newark
FOR It witnessed the erection Of twelve
new edifces, which represent a totaI
outlay OF nearly $4,000.
When 1t is considered hat the one
dozen new churches and chapels dc
not include the 100000 or more spent
for repairs and improvements TO tbs
older religious structures. making a
grand total of a half million dollars
the churchmen OF this city viii realize
that the new year will have TO step
lfyelv' 10 eclipse the phenomenal rec
ord of its passing predecessor. 1910.
The yuletide stocking" of the Oheo
shaIom CONGREGATION contained It's
handsome 100000 temple, on High
street. n of the most ~pretentious IN
construction Of any similar edthce in
the state. The other successful fiocks,
who Will begin 1911 under the hap
gsest% new year auspices, include the
conservation OF the st. Johns German
Lutheran Church. on Avon avenue and
South Tenth street. who expect to
formally open and dedicate It's new
$50. 900 edihce the second week in Feb
ruarv; the Second Presbyterian Sab
bath school Will also open with ap-
uropriate ceremony the new $4,000
chapel, on James street, in time Tor
the centennial celebration OF the
church, which will be duly observed
also early In February.
Other Church Edihcss.
Another edihce that will soon be
ready for its opening service win be
the $40, 900 Church OF the First Metho-
dist Protestant flock, being finished at
Clinton and Treacy venue The NTH
church on the list comprises ST.
.Joseph's mission, the Apostles Roman
Catholic Church, at Paramount and
Thirteenth avenues, which Is q most
attractive structure. A feature of the
$40. 900 edifce is that the chapel on
the corner and the church proper form
in outline q perfect Cross. The new
church contains t~wenty-four stained
glass windows, some of which repre-
sent the apostles, and one represents
st. Patrick. There are five windows
10 the south of the altar, one portray
ing The A~nnunciation," n the others
st. Barbara, st. Anthony and St
Ann.
The Rev. George W. Corrigan, rector
Of st. Joseph's Church, promoted the
new parish structure, and the oficiat-
...a- - kI,1 ID Tar Andrnuv 7. fr1ark
The other new structures that were to
nave Been SE.npietsd ia time for the
opening Of the new a consist OF the
s4O.000 Sisters home of st. Patr1ck's
Ca thedral, ON Blocker street; the
$40, 900 chapel OF the Paramount Baptist
Church, on Paramount avenue; the
sac, 900 Trinity Episcopal Church chapel,
on Rector street; the $3.50 0 Lithuanian
Presbyterian Church. on Boston street,
and the SIS, 900 Weequahic Presbyterian
Church. on Peshine avenue. Adding
The $500 temple Of the Hebrew con
gregation on Jefferson street. the grand
total represents an outlay of s43S,OoO.
Much Money spent for Repairs.
The churches that have expended
money literally for repairs n i'm
provemeuts during the year were the
Fifth Baptist Church. the Clinton Ave
nue. Reformed, the House of Prayer,
the Clinton Avenue Baptist, the En-
manuel Reformed, the Forest Hill
Presbyterian, the Eighth Avenue and
the Halsey Street Methodist, the Cen
trial Presbyterian, the st. Johns Roman
Catholic, the Sixth Presbyterian, st.
Mary's German Catholic. the Temple
B'nai Abraham, the st. Stephens Ger
mar Lutheran, Christ Reformed, he
st. Luke's Methodist and the st. An
toninus Roman Catholic Church.
The new year also opens most favor
ably, for ground has been broken for
the new $50, 200 Emmanuel Baptist
Church, at Montclair and Clifton ave-
nues. and plans have been drawn and
approved by the church boards for new
offices for the Forest Hill Presbyterian
lock. the Summmerleld Methodist
Episcopal. the st. Andrews Episcopal,
The DeGroot Methodist and the st.
'rhomas's Episcopal parish.
Therefore, it is clearly apparent that
the local church constituency can well
ON the new year tomorrow with a
serene. s~elf-satisfsd and grateful com