Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-07
TWO CHURCHES IN
CENTRE Of CITY
MAY Be MERGED


which had beer granted to the Third
Church.
At a meeting of the joint boards Of
the Third church recently DR.. Inglis
made several proposals In connection
with the institutional work contem-
plated. One proposition included the
appropriation of $4,000 for building a
chapel at the Ridge street and Abing-
ton avenue site; $25,o 900 to the Clinton
avenue and Central churches: $1,000
to assist the Sixth Church, and $14 200
to build a club-room for the Third
Church.
Institutional Work.
Another proposal by the pastor of
the Third Church was TO go into the
institutional work on a larger scale
than appropriating $4,000 for a club
room. He suggested that the twenty
! n feet on each side of the church at
present be utilized in building office
structures there to extend Jack 200 feet.
This plan also included the extension
Of the church to the sidewalk and re-
moving the steeple from it. The church
could then be lighted from the roof,
DR.. Inglis figured, and the property
owned in the rear of the church could
be used for a large parish house. In
the latter 1t was planned to place a
gymnasium, bowling alley. swimming
pool, race track, restaurant and other
rooms for the betternent of the city's
working boys and girls. The church
proper would be used as an auditorium
IN which to hold lectures and large
meetings
Economy In Merger.
The rental and income from the office
buildings which would surround the
church proper was considered ample
to pay sthe cost of making these alter
atoms. The chapel at Ridge street and
Abingdon avenue would then be built,
with probably " other churches in
The south end of the city.
Then came the announcement that
the First Church would also follow the
institutional work proposed by DR..
Inglis. This was followed by consider
able informal talk among the officers
and members of both churches, and
then the joint committee was APP
pointed.
1t was virtually agreed when the
members of the joint committee met
with the two pastors recently that the
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tically agreed that there would be a
great deal OF needless expense if the
Two churches vent into the work in
dependently OF each oLher, and the
merger was proposed and favored. The
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plans and 10 TAKE Whatever action is
aeemed necessary.
1t was pointed out that both churches
are but 700 feet apart and in The square
mile ABOUT them there are 400 families
with seventeen Protestant churches.
DR.. IngIis recently spoke to his con-
gregation on the subject of the merger.
taking for his text "a House Divided
Against Itself Cannot Stand"
He laid before the members of his
church the proposal to move off Broad
street entirely; form a collegiate sys-
TEN of churches, one church In the
northern section of the city and two
in the southern section. The interest
on the church's holdings in Broad
street would pay for the buildings.
Such a plan, he argued, would allow
the Third Church to give more money
to church extension work than the en-
tire Presbytery could give.
To remain downtown, it was pointed
out, would mean an annual ex-
pense of $50, 900 for the next twenty
years. This sum Is estimated at the
loss Of income If the property was
leased and the expenses of maintain
ing it.
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during recent years has beer admins
tering largely to a moving congrega-
ton, and the death-toll has been heavy.
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