Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-13

Newark church people know in
general way that in less than a year
the Third Presbyterian congregation
in Broad street will abandon it's place
of worship and migrate to it's new
church in the Forest Hill section
The property in Broad street, which
is valued at 100000, will be used in
the work of church extension.
The abandonment of the Third
Church and the proposal to build in
the Forest Hill section caused
clash with the Forest Hill and Park
Churches and debate in the Newark
Presbytery which will never be for
gotten and which, as time goes on,
will become historic.
Third Church Triumphs.
But. as is well-remembered, the
Third Church triumphed and gained
the consent and sanction OF the
presbytery to erect it's new church
in a district which the opposition de-
clared to be already pre-empted by
another flock of the Presbyterian
form of worship.
When the Third Church left the
First Church it took with 1t vast
deal of property and the authorities
of the latter felt that an excellent
opportunity to reunite had come
when 1t was found that the resources
of two Christian bodies in such close
nroxirnity were not being used TO the
best advantage.
The First Church, as is we'll known
10 nussessed of an income OF nearly
sso mn a wear and had already, I'M
der the pastorate of Dr. Dawson.
embarked in campaign of lnstltu-
tional work appealing Directly TO the
people and especially to the youth
of the city. But the Tnird ShuIch
- nossessed of great wealth also
and the idea of absorption OF ioss
~ identity did not appeal to it.
This church is blessed with a pas
TOR who bears stamped upon his race
and in his personality the sign Of
Az tighter. Indeed, it was un-'
doubtedly through DR.. Robert Scout
Inglis's augumentative strength tnat
the fight of the Third Church was
won in the presbytery.
statement from Third Church.
The following statement. which !
have obtained from DR.. Inglis and
certain members of the church, VIII
explain better than anything ina. ,
could say the attitude of the church.
AT a meeting of the session OF .ne
Third Church last Tuesday evening
n was resolved that while the plans
Of the church were not as eomplele
as they would like they were sun
clear enough to enable them to take
fine public in their confidence. ana
somewhat definitely at least outline
fine purposes and policies or the
church.
The Third Church has not been ig-
nora nt n the criticisms under which
II has labored or with which II has
been bella bored. The silence hitherto
has been due to the fact that its plans
were not sufficiently definite to per-
nit il to speak with decision.
The steps already taken had been
submitted to the only court IN Wnlcn
a Presbyterian church may be tried
namely the presbytery. and wnile
from time to time the effort has been
made to try the case in the public
press. the Third Church has stu
diously avoided doing so; not from
any lack of confidence in its case, but
because it considers such a course
both futile and foolish.
Warning Against Criticism.
Criticism of the deliberate action
based on the conscientious conviction
of the representatives of the largest
body of Protestant Christians In the
city should certainly be INDUCED in
with great caution on the part of
those who are members of the body,
and would seem to be lacking in