Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-23
Dr.. Inglis, Hereto!
ChurchnenLdu9h
Congregation Regards
Him as Mossback'
of Orthodoxy.

The charge made BY the Rev. James
@. Mason, OF Metuchen. at the an
nual assembly of Presbyterians at
Atlanta that Robert Scott Inglis, pas
tor Of the Third Presbyterian Church
In this city, is "heretic'' has caused
considerable amusement among the
members of his congregation in this
city
It's just the other way" said a
prominent elder of the church today
TO reporter for the Evening Star.
Instead Of being hereto, Dr. Inglis
has always been considered too "un-
heretic.' He is known as the moss
back" of the local Presbyterian
clergy.
The elder then pointed out that the
assembly did not consider the state
ment Of DR.. Mason seriously or it
would not have accepted the recon-
mendation of the Sunday school les
sons committee, of which DR.. Inglis
is member
Recommendation Is Adopted.
The committee recommended that
the graded or syndicate lessons be
discontinued This recommendation
was adopted by the assem- bly,.
DR.. Mason bases his charges against
DR.. Inglis on the mere fact that he
antagonized the graded lessons Be
cause of the local pastors opposition
to the graded lessons the Metuchen
minister claimed that Dr. Ingifs was
not in sympathy with the doctrine of
the Presbyterian Church
DR.. Mason startled the assembly
by rising and denouncing Dr. Inglis
as a heretic
Il have evidence in my possession
to prove it." he exclaimed dramati-
cally.
Il am not going to make formal
charges against him, but will go
after him in his own Presbytery,
which adjoins mine"
Despite these statements the as
sembly voted to discontinue the
graded lessons.
Some Seem to Take Other View.
Several communicates of the Third
Presbyterian Church. however, seemed
TO support DR.. Mason in his views
One of the above members stated
that many of the member of the
congregation who had pews paid for
In the church refused to attend serv-
ices while DR.. Inglis was in the pull
pit.
Il. for one. have not been near the
church in some time. though I keep
up my pew rent ne said.
And there are many others who
building win be finished next year
and then. maybe, things will be diff
ferent"
For several years the Presbyterian
Sunday schools have been using what
are known as graded. lessons. which
provide for the infant class having
one part of the Bible. the intermedi-
ate classes another part and the Bible
students still another part.
It is this form to which the local
pastor has objected and which the
assembly has voted to abolish.
The lessons which will replace the
graded lessons and which have been
used at the Third Church Sunday
school for some time are uniform
in every department
One story in the Bible is chosen
for each Sundays lesson, and every
department from the infant class
to the Bible students use this story,
but in different form.
Dr. Inglis claims the doctrines of
the Presbyterian. Church can be bet
ter carried out in this manner, and
the assembly in national convention
concurred with him and the commit
tee.
T,st what stems DIR. Mason will
take ito go after DR.. 1nglis is anx-
iously awaited by the local Presby-
terians.