Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-10
WOMEN STAND BY
ACCUSED PASTOR
"Trying to Make Mountain of
Mole HILL" Says Former
Parishioner.

Nearly every seat in Christ Re-
formed Church. in Washington ave-
nue., was filled at both the morning
and evening services yesterday by
parishioners who went TO hear the
Rev. Pereival Fl. Barker, the pastor,
whom the Chassis has been deliberat-
Ing on dismissing He stirred his
parishioners with his sermons at both
services, but at no time made any
allusion to the deliberations of the
Chassis
Dare Saints" was the subject of
his lecture at the evening service.
based on the first letter of the
Apostle Paul to the Corinthians,
chapter ", verse 10. I'VE are fools
for Christs sake He spoke of the
men who hal the courage of their
convictions even when their utter
ances meant privation, persecution
and death.
In referring to the question of
temperance he pointed out how men
who honestly fought for 1t have been
ridiculed. and in warning the young
women against L said:
His Warning to Young Women.
You young ladies here, look out
, that you don't marry a whiskey bottle
with a man tied to It. And don't let
sen-sen deceive you. either, about a
foul breath, nor talcum powder as
to the burrows of dissipation"
Many members of the congregation
approached the pastor after the
fervices and shock lis hand in appre-
citation 1t wda evident fTonI the eX-
pressions heard that a number OF
tine women wolld oppose any rove
ment to remove the minister, Hso
moved into the parsonage with his
wife during the week. According 10
one young woman, all the young folks
of the church had pledged them
selves to support the pastor.
The meeting between the commit
tee of the Newark Chassis and the
consistory of Christ Church has not
vet been arranged for as far as
could be learned. The Chassis, at a
meeting last Wednesday, decided the
censistory should know Mr. Barker
call had been rescinded on February
10. because he had presented no Gre
htlIlidio' II PplhStN CNt NA4tAS 49,
was then under suspension of a
church at Neosha. Kan.
One result of the Chassis meeting
which the services yesterday de-
Veloped was the celebration of the
holy, communion, directed by the Rev
Uriah McClinchie. of Irvington. The
Chassis had ruled that Mr.. Barker
should not be permitted to conduct
this service.
Unexpected Champion Arises.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas X. Murney,
of New York, who We're former par
ish'oners of the Rev. Mr.. Bankers
and became Interested in the pres
ent situation through reading of the
meeting of the Chassis, attended the
services last night. Mr.. Murney for
merly lived in Chicago and was a
member of the haywood Church
while Mr.. Barker was its pastor. Mr..
Murney represents the Pease Com
panY. so Church street, New YORK
city.
1t was While at this church that
the incidents in the college life of Mr.
Barker were first unearthed. and Mr.
Murney strongly defended the pastor,
saying it was petty matter which
started the trouble. He told how Mr.
Bankers action in going outside the
church for choir material had caused
dissatisfaction.
Mr.. Murney told of the excellent
work accomplished for the haywood
parish by Mr.. Barker, and declared
the trouble was started by persons
making a mountain of mole hill,
who went out of their way to dig up
the college days" He added that he
was willing to have this statement
investigated