Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-01
PRESDYTERY ACTS
ON THIRD CHURCH
COLLEGIATE MOVE
Allows $25, 900 Additional for
Completion of North
Edifice.

It movement VI lilG
Third Presbyterian Church, which
means the uniting of three local con-
gregations of that faith, was dis
cussed at length during a special
meeting of the Newark Presbytery,
in the chapel of the First Presbyto-
rIan Church, yesterday afternoon.
The governing body decided to allow
the Eroad street congregation to use
an additional $25, 900 for the compile
ton of the Third Church North at
Abingdon avenue and Ridge street.
This is one of the bodies of the COL
legiate church.
In regard to the whole collegiate
project, definite action was taken so
far as to refer the matter to a COM
mittee of seven, four ministers and
three elders, who will be selected
later. On motion of Rev. DR.. Robert
Scott Inglis, pastor of the Third
Church, a committee consisting of
Rev. Renli J. Buttnghausen, the mod
orator; Rev. DR.. VILLAIN Y. Chapman,
pastor of the Rosevlle Avenue Church,
and Rev. Frederick W. Lewis, pastor
of the Forest Hill Church. was ap-
pointed to name the committee of
seven.
Rev. DR.. Inglis read lengthy state
n1ent showing in full the plan of re-
organization, the formation of the
collegiate church, and the dissolution
of the present Third Church in Broad
street. The collegiate movement in
cludes the Third Church North, at
Abingdon avenue and Ridge street;
the Third Church South, at Clinton
avenue and South Sixteenth street,
and the Third Church Central, at
High and Court streets. the present
High Street Presbyterian Church.
The statement showed that provi-
sion will be made for each branch
congregation, their location, support
and government. and apart from APP
preparations made by the Third Pres
byterian Church for the purpose of
securely establishing these branches,
they will be. so far as possible, self
supporting.
1t was further shown by the state
ment that provision will be made for
the. expenditure out of the funds of
the present Third Church of not more
than $125,000 for the purchase of
on the Third Church South, including
furnishings, and that similar
amount be spent on the Third Church
North, and that a sum not less than
S125, 900 and not more than $3.50, 600, the
endowment, be spent on the Third
Church Central at the present time.
The statement also showed that no
more than $4,000 of the amount APP
propriated for the Central Church of
the collegiate movement shall be eX-
pended for buildings, and it is also the
mutual understanding that the inten-
tion is to provide for this appropria-
ton by lease, mortgage or the sale of
the present Third Church building and
land, to take effect within a reason
able time after June l, 1914, and that
diligent efforts are to be made to
bring about a satisfactory disposition
OF the Broad street property.
Inc Se;ts5esstt.teii Of granting permission
10 tic Third, Church to use an addi-
tionaf S25. 006, which would be taken
from the endowment fund of the
church, for the purpose of completing
the Third Church North, was taken
ND separately from the collegiate
proposition.
Rev. John Mcdowell, pastor of the
Park Presbyterian Church, strongly
objected to the request of the Third
Church for the additional amount, and
he declared the church had no right
to use more than 100000 for the erect
ing of church edifice at Abingdon
avenue and Ridge street, due to the
fact that 100000 was the sum agreed
upon when the Presbytery gave its
consent toethe collegiate formation.
Rev. Charles N Thomas, the retir
ing pasor of the West Side Park Pres
byterian Chapel, declared the Third
Church North would be useless in
stitution and that a dark cloud was
hanging over the church. He said
this cloud could only be lifted by its
members practising self-sacrifice, and
this could be done by the members
raising the additional $4,000 them
selves and not taking it from the en-
doWment fund.
Row Pleasant Hunter pastor of the
Second Presbyterian Church, spoke in
favor of granting the request of the
Third Presbyterian Church to spend
$4,000 more ON the Third Church
North.