Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-21
Newark's "Man's Preacher and the
Great Church He Has Built Up Here

The Rev. Henry r. Rose, pastor of
the Church of the Redeemer, was DoIn
in Philadelphia. He was educated IN
Its public schools, and at an early
age entered the employ OF Jonn
w anamaker, wnere ne received a
first-class business training, prepara-
toy to his entrance upon mis- STUDIES
for the ministry. Mr.. Rose has al
ways he'd that a minister is likely
to be more successful if he knows
business as we'll as theology. His
collie giate education was secured at
Tufts College, near Boston. he was
graduated from it's divinity school In
1891, receiving the degree of bachelor
of divinity. lie pursued further studies
at Harvard University.
HIS first church was in Portsmouth,
n. H.; his second in Auburn Me-,
from which city he came TO Newark
in 1893. The Church of the Redeemer
was heavily in debt, the congregation
was very small and the outlook thor
oughly discouraging. But In few
years 50. Rose had raised the debt
of som j35, 900, and inspired his peo-
pie to iedecorate and recarpet the
church and make it thoroughly mod
ern in every respect.
During the fifteen years of his min
istry the congregation has grown IN
til the average morning attendance Is
not far from four hundred and the
ave. age evening attendance seven
hundred. The church is entirely out
of debt, which means that one of the
most valuable properties has been
saved to the Universal!st denomina-
ton.
His Illustrated Lectures.
Ten wears ago Mr. Rose began the
innovation of giving illustrated lee
lures on Sunday evenings. The idea
proved Immediately popular, and
from the first the church has been
thronged Sunday after Sunday The
lectures have been kept on very
high plane and have always been &C
companied by religious exercises at
the opening and the close of the SER
vice.
1t Is the usual thing to see from
three to four hundred men in the
Sunday evening congregation. In fact,
the attendance of men, morning and
evening, Is one of the features of
the Church of the Redemef that al
ways impresses visitors, Mr.. Rose Is
peculiarly a mans preacher, being in
constant demand by the Young Mems
Christian Association at their large
Sunday meetings for men.
Inc pubic dCIlNllltS VI lLO PGlo IVA
of the Church of the Redeemer have
been continuous and varied. He has
been the vice-president of the Bureau
OF Charities for many years; he lee
lures in all the public school centres
during the winter for the Board of
Education and is in demand as an
after-d'nner speaker on all sorts of
occasions. Large business firms in
vite him from time to time to address
their employees, as he has number
OF lectures that inspire men to make
more of their talents and opportuni-
ties.
He Is recognized as one of the fore
most lecturers of America, taking his
place on the leading Chautauqua
platform In the summer with
preachers like Russell II. ConweIl
Newell Dwight Hills and S. Parkes
Cadman. He has Travelled from
Maine to Colorado, speaking to audi
| ences ranging from three TO seven
| thousand people
His Power as Writer.
AS writer Mr. Rose is the author
of many pamphlets, an article in the
Encyclopedia Americana and two
| books, one entitled Twentieth Cen
fury Christianity" and his latest,
| just from the press, 'tThe Outside of
| the Cup" a response to Churchilps
1.-The Inside of the Cup"
In speaking he never uses notes,
| although it is obvious that he pre-
pares himself very carefully. He was
n dramatic reader in his youth, and
! the cd love of poetry clings to him,
so that he hardly ever delivers a SER
mon or lecture without weaving into
| it a delightful poem or two. He has
a keen sense of humor, and does not
hesitate to make his congrega ton
smile II the witty story or epigram
comes In naturally in his discourse.
| He believes that the minister should
be absolutely natural in the pulpit
and should get just as close to his
| hearers as he can and yet retain the
underlying dignity that should always
characterize a man of his calling.
Since coming to Newark Mr.. Rose
has bad calls TO Important churches
| in New York, Boston, Chicago, Dem