Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-18
New Church Organisations

The Newark Presbytery at It's re-
cent April meeting did not have be-
fore 1t the report OF the committee of
seven, appointed to pass upon the
plan of reorganization of the Third
Church, of this city, as proposed by
the pastor, Rev. DIR. Robert Scott
Inglis, against whom a bitter and
Venemous war had been waged by
fellow pastors 1t is expected that
the contest will be finally disposed
of at the meeting of the Newark
Fresbytery on May IL. The plan of
reorganization Is as follows:
Name and Obligation.
The corporate name shall be the
Third Presbyterian Congregation In
Newark. The ecclesiastical name
shall be the Third Presbyterian
Church (collegiate). The Clinton
Avenue and High Street congrega-
tons shall be united with and merg-
ed into the Third Presbyterian Con-
gregation in such manner as the
laws and usages of the Presbyterian
church may provide. These, with all
other congregations affiliating at any
future time, shall grant all proper
ties, estate and interest, of which
they may be possessed or to which
they hold title, TO the Third Presby-
terrain Congregation, in Newark,
which congregation agrees TO accept
the same. according to the laws Of
the State of New Jersey and the
Presbyterian church in the United
States of America, assuming only
all financial obligations appertain-
ing to the aforementioned properties.
Any other obligations, either real or
implied, for these individual congre-
cations shall cease unless provision
shall thereafter be made in accord
ance with law.
When the foregoing conditions are
performed, the collegiate congrega-
ton shall for convenience of worship
and administration only, be housed
in at least three editices, these
branches to be known as the Third
Presbyterian Church (collegiate) CEN
trail, located at the corner of Court
and High streets; Third Presbyterian
Church (collegiate) north, located at
the corner of Abingdon avenue and
Ridge street, and the Third Presby-
terrain Church Ccollegiate) south,
located at the corner of Clinton ave-
nue. and South Sixteenth street, re-
spectiVely.
Provision shall be made for each
branch congregation, their location,
sustentation and government and
apart from appropriations, made by
the Third Presbyterian congregation
for the purpose of securely establish
Ing these branches, they shall be, so
far as possible, self-supporting.
1t Is agreed that provision shall be
made for the expenditure out of the
funds OF the present Third Church
of not more than $l25,000 for the pur-
chase of property and for building
operations on the Third Church,
South, including church furnishings;
and that not more than S125,000 shall
be expended upon purchase of site
and church buildings of Third
! Church, North, including church fur
ntshlngs; and that q sum not less
than $125, 900 nor more than 100000
shall be used upon the work of the
| Third Church, Central, at the pres
ent time.
Not more than $50, 600 of the amount
| appropriated for Third Church, Cen
| tral. shall be expended for buildings,
| the income at the rate of per cent.
per annum on any part OF the ap~
propriation not expended for build
| ipgs to be used for maintenance. 1t
| is also the mutual understanding that
the intention is to provide for this
appropriation by lease, mortgage or
sale for the present Third Church
building and land, to take effect
within q reasonable time after june
| 1. 1914, and that diligent efforts are
to be prosecuted to bring about a
satisfactory disposition of such prop
| erty.
Government and observation-disclosures.
| The collegiate session shall consist
of the present elders in the uniting
| congregations, those from the High
Street and Clinton Avenue churches
| being installed or otherwise admit
ted as elders of the Third Presby-
| terrain Church as the laws and usages
Of the Presbyterian Church in the
United States of America may pro-
vide.
| provision shall be made in the by
laws that when the branch congreSa-
| items shall have become fully organ
| ized under the collegiate system
| there shall be equal representation In
session from each branch OF the con-
gregation; and that the rotary sys-
TEN shall prevail, which viii pro-
| vide that an elder having served a
fun term of three years, shall not be
| eligible for reelection within one
! year.
Elders shall be elected by the col
legiate congregation, assembled at
one time and place. The elders ac-
credited to the respective branches
shall serve such portion Of the con-