Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-08
CLERGYMEN IN
HEATED DEBATE
AT PRESBYTERY
Efforts to Settle Difficulties of
Third Church North
Causes Dispute.

Some heated discussion was in
dulged in by clergymen attending the
stated meeting of the Newark Pres
bytery in the First Presbyterian
Church yesterday afternoon relative
to the collegiate plan of the Third
Presbyterian Church. North, of which
Rev. DIR. Robert Scott Inglis is pas
tor. Rev. Albert N. Stubblebine, pas
tor of the Bethany Church; Kev.
Joseph Hunter, pastor of the Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian Church, and
Rev. DIR. Nelson B. Chester pastor of
the Presbyterian Church of Caldwell,
comprised the committee having
charge of the work of deciding upon
plan of action for the Third Church.
The discussion arose after the COM
mittee had reported that 1t had not
reached any definite conclusions re-
garding the collegiate plan, which af-
fects the Third Presbyterian Church.
North, the Third Presbyterian
Church, South, and the High Street
Presbyterian Church. The matter
has been hanging fire for over two
years and has been the source of con-
siderable dissension in the Presby
terry.
| II move," said Mr.. Stubblebine
when the committee expressed its
inability to reach a decision, that
we demand that the committee make
a definite statement of its plans to
the Presbytery at its meeting in Feb
ruary."
DIR. Chester, who is chairman of the
committee, took exception to the mo-
tion because it demanded" that ac-
ton be taken by the committee in a
specified time, and warmly retorted
that ne did not purpose to have the
committee forced to take action, when
1t was practically impossible so to
do. The word demand he thought,
was an affront to the committee.
Il do not think that Mr. Stubble-
bine. nor anyone else,'' said DIR.
Chester. has a right to make a de-
mand upon this committee.
Rev. Joseph Hunter, who is also a
member of the committee. backed up
DIR. Chester by stating that the COM
mittee is not unwilling to decide the
matter but 1t is one which calls for
considerable thought and the MEM
bers are unable to get together on a
plan of action.
No Intention to Impugn Motives.
II had no intention of impugning
the motives of members of the COM
mittee," Mr. Stubbebine then re-
piled, "but l do think that this Pres
bytery has right to demand that
the committee make a report, so that
this matter can be settled once and
for all My desire in making the mo-
tion was merely for the purpose of
getting a report and preventing the
making of any more changes in the
personnel of the committee"
Mr.. Stubblebine then called atten-
| ton to the fact that Rev. William
Y. Chapman, pastor of the Roseville
Presbyterian Church, had been COM
PEELED to retire from the committee at
the last meeting of the presbytery,
upon advice of his physician. He said
that other members had also tried to
resign at that time, but had been
prevailed upon to remain. The
speaker said he wanted to prevent
the continued designations from the
committee, which made it impossible
for that body to get anywhere.
AS the committee members insisted
that the word demand" was often
sive to them, Mr.. Stubblebine With
drew his motion, and harmony was
at length restored, with the question
VI tiiV VI AiluANh . L1taAC ROtNNJ
as much up in the air as ever.
share in Endowment Fund.
The Third Church. North. the Third
Church South, and the High Street
Presbyterian Church, are all entitled
to a portion of the endowment fund
which is derived as rental on prop
erty decided to the Third Church,
North. by the First Presbyterian
Church. This church moved from It's
location on Broad street. near Hill
street, about two years ago, and built
handsome new church at Abingdon
and Ridge avenues. The Presbytery
at first allowed sS0,00O for this edifice,
but the cost is said to have reached
nearly $40 900. The removal of the
Third Church to this location has led
to considerable friction with the
members of Park Presbyterian
Church, 20S Belleville avenue, Of
which Rev John Mcdowell was pas
tor Mr.. Mcdowell left the church
last May to become pastor of the
Brown Memorial Church, Of Balti-
more.