Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-19
SCUDDER ASKED
TO REMAIN ON
100 COMMITTEE
City Fete Promoters Vote TO
Request Him to Withdraw
Resignation.
HARMONY EFFORT BY
REV. SOLOMON FOSTER
JzaI n. McCarter Concurs, but
Stands by Previous State
ments-Nugent Votes NO"

- lOlA ciSadi dtlito lAoiAi iNdbbi F1b1O-
mon Foster. of B'nai Jeshurun Tenn
pie. that Wallace NJ Scudder held
Newarks 5 interests above his own per
sonal views. the Committee of One
Hundred at noon meeting today
moved that Mr.. Scudder be requested
to reconsider his resignation. James
r. Nugent alone dissented from the
committees action, and the request
therefore was not unanimous.
The motion asking Mr.. Scudder TO
rejoin the committee was offered by
Mr.. Foster, and was seconded by
Augustus Y. Hamburg. president of
the Board of Trade without re-
iinquishing his personal opinion upon
the controversy started by Mr.. Scud-
der, Uzal II. McCarter voted for the
motion. Mr.. McCarter In a brief but
forceful speech made 1t emphatic that
he was voting favorably for the sake
of the anniversary.
Former Governor Franklin Murphy,
chairman of the committee, said he
| believed the committee should tirst
inquire If there were any assurances
that Mr. Scudder would reconsider.
Mr.. Foster replied that Mr. Scudder
was thinking of Newarks welfare
only and that he would not let his
personal feelings interfere with the
success of the anniversary.
do you understand that is authori-
tative?" Mr. Murphy inquired.
yes" Mr.. Foster answered. The
motion was then carried, Mr.. Nugent
voting in the negative.
In bringing the motion before the
meeting, Mr., Foster expressed regret
upon the lack of harmony. Less than
four months remained before the cele-
bration would open, he continued and
he pleaded that the committee en-
deaVor to restore harmony. Without
thinking of the past or the causes
of the differences of opinion, Mr..
Foster therefore proposed that MIR.
Scudder be requested to get in line
in order that the interests of Newark
may be served
For the sake of Unity.
In seconding the motion. Mr.. Hans
burg declared that differences of
opinion frequently made a movement
stronger. This was a peoples cele-
bration, he continued, and the work
of the committee was greater than
the views of individuals In the
cause of unity, he accordingly be-
lieved that Mr. Scudder should be
asked to reconsider his withdrawal
In view of the fact that it was
announced in the press that Mr..
Scudder wished his resignation to be
considered final l hope the gentlemen
know what they arc doing, said Mr.
| McCarter.
while ! cannot go as far in al-
truistic views as Mr.. Hamburg sug.
| gests." MIR. McCsrter added, II ap-
! plaud his object. I will sink any
| personal feelings | may have and
properly hove, and vote for the sue
cess of the celebration"
| The suggestions of the church par
ticipation committee upon the re-
! ligious program for the celebration
were approved in resolutions intro
duced by Mr. McCarter and unani-
! mously adopted. The committees
ideas were embodied in letter from
Bishop Edwin S. Lines. Every con-
/ gregation in the city will be asked to
! give the anniversary proper recogni-
! ton in the services of Sunday, May
III. Each church will also be re-
quested to compile its history.
| Bishop Lines Letter.
! The letter from Bishop Lines read
as follows:
| "'rhe Bishops House,
q Washington street.
Newark, \. ].
| January Is, 1916.
chairman of the Committee of One
Hundred:
"My dear Governor Murphy
! 1--WE had our meeting on Friday
with the five members appointed by
you. Father Cody, Mr.. Folsom, Mr..
Moffatt, Rabbi Foster and myself.
! 1--WE understood that nothing we
i had In mind was final, but simply in
! the way of suggestion. We agreed
/ that we would recommend that every
CONGREGATION in the city be asked to
give on May 81 to the anniversary
/ its proper recognition, 1t being the
| Sunday nearest 10 the coming of the
| founders, and that on the afternoon
| of the next Sunday there be gen
| eral religious service Of simple
character at the stadium, which will
then he completed at the park.
Beyond that we were agreed,
| think. that we would ask every re-
lieious body in the city in it's own
| way by appointment Of suitable per-
| son or persons TO prepare history
of it's founding and work, its instltu-
tions and activities in the city, so
J compiling a history of the churches
and their work in Newark. we
| thought this should be done, leaving
! any expense to each church, assum-
| ing that they would publish it them
selves. Our idea would be simply
| the record of the history without any
presentation of position or special
characteristics of the church. and, of
course, the central committee would
assume no responsibility for the char
acter of the work.
"a suggestion of Rabbi Foster that
different sections of the city at the
time of the opening of the festival
should try to gather members of
neighboring congregations. to be ad-
| dressed by those who might be agreed
upon, was left for further consider
! alton.
| Regard for God.
81 think our idea was that this re-
| ligious observance we have already
| suggested would mean simply empha-
sis upon regard for God and for re-
ligion as having marked the found
| ing of the city and properly marking
the attitude of the city today, and in
! such way as would probably have
| the approval of about all of our
people.
I'VE did not seem to have much
| difficulty in getting on as far as we
went The five of US named by you
represent five churches in the city.
/ tsTt uyould eeeu1 If ii should he de-