Woodside, the North End of Newark, N.J.: Its History, Legends and Ghost Stories Gathered from the Records and the Older Inhabitants Now LivingHine, C. G. (Charles Gilbert)
History
Woodside, the North End of Newark, N.J.: Its History, Legends and Ghost Stories Gathered from the Records and the Older Inhabitants Now Living
Hine, C. G. (Charles Gilbert)
Hine, C. C. (Charles Cole), 1825-1897; Woodside (Newark, N.J.) -- History
There will be a Sunday School at the house of Mr. C. C. Hine, on
Belleville Avenue, on Sunday June 16, 1867, at Half-past Two
o’clock, p. m. All who feel an interest in this work are cordially
invited to be present at that hour. Arrangements have been made for
good singing and plenty of it. This SUNDAY SCHOOL is intended to be
permanent.
In the Evening, at Eight o’clock, Rev. Mr. Scofield, from the
Central Presbyterian Church of Newark, will preach on “THE
PRECIOUSNESS OF CHRIST.”
On Wednesday Evenings, at Eight o’clock, until further notice, there
will be Social Prayer Meetings.
All these Services are intended to be permanent.
A “BEFORE-THE-WAR” STORY.
Mr. Hine’s love for the Sunday school is so well known that no one will
be surprised to learn that as a young man, and while traveling, he once
taught a class in an Atlanta (Ga.) Sunday school.
This was before the war, and Mr. Hine used to tell as a good joke on his
self-esteem, how adults gathered about his class to listen, until they
outnumbered the scholars. This naturally made him feel somewhat elated
until he found later that his auditors, learning that he was from the
North, had gathered to ascertain whether he would inject any abolition
talk into his teaching. The young man, however, was too wise to try
anything of that sort, and was more than thankful that he had been when
he discovered the true cause of his popularity.
THE MAKING OF A CHURCH.
Even before the Sunday school Mr. Hine had inaugurated church services
in his dwelling, as is evidenced by this second circular:—
Presbyterian Church in Woodside.
Since the 9th of June public worship has been held in a private
house in Woodside, the Presbyterian ministers of Newark officiating.
A weekly Prayer Meeting has also been sustained since the same date.
A Sunday School was organized on the 16th of June, and its roll now
includes 84 names.
Application was duly made to Presbytery, and a committee of
Ministers and Elders was appointed to visit Woodside and organize a
Church, which duty they performed on the evening of Monday, Sept.
23d. Seventeen members united at that time, seven others have
signified their intention of doing so, and it is thought the number
will soon be increased to thirty.
An eligible lot of nearly a half acre has been secured, and
subscriptions, sufficient to pay for it, made by the residents. An
appeal is now made to the Newark Churches for means with which to
build a Chapel. $4,000 or $5,000 will be needed.
The rapid growth and flattering prospects of Woodside are well known
in this community, and the importance of FIRST occupying this
promising field can hardly be over estimated. Generous encouragement
promptly extended will, under God’s blessing, result in the speedy
up-building of a much needed place of worship.
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