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The second religious
denomination to come to Newark were the Episcopals (The Church of England). The
founding of the first church (Trinity) was brought about by an incident involving the
First Presbyterian Church. After many days of rain, Colonel Joshiah Ogden harvested
his wheat on a Sunday in order to save it from ruin. The Presbyterian Church, of
which he was a highly respected member, disciplined him for this offence. This
disciplining led Colonel Ogden to seek other religious ties. The Episcopal church
had been holding services in Newark for several years before this incident. The man
who held these services was The Reverend Edward Vaughan who was an Episcopalian missionary
for the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, which was
headquartered in Elizabeth. By October 6, 1731 the Reverend had baptized over 600
people in the area (Newark, Orange, Elizabeth and Whippany).
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