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J. R. Cutting
M. E. Clough.
MI. E. Clough.
Surveyor and Engineer T. W. Morgan
June 10, '78 T. W. Morgan
June 10, 79,
T. W. Morgan
June 10, '78
Assessor. ..
J. M. Dillon
Mch 10, '79 J. M. Dillon
Mch 10, 78
J. M. Dillon
Mch 14, 81
Attorney.
P. W. Byrne
25, 78
J. M. Poston.
Mch 8,
'80 J. M. Poston
Mch 8, '80
Justices of the Peace. . |C. C. Jenks.
IO, 79
C. C. Jenks
C. C. Jenks.
Police Judge
Ed. Hoskins
John Yule ..
Physician .
Dr. Posey
Feb. 2, '80
A. C. Posey.
Feb. 2,
'80 J. R. Bradway.
April 4, '81
Chief of Fire Dep't. . .
Jas. Hill.
Jan. 7, '78
Jas. Hill.
Jan. 7, '78 Jas. Hill.
Jan. 7, '78
City Supt. of Schools ..
F. M. Campbell.
Mch 25, 78|
H. J. Todd
Mch 8, '80 H. J. Todd.
Mch 8, '80
School Directors, or
Board of Education. )
Ist WI'ard. . . |C. H. Redington
Mch 10, '79 C. H. Redington
Mch 10, '79 C. H. Redington .
Mch 14, '81
2d Ward ...
F. M. Smith
66
F. M. Smith
Alex. Elder
3d Ward ...
C. N. Fox
C. N. Fox ..
4th Ward. ..
C. D. Harris ..
C. D. Harris.
Geo. H. Wheaton.
Geo. C. Pratt
=
oth Ward.
Eugene Lynch
Eugene Lynch.
Eugene Lynch
7th Ward.
A. W. Swett.
A. W. Swett
M. W. Fish. .
Buard of Health .
Dr. W. M. Brown.
Dr. W. M. Brown ..
Dr. A. H. Agard
. Dr. T. H. Pinkerton /O. H. Burnham.
Mch 14, '81
J. A. Swenarton
Free Library Trustees.
C. W. Kellogg.
W. B. Ludlow ..
W. H. H. Hamilton.
73
Henry Vrooman.
P. W. Byrne
Attorney.
Henry Vrooman
Wm. Bolton
Mch 12, 77
Adam Koob
Chief of Police Dep't ..
D. H. Rand
D. H. Rand,
W. W. Gray
Oct. 15, 77
5th Ward. ..
J. W. Shanklin.
Eugene Lynch
A. W. Swett
A. W. Swett
'Peter Thomson .
=
6th Ward. Jas. Gill ..
Town and City Clerk .. Jas. Dods .
Jas. Dods
Treasurer.
Jas. Dods.
Jas. Dods.
A. W. Bishop.
|A. W. Bishop.
John Yule
Chief of Police Dep't ..
W. F. Fletcher.
Mch 25, '78 /W. F. Fletcher
Mch 25, '78 W. F. Fletcher. .
E. Everett.
5th W'ard.
Geo. H. Wheaton
( Dr. A. C. Posey.
Mch 3, '80
( Dr. A. C. Posey.
Mch 3,
'80
( Dr A. C. Posey.
April 18, '81
W. E. Miller
W. E. Miller
(7th H'ard.
MI. W. Fish.
T. J. Arnold
T. J. Arnold
Assessor.
Mch 12, 77
Geo. H. Fogg
( Dr. Wm. Bolton
Dr. Wm. Bolton .
6th Ward.
Mch 25, 78
W. H. Jordan
Mch 14, '81
(Ist Ward.
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TABLE-Continued.
Showing the Officers'of the Town of Oakland and the City of Oakland, Compiled from the Records of the Board of Trustees and City Council, from 1852 to 1883, Inclusive.
1882-83.
1883-84.
NAME OF OFFICE.
Name of Holder.
Date.
Name of Holder.
Date.
Mayor
C. K. Robinson.
Mch 13. '82
Mayor
J. West Martin
Mch 12, '83
( Ist IFard.
J. C. Millan
Mch 14, '81
LIst Ward.
J. T. Carothers
| 2d IFard.
L. S. Hawkins
2d Ward.
S. M. Babbitt.
City
tth ll ard.
J. H. Fish
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5th Ward.
M. C. Garber.
6th l'ard.
Jas. Gill.
oth Ward.
Jas. McGivney.
(7th Ward.
Henry Hayes
7th Ward.
Henry Hayes
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Treasurer.
Jas. Dods. . .
Treasurer. . .
Jas. Dods.
Marshal
M. E. Clough.
Mch 13, '82
Marshal
M. E. Clough.
Mch 13, '82
Surveyor and Engineer
T. W. Morgan
June 10, 78
Surveyor and Engineer.
T. W. Morgan.
June 10, '78
Assessor
J. M. Dillon
Mch 14, '81
Assessor .
J. M. Dillon
Mch 12, '83
Attorney .
John Yule ..
13, 82
Attorney.
John Yule
' 13, 82
Justices of the Peace
C. C. Jenks
Nov. 7, '82
Justices of the Peace
C. C. Jenks.
Nov. 7, '82
Police Judge
S. F. Daniels.
13, '82
Police Judge.
S. F. Daniels
Mch 13, '82
Physician.
J. R. Bradway
April 4, '81
Physician.
E. W. Buck
April 16, '83
Chief of Police Department. .
Peter Pumyea.
Oct. 3,
'8x
Chief of Police Departmnet .
E. J. Chase (Acting).
April 2, '83
Chief of Fire Department ...
Jas. Hill.
Jan. 7, '78
Chief of Fire Department. ..
Jas. Hill
Jan. 7, 78
City Sup't of Schools
J. C. Gilson.
Mch 13, '82
City Sup't of Schools School Directors, or
J. C. Gilson
Mch 13, 62
School Directors, or
Board of Education.
Board of Education.
Ist Ward.
C. H. Redington.
Mch 14, '81
ist W'ard ..
C. H. Redington
Mch 12,
2d Ward.
Alex. Elder
2d Ward.
A. W. Burrell.
3d Wl'ard.
W. H. Jordan.
3d Ward ...
W. H. Jordan.
4th l'ard.
E. Everett
4th Ward.
E. Everett
61
5th Ward.
Geo. C. Pratt
Eugene Lynch,
6th Ward.
Henry Sohst
7th Ward.
M. W. Fish ..
7th Ward.
M. W. Fish.
( Dr. A. C. Posey.
April 18, '81
( Dr. J. W. Trembly ..
Board of Health
Dr. A. H. Agard
Board of Health
Dr. A. H. Agard.
( Dr. T. H. Pinkerton.
(E. M. Long
Mch 12, '83 66
Free Library Trustees
C. W. Kellogg
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Free Library Trustees
C. W. Kellogg
W. B. Ludlow ..
O. H. Burnham.
W. H. H. Hamilton.
E. A. Trefethen .
NOTES-1852-1853.
1852, May 17-A. Marier to be President Board of Trustees. I853, Jan. 8-A. S. Hurlburt to be Clerk to Board of Trustees, vice Shattuck, resigned.
NOTES-1854-1855.
1854, June 24-James Grey to be Pound Master.
1855, Jan. 10-E. W. Cohea to be Pound Master. Jan. 23-Micah M. Howe to be City Marshal, vice Hogan, absconded.
NOTES-1855-1856.
1855, March 12-E. Gallagher to be President of Council. May 2-Andrew Williams to be President of Council, vice Gallagher, resigned that appointment.
May 29-Ed. Gibbons and Robt. Worthington to be Mem- bers of Council, vice Gallagher and Eames, resigned.
" June 6-J. E. Whitcher to be School Commissioner, vice Gibbons, resigned.
July 18-J. E. Whitcher to be School Commissioner, vice Durant, resigned. Sep. 6-L. N. Crocker to be Member of Council, vice Lynch, absent.
NOTES-1856-1857.
1856, March 12-Edward Gibbons to be President of Council.
NOTES-1857-1858.
1857, April 15-F. E. Prevaux to be Superintendent of Public Works.
15-James Lentell to be Member of Council, vice = Gray, failed to qualify. NOTES-1858-1859.
1858, March 8-F. K. Shattuck to be President of Council. Sep. 10-J. Dieves to be Member of Council, vice Mc- Cann, disqualified on contested election.
Oct. 20-Wm. Hillegass to be School Commissioner, vice W. H. Glascock, resigned.
NOTES-1859-1860.
1859,
March 14-E. Hoskins to be President of Council.
Dec. 7-J. P. M. Davis to be Mayor, vice Shattuck. " "_W. H. Bovee to be Member of Council, vice Marier, resigned. NOTES -- 1860-1861.
1860, July 5-P. Hoskins to be School Commissioner. " "_J. R. Rogers to be Member of Council, vice V Winkle, absent. NOTES- 1861-1862.
1861, March 11-E. Gibbons to be President of Council. Aug. 5-Geo. M. Blake to be Member of Council, vice Barnes, absent. 1862, Jan. 15-C. T. Jacobus to be School Trustee, vice Reed, resigned.
NOTES-1862-1863.
1862, March 10 -- E. Gibbons to be President of Council. 31-E. Hoskins to be Member of Council. NOTES-1863-1864.
1863, March 11-E. Gibbons to be President of Council. June 29-L. Janssen to be School Trustee, vice Saxton, = resigned. Dec. 22- D. P. Barstow to be Member of Council, vice Shafter, resigned. 1864, Jan. 26-J. O. Miner to be Member of Council, vice Haynes, resigned. NOTES-1864-1865.
1864, March 14-F. K. Shattuck to be President of Council. " Sep. 27-E. D. Waters to be Member of Council. 1865, Jan. 3-A. F. Rogers to be Member of Council, vice Pal- mer, resigned. NOTES-1865-1866.
1865, March 21-G. J. Faulkner to be Member of Council, vice Jayne, resigned.
Council.
13d Wl'ard.
C. R. Lewis
3d Wl'ard ..
E. B. Dean
5th l'ard.
Peter Thomson
City Council.
4th Ward.
M. de la Montanya ..
Town and City Clerk
Jas. Dods.
Town and City Clerk.
Jas. Dods
Tax-Collector
M. E. Clough.
Tax-Collector
M. E. Clough.
A. W. Bishop.
A. W. Bishop
Nov. 7, '82
5th Ward.
E. B. Clement
oth Ward.
Dr. T. H. Pinkerton. 'O. H. Burnham.
Mch 14, '81
J. A. Swenarton.
Wm. Walker.
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NAME OF OFFICE.
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NOTES-1866-1867.
1866, March 5-E. Gibbons to be President of Council.
NOTES-1867-1868.
1867, July 23-Sextus Shearer to be Police Judge, vice Watson, deceased.
Nov. 2-Dr. S. Merritt to be Mayor, vice Crane, resigned. Nov. 16-F. M. Campbell to be Member of Council, vice Anderson, deceased.
" Dec. 21- B. F. Pendleton to be President of Council, vice Hobart, resigned that appointment.
NOTES-1869-1870.
1869, March 8-A. W. Jayne to be President of Council. 13-Thos. Maguire to be First Assistant Engineer Fire Department.
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13- Geo. Taylor to be Second Assistant Engineer
= Fire Department.
April 19-Horace Laperle to be Assistant Engineer Fire Department.
" Oct. 25 -Walter Van Dyke to be Member of Council, vice Campbell, resigned.
' Dec. 6-W. H. Miller to be Member of Council, vice Little, resigned 1870, Jan. 3-Miles Doody to be Chief Engineer Fire Depart- ment, vice Nally.
NOTES-1870-1871.
1870, March 14-H. Durant to be President of Council.
' Sept. 19-J. V. B. Goodrich to be Member of Council, vicc Durant, resigned.
NOTES-1872-1873.
1872, March 25-V. P. Terry to be Fire Commissioner, vice Wilcox, resigned.
NOTES-1873-1874.
1873, March 10-Mack Webber to be President of Council. 17-A. L. Warner to be Fire Commissioner.
April 7-J. H. Howard and H. E. Winslow to be Fire Commissioners, vice Chase and Warner, resigned.
NOTES-1874-1875.
1874, May 11-Mack Webber to be President of Council. Oct. 12-M. de la Montanya to be Chief Engineer Fire Department, vicc Halley, resigned.
1875, Feb. 1-Mack Webber to be Mayor, vice Durant, deceased. " 15-F. Warner to be Member of Council, vice Webber, elevated to the office of Mayor.
" 15-1. W. Knox to be President of Council, vice Web- ber.
NOTES-1875-1876.
1875, Ang. 23-Dr. E. H. Pardee to be Member of Council, vicc Mason, resigned.
NOTES-1876-1877.
1876. April 17-J. W. Shanklin to be Member of Board of Ed- ucation, vice Rev. L. Hamilton, resigned.
NOTES-1877-1878.
1877, March 19-W. A. Walter to be President of the Council. April 30-F. O. Fuller to be Chief Engineer Fire Depart- ment, vice Montanya, resigned.
July 19-C. E. Sessions and T. B. Simpson to be Water Commissioners. July 23-L. G. Cole to be Water Commissioner, vice Ses- sions, resigned. July 27-Ed. Hoskins to be Police Judge, vice Jayne, de ceased.
" Oct. 15-W. W. Gray to be Chief of Police, vice Rand, deceased.
" Nov. 19-W. W. Camron to be Member of Council, vice Miller, resigned.
1878, Jan. 7-James Hill to be Chief Engineer Fire Depart- ment, vice Fuller.
March 18-Samuel Milbury to be Member of Council, vice Camron, resigned.
25-W. F. Fletcher to be Chief of Police, vice Gray : office declared vacant.
NOTES-1878-1879.
1878, June 20-T. W. Morgan to be City Engineer, vice Arnold, deceased.
" Aug. 19-Elisha Hook to be Member of Council, vice Sohst, resigned.
Sept. 16-C. C. Jenks to be City Justice of the Peace, vice Koob, resigned.
NOTES-1879-1880.
1879, March 17-J. B. White to be President of Council. Sept. 1-D. C. Bortree to be Police Clerk. " 15-L. G. Cole to be Member of Council, vice Corlies, resigned. " Oct. 6-Geo. L. Morgan to be City Attorney. 1880, Jan. 5-T. F. Jenkins to be Sanitary Inspector, vice Church, resigned. NOTES-1880-1881.
1880, March 29-J. A. Booth to be License Collector. June 21-G. W. Babcock to be President of Council, vice White, resigned that appointment. NOTES-1881-1882.
1881, March 21-Henry Hayes to be President of Council. Oct. 3-S. K. Hassinger to be Sanitary Inspector. 3-Peter Pumyea to be Chief of Police Department, vice Fletcher.
Let us now introduce to the reader histories of some of its churches, schools, societies, and industries.
CHURCHES .- There are nearly forty churches in the city of Oakland of all denominations, but our space will only admit of our giving histories of the oldest of these. From the days when "two or three were gathered together" under the shade of one of Oakland's spreading oaks, up to the present the city has been the home of churches that have grown in beauty of design and magnificence of architecture, as the years flew by. She is sometimes called the "City of Spires," as she deserves to be, for more graceful outlines are not to be found anywhere. Her number of devotees is large, and, in truth, Oakland is a city of families, boasting in her churches and her schools.
First Presbyterian Church .- This church was organized in April, 1853, being one of the oldest of any denomination in Oakland. The first services were held in a cloth tent, and afterwards in the public school house, under the pastoral charge of Rev. S. B.
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Bell. He was succeeded by Rev. E. B. Walsworth, who officiated until December, 1865, when Rev. L. Hamilton was called to the pastorate, and continued in charge until February 24, 1869. On August 17, 1869, the Rev. Daniel W. Poor, D. D., suc- ceeded to the duties, since when the following have been the pastors: From June, 1872, to November, 1879, Rev. James Eels, D. D .; from November, 1879, to Novem- ber, 1882, Rev. Samuel P. Sprecher, D. D. The present pastor, Rev. Francis A. Horton, assumed the pastorate April 8, 1883.
The present church edifice, on the northeast corner of Fourteenth and Franklin Streets, was built in the year 1875, at a cost of about fifty-two thousand dollars, and was dedicated for public worship January 16, 1876. It is one of the handsomest structures in the city. The original church building occupied by this society was erected about 1856, at the corner of Webster and Sixth Streets, at a cost of about six thousand dollars. It was afterwards removed to the southeast corner of Broad- way and Thirteenth Streets, and enlarged to meet the requirements of the growing congregation. It now stands on Thirteenth Street, between Broadway and Franklin Streets, and is used as an armory.
The present membership of the church is eight hundred and forty-two, the largest accession to the church in any one day was on March 6, 1881, when two hun- dred and twenty persons were admitted to its membership. The present officers are as follows: Pastor, Rev. Francis A. Horton; Elders, E. Bigelow, G. W. Armes, C. W. Armes, J. B. Ford, J. J. Gardiner, J. C. Raymond, C. H. Fish, G. D. Gray, P. D. Browne, A. J. Ralston, H. L. King, Jr., C. A. Bailey; Deacons, W. H. Knight, W. F. Curtis, R. W. Poindexter, A. Elder, F. S. Page; Trustees, A. Miller, D. E. Martin, E. C. Sessions, E. B. Beck, A. J. Ralston, M. W. Upton, C. L. Watson; President of the Society, W. H. Friend; Secretary, M. W. Upton; Treasurer, W. P. Wheeler.
The Sunday-school connected with this church was organized in April, 1853, under the superintendency of John Kelsey, with four teachers and six scholars. The present membership is, officers and teachers, eighty-four; scholars, six hundred and seventy-three; total, seven hundred and fifty-seven. Officers, 1882-83-Pastor, Rev. Francis A. Horton; Superintendent, G. W. Armes; Assistant Superintendent, H. L. King, Jr .; Secretary, M. S. Hill; Treasurer, G. W. Armes; Librarian, J. E. Simmons; Assistant Librarians, J. H. Henderson, Geo. Henderson; Chorister, Miss Jennie Har- rison; Organist, J. F. Kendall; Pianist, Miss Mollie Andrews; Advisory Committee, H. L. King, Jr., P. D. Browne, C. H. Fish, Chas. A. Bailey, G. D. Gray. Primary Depart- ment-Superintendent, Mrs. William Sublette; Assistant Superintendent, Miss Kate S. Van Arsdale; Secretary, Mrs. M. B. Holmes; Treasurer, Mrs. James E. Gordon; Librarian, Mrs. Edward Hackett; Assistant Librarian, Miss Bessie Goodfellow.
Independent Presbyterian Church .- This church was organized February 28, 1869, and is the only one of a similar character in California. The first pastor, Rev. L. Hamilton, officiated for several years as minister of the First Presbyterian Church in Oakland, but for opinions expressed by him he was tried before the Presbytery, and sub- sequently before the Synod, resulting in his being deposed by those bodies, February 24, 1869. A large portion of Mr. Hamilton's congregation, who were opposed to this decision of the Presbytery and Synod, determined upon organizing another society,
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and secured Brayton Hall as a temporary place of worship, where services were held until the spring of 1870, when the edifice, situated at the southeast corner of Thir- teenth and Jefferson Streets, was erected, at a cost, including lot, of about twenty-two thousand five hundred dollars. The pastor, since Mr. Hamilton's death, which occurred April 9, 1882, has been Clarence Fowler, who began his pastorate June 5, 1882, when the society assumed the name of Hamilton Church of Oakland.
The Sunday-school connected with the church was organized March 6, 1869, and at present has an attendance of one hundred scholars, and ten teachers. The church officers are: Trustees, N. W. Spaulding, P. N. Remillard, J. W. Ward, Thomas Var- ney, J. D. Haines, O. M. Sanford, A. T. Dewey, and J. W. Mackie. Clarence Fowler is Superintendent of the Sunday-school. The church is essentially Unitarian, of the broadest Christian sentiment.
St. John's (Episcopal) Church .- This church had an humble origin when Oakland numbered but a few houses, and not over one thousand inhabitants. During the summer of 1852 two families met and worshiped unitedly, until a member of one of the families fell seriously ill, when the services were discontinued. In August, 1853, Rev. Doctor Ver Mehr, Rector of Grace Church, San Francisco, visited Oakland, to aid in the establishment of a church, and with much difficulty a meeting of twelve persons was convened. For various reasons, however, the project was for the time abandoned. Toward the close of the same year, the Rev. John Morgan appeared, and preached a sermon to a small but attentive audience beneath the branches of one of Oakland's shady trees, and so favorable was the impression then made that it was determined that a covered church of some kind should be procured by the follow- ing Sunday, if the reverend gentleman would repeat his visit. A large tent, twenty- five by seventy feet, was erected, with a cross upon the apex to designate the object of the structure, and a temporary pulpit fitted up. Mr. Morgan, however, was in some manner detained, but a Presbyterian, the Rev. Mr. Walworth, who had incident- ally visited Oakland, being present in the congregation, was invited to officiate. The same week the tent and appurtenances were sold to the Presbyterians. In December, 1854, the Right Rev. Bishop Kip celebrated divine service in a room that had been prepared for the purpose. In January, 1855, the missionary, Rev. E. W. Syle, arrived, and became acting rector of the embryo parish. The first communion service was celebrated on Sunday, February 4th, when eleven communed with the rector. On March 5th of the same year, the parish was regularly incorporated and trustees elected, but it was not until the 8th of August following that a constitution and by-laws were finally adopted. During the same month a rented room was fitted up as a church, with benches, at a cost of one hundred and fifty dollars, current expenses being met by collections every Sunday. The Rev. Mr. Syle resigned Jan- uary, 1856, and from that time lay services were regularly held, Bishop Kip officiating occasionally. In July, 1856, the Rev. James W. Caper became rector, and continued in charge until 1857, when he resigned, and the Rev. Benj. Akerly became rector, officially, March 1, 1858, although he had officiated regularly from December, 1857. A lot was purchased in 1860 for the sum of four hundred and fifty dollars, and a church edifice erected thereon, at a cost of two thousand six hundred dollars, which
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has since been enlarged twice. The church was consecrated to divine service March I, 1860, while the number of communicants in June, 1872, was one hundred and fifty. The Rev. Benjamin Akerly. D. D., has been rector over twenty-five years.
The Sunday-school connected with the church was organized April, 1858, and has an attendance now of two hundred and fifty scholars, and a library containing five hundred volumes. The church officers are: R. W. Kirkham, Senior Warden; Chas. D. Haven, Junior Warden; Chauncey Taylor, James de Fremery, Van Leer Eastland, J. Harvey Fish, Pieter J. Van Loben Sels, and of the Sunday-school, the rector is Super- intendent; Wm. M. Cubery, Assistant Superintendent, and twenty teachers. This church has also a chapel at Temescal, where services are held every Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with Sunday-school of an average attendance of about seventy.
St. Paul's (Episcopal) Church .- This church affords a striking example of what may be accomplished by a few persons in a short time. It has derived its remarkable prosperity through the zeal and wisdom of a few vestrymen, materially aided by a popular and energetic rector. Its inception was begun in a desultory way by a few small gatherings of persons uncomprehending the magnitude which the enterprise thus born was shortly to attain. Speedily, however, they realized the work before them, and the church was duly organized in February, 1871. It has drawn within its doors a congregation comprising large influence and wealth from a field comparatively unoccupied before, and is solidly established on a broad temporal and spiritual basis as a great and growing Christian power. The organizers were pecul- iarly happy in the purchase of the church property. It consisted of a chapel with a rectory, belonging formerly to the California College, and a lot one hundred feet square situated at the corner of Twelfth and Webster Streets. The purchase price was ten thousand dollars, payable in ten years, and was secured by an individual note of four of the vestrymen, with mortgage on the property. The deed was made a third party in trust, for conveyance to the church whenever, within a certain time, it should pay one-fourth the purchase price. The chapel was arranged interiorly to fit it for church purposes at an extreme of two thousand dollars, obtained on loan by individual members of the vestry. Sixty pews were put in, capable of seating comfortably two hundred persons. They were tastefully upholstered, carpets laid, an organ purchased, and real work was then begun. Pew rates were fixed to produce two hundred and twenty dollars monthly, allowing free seats for forty persons. The first twelve months showed an increase from pew rentals from fifty-seven to one hundred and fifty-three dollars, demonstrating a steady growth of membership. Fifty dollars a month was received for rental of the basement for school purposes, and of the rectory for a residence. By the end of a year the regular income, including offertories and subscriptions met all current expenses, comprising interest, salaries, and incidentals and it has since kept pace with the increased expenses. In 1880 the church building was moved to the corner of Fourteenth and Harrison Streets where it is now located. The rectors in charge of the parish up to date have been Rev. Charles W. Turner, 1871; Rev. J. L. Parks from 1874 to 1879, the first of July in which latter year the present Rector, Rev. Hobart Chetwood entered on the Rectorship.
The first officers and vestry were: Allen I. Gladding, Senior Warden; Capt
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Watson Webb, Junior Warden, and Secretary; R. C. Alden, Treasurer; Hon. John A. Stanley, John B. Harmon, Dr. W. C. Parker, Thomas J. Hyde, Dr. H. P. Babcock, Thomas Yolland. Those at present serving are Allen I. Gladding. Senior Warden; William. R. Wheaton, Junior Warden and Secretary; D. M Kent, Treasurer; S. W. Bugbee, Secretary.
The Sunday-school in connection with the church was organized in 1871, and at present consists of two hundred and twenty-five scholars and twenty teachers under the superintendency of the Rector.
St. Andrew's Mission (Episcopal) .- This mission is under charge of the Rev. Charles L. Miel, and is doing good work in the cause. There is an average attend- ance of about forty-five families, with fifty-eight communicants. The property it possesses is valued at twelve hundred dollars, but as yet no church has been built, services being conducted in a room temporarily fitted up for the purpose. It supplies a want long felt in the western portion of the town, and bids fair to become a per- manency in that locality.
First Baptist Church of Oakland .- This church was organized with the following constituent members: Rev. E. J. Willis, Mrs. A. N. Willis, Mr. L. W. Taylor, Mr. S. Ayers, Mrs. Mary Potter, and Mr. J. N. Thompson. Rev. E. J. Willis was chosen Pastor, N. J. Thompson, Deacon, and L. W. Taylor, Clerk. In December, 1854, under the labors of Rev. E. J. Willis, missionary, the first house of worship being dedicated at that time, and was the first Protestant church completed in the city. It was located at the corner of Fifth and Jefferson Streets, and cost, with the land, about two thou- sand dollars. Mr. Willis' pastorate terminated in June, 1856, leaving the church without a pastor for about a year. In May, 1857, Rev. Harvey Gilbert began to preach, and, four months later, was settled as pastor. He resigned in December, 1858, and was succeeded in April, 1859, by Rev. J. B. Saxton. In May, 1863, Mr. Saxton having left, Rev. John Francis became pastor of the church. Soon thereafter the house of worship was removed to the corner of Clay and Ninth Streets, a more eligible situation in view of the rapid growth of the city. This house, and the lot on which it was located, were sold, when the new edifice was rented to the German Turn Verein, who occupy it during the week, religious services having been frequently held there on the Sabbath. Mr. Francis resigned in July, 1864, and was succeeded in November of the same year, by Rev. A. L. Baker, a recent graduate from Rochester. He, how- ever, was compelled to resign in a few months on account of ill-health. In July, 1865, Rev. B. T. Martin was called to the pastorate and continued pastor for nearly six years. During Mr. Martin's pastorate the present handsome edifice at the southeast corner of Fourteenth and Brush Streets was erected at a cost of thirty thousand dollars, the lot whereon it stands having cost twenty-five hundred dollars. It was formally dedicated in March, 1869, the chapel in the rear having been occupied three months before, and used while the main building was being completed: Since that time the following pastors with the dates of their induction have supplied the pulpit: Rev. T. C. Jameson as supply, from August 1871 to May 1873; Rev. R. F. Parshall as pastor, from May 1873 to October 12, 1873; Rev. R. Patterson and Rev. C. B.
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