History of Essex and Hudson counties, New Jersey, Vol. I, Part 122

Author: Shaw, William H
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: [United States :]
Number of Pages: 840

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Ilis position as a clergyman did not embarrass Dr Fish in the expression of his convictions, no matter what might be the subject or the occasion. In all matters affecting the public welfare he took a deep and abiding interest, and if any cause demanded labor, he stood always ready to perform his part. On the breaking out of the war of the Rebellion he promptly took his place on the side of the Union, nor did he think his office too sacred or his pulpit too holy to be used in his country's need. His voice was loud and clear against treason. The nation's banner was spread upon his altar, and the nation's anthem was mingled with the songs of the sanctuary. Dr. Fish was a genuine patriot, and would doubtless have been a fearless and efficient soklier on the battle-fickl. On the 1st of June, 1864, he was drafted into the mili- tary service. It seemed to him an announcement from heaven. Hle dropped his pen that was at the moment in his hand with the full determination to replace it with a sword. The trustees and deacons of his church were notified at once of his intention, and they assembled immediately to consider the pas- tor's request that some one be appointed to supply the pulpit during his absence. They would not, of course, listen to his demand, and it cannot be doubted by all who knew him that he reluctantly allowed them to send a substitute in his stead.

As a pastor, Dr. Fish possessed many rare and ex- eellent qualities. Of his immense congregation, there was scarcely an individual whom he could not call by name, and to whom he could not address a remark which showed something more than a passing ae- quaintance. His preaching was always attractive, and his sermons evinced not only a careful study of the Scriptures, but a good knowledge of human nature and of everything that was transpiring about him. While his duties as a minister were even more than fulfilled, he still found time to perform his duties as a citizen, and every worthy enterprise counted him among its faithful and efficient pro- moters. Ile was a man of untiring energy and ahnost incredible industry. While not employed in the per- formance of routine labors he was in his study, pen in hand, occupied in giving expression to thoughts or experiences which the pulpit did not afford him an opportunity to present. Thus did he add many and

valuable contributions to religious literature. Be" sides the large number of tracts and sermons which he wrote and published, he was the author of an essay entitled "Primitive Piety Revived." a 12mo. volume of 249 pages, 1855, which received the prize of two hundred dollars offered by the Congregational Board of Publication. This work was translated into Dutch, and published in Utrecht, Holland, 1860. Ile was the author also of " The Price of Soul Liberty, and Who Paid it," a small volume of 152 pages, 1860; also of "Harry's Conversion," 240 pages, 1872; also " Harry's Conflicts," 224 pages, 1872; also "Hand- Book of Revivals," 12mo. 420 pages, 1874; also " Bible Lands 1Hustrated," Svo. 920 pages, 1876. His compilations, interspersed with annotations, are numerous and valuable, and among them are " Ilis- tory and Repository of Pulpit Eloquence," two vol- umes, Svo. 1235 pages; "Pulpit Eloquence of the Nineteenth Century," Svo. 813 pages, 1857; "Select Discourses," translated from French, 12mo. 408 pages, 1858; "Heaven in Song," 4to. 742 pages, 1874. During his last days he was engaged upon a work which he intended to entitle "The Wealth of Ages," and for which he had already collected a vast amount of material.

In March, 1874, Dr. Fish finding his health some- what impaired by incessant labor, went abroad, and during an eight months' journey visited nearly the whole of Europe, Egypt, the Holy Land, and other parts of Western Asia. The journey proved bene- ficial, but he soon returned to his old habits of work, and the renewed strength which he had ac- quired by relaxation began gradually to give way. In July, 1877, he yielded to the remonstrances of friends, and once more sought by travel to recover his wasting energies. The trial, however, proved un- availing. He was brought home on the 25th of Sep- tember following utterly prostrated, and one week afterwards, Oct. 2, 1877, he died.

First German Baptist Church.'-This church is located at No. 12 Mercer Street, and was organized in 1849, with the following-named persons as constituent members :

Sigismund Kupfer, Julie Kupfer, Adolph Hune, Barbara Hune, E. Benz, ti. Leyenberger, E. Leyen- berger, J. Oertel, Mr. and Mrs. Felsberg, Mr. Kern, Mr. E. Leyenberger, D. Leyenberger.

The church edifice was purchased from the German Presbyterian Church in 1861, and dedicated April 7, 1861, rebuilt in 1875, and is now valued at fifteen thousand dollars.

Names of all preachers, from first to present, with time of service of cach : Rev. L. Kupfer, from 1849- 1850; Rev. A. Hune, from 1851-1856; Rev. C. Bo- denbender, from 1856-1861 : Rev. J. C. Haselhuhn, from 1862-1868; Rev. H. Trumph, from 1868-1875; Rev. G. Knobloch, since 1876.

! By Rev. G. Knotdoch.

RELIGHOUS INTERESTS OF NEWARK

Present membership, two hundred and twenty.

Officers of church for 1:54: Rev. (. Knobloch, pastor ; Deacons, A. Hartman, Il. Jorthe, A. Ross ; Church Clerk, C. Huber; Trustees, A. Ross, 1. Schmitt, A. Brandenburg, (' Huber, J. Klausmann.

The dedication sermon was preached by Rev. K. Frischman, who was the first German Baptist min- ister in this country, he having arrived in New York in 1839. But it was ten years before he performed the rite of baptism upon any of his countrymen. In October, 1549, he baptized three persons, the first Germans in this country over baptized by a German Baptist minister.

South Baptist Church.1-In tracing briefly the rise and growth of the South Church, it is but just at the outset to say that it originated in no selfish, fac- tious or partisan spirit, but in profound and sacred convictions of duty, and in an honest, carnest pur- pose to extend the kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus t'hrist, and advance the views which Baptists hold.

With the movement the mother-church was in full- est sympathy from its inception till success was per- fectly assured.

Those who remained in the old home on Academy Street and those who went out to set up house-keep- ing on Kinney Street counseled over the enterprise together, prayed over it together, gave of their means for starting it together, and when the time came for separating they went asunder, not as contentious par- ties who could not live under a common roof, but as loving members of a single family invoking mutual benedictions.

W'e mention this simply as an illustration of t'hris- tian large-heartedness and " to the praise of the glory of His grace."

On the evening of the Isth day of February, 1850, thirty->even brethren and sisters bearing a general letter of dismission from the First Church met in that house of worship to organize what was then named, and is still called, the South Baptist Church of Newark, N. J.

By rising they formally entered into fellowship, and then proceeded to elect officers and adopt a cove- nant and articles of faith. At a subsequent meeting eight others were received as constituent members, making a total of forty-five.

The following are the names :

Edward Doughty.

Mary Canfield.

George P Morrow. E P' Mornw.

Slice & H. Davies.

Catherine Fowler

Robert Johnston.

George Il Bruen. Mary Bruen, George MI Fuster.

Samuel Ballwin

Mary Ballwin

Mary LAW.

Mary Belcher.

1.yılia Aun Force.

David Junes.

Julia Wilson.

Mary Junes.

Maria Helden.

Enuna Ely.

für lite - ribner.

James Hague

Anna Hague

Daniel C. Whitman

Abraham Kanyon, Ir

sarah Ann Kuny in

Jeho H t'r mr.

Jane Morris.

Nat Y Johhơn.

Hebweera Sbuart.

Mary Farl

Caleb Il Enil

Julin Roen.

Elizabeth If karl

Elemez r T. Kırkpınt k

Mary M. Earl.

On the first Tuesday of March (the 5th) publie rer- ognition services occurred. Henry C. Fish offered the prayer, E. L. Magoon preached the sermon, Henry V. Jones (the pastor of the First Church | gave the hand of fellowship, and Simeon J. Drake deliv- ered the charge. Of these honored brethren, the preacher of the sermon alone remains to share in the conflicts and conquests of the militant church.

At the time of the recognition Dr. William Hague had already been called to the pastorate, and the house of worship on Kinney Street was well under way.

The lecture-room was occupied on the 14th of April, and on the 18th of July the finished structure, free from debt, was dedicated to the service of the Most High tiod.

Three years of abundant prosperity were vouch- safed, during which the membership grew to more than two hundred, and then, greatly to the regret of the people, the first pastor went his way.

In March, 1854. Dr. O. S. Stearn-, now a professor in the Theological Seminary at Newton, Mass., was called to the vacant place, but before a year had passed the Newton Centre people, covering earnestly the best gifts, were seeking to allure the pastor to that field, and eventually their persuasions prevailed, and the South Church again was shepherdless.

In the autumn of 1855, Dr. James L. Hodge suc- ceeded to the charge. Fome gracious ingatherings were enjoyed, and the general interests of Zion were well maintained.

Two years, however, brought the relation to an end, and now for eleven months there was a dependence on supplies.

In October, 1858, Dr. E. M. Levy, of Philadelphia. began his labors, -labors which extended over a period of ten years, or double the time covered by any other pastorate.

During this term the church edifice was remodeled and beautified, the organ purchased, and revival mercies extensively enjoyed.

Dr. John Dowling came next, and remained for three and a half years.

lle gave to the South Church about the last pas- toral service of a life which was abundant in labors, fruitful in results, and is fragrant in memory still.

Dr. George A. Peltz was Dr. Dowling's successor. lle ministered to the flock acceptably till the close ot 1875, when he resigned to give himself exclusively to Sunday-school work.

Ann [. Johnston.

1 sketch furnished by the pastur.

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lu the spring of 1876, Dr. Charles Y. Swan took the charge. A strong spirit overestimated and so overtaxed the frail body which housed it, and amid displays of saving grace he was laid aside, and after months of wasting, patiently and bravely borne, "he was not ; for God took him."

The eighth and present pastor began his labors Nov. 1. 1×80.

Putting some of the more important facts of this third of a century into figures, this is the look they wear,-

Constitutent members, 45; increase by baptism, 702; experience and letter, 627,-total connected with the church from its organization, 1374.

It will be seen from the above that the accessions have averaged about forty per year. The largest number of members reported any one year was 496, in 1866. The largest additions were in 1852, when the net gain was 78; 1865, when it was 129; 1868, when it was 103.

Its largest losses were in 1868 and 1869, during which years there was a falling off of more than 100. The present membership is 438.

Officer- of the church for 18>3: Pastor, Rev. T E. Vassar. D. D. . Deacons, Robert Johnson, Joseph O. Nichols, Samuel T. Guerin, Jerome Taylor, Th onaa B. Smith, John C. Boyce, Thomas S. Stevens; Clerk, Sayres D. Nichols; Trustees, Caleb H. Earl, Samuel O. Baldwin, T. B. Smith, G. A. Masker, $ O. Nichols, W. F. Utter, N. A Merritt. Officers of the Board. President, Unleb II. Earl; Clerk, G. A. Masker; Treas- urer, T. B. Smith.

Record for 1882 : Additions to the church, 45 ; money raised for all pur- ponex, xx. 310,12 ; marriages solemnized, 17 ; funerals attended, 34.

Sunday-school organized in 1850, Others for 1883 : Superintendent. Thomas S. Stevens ; Assistant, George B. Hutchison ; Female Superin- tendent, Mury Mason; Sceretary, Garret E. Ward ; Treasurer, H. B. Snowden ; Librarians, Frank Nichols, Milton C. Podd ; Leader of sing- ing, George B. Hutchison.

Obrers and teachers enrolled, 39 ; scholars enrolled, 358 ; deaths during the last year 1882), 8; baptisms, 27 ; amount of money raised, $324.29.

The infant department is under the care of Mrs. N. A. Merritt, Mrs. Angie H. Swan and Mrs. Mary Stevens,

CHURCH SOCIETIES .- Woman's Missionary Society. with fifty annual subscribers, is doing a noble work, under the presidency of Mrs. T. E. Vassar, wife of the pastor, with Mrs. N. A. Merritt, secretary, and Mrs. J. D. Nesler as treasurer, and the following collectors : Mrs. N. A. Merritt, Mrs. M. Dodd, Mrs. S. O. Nichols, Miss M. Ricker, and Miss MI. Tuers.

Willing Hearts and Ready Hands is the name of the mission band organized in the fall of 1878, with nine members, and Miss Emma Baker as leader. The officers for 1883 were Lillie Copeley, president ; Maggie JJennings, vice-president ; Ella Utter, secre- tary ; and Ida Garrabrant, treasurer.

Dorcas Society is one of the most efficient societies of the church, whose officers in 1883 were : President, Miss E. M. Baker ; Vice-President, Mrs. S. T. Guerin; Secretary, Mrs. N. A. Merritt; Treasurer, Miss M. Maron.

Young Peoples' Association, organized Dec. 1, 1874. Officers for 1883 : President, Arthur W. Palmer ; Vice- President, G. A. Masker ; Secretary, L. A. Miller ;

Treasurer, Mrs. Mary A. Batteu; Chairman of Exceutive Committee, W. F. Utter ; Chairman of Committee on Meetings, George B. Hutchison ; Chairman of Committee on Tracts, A. B. Dougherty ; Precentor, George B. Hutchison ; Pianist, Miss L. A. Dunn.

This organization is now nearly nine years old, having maintained a creditable carcer throughout. The records indicate the usual experience of similar societies in regard to spiritual and temporal affairs.

The only obtainable data of its members is as follows : Winter of 1874, 47 members; winter of 1875, 63 ; spring of 1876, 85; spring of 1878, 113 ; winter of 1880, 56; May 9, 1883, 105.

The association is out of debt and has a small balance on hand.

North Baptist Church .- The first meeting held for the purpose of organizing this church was held July 11, 1854, and on the 26th of the same month twenty-seven persons were constituted the North Bap- tist Church, with Rev. Thomas Wright as pastor, who remained two years. The first church edifice was a frame structure, and the second a brick building, erected in 1864, on the corner of Orange Avenue and Ifigh Street, and in 1874 was rebuilt and enlarged to its present dimensions, with one thousand sittings. The property is now (1884) valued at forty thousand dollars. The church numbers four hundred and ninety-one communicants. The pastors since Mr. Wright have been Rev. Levi Morse, two years ; Rev. Robert Atkinson, seven years; Rev. George E. Horr, three years; Rev. Joshua Day, two years ; Rev. L. Burroughs, two and a half years ; Rev. J. S. Lannoch, one year; and the present pastor, Rev. H. II. Barbour.

The officers for 18st were : Dearons, Henry Hagell (since 1862), Jacob G. Broadwell, John L .. Roth, Peter S. Burnet, William F. Bailey ; Trus- teen, Cornelius Hooper, George W. Vernet, Henry J. Anderson, John T. Brickell, James T. Boice, John E. Albert, William Stites ; Clerk, W. E. Mulford ; Treasurer, John E. Albert ; Church Missionary, Henry Hagell.

The Fifth Baptist Church .- March 26, 1855, the Fifth Ward Mission, as it was then known, organized a church, with fifty-six members, to be known as the Fifth Baptist Church of Newark, with Rev. Mr. Morrill as the pastor, he having been assigned to that mission field. In January, 1856, Mr. 11. M. Bald- win donated to the church two building lots, on the corner of Lafayette and Prospect Streets, on which to erect a meeting-house. During the revival of 1857-58 one hundred and twenty three persons united with the church, and were baptized by immersion. This aeces- sion to its numercial force made it necessary to have a house of worship. The present neat, well-fitted and commodions church edifice was dedicated April 21, 1858.

The pastors of this church have been Rev. David T. Morrill, Rev. David C. Hughes, Rev. George A. Simonson, and the present pastor, Rev. II. B. Warring.

The deacons in 1881 were C. L. Mills, S. B. Wil-

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RELIGIOUS INTERESTS OF NEWARK.

liams, and G. Il. Runyon ; Trustees, John P. Brooks, E. Hedden, John Leyenberger, Michael Leyenberger, Ira W. Consilyea, E. J. Keisling, C. L. Mills, S. G. Smith and W. J. Hopper. Communicants, four hun- dred and forty.

Fairmount Baptist Church .- In June, 1860, thirty- eight persons were recognized as a regular Baptist Church, under the name of the Fairmount Baptist Church. During the winter and spring of 1860-6], amid the threatenings of war, forty-eight more were added by baptism and twenty-five received by letter, making a total of one hundred and cleven. The church continued to make steady progress, purchased a building lot on Bank Street, neur Wickliffe,and with a little assistance from other churches, a large and beautiful church edifice, Romanesque in style, was built, and dedicated on Sept. 9, 1868. The rooms on the first Hoor when united in one, as they can be, make one of the largest church-rooms in the city. The pastors of this church, as far as we have been able to ascertain, after repeated efforts to obtain data, have been Rev. C. W. Clark, 1860-67; Rev. W. D. Seigfried, 1869; Rev. J. D. Barnes, 1870-71; Rev. Henry Angell, 1873-75; Rev. J. C. Allen, 1876-79; Rev. George F. Warren, 1880 to date.

Mount Pleasant Baptist Church .- This church was organized in its present place of worship, a frame edifice, located on Belleville Avenue, on Nov. 13, Is67, with the following-named persons, who be- came the constituent members : Sarah E. Counsellor, Anna B. Counsellor, Henrietta B. Counsellor, Jennie HIull, Harriet N. Meeker, D. C. Whitman, Rev. C. E. Wilson, Jr., Lyman Dutton, Mary E. Dutton, Albert H. Terhune, Gertrude A. Terhune, Annie MI. Terhune, Cornelius A. Marshall, Susan E. Lawrence, Emma Lawrence, Jeremiah Counsellor, Henry Cypher, Thomas Decker, Anna Decker.

The pioneer deacons of this church were D. C. Whitman, Henry t'yphers, A. II. Terhune; Trustees, Ezra Stewart, D. (. Whitman, A. II. Terhune, Thomas Decker and George A. Mecker; Clerk, Cyrus W. Turton.

The pastors who have served this church and con- gregation have been Revs. Charles E. Wilson, from Nov. 19, 1867, to Jan. 10, 1869; Simeon Seigfried, May 23, 1869, to June 26, 1872; William Rollinson, Oct. 6, 1872, to Nov. 19, 1874; Benjamin F. Bowen, May 26, 1875, to Jan. 31, 1876; George Guirey, Dec. 28, 1876, to Sept. 12, 1878; A. B. Woodworth, Jan. 1, 1879, to March 4, 1883; F. C. A. Jones, the present pastor, was installed Sept. 23, 1883.

The deacons of this church for 1884 were T. R. Beardsley, W. E. Hastings, and George A. Labar; Trustees, George Sloan, A. H. Acherson, Edwin Putnam, E. P. Moore, Edmund Meade, Andrew Fulcher and W. E. Hastings; Church Clerk, T. R. Beardsley. Membership, one hundred and seventy- seven. Value of church property, ten thousand dol- lars.

Roseville Baptist Church'-That part of Newark in which this church edifice is located is about equally distant from the North Baptist Church on the cast, the Fairmount Baptist Church on the southeast and the Orange Baptist Church on the west. I'mon a careful canvass of the district a little prior to May, 1870, it was found that there were over eighty Baptist Church members who were not within convenient distance to either of the above churches, and who would be accommodated by a church at Roseville. By the advice and promised aid of the Newark Bap- tist City Mission Board, it was determined to open a Sabbath-schoof in the hall corner of Orange Street and Roseville Avenue, which took place June 5, 1870, with thirty-three teachers and scholars. Following the Sunday-school service a congregation of over one hundred persons convened for public worship, Pas- tors 11. 0. Fish, W. 11. Heddon and George E. Horr taking part, the latter preaching from Deut. xxxi. 12, 13. From this date to AApril 1, 1871, the school held regular sessions in the hall, with a steady increase of numbers and spiritual interest. Nearly every Sab- bath public worship was held after the session of the school, which was led by some one of the city pastor's.

For the success of the mission thus far, much under God is due to to the faithful and self-denying services of the brethren and sisters acting as officers and teachers in the school. Brother A. 11. McPherson was the superintendent ; Brother John II. Blackford, assistant; A. J. Myrick, clerk ; Brother George Bar- ton, treasurer ; and Sister R. Dickerson, superintend- ent of the infant department.

On the first Sabbath in April, 1871, the school was unexpectedly deprived of the use of the hall in which thus far its meetings had been held ; but in this ex- tremity the brethren of the Presbyterian Church offered the use of their chapel, which was gladly accepted. The good-will of the Presbyterian brethren in this and kindred Christian acts is a matter of grate- ful memory. While without a place the mission could call its own, the d'ity Mission Board came for- ward with liberal heart and open hand in providing a beautiful and commodious church edifice, costing twelve thousand dollars besides the ground. Four thousand dollars of this amount, however, were raised among the brethren engaged in the mission.

The lecture-room of the new edifice was first of- cupied Oct. 22, 1571. On the Wednesday previous, October 18th, at a council convened in the vestry of the North Baptist Church, it was unanimously resolved to organize a church to be called the Roseville Baptist Church, when the following-named persons constituted the membership :

John H. Blackforl. Elizabeth Markford.

John Barton.

Boy George F. Horr. Fluir M. Horr. George F. Ilurr, Jr.

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Mary Barton.

Mis Elsir MI. Horr.

1.euh Hewitt.

Marin Hewett.

L. Kvalitae Hewett. Grurge F. C. Hewett.

John B. Hill. Henrietta Hill. Edward Hill.

Peter Brower.

Carrie E. Jacobe.

sarah R. Brower. Frederick Butler.

Eugene JJarvis.

Harriet Jarvis.

Rebecca Dickerson.

A. H. McPherson.

Leon Dickerson.

Sarah McPherson.

Charles A. Haynes.

Joseph Morris.

Lanra F. Haynes.

Mary Norwood.

Lida Wetmore.

Edward B. Haynes. Emeline Hemenover.

Abram A. Young.

sarah Hemenover.

Mary J. Yonng.

The pioneer officers of the church were as follows :

Pastor, Hrv. George F. Horr ; Clerk, John H. Blackford ; Treasurer, A. 11. MePherson. Deacons, A. H. McPherson ; Abram A. Young, Charles A. Haynes, John H. Blackford ; Trustees, James B. Boylan, Josiah H. DeWitt, A. II. MePherson, Egbert C. Jacobs, John B. Hill, Edward B. Haynes, Henry C. Alla'rt.

Public services of recognition were held in the North t'hurch in the evening of the same day, in which the pastors of the Newark Baptist Church took part, and the Rev. J. A. Broddus, D. D., of South Carolina, preached the sermon.

Previous to the organization of the church an agreement was effected with the Rev. George E. Horr, pastor of the North Church, to become the pas- tor of the new body. At the first meeting of the church as such this agreement was reaffirmed and ratified, and the church proceeded to the election of other officers.

Mr. Horr continued as pastor of the church for six years, in which there was a steady increase of mem- bership, numbering two hundred and fifty-four at the time of his resignation, which took effect Oct. 31, 1871. During these first years of the church valuable finan- cial aid was rendered by leading members of the de- nonination, especially those connected with the City Mission Board, and a good degree of financial pros- perity prevailed, notwithstanding the general depres- sion of business throughout the country. When it became certain that Mr. Horr was to remove and sever his relation with this church, a committee was appointed to supply the pulpit, who, assisted by Mr. Horr, soon secured the services of Rev. John Emory Gault. Mr. Gault proved to be acceptable to the people, and by the unanimous recommendation of the deacons and trustees he received, on Nov. 15, 1877. a hearty call from the church to become their pastor, the pastorate to date back to the expiration of that of Brother Horr's. The call was accepted, and proved to be a blessing to the church.

Soon after the organization of the church (March, 1872) the deed of the property was presented to the church by the City Mission.

when he was sneceeded by the present pastor. Rev. A. J. Steelman. Present membership (July, 1884), two hundred.

The board of trustees in 1884 were as follows: S. F. Dudley (president), C. R. Bishop, A. K. De Lemos, F. A. Dudley, F. J. Hull, Isaac Crawford and A. Pierson.

Bethany Baptist Church .- This is one of the younger Baptist Churches of the city, having been organized in 1871 by Francis Jones, Henry Davis, Watson Jackson, Shelton Tate, William Rose and E. Robeson, at a meeting held in that year, at No. 77 Commerce Street.

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History of Essex and Hudson counties, New Jersey, Vol. I, Part 122

Author: Shaw, William H Publication date: 1884 Publisher: [United States :] Number of Pages: 840

Author: Shaw, William H
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: [United States :]
Number of Pages: 840