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Charles P. Sandford. republican, was appointed postmaster under the administration of President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1-76, and held the position until Is7s. The office was located at that time on the south side of Church Street, on the site now occupied by Dr. Love's office. The business con- tinned to increase during his term, and the office was well managed.
William JJacobns received his second appointment as postmaster under the administration of Presi- dent Cleveland, in the spring of 1>>6. There had been a large increase in the population, but the income of the office was only about 87.000 a year. and while the salary appeared to offer sufficient inducement for him to accept the position, he found that. after paying rent, clerk hire and other expenses, he had nothing left. He was handling at this time a large amount of mail matter, requiring a
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corresponding clerical force, and he observed several New York business men were in the habit of buying their stamps at the New York office, the latter receiving the benefit which should accrue to Montelair. lle called attention to this fact, and finally induced most of these parties to purchase their stamps at the Montelair office. As a result the income soon increased to $10,000, and the next year to $13,000, and the last year of his administration the amount had reached $15,450. This large increase brought the office up to one of second class with a corresponding increase in the salary, while the running expenses were then borne by the government. It also entitled the township to a free delivery, and efforts were made to accomplish the desired end. The houses were all numbered, and the streets properly named, in accordance with the requirements specified by the goverment authorities, and on January 1, 1890, the system of free delivery was established.
George A. Van Gieson, republican, was appointed postmaster in 1890, under the administration of President Harrison. The office is now located in what is known as the Morris Building, on Bloomfield Avenue, near the junction of Glen Ridge Avenue. The office is fully equipped with everything necessary for a complete postal service, and is conducted in a thorough business-like manner, satisfactory to the people of Montelair. When he took the position the income of the office was $16,000, and it now amounts (1893) to 824,000, an increase of one-third in three years. This is due to a large extent to the increase in population, especially that of summer residents. With the increase of business there has been no increase in the clerical force, and the whole expenses of the office are about $12,000 per annum. Four footmen and two mounted men attend to all the deliveries.
Mr. Van Gieson is a descendant of one of the old Holland families, originally of Acquackanonk, who settled in the latter part of the present century in what was then known as Speertown, now Upper Montelair. He was born in Speertown, Ang. 30, 1851. He was educated in the public school, and was afterward clerk in the store of John C. Doremus, and was also a clerk with him in the post office. He was a clerk in the grocery business for five years, and then went to New York with the firm of Hines, Keteham & Co., with whom he remained eleven years until his appointment as postmaster in 1890. He is courteous and obliging and well liked in the community.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Chapter XI.
RELIGIOUS INTERESTS OF MONTCLAIR.
CONGREGATIONALISM AND PRESBYTERIANISM .- ERECTION OF THE SECOND MEETING-HOUSE, 1755, OF THE MOUNTAIN SOCIETY ( ORANGE). - ORGANIZATION OF THE CHURCH AT WATSESSING, KNOWN AS THE " THIRD" PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN THE TOWNSHIP OF NEWARK : LATER AS THE FIRST PRESBY- TERIAN CHURCH OF BLOOMFIELD. - LAYING OF THE CORNER-STONE, &C. SUBSCRIBERS TO THE NEW EDIFICE, - LEGACY OF NATHANIEL CRANE FOR A PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AT CRANETOWN OR WEST BLOOMFIELD,-THE " FIRST" PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF MONTCLAIR. - ORGANIZATION OF THE CHURCH, 1337. THE FIRST PLACE OF WORSHIP-THE SCHOOL BUILDING .- LAST OF ORIGINAL. MEMBERS .- LIST OF PASTORS .- ERECTION OF CHURCH EDIFICE .- PURCHASE OF ORGAN,-ERECTION OF PARSONAGE .- STATISTICS OF MEMBERSHIP. CC .- SKETCHES OF REV. J. F. HALSEY, REV. J. A. PRIESE, REV. NELSON MILLARD. D. D., REV. A. ROMEYN BERRY, D. D., REV. W'M. F. JUNKIN, D.D., L.L. D .- SUNDAY SCHOOL .. - TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH .- SUNDAY SCHOOL .- REV. ORVILLE REED .- GRACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. SUNDAY SCHOOL. METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, --
SUNDAY SCHOOL. - ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH. - THE CHURCH OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEP- TION, R. C .- FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF CHRIST .- REX. AMORY HOWE BRADFORD, D.D. -SUNDAY SCHOOL. - PILGRIM MISSION. - FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH .- REV. W.M. N. HUBBELL. - SUNDAY SCHOOL - THE UNITARIAN SOCIETY .- YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION .- THE WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE I'NION. THE COLORED POPULATION AND THEIR CHURCHES. UNION BAPTIST CHURCH, COLORED. - ST. MARK'S METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, COLORED.
HE old Presbyterian Church has for long years been a noted landmark in Montelair. Standing at the intersection of six streets, and looking, from it- commanding position. down the principal avenue of the town. it arrests the attention of every visitor. The religious organization, of which it- solid stone walls are a fitting symbol, represents to-day, as it always has done, the Pauline doctrines of grace and the Covenant Theology, which are the glory and strength of Presbyteriani-m.
The spiritual life of the Church was the earliest fountain of religious and moral influences in the community : and the heathful flow of its current is increasingly marked and strong. Bancroft, the historian, writing half a century ago, records, that " Scottish Presbyterians of virtue, education and courage, blending a love of popular liberty with religious enthusiasm, hurried to East New Jersey between the years 1652 and 1687 in such numbers as to give to the rising commonwealth a character which a century and a half have not effaced. Meeting on her soil with Puritans and Quakers. their combined faith. institutions and preferences have given life and color to the common mind." Divergence of views naturally marked the progress of religious movements among such sturdy adherents of varying politics.
Dr. Charles Hodge tells n> : " that on the soil of New Jersey at large Presbyterianism has not invaded and supplanted Congregationalism. It was the earlier and predominant type of ecclesiastical order, and naturally absorbed and assimilated the Congregationalism that came in. This assimilation was not, how- ever, without a struggle between the two systems, and. in a community like that of Newark, originally composed of Congregationalist- only. the process of change was necessarily slow. When the second Pierson (son of Rev. Abraham Pierson) manifested some leanings toward the Presbyterian order, the dis- pleasure of his people was excited, and troubles arose which resulted in his dismissal. Yet, on the 220 of October, 1719, Joseph Webb. in the line of his successors, was ordained and settled over the same flock by the Presbytery of Philadelphia, and the next year took a seat in the Synod with a ruling elder from his church."
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The people of Newark at that time were substantially a nnit in favor of Presbytery, and those of the Mountain were united in favor of the old Congregational basis:
Rev. Jededialı Buckingham, a native of Saybrook, Conn .. was engaged as a supply for the Newark church during a part of 1716-17. The withdrawal of Mr. Buckingham from the Newark pulpit was nearly coincident with the fact that " in 1715 many of the inhabitants of the Mountain broke off and formed a new society." This was known for some years as the Mountain Society, and afterward as the Second Church in Newark-now the First Presbyterian Church in Orange.
The records of this church show that Cranetown was largely represented in its membership. The first on the list of those who were "rated " in the parish in 1759 to pay the minister's salary was Jedediah Crane.
An "a Compt of the money received on account of the pasanage house " shows the names of David Baldwin. Nathaniel Crane. Noah Crane and Azariah Crane.
Among the list of subscribers for the erection of the second Meeting-house. in 1753, the "tribes of Crane " included Nathaniel Senr .. Nathaniel Jr .. Caleb. William. Job, Garniel, Noah. Stephen, Lewis. Jedediah, Elihu, Ezekiel : their total subscriptions amounted to £56. 16. 6. The "tribes of Baldwin." twelve in number (same number of the Cranes), subscribed £43. 1. 1.
Among the " Members in Communion of the Mountain Society prior to 1756" were Stephen, William. Noah and Caleb Crane, and Lewis Crane and his wife.
In the record of baptisms from 1756 to 1762 are found the names of Nathaniel, son of Noah Crane, 1757, Charles, son of Lewis Crane, John, son of Eliakim Crane, Lois, daughter of Stephen Crane.
Of those who " Entered into Covenant " from 1776 to 1783 are the names of Abigail, wife of Job Crane, Rhoda, wife of Stephen Crane, Timothy. and Sarah his wife. Elizabeth Crane, Jonathan and Rachel Crane, Matthias and wife Elizabeth, Hannah, wife of Joseph Crane, and Joseph Crane.
In the record of baptisms from 1765 to 1784 are Mary, daughter of Elder (Noah) Crane, Lois, langhter of Stephen Crane. Amos, son of William. Josiah, son of Eliakim. Jeremiah, son of Stephen, Nehemiah, son of Elder Crane ( Noah), Zenas, son of Samuel and Mary Crane. 1774, Abigail, daughter of Matthias and Elizabeth Crane. Lydia. dau. of Jonas, Stephen Bradford. son of Stephen Crane. 1779, Eleazer and Nathaniel, sons of Joseph Crane. Nancy. Thomas. Jeptha and Hannah. children of Aaron Crane.
There were representatives of the Baldwins. Williams, Mnuns, and other families connected with this church, who were residents of Cranetown, but as the same names appear among the Orange families it is difficult to locate them.
The incipient measures for the organization of a separate congregation and church in Bloomfield were taken early in the year 1794 by the members of the above-named churches resident in what was afterward the township of Bloomfield. The Presbytery of New York then extended over all Southern New York and East New Jersey, and the matter was carried up before that body, at their meeting in May of that year. for advice and action. The Presbytery favored the movement, and appointed a committee to confer with a committee from the churches of Newark and Orange in reference to the matter. The meeting of these joint committee, was held on the 16th of June following, at the house of Mr. Joseph Davis, of Watsessing. A petition was signed by ninety-eight heads of families requesting to be formally organized into a distinct congregation and to take the name of the Third Presbyterian Church in the township of Newark. It was not, however, until four years after this that the church was regularly organized after the Presbyterian form of goverment, in June. 1798. by the Rev. Jedediah Chapman, then pastor of the First Church in Orange. Eighty-two members constituted it-fifty-nine of whom were from his own church and twenty-three from the First Church in Newark. The ruling Elders and Deacons chosen at the time of its organization were Simeon Baldwin. Ephraim Morris, Isaac Dodd, and JJoseph Crane.
The Sentinel of Freedom, of December 7, 1796, contained the following notes :
" At a meeting of the Trustees of the Wardsesson Congregation, Oet. 26, 1796 :
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" Agreeably to a resolution of the Congregation, the Trustees, having met this day, do assume to themselves the name and title of The Trusters of the Presbyterian Society of Bloomfield.
" Extract from the minutes.
" Issse Dopp. President."
The erection of a Meeting-house for this Congregation was begun in the spring of 1797. The cornerstone was laid with Ma-onie ceremonies May sth. 1797. by Dr. Me Whorter, a member of the Masonie Fraternity.
The Sentinel of June 14. 1795. contained the following :
" COMMUNICATION FROM BLOOMFIELD :- The head workmen, mechanics and laborers, employed at Bloomfield Meeting-hon-e, take this publie way of expressing their acknowledgments to Deacon Morris and Mrs. Morris for their polite and agreeable repast of cake and eider which they gratuitously afforded to them (who were Io in numbers at the laying of the cornerstone of the said building, and cannot refrain from expressing a hope that this new method of laying corner stones may be adopted on all similar occasions. The building goes on rapidly."
The Trustees of this church, in 1799, were Samuel Ward. Ephraim Morris, Oliver Crane and Joseph Davis. The Manager- of the building were Simeon Baldwin. Nathaniel Crane and Joseph Davis.
The following names were subscribed to " a promise to pay unto the trustees of the Presbyterian Society of Bloomfield. for the purpose of hiring a minister to preach the gospel for six months." with the date appended. " Cranetown. April 13. 1797":
Oliver Crane, Stephen Fordham, William Crane. Simeon Crane. Widow Susanna Crane. . lol) Crane. Isaac Tompkins, Phineas Crane, Widow Dorcas Williams. David Riker, Sammel McChesney. Samnel Ward. John Vincent. Noah Crane. Jr., Noah Crane, Phebe Dod. James Gubs, Jr., Joseph Crane, John Baldwin. Nathaniel Dod. Israel Crane. Caleb Martin, Aaron Crane. Reuben Dod, Lewis Baldwin. Nathaniel Crane. Isaac Mitchell. Benjamin Crane, Eliakim Crane, Elizabeth Rouge. Thomas Force. William Holmes, Daniel Ougheltree. Levi Vincent. Cornelius Vincent, John Smith, Henry Shoemaker, John Fry, Widow Jane Crane, Jadok Crane. Samul Tichenor. Peter Davis, Matthew Dod. In the original parchment subscription for building the church in 1796. among the principal Subscribers are Eleazer Crane for 540. Joseph Crane for you, Joseph Crane for $20. Oliver Crane for 925, William Crane for 422. Stephen Fordham for 915. Aaron Crane for 990, Caleb Martin for 912. Gideon Crane for $11, and Nathaniel and Israel Crane, each $100. Many Cranetown names also appear on the additional subscription in 1995. " for the use of the meeting-house." Most of these were from the First Church of Orange. Among the elders and deacons at the organization of the church was Joseph Crane, who had been an eller from 1794 to 179> in the Orange Church.
On Nov. , 1912. the following ruling elder- were elected: Joseph Crane, Joseph Davis, Ichabod Baldwin and Israel Crane, already deacons, together with David Taylor. Nathaniel Crane. Moses Dodd, and Josiah Ward.
The church bell was presented by Major Nathaniel Crane, who was also one of the original mem- bers of the church. Gen. Bloomfield. from whom the Society was named, gave St 10 toward the erection of the building. and Mrs. Bloomfield presented a pulpit Bible and psalm-book. The damask silk for the covering of the pulpit was obtained from " a certain ancient lady who had a gown of that description." and who was induced to part with it for the sum of $30. It " was found to contain enough cloth for two dres-es for the pulpit."
The pastor- of this church previous to the organization of the church at West Bloomfield were Rev. Abel Jackson, 1500-10: Rev. Cyrus Gildersleeve. 1812 18: Rev. Gideon N. Judd. 1-20-34: Rev. Ebenezer Seymour, 1834-47.
Religious services were held occasionally in Cranetown for more than fifty years before the first distinct church organization was established. No place for religious worship was erected in the westerly
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section of the town until the year 1837, previous to which time it had been the custom of the people to meet at the public school building for prayer and conference. The inhabitants had generally attended service at the Presbyterian churches in Newark, at the First Church in Orange, and afterward a number of them went to Bloomfield. and others to Caldwell. as churches were being erected at these several places ; the large majority of them, however, were identified with the Bloomfield Church from the date of its organization, and religious services were held in the school-house at Cranetown on Sunday after- moons and evenings by members of the Bloomfield Church, the pastor of that church usually officiating. The place of meeting was the room in the second story of the public school building on a site just in front of the present church.
Major Nathaniel Crane, an elder in the Bloomfield Church, left a bequest at his death, in 1833, designed to assist in establishing a new organization. He directed that the residue of his estate, valued at about ten thousand dollars, should be invested for the support of a church in West Bloomfield, when- ever that portion of the parish should form a separate congregation and erect a church edifice.
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A meeting was held at West Bloomfield on the 17th of August, 1737. to consider the propriety of a separate organization, and on the 31st of the month the new parish was created, taking the name of "The West Bloomfield Presbyterian Society," and electing as its first Trustees, Zenas S. Crane, Cyrus Pierson, Jared E. Harrison, Reuben D. Baldwin. James Ballwin, James Crane and William Smith.
The district school building, of stone, stood about twenty-five feet in front of the present church edifice; it had, on the second floor, a room which had long been used for religious meetings. This building was purchased and enlarged ; the upper story was removed and over this was erected the new building, the old school room forming the lecture room, with pastor's study at one side of the vestibule, and the main auditory was placed above. With columns before the open vestibule it is said to have been quite an imposing edifice ; though often mistaken by travelers for a public honse ; the addition was a frame build- ing, painted white. It was dedicated on the 9th of August, 1838, the sermon being preached by the Rev. Mr. Hoover, of Newark. The church was organized at the same time by the Rev. Dr. Hillyer, of Orange, and the Rev. Mr. Seymour, of Bloomfield-a committee of the Presbytery of Newark. There were seventy-one original members of the church; sixty-six from the Church in Bloomfield, two from the Caldwell Church, two from the Church at Succasunny Plains, and one from the First Church at Orange. These were :
Zenas, Betsey and Joseph H. Baldwin. and Lydia A. his wife ; Jane Ball, Hannalı Benjamin, Ann Campbell, Ira Campbell. Sophia Collins, Tabitha, widow of Aaron Crane, Elias B. Crane, and Nancy his wife : George A. and Zenas S. Crane, and Maria Crane, wife of the latter; Matilda, wife of T. A. Crane ; Harriet Crane, wife of Robert Earl, Amos Crane, Susan, widow of Oliver Crane, Stephen F. Crane, Oliver Crane (Rev.), Joshua Crane, Elizabeth, widow of Jeremiah Crane, Ira Crane, and his wife Margaret ; Sarah Day, Nathaniel R. Dodd, John C. Doremus, and Mary K .. his wife ; Rhoda, wife of Peter Doremus, Caroline, wife of Joseph Doremus, Sarah Earl, John I1. Hoger, Sally, wife of Moses Harrison, Catharine W., wife of Jared E. Harrison ; Warren Holt, Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Jackson, Phebe Kelly, widow ; Robert Laing, Lydia, widow of Elias Littell, Electa, wife of William Mann, Isaac S. Miller, William S. Morris, Harriet P., wife of W. S. Morris, John Munn, and Eunice, his wife ; Rhoda Munn, widow of J. Collins; Rachel, wife of Eli Munn, Nancy, widow of Dr. Cyrus Pierson, Sarah, wife of Richard Romer, Matthias Smith, and Jemima, his wife, William Smith, Harriet G. Smith : Mary Ann Smith, 2d wife of R. Earl, Matthias Smith, Jr., John Smith, Jane Smith, widow, Ephraim P. Stiles, and Ann, his wife, Moses Stiles, and Elizabeth, his wife, Ann Maria Stiles, Phebe C. Stiles, Ann, wife of James Tucker, Caleb S. Ward, and Ennice, his wife, Isaac B. Wheeler, and Harriet, his wife; Abraham Zuk.
The Church made choice of Matthias Smith and Elias Crane as its ruling elders ; they having held
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that office in the Church at Bloomfield. John Munn. Isaac B. Wheeler and Moses Stiles were chosen the same year. Mr. Crane continued in office for twelve years : Mr. Wheeler for nine years ; Mr. Stiles ten years : William Crane and William S. Morris were elected in 1844; Stephen F. Crane, 1849; John C. Doremus. Ira Campbell and Philip Doremus in 1558.
The book containing the list of elders from 155% to 170 has been lost or mislaid. The following is the list since that date :
Hiram B. Littell. 1870. Dr. Vincent Harrison. John M. Doubleday. Theodore B. Carter (no date) ; Thomas Russell, 1876. William J. Hutchinson. 1579. Frederick II. Harris, 1885. Theron II. Sanford, John S. Foster, Malcolm H. Smith, Isst. John Jefferson, 1858, Paul Babcock. Wilson W. Smith, 1890, Murdock Howell, 1891. Edward Bailey. 1-93.
The first pastor of the new church was Rev. Sanmel W. Fisher. D. D., who continued from 1839 to 1843. and was afterward pastor at Albany, N. Y .. Cincinnati, Ohio, President of Hamilton College, New York, and pastor at Utica, N. Y. He was succeeded by Rev. Nathaniel E. Johnson, 1843-44, Rev. Aaron C. Adams, 1545-51. Rev. Job F. Halsey. D. D., 1-52-56. Rev. Silas Billings, a stated supply of the pulpit, 1856-58. Rev. Josiah A. Priest. D. D .. 1855-61. Rev. Nelson Millard, D. D., 1862-67. Rev. .1. Romeyn Berry, D. D., 1970->7. Rev. William F. Jonkin, D.D., LL. D., 185%, the present pastor.
The completeness of Presbyterian organization was not realized in the Church until 1893. In March of that year a Board of Deacons was elected and installed. Their valuable services have added much to the efficiency of the Church's work. The member of the Board are Lewis L. S. Clearman. Chairman, Herbert S. Kellogg, William K. Hunt, Francis T. A. Junkin, Levi W. Case, M.D., 1. Seymour Crane, John Murphy and James Watkins.
During the first twenty two years of its existence down to 1860 the church received 354 members ; 151 on profession of their faith. and 203 by certificate from other churches. It dismissed during that period, to unite with other churches, 111, and lost AT by death. At the close of 1800 it had 196 com- municant>, and the parish at that time comprised about $5 families.
Under the pa-torate of Rev. Dr. Habsey the present church edifice was erected, and dedicated in 1856, the sermon being preached by the Rev. Dr. Rowland, of Newark.
One of the Newark papers, referring to the important work in connection with the affairs of this church under date of Oct. 24. 1856, says :
" The Presbyterian Church and congregation of West Bloomfield, N. J., have succeeded in the erection of a most substantial hon-e of worship, some $5 by 55 feet in dimensions, and out of a material furnished by the rich freestone quarries in the immediate vicinity of the church.
" This house has been erected at a eost of about $16,000, and upon the basis of a subscription, obtained almost entirely within the bounds of the worshipping congregation. Some individual subscrip- tions have reached the sum of $1,000 ; and the people generally have manifested a degree of liberality and zeal in getting up this temple of prayer, worthy of the high praises of Him to whom it is now devoted.
" It deserves also to be noticed in this connection, that the ladies of the congregation have shown great zeal and untiring perservance in this undertaking, and have succeeded in raising more than a thousand dollars from the use of their needles, and otherwise, and have appropriated the same to the purchase of all the requisite furniture necessary to gratify the taste and minister to the comfort of those who shall hereafter resort to this house of prayer.
" Nor must we pass over in silence the very generous-nay, magnanimous-offering made by our highly respected friend, Miss Mary Crane (daughter of Israel Crane), of a very rich and mellow-toned bell, from the foundry of Messrs. Jones & Hitchcock, Troy, N. Y.
" Our beautiful and well proportioned edifice is now completed, looking as though its massive walls of solid masonry would ontlive a thousand generations. A house of sufficient dimensions to accommodate the people living within its immediate vicinity. and room in reserve for those who shall hereafter, as it is hoped, be induced to locate themselves in this elevated and healthy region."
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Further additions and improvements were made to the church edifice in 1866 during the pastorate of Rev. Nelson Millard. One of the local papers stated that : " The Presbyterian Church at Montclair was reopened yesterday with services of a dedicatory character. *
" During the intermission very great changes have been accomplished. The capacity of the house has been increased by the addition of fifty pews, and about two hundred sittings. The congregation had
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overrun the church, and before long it will probably require extension. It will now seat about seven hun- dred people. A beautiful light, open iron balcony presents itself in front of a new narrow gallery, and the effect is very pleasing. * *
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