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The list of pastors is as follows:
I. Rev. John Gano, from May 1754 to Sept. 25th 1757.
2. Rev. Ichabod Tomkins, Nov. 6th 1759 to Jan. 8th 1761. Mr. Tomkins was one of the constituent members of the church. He was ordained on the first of the dates opposite his name, and died on the last, a prey to that then dread disease the smallpox. Some of his de- scendants are still counted as worthy members of the church to which he so briefly ministered.
3. Rev. John Walton, from June 17th 1767 to Oct. Ist
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1770. Like his predecessor he was ordained at the time of his installation over the church, and after a brief pastorate he fell a victim to the same foul disease. It was during his pastorate that the present site of the church was purchased and an edifice commenced, the completion of which he did not live to see.
4. Rev. Reune Runyon, from Oct. 2nd 1771 to 1780. He was not ordained when he assumed charge of the church, and remained a licentiate until June 1772. His pastorate fell in those terrible times which tried men's souls. From the meager records which remain we judge that he was a brave man and true, loyal to his country, as well as faithful to his God. In 1780 he accepted a call to the mother church at Piscataway, of which he had formerly been a member.
5. Rev. David Luffbury, from 1787 -. Little is known of his pastorate. The year previous to his settle- ment, on the 27th of Sept. 1786, a considerable number of members residing in the neighborhood of Schooley's Mountain were dismissed to form an independent church, which was constituted under the name of Schooley's Mountain Church.
6. Rev. David Jayne supplied the church once a month during the year 1791. In August of this year it was voted to join the New York Association, and to send delegates to the convention of churches to meet in that city for the purpose of forming said association. From its organiza- tion to the present time the church has been united with the Philadelphia connection.
7. Rev. William Vanhorne, from 1792 to 1807. Mr. Vanhorne, however, like his predecessor, supplied the pulpit only once a month, being during the time the pas- tor of the Scotch Plains church. The same arrangement was continued for another year by the
8. Rev. John Ellis, from 1808 to 1809; he was serving the church at Mount Bethel as its pastor.
9. Rev. John Lamb, from April rst 1811 to 1812.
10. Rev. Samuel Trott, from August 30th 1812 to June 1815.
II. Rev. John Boozer, from 1817 to 1821.
12. Rev. Samuel Trott, from 1821 to October 1826. Upon the resignation of Mr. Trott in 1815 he removed to Kentucky. Returning from that State about the time of Mr. Boozer's resignation, he was again called to the pastorate of the church, a mark of the high esteem in which he was held; though it was said he was not with- out enemies, owing to the rigid Calvinistic views with which his sermons abounded.
Following the second dismissal of Mr. Trott the church remained for eight years without a pastor. The mem- bership was reduced to thirty five, of whom only six were males, and of these six only two resided in town. The members were widely scattered, some living ten miles from the church. It seemed as though the organization must be abandoned. But a few brave spirits, among whom were Deacons John Ball, Ezekiel Howell and John Hill, with brother William Martin, were unwilling to see their beloved church die, and so they prayed and toiled on. Near the close of 1834 a call was given to
13. Rev. William Sym, who was pastor from 1834 to April Ist r839. Mr. Sym was a great help to the church, and succeeded in strengthening it. He went from here to the First Baptist Church in Newark, N. J.
14. Rev. W. H. Turton, from 1839 to October 1847. During this pastorate the new edifice of which mention has already been made was built. Mr. Turton was a zealous pastor, and under him the church acquired a greater strength than it had ever before attained. He removed from here to Elizabeth.
14. Rev. W. B. Tolan, from July 1848 to July 1853. On the 18th of July 1852 the church celebrated its hun- dredth anniversary, at which Mr. Tolan preached an interesting historical discourse. He was dismissed to the Baptist Church at Rahway, N. J.
15. Rev. Washington Kingsley, from January 8th 1854 to September 1854.
16. Rev. Josiah Hatt, from October 4th 1854 to June 16th 1857. The latter date was the day of his death, he being the third minister who died in the service of this church.
17. Rev. C. D. W. Bridgman, from January 27th 1858 to April 1860. Mr. Bridgman was installed on the same day that the renovated and enlarged church was dedi- cated. Though his pastorate here was brief yet his marked abilities greatly strengthened the church. He was dismissed to become the pastor of the Baptist church at Jamaica Plains, Mass. His successful pastorate at Albany, and more recently in New York city, where he now is, is too well known to need more than mention.
18. Rev. G. D. Brewerton, from March 1861 to Sep- tember 186r.
19. Rev. J. B. Morse, from 1862 to October 29th 1863, when he was dismissed to Bunker Hill church, Charles- town, Mass.
20. Rev. A. Pinney, from April Ist 1864 to April Ist 1868.
21. Rev. E. D. Bentley, from November 1868 to July 6th 1873. Mr. Bentley was called from here to the pastorate of the First Baptist Church of Norwalk, Conn., where he still is.
22. Rev. J. Henry Gunning, from February Ist 1874 to March 25th 1877. Titusville, Pa., was the next home of Mr. Gunning. He is now successfully laboring at Nyack, N. Y.
23. Rev. J. V. Stratton, from October Ist 1877 to April 30th 1880. In October of the same year Mr. Stratton removed to Waltham, Mass., where he was set- tled over the First Baptist Church.
24. Rev. Addison Parker, the present pastor, came here in May 1881, removing from Palmyra, N. Y.
The present officers of the church are: Pastor, Rev. Addison Parker; deacons, John O. Hill, David F. Moore, Isaac R. Pierson; church clerk, Isaac R. Pier- son ; trustees, L. C. Tompkins (president), James P. Sullivan (treasurer), Isaac R. Pierson (secretary), F. J. Mather, William Lewis, Jeremiah Stalter, William Hobbs; superintendent of Sunday-school, Isaac R. Pierson.
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The property of the church is unencumbered, and is valued at $25,000.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
This is the third oldest in the sisterhood of our local churches. The organization was effected in 1826, and rapidly advanced in numbers and influence. In the great revival of 1827-8 over two hundred joined the so- ciety on probation. It was a time of great excitement on the subject of religion. Stores were closed for sev- eral days, and the people gave their whole attention to religious matters. Anthony Atwood and the father of Dr. D. W. Bartine, afterward pastor of the church, con- ducted the services. Previous to this Morristown was simply an appointment in a large circuit.
The first church building erected by the. Methodists was a two-story brick structure, about 40 by 60 feet, with a gallery on three sides, pulpit on the north end, and choir gallery opposite; located where the brick stables are now, nearly opposite the Farmers' Hotel. It fronted on Market street. The corner stone was laid in 1827, and the dedication occurred on the 14th of October in that year. The Rev. Noah Levings, of New York, officiated, preaching from Eph. xi. 20-22.
The second church was a white frame edifice, having a basement, erected on the lot of Jacob Mann; the cor- ner stone was laid in 1840, the dedication occurring in 1841. Sermons were preached by Rev. Charles Pittman and Rev. Anthony Atwood. This building was donated by the family of Hon. George T. Cobb to the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and it is now in use by them on Spring street.
The third church building was devised and the corner stone laid in 1866, Rev. J. T. Crane, D. D., pastor; and in 1870 Bishop Janes dedicated the church, assisted by Rev. Dr. John McClintock and Bishop R. S. Foster, then both members of the faculty at Drew Theological Semi- nary, Madison. Rev. Dr. Henry A. Buttz, now president of Drew Theological Seminary, was then the pastor. This magnificent structure is mostly the munificent gift of Hon. George T. Cobb, who died before its completion .. Mr. Cobb contributed about $100,000 toward it. The church is built of conglomerate, or "pudding " stone (purple clay, interspersed with white pebbles), found in this vicinity, and so far as known nowhere else. It was doubtless deposited here in the glacial period of the earth's formation. The trimmings are of native and Maine granite. The style of architecture is the solid old Norman. Towering over the entrance is a noble spire 150 feet high. Inside everything is of the most solid description. The wood-work is butternut of a light shade, trimmed with black walnut. The windows are of stained glass. There are front and side galleries, and the total seating capacity is about 1, 100. A wing, built across the rear of the church, contains Sunday-school, lecture and class rooms, and pastor's study. In a brick building in the rear are the sexton's residence and church parlors. The parsonage is next door to the church on the south side. The whole property is valued at $175,000.
The Philadelphia Conference in 1826 embraced Mor- ristown; in 1837, by a division of that body and its terri- tory, Morristown fell into the New Jersey Conference, and in 1857, by another division, this church and charge were assigned to the Newark Conference, as at present.
The following is a list of the successive pastors from the organization of the church to the present date, with the years of their respective service:
George Banghart, J. Thompson, 1826; George Bang- hart, Anthony Atwood, 1827; D. Bartine, Anthony At- wood, 1828; Nathaniel Porter, 1829; John Potts, 1830, 1831; John Kennedy, 1832; D. Parish, 1833; J. Dandy, 1834; Anthony Atwood, 1835, 1836; James M. Buckley, 1837; Francis A. Morrell, 1838, 1839; William Hawley, 1840; David W. Bartine, 1841, 1842; Lewis T. Maps, 1843, 1844; Thomas M. Carroll, 1845, 1846; Manning Force, 1847; Jefferson Lewis, 1848; Caleb A. Lippin- cott, 1849, 1850; Samuel Vansant, 1851, 1852; Elwood H. Stokes, 1853, 1854; John K. Shaw, 1855, 1856; Rob- ert B. Yard, 1857, 1858; C. S. Vancleve, 1859; M. E. Ellison, 1860, 1861; L. R. Dunn, D. D., 1862, 1863; J. T. Crane, D. D., 1864-66; Henry A. Buttz, D. D., 1867- 69; J. K. Burr, D. D., 1870-72; D. W. Bartine, D. D., 1873-75; S. Van Benschoten, D. D., 1876-78; S. L. Bow- man, D. D., 1879-81.
The following have been the presiding elders of the district: Manning Force, 1826, 1833-40; L. M. Coombs, 1827, 1828; Charles Pitman, 1829-32; John S. Porter, D. D., 1841-44, 1856-59; Daniel Parish, 1845-47; Thomas Sovereign, 1848-51; Thomas M. Carroll, 1852-55; C. S. Vancleve, 1860, 1861, 1865; Alexander L. Brice, 1862- 64; Charles Larew, 1866-69; M. E. Ellison, 1870-73; Thomas H. Smith, 1874-76; R. Vanhorn, 1877-79; J. H. Knowles, A. M., 1880, 1881.
The Sabbath-school was organized in 1829, Rev. Na- thaniel Porter, pastor, acting as superintendent. He was followed in this office by James Cook, the first lay- man who assumed its duties, and he by Erastus Moses, John Reeves, Moses A. Brookfield, David Morrow, Asa A. Barnes, Thomas K. Ross, John V. Bentley, Samuel F. Headley, Isaac Bird, George T. Cobb, Ichabod Searing, and Francis A. Day, the present incumbent. The male teachers at the organization of the school were George King, James James, Daniel Meeker, Peter McDermot, Jacob O. Burnett, and George Adams (colored). The female teachers were Mary L. Mann, Martha Condit, Susan Guerin, Maria B. Laing, Emily S. Chamberlin, Phebe Towland, Eunice Minton, Ellen Humphreyville, Electa Vale, and Mary Halsey. The infant class was organized in 1854, with 15 scholars, by Mrs. I. H. Tot- ten, who in 1859 resigned the position; there were then 80. The officers of the Sunday-school in 1881 were: superintendent, Francis A. Day; assistant, J. Searing Johnson; secretary, - Hall; treasurer, S. W. Vancleve; librarians, G. H. Quayl, Isaac Van Fleet, Charles Beach, W. L. Corriell, D. H. Rodney, C. G. Van Gilder.
The church organization for 1881 was: Pastor-Rev. S. L. Bowman; trustees-James M. Bonsall (president), E. L. Dobbins, E. L. Pruden, Wilbur F. Day, W. B. Skidmore, Charles W. Roberts, James E. Parker; stew- ards-F. A. Day, S. W. Vancleve, Lewis A. Vogt, James V. Bentley, Samuel Eddy, Edwin Ross, Aaron Schenck,
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David H. Rodney; recording steward, S. W. Vancleve; treasurers-Wilbur F. Day for the trustees, A. Schenck for the stewards; class leaders-George Green, J. Sear- ing Johnson, J. E. Parker, Mrs. W. L. Pruden, John W. Thompson, J. Hazen Stiles; local preacher, Rev. B. N. Reed; exhorters-Stephen Day, Thomas Fry, Abraham Van Gilder, W. Rosevear. The present number of members is 516; probationers, 40.
ST. PETER'S (EPISCOPAL) CHURCH.
The first time the service of the Protestant Episcopal Church was used in Morristown, so far as is known, was in the summer of 18r2. At that time Bishop Hobart, of New York, was visiting Mr. Rogers at Morristown, and, by invitation of the officers of the First Presbyterian Church, he officiated one Sunday in their church, preach- ing and using the Episcopal service.
For two summers, in or about 1820 and 1821, the Episcopal service was used in the large room of George P. McCulloch's boarding school on Sundays, by Mr. Cummins, the assistant teacher in the school, who was an Episcopal minister.
For about two years previous to the establishment of the parish, in the year 1827, there was a missionary station here. Services were held in the old Baptist church.
The first missionary was Rev. John Croes, son of Bishop Croes. He was succeeded by Rev. Benjamin Holmes, who became rector of the parish when it was started in 1827. While thus officiating here, as mission- ary and afterward as rector, he was in the habit of hold- ing service here on Sunday morning, and at Orange in the afternoon. At Orange he started St. Mark's church, and when he resigned the rectorship here he became rector of that church, where he remained until his death.
From the Jerseyman we clip the following notices, the first from the issue of December 27th 1826:
Public Notice .- The subscribers, members of the con- gregation of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Morris- town, in the county of Morris, and State of New Jersey, for the purpose of incorporating themselves, and becom- ing a body politic and corporate in law, agreeably to the laws of the State of New Jersey, do hereby give notice that a meeting will be held in the Baptist meeting-house in Morristown aforesaid, being their usual place of meeting for public worship, on Monday the first day of January next, at 10 o'clock A. M., for the purpose of electing a number of the said congregation, not exceeding seven, to be trustees of the same, pursuant to the laws of New Jersey in such case made and provided. Dated Morris- town Dec. 4th 1826 .- Benjamin Holmes, Sylvester D. Russell, Henry A. Ford, Dayton I. Canfield, Mary Og- den, Elizabeth Kemble, Catharine Kemble, Catharine Doughty, Frances Ford, L. D. Parson, B. Shaw, Timothy S. Johnes, Silas C. Cutler, L. Ayers, Samuel C. Burnet, J. W. Miller, John R. Brown, S. P. Hull, Jacob M. King, Thomas Richards," Benjamin Douglass, John Nystrom, John Boykin, Wm. B. Paterson, Dan'l C. Martin, George P. McCulloch, Abm. C. Canfield, Z. W. Concklin, John E. Canfield, John Young, James Cook, Lewis Hayden, Charles Freeman, Charles H. Ogden, Stephen Freeman, Henry Mooney, Jacob Drake, J. L. Jones.
South street will be laid this afternoon. Service to commence at 3 o'clock precisely .- Jerseyman, Nov. 14th 1828.
"The Prostestant Episcopal Church, which has lately been erected in this town will, by divine permission, be consecrated to the service of Almighty God on Thurs- day the 4th of December next, by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Croes. Divine service will commence at rr o'clock A. M. A collection will be taken up to assist in defray- ing the expenses of the building .- Jerseyman, Novem- ber 26th 1828.
The list of rectors of St. Peters is as follows: Benjamin Holmes, June rst 1829 to Feb.21st 1831; Hewlet R. Peters, March 28th 1831 to Aug. 6th r834; Wm. I. Kip, July 13th 1835 to Nov. 2d 1836; Reuben I. Germaine, April 30th 1837 to Oct. 13th 1839; Wm. Stanton, May 13th 1840 to April 14th 1847; Chas. W. Rankin, Sept. 13th 1847 to June 13th 1853; Rev. Robt. N. Merritt, D. D., Sept. 28th 1853 to the present time.
St. Peter's Church was admitted into the convention of the diocese of New Jersey at the meeting of the con- vention held at Paterson the 30th and 31st of May 1827. Its first officers were:
Trustees-Sylvester D. Russell, Dayton I. Canfield, Henry A. Ford, Timothy S. Johnes, John Boykin; wardens-Sylvester D. Russell and Dayton I. Canfield; vestrymen-Henry A. Ford, John Boykin, Samuel P. Hull, Timothy S. Johnes, John R. Brown, Jacob W. Miller, Charles H. Ogden.
The church was reincorporated April 12th 1830, with the following officers:
Wardens-Dayton I. Canfield and Henry A. Ford; vestrymen-John Boykin, Timothy S. Johnes, Jacob W. Miller, John R. Brown, Jacob W. King. Isaac W. Can- field, Jacob Wilson, John Nystrom, Edwin E. Ford.
The present officers are:
Rector-Rev. Robert N. Merritt, D. D .; wardens- Alfred Mills, Henry W. Ford; vestrymen -- Charles H. Dalrymple, John D. Guerin, Henry W. Miller, Henry Shaw, John M. Cuyler, Charles Y. Swan, Edward V. B. Kissam, Winfield Poillon; superintendent of Sunday- school, Alfred Mills.
The number of members is about 200.
In 1858 the church was enlarged by adding a chancel at the southwest end, since which time it has been a free church.
THE SOUTH STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
is the fifth in our galaxy of churches. At a meeting of the session of the First Presbyterian Church, held Janu- ary 26th 1841, the following paper, signed by 146 persons, was presented:
" We, the subscribers, respectfully request of the ses- sion of the first Presbyterian Church, Morristown, a dis- mission from said church, with a recommendation to the Second Presbyterian Church to be organized in Morris- town."
The action taken is best stated in the words of session; "Whereupon it was resolved, unanimously, that the above
"The corner stone of the new Episcopal church in request be granted, and that the persons named be dis-
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missed to be organized into a new church, and when so broken on the 7th of April and on the 27th organized their relation to this church will cease."
At a meeting of session held June 8th 1841 60 other persons were dismissed for the same purpose. .
Rev. Orlando L. Kirtland was dismissed from the pas- torate of the First church August 26th 1840, and became the pastor of the new organization, although he was not installed until some time after.
The first service was held in the upper room of the old academy on Sunday February 21st 1841, in which place the meetings continued to be held until the 14th of October of the same year, when the new house of wor- ship was dedicated, and the pastor was installed. On the 17th of May 1841 the first board of trustees was elected, consisting of John B. Johnes, Lewis B. Stiles, Ephraim Young, Jonathan H. Smith, Francis Child, B. O. Canfield, and Stephen Vail. On the 27th of the same month Jabez Mills, John W. Poineer and William B. Johnson were elected ruling elders. On the Ist of June 1841 the church was duly organized under the name of "the Second Presbyterian Church," by a committee of the then presbytery of Elizabethtown, consisting of Revs. David Magie and Nicholas Murray and Elders Richard Townley and James F. Meeker. The first communion service was celebrated June 6th in the old Academy hall.
At a meeting of the parish held May 17th 1841 it was unanimously agreed to proceed at once to the erection of a house of worship. Joseph M. Lindsley, Ephraim Young, Enoch Ketchum, John W. Poineer and William B. Johnson were chosen as a building committee. They selected Mr. Poineer as treasurer, at an annual salary of twelve and a half dollars. The first thing in order was to secure a site on which to build. Several lots were offered, among them one on the lower end of Elm street, near the depot; another on High street, about opposite Prospect street; the Baptist church property, and the lot upon which they finally built. At that time this lot was in a very different condition from that which it now pre- sents. Where the parsonage stands was a deep and muddy ravine, reaching across South street, and forming a very low hollow. The lot was owned by Israel Russel, and upon it stood an old frame building which had been used as a printing office by Henry P. Russel, the pub- lisher of the Palladium of Liberty and later of the Morris- town Herald. He had moved to better quarters on the Green, and the building was then occupied by a family. The trustees authorized B. O. Canfield and Francis Child to sell the building for what it would bring. Moses Cherry was the purchaser, for the sum of $25. He moved it to Bank street, where it still stands, being a part of the Fennel house, at the lower end of that street.
On April 19th 1841 Israel Russell gave his deed to John W.Poineer for this property, which is described in the deed as containing 1.62 acres, having 196.02 feet frontage on South street. The price paid was $2,500. Poineer con- veyed it to the trustees of the church July 14th 1841.
of May the corner stone was laid with appropri- ate ceremonies, Rev Alfred Chester delivering the ad- dress. Messrs. Lindsley and Young were the boss car- penters, with the following assistants: Ezra Cooper, Wm. L. Crowell, Sevalon Mulford, Charles Marsh, E. L. Lounsbury, Samuel Bailey, Enoch Ketchum and some others. Benj. H. Lindsley was the boss mason. The work was done by local mechanics, and largely without pay.
Members of the church sent their teams, wagons, carts and men to aid in the work. Thus the cellar was dug, and the sand taken therefrom was used to fill the bog- hole where the parsonage now stands. Thus also the stone was quarried and hauled and the timber drawn, most of which was hewn in the big swamp, and sawed at Samuel Roberts's mill, near Green Village. John M. Moore oversaw this part of the work. Jarzel Turner made the iron bolts by which the rafters and beams were solidly secured.
A bell was presented by Judge Stephen Vail, and a clock and Bible by Mrs. Vail.
At the dedication, October 14th 1841, the music formed one of the chief attractions. Jacob Jenkins, a school- master, acted as chorister. The accompaniment consisted of a concert flute, played by W. W. Fairchild; a violin, played by James Noyes, and a bass viol, played by Wm. Day. The lady members of the choir numbered 22, all of whom were unmarried. Among them were Emily and Phoebe Day, Mary and Jane Conklin, Harriet and Henrietta Johnson, Mary Woolley, Anne and Abby Smith, Nancy Johnson (now Mrs. Lewis Pierson jr.), Abby Johnson (now Mrs. C. H. Johnson), Phebe Conk- lin (later Mrs. W. W. Fairchild), Kczia Elmer, Harriet Lindsley (later Mrs. H. Jones of Newark) and Miss Grey (now Mrs. Daniel Alex.inder). Among the gentle- men were Dr. Theodore Johnes, Stewart Elmer, Edward T. Lyon, John Smith, Lewis Pierson jr., C. H. Johnson, Aram Johnson, A. H. Condit, Wm. McMurty, Edward Thompson, Daniel Alexander and Wm. Jaggers. Such satisfaction did their efforts give that they afterward gave two grand concerts for the benefit of the church. The three instruments above named continued to be used in the choir for two years or more, until they were superseded by a seraphine. The seraphine in turn gave way to a small second-hand organ, which in 1860 was sold to the church at Branchville, Sussex county, for $200, and a new instrument, built by Hall & Labagh of New York, was purchased at a cost of $1,500.
The cost of the building and lot was estimated at $10,- 840, and upon this sum an assessment of 10 per cent. was fixed to meet current expenses.
The pastorate of Rev. Mr. Kirtland continued to Oc- tober 1851. During this time, not including the original 207 from the First church, there were added to the church by letter 140 and on profession 123; total 263.
Rev. James C. Edwards was the second pastor of the church. He was installed in January 1852 and dismissed received into membership, 59 by letter and 84 on profes-
Ths plan for building adopted was that of the Third in April 1860. During his pastorate 143 persons were Presbyterian Church of Newark. Ground was
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sion. Mr. Edwards died here June 28th 1880, aged 73,
which the trustees received $23,000 insurance on the old having previous to his death resided in town about three building. The balance was raised by subscription in the years.
Rev. Arthur Mitchell, D. D., the third pastor, was in- stalled in November 186r, and dismissed in October 1868. The additions to the church during his incum- bency were, by letter 91, on profession ro; total 201.
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