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Resolved, [Ist,] That the salary of the Pastor be increased to $1,500 from Oct. Ist. 1864. [2d,] That the assessment upon the Pews be increased to 25 pr. ct. upon their valuation from Sept. 12, 1864.
Oct. 3, 1864, Trustees. J. F. Voorhees
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was elected President, Savahlon Mulford was appointed sexton, at a salary of $200.
Jany. 27, 1865, Trustees and other mem- bers of the Congregation called at the re- quest of the Pres., in reference to the Par- sonage. Present : Messrs. Voorhees, Little, Fleury, Cory, Crane and Pierson, Trustees ; and Messrs. Olyphant, Rockwell and Baker. After consultation, it was unanimously Re- solved, [Ist,] That the Trustees be author- ized to sell the Parsonage Property upon the best terms they can obtain. [2d,] That the President purchase the Mrs. Cobb prop- erty, adjoining the church, at a sum not to exceed four thousand dollars.
Feb. 3. 1865. Trustees. The President reported that he had made the purchase of the Mrs. Cobb property of J. W. Poinier, Ex., for $3,500; Resolved, [Ist,] That the President sell the Parsonage at $8,000 ; [2d,] That Messrs. Olyphant and Little confer with Mr. Irving as to his views about mov- ing from the Parsonage.
March 27, 1865. Trustees. Mr. Olmsted having offered to advance the money for the purchase of the Mrs. Cobb property, provided, that the deed be made to him in trust for the church, his offer was accepted. Resolved, [Ist,] That Rev. Mr. Irving be authorized to rent the Parsonage and to receive the rent while remaining our Pas- tor ; [2d,] That the sexton be directed to keep the gates of the grave yard locked.
May, 1865. Parish meeting. Dr. D. Marvin appointed Chairman ; Wm. C. Caskey, Sec. The following letter was read from our pastor :
"To the session of the First Presbyterian Church of Morris Town :
Dear Brethren.
For nearly ten years the pastoral rela- tion has existed between you and myself, and they have been to me years of pleasant- ness and happiness, and I hope of some pro- fit to you. Whilst in the enjoyment of your confidence and esteem, and in the prospect of still further usefulness among you, I have been unexpectedly called to assume an office of great trust and respon- sibility, which in my present state of health may prove beneficial to me, and which, from my past relations to it, is congenial to my tastes and sympathies.
In asking from you a dissolution of the
pastoral relation, believe me that it is from no lack of affection for you and yours, nor from any diminution of interest in the truest welfare of the church, nor from any want of kindness and considerate attention on your part to me ; but solely from what I deem, under all the circumstances, a sense of duty to Him, who first brought me a stranger among you, and from a hearty love to the work to which I am called. Asking you then to agree to the severance of the pastoral tie, by Presbytery, it is in the con- sciousness that you appreciate my motives and understand the reasons for such a re- quest, and that I appreciate your readiness to yield to what we believe to be the clear indications of Providence ; yet, in doing this, rest assured that this official act on your part will neither abate my interest in you nor diminish my attachment for the church, dear to us all, and which God has so oft visited with his loving favor and be- nignant smiles.
I cannot, however, part with you, even in prospect, without acknowledging my full sense of your many acts of kindness and warm and delicate remembrances of me in sickness, in affliction, in health, and in the discharge of my ministerial duties ; they will never be forgotten. And whilst I treasure the past laden with so many pleasant memo- ries of your acts and of God's goodness, I desire that for you the future may be still more fragrant with Jehovah's converting and sanctifying presence, and that he will provide you with a better pastor, an abler preacher, a holier man than he who thus parts from you in pain.
May 9, 1865, Yours, affectionately,
Morristown. D. IRVING."
Messrs. David Olyphant, Theodore Little, H. M. Olmsted and John F. Voorhees, by appointment of the Parish, reported the fol- lowing resolutions, which were unanimously adopted :-
" Whereas, our pastor, Rev. Dr. Irving, has been elected one of the Secretaries of the Board of Foreign Missions, and has re- quested the church to unite with him in asking the Presbytery to dissolve his con- nection with this church ;
Resolved, Ist, That, however much we may regret the necessity for the dissolution of the relation which has existed so happily
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between this church and its Pastor, for a period of nearly ten years, yet deeply con- scious of the importance of the high posi- tion to which he has been called, and con- vinced of his eminent fitness for the faith- ful and successful discharge of its responsi- ble duties, and hoping that relief from pas- toral labour may result in his complete re- storation to health ; we are constrained to regard the call as a clear indication of the will of the Great Head of the church, and to yield to it, and to the request of our pastor, our assent.
2nd. That, in consenting to the dissolu- tion of the pastoral relation, we will do our- selves injustice as a church, did we not re- cord our high regard for our pastor, and our sense of the unsparing devotion to his work which he has ever manifested among us. His urbanity of manner, his consis- tency of life, his fidelity as a Christian Pas-
tor, and his consequent influence over his people, have been such as will ever cause his pastorate among us to be remembered as one of peace and of prosperity, both tem- poral and spiritual, in the church.
3d. That, in whatever part of the great vineyard he may be assigned by the Master, he will be followed by our kindest regard for himself and family, our sincere prayers for his success in his work, and that when that work is accomplished he may receive the blessing promised to those who turn many to righteousness.
Resolved, That these resolutions be en- tered on our minutes, and that Messrs. Ira C. Whitehead and David Olyphant be a committee to deliver a copy to the Pastor.
Resolved, That Ira C. Whitehead, Esq. act as Committee to Presbytery in relation to dissolution of Pastor and People.
PASTORATE VACANT, FROM MAY 1865 TO JULY 1866.
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MINUTES OF THE SESSION.
June 3, 1865. Theodore Little was ap- pointed Clerk of Session.
[No other matter of special interest re- corded during this interval.]
TRUSTEES AND PARISH.
June 22, 1865. Trustees. Resolved, [Ist,] That we offer the use of our Church to the South St. Pres. Congregation while they are repairing their House of Worship. [2d,] That the use of our church be granted for the services on the 4th of July.
July 29, 1865. Trustees. Resolved, [1st,] That the Treasurer employ Thomas Cox as Sexton during Mr. Mulford's sickness, upon such terms as may be agreed upon. [2d,] That the amount to be paid for supplies of the Pulpit be left to the discretion of the Session.
[Ist,] That Mr. Mulford's salary be continued to the end of the Parish year; [2d,] That Francis Whitehead be employed as Sexton for six months, at the rate of $200. pr. an- num; [ 3d,] That the Rev. Mr. Irving, our late Pastor, be paid his regular salary up to July 1, 1865.
Sept. 4, 1865. Trustees. Resolved, That the Treasurer be authorized to settle with the Rev. Dr. Irving for the rent of the Par- sonage, allowing him the whole amount re- ceived up to July 1, '65, and for the use of his furniture from that time.
September 15, 1865. Annual Parish meet- ing. John F. Voorhees, Chairman ; and Edward Pierson, Stated Clerk.
The Treasurer reported as follows :
Total receipts, $3,778.29
Total disbursements, 3,609.42
Balance, 168.87
There is due the church, 317.84
August 19, 1865. Trustees. Resolved, | The church owes, 302.00
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Amended by stating that the Church owes Mr. Olmsted $3,500 for the purchase of the Mrs. Cobb property ; and the purchase was approved.
The following were elected Trustees, by ballot. Messrs. Johnson and Headley being Tellers : Vernon M. Bokee, J. Boyd Headley, Wm. C. Caskey, Geo. E. Voorhees, Henry C. Pitney, H. M. Dalrymple, Edward Pier- son.
Resolved, That the salary of the Pastor be increased to $2,000.
September 15, 1865. Trustees. Resolved, That the side-walk down Morris Street, by the Mrs. Cobb property, be paved with flagging stone; also, That the walk in front of the church be curbed and paved with flagging ; and that the President be au- thorized to purchase the flagging for the same immediately.
September 19, 1865. Trustees. Henry C. Pitney was elected President ; and Edward Pierson, Secretary and Treasurer.
Oct. 2, 1865. Trustees. Resolved, That Messrs. Bokee and Voorhees be appointed a committee to solicit subscriptions for the building of a new lecture and Sunday school room.
Oct. 14, 1865. Trustees. Resolved, That a survey be made of the Mrs. Cobb property.
Oct. 27, 1865. H. M. Dalrymple was elected Secretary of the Board, vice Pierson resign- ed. The resignation of Mr.Edward Pierson as a Trustee and as Treas., was accepted. Mr. J. H. Van Doren was elected Treas., and to be allowed two (2) per cent. on collections of the Pew rents, &c. The Pres. and Mr.
Bokee were appointed a Com. to confer with the Common Council, or a committee thereof, to agree, if possible, upon the street boundary of the Cobb lot on Morris St.
November 14, 1865. Meeting of the con- gregation : The Rev. Dr. Ogden, Modera- tor ; Mr. V. M. Bokee, Clerk pro tem.
Mr. Gavin Langmuir, at present a student in the Theological Seminary at Princeton, was then nominated as a proper person to whom to extend a call ; it being at the same time understood that his services could not be obtained until his term of study had ex- pired-say in April next. A vote was taken, and there being but one vote in the nega- tive, which vote was afterward changed, the Moderator pronounced, that Mr. Langmuir had received a unanimous call to be pastor of this church. Salary to be $2,000, payable quarterly, with use of parsonage. The call to be subscribed by the elders and trustees of this church. Messrs. David Olyphant and Theodore Little to prosecute the call before the Presbytery.
Jan. 9, 1866. Trustees. Mr. Pitney stated that he had leased the Cobb property for one year from the Ist April next for $300. to Mr. Corielle ; which was agreed to by the Board.
Apr. 2nd, 1866. Trustees. Resolved, That Francis Whitehead be employed as Sexton for one year at a salary of $200. The Presi- dent was authorized to give a release from mortgage given to the Trustees of the First Church, dated May 11, 1833, by Timothy Tuttle and wife, said mortgage having be- come lost.
PASTORATE OF THE REV. GAVIN LANGMUIR, From July 1866 to June 1868.
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MINUTES OF THE SESSION.
Marvin, David Olyphant, Ira C. Whitehead. Absent : Stephen A. Prudden, Rich'd W. Stevenson.
Feb. 2, 1867. The Session met in the Lecture Room at 1 1-2 o'clock P. M. Pre- The meeting was opened with prayer. Sarah Rockwell, having presented a certifi- sent : G. Langmuir, mod'r ; Joel Davis, Theodore Little, Ezra Mills, Jonathan D. I cate of membership in the Baptist Church
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of this place, was admitted to the commu- nion of this church. James W. Langmuir and Jeannie W. Langmuir, having been ex- amined by the Pastor and members of the Session on their religious experience and having made satisfactory profession of their faith in the Lord Jesus, but who, owing to the state of their health, were unable to ap- pear before the Session, were admitted to the sealing ordinance of the Lord's Supper. By reason of their ill-health the usual public profession of their faith was dispensed with. Closed with prayer.
G. Langmuir, Mod'r.
[Full record of first meeting in this Pas- torate. The signature indicates that Mr. Langmuir acted as Clerk, which continued only till May, when Mr. Little again be- come Clerk. There is no introductory note in Minute Book at beginning of this Pas- torate. A record of dismission, in Mr. Lang- muir's hand, appears Dec. 1866.]
April 4, 1867. Theodore Little was ap- pointed member of a Committee to super- intend the erection of the proposed new Lecture Room.
May 23, 1867. Upon a presentation of the facts in the case by Mr. Little, the Ses- sion unanimously resolved to recommend the Trustees to grant the Pastor a leave of absence, from the ist of June next, of six months for the benefit of his health.
Elder Theodore Little was appointed Clerk of the Session.
Oct. 5, 1867. Elder Ira C. Whitehead, hav- ing died since the last communion, the fol- lowing resolutions were unanimously adopt- ed. Whereas it has pleased Almighty God to remove by death our brother and asso- ciate in the Eldership, Hon. Ira C. White- head, Resolved, That, while we bow with reverent submission to this Divine dispen- sation, we rejoice in the remembrance of his long and useful Christian life and Ex- ample, and in the blessed and comforting assurance that for him to die was gain.
Resolved, That we cannot but see in this Providence a new reason for diligence and faithfulness in the work assigned us, that we, too, may be ready when the master shall call for us.
Dec. 1, 1867. Letters addressed by the Pastor to the Session and the Congrega- tion, having been read, were laid before
Session and considered. The letter ad- dressed to the Congregation was ordered to be read on Sabbath morning at the morn- ing service; and it was also Resolved, That the Trustees be requested to extend the furlough of the Pastor, according to his request, until the Ist June next.
The subject of a joint Communion by the South St. Church and our own, having been suggested and now brought to the consideration of the Session, Messrs. Oly- phant and Little were appointed a Commit- tee to wait on Rev. Mr. Mitchell and confer with him on that subject.
Jan. 25, 1868. Mr. Little, of the Commit- tee in reference to a joint Communion of the South St. Pres. Church and our own, in the absence of Mr. Olyphant the other member of the Committee, reported : That the Committee had conferred with Rev. Mr. Mitchell on the subject, and that after such conference, though such joint Com- munion was considered very desirable, it was thought best to defer it at present. The report was accepted and the Committee discharged.
June 6, 1868. A letter from the Pastor, addressed to the Session, was read and or- dered to be filed ; and it was thereupon re- solved, That while we sincerely recipro- cate the kind feelings expressed in our Pas- tor's letter, and deeply sympathize with him in his trials, our regard for the inter- est of the Church, which has been for three years practically without a Pastor, cannot but lead us to approve of the intention ex- pressed in our Pastor's letter of resigning his charge.
TRUSTEES AND PARISH.
Sept. 24, 1866, Annual Parish Meeting : John R. Runyon, Chairman ; and J. H. Van Doren, Parish Clerk.
Treas. reported :
Total receipts,
$4,993.03
Total disbursement, $4,701.65
Balance, 291.38
ยท Messrs. Olyphant, Pitney and Requa were appointed to take charge of subscrip- tions made for building Parsonage, Lecture room and paying indebtedness of the church; and to solicit further subscriptions. It be- ing shown that the present assessment of 25 per cent. on the valuation of the Pews is
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inadequate to meet the ordinary expenses of the church, it was on motion resolved, That the assessment be raised 3 per cent. The following persons were chosen Trus- tees : H. C. Pitney. Geo. E. Voorhees, A. Requa, Sen., V. M. Bokee, H. M. Dalrymple, Henry H. Prudden, J. H. Van Doren.
Oct. 6, 1866. Trustees. Resolved, To in- crease the Sexton's salary from Oct. 1, '66 to $365. per annum, with the understanding that he is to perform the ordinary work of the church as heretofore (which is to be done in the best manner possible); and also keep the grave yard and paths of the same in good order ; cut and prepare the wood for the church ; put away the coal, &c- in short be responsible for the well keeping of the church and grounds, grave yard, &c., without any additional cost to the church.
Jany. 7, '67. Trustees. Received from Jno. R. Runyon his resignation as leader of music ; resignation not accepted, and he was requested to continue his services as chorister. A. Requa, Esq., agreed to loan to the church $450, upon note made by J. H. Van Doren, Treas., endorsed H. C. Pitney.
March 29th, 1867. Trustees. A confer- ence with Hon. Geo. T. Cobb in reference to the conflicting claims of the First Pres. Church and Morristown Green. Adjourned without action.
April 10, '67. Trustees. Resolved, That Mr. Austin Requa be appointed to con- fer with Mr. Rockwell on the part of the congregation at large, and Mr. Little on the part of the Session, to obtain plans and es- timates for the lecture and Sabbath School building proposed to be erected, with power to expend funds necessary to obtain such plans, and to visit other places ; he to re- port at a future meeting of the board.
May 23, '67. Trustees. The following letter was received from the session :
" Morristown, May 23, '67.
To the Trustees of the Ist Pres. Church :
At a meeting held at the Parsonage on Thursday, the 23d of May, 1867, the session of this church being convinced that their pastor, owing to the state of his health, re- quires a release from his labors for a time, unanimously resolved to recommend to the Trustees to grant him a leave of absence
for six months from the Ist day of June, 1867.
In behalf of the Session,
G. Langmuir, Moderator."
In accordance with the above recom- mendation it was resolved unanimously by the Trustees that our Pastor, Rev. G. Lang- muir, have a leave of absence for six months from June 1, '67.
1867. Trustees. Resolved, That permis- sion be given to the Fire Department of Morristown, to employ the Sexton of this church to ring the bell of the church for an alarm in case of fire.
Sept. 16, '67. Annual Parish meeting. William Sayre, Chairman ; and J. H. Van Doren, Parish Clerk.
Mr. Olyphant, Chairman of committee on subscriptions for building lecture room, &c., made a verbal report, That they had prose- cuted the work assigned them, and had re- ceived subscriptions amounting, together with what had been previously subscribed, to about $12,000. The Trustees were di- rected to collect in the subscriptions. The old Board were re-elected to act as Trustees for the coming year.
Sept. 20, '67. Trustees. Mr. A. Requa was appointed Pres. ; and J. H. Van Doren, Sec. and Treas.
First Monday evening in October, 1867. Trustees. The committee on Sexton were instructed to offer F. L. Whitehead $300. for the year, commencing Oct. 1, '67, (leaving the Grave yard, which was in last year's contract out). Mr. S. D. Cory met the Trustees and wished a price fixed for the Parsonage on the Hill ; after consultation $8,000 was fixed as the price, and Mr. Requa appointed committee to negotiate. Resig- nation rec'd of Mr. Bokee as Trustee was laid upon the table. It was deemed advisa- ble that notice be given that the subscrip- tions for Lecture Room, &c., be paid in.
Nov. 18, '67. Trustees. Mr. Requa re- ported that he had made a verbal contract for the sale of the Parsonage House and lot in Courtlandt St., to Mrs. Gertrude N. Ho- man for $7,500., payment to be made in Bonds and Mtt'gs assigned to the church. interest reserved until the ist of April, 1868, and possession given on Ist of April, 1868. The Pres., (Mr. Requa,) was authori- zed to execute a warranty deed for the
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said Parsonage House and Lot to Mrs. Homan, and affix the seal of the corpo- ration on the terms aforesaid.
Dec. 20, '67, Trustees. Considered the request of our Pastor for an extension of his leave of absence to June Ist, 1868. Mr. Requa was appointed to see the session and others in reference to the raising of the ne- cessary funds for supplying pulpit during the time indicated above. Resolved, That the secretary give timely notice to the tenant of the "Mrs. Cobb House" to vacate the same Ist April, 1868 ; and that the said House be sold for whatever can be obtained for it as it stands, and that it must be moved off the grounds by the 15th of April next.
Dec. 27, '67. Trustees. Mr. Requa re- ported that the necessary funds, for supply- ing the pulpit for the next 6 months, had been subscribed ; whereupon it was unani- mously resolved, That we extend our Pas- tor's leave of absence to June 1, '68. .
January 6, '68. Messrs. Requa and Pit- ney were appointed to confer with the "Trustees of the Green" in regard to fixing the location for the new Lecture and Sab- bath School room. Mr. Requa was author- ized to act conjointly with Mr. Rockwell and Mr. Little to procure plans for a new parsonage ; and also to make contract for stone necessary to build Lecture and Sab- bath School room and Parsonage.
March 28, 1868. Trustees. It being be- lieved that the Parsonage would not be built the present season, it was deem- ed best to let the "Mrs. Cobb House"
stand ; and Mr. Requa was authorized to rent the same to Mr. Coriell for the term of one year for $300., provided said Coriell would agree to leave the same upon the first of March following, he having re- ceived one month's previous notice, in which case the abatement of rent for the month of March to be $25., or at the rate of $300. per annum.
May 4, '68. Trustees. A deed of con- veyance of the Morristown Green to the Trustees of the green having been present- ed to the Trustees, Resolved, That the President be and he is hereby authorized to execute the same under the seal of the Church, and deliver the same to said Trus- tees of the Green, upon execution by said Trustees of said Green, to the church, of the counterpart thereof.
Morristown, June 1, '68. Parish meeting : Mr. H. M. Olmsted, President ; and Geo. E. Voorhees, Clerk pro tem. The resigna- tion of Mr. Langmuir was accepted. Mr. Ezra Mills, of the Session, and Mr. Austin Requa, of the Trustees, were appointed to meet the Presbytery at Newark on the 9th inst., to effect a dissolution of the Pastoral relation. The whole matter of supplies was left to the session. The committee ap- pointed to meet Presbytery was requested to prepare resolutions of sympathy, to be sent to our late Pastor, on account of his feeble health which caused him to resign. The building committee of three was in- creased to five ; Messrs H. M. Olmsted and J. B. Headley being added.
PASTORATE VACANT, JUNE TO DEC. 1868.
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MINUTES OF THE SESSION.
[There are no minutes of special interest for this interval.]
TRUSTEES AND PARISH.
June 19, 1868, Trustees, Resolved, that
meeting of the Parish be called to be held in the Church on Monday, June 22nd, at 4 o'clock P. M., to take into considera- tion the expediency of increasing the rate of rent of the pews, it being manifest that we should be obliged to pay a salary of
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$2,500, or $3,000, in order to get a suitable preacher.
June 22, '68. Parish meeting : Wm. Sayre, Chairman. Resolved, That the committee of supplies be authorized to offer a salary of $3,000, with the use of the Parsonage. The Trustees were instructed to make a revalua- tion of the pews, and to lay such an assess- ment as will meet the annual expenses of the church.
Sept. 7, 1868. Parish meeting : Henry C. Pitney, Chairman ; and J. Duryee Steven- son, Secretary. Objections were made to the present method of hearing candidates. Resolved, That a committee of six persons be appointed, whose duty it shall be, at the expense of this congregation, to seek and choose a pastor for this church ; and this congregation pledges itself to make out a call for such pastor as such committee shall unanimously recommend. The following persons were named for said committee : David Olyphant, J. Boyd Headley, J. Henry Johnson, J. C. Youngblood, W. C. Caskey. Lebbeus B. Ward, Geo. Vail, V. M. Bokee, Ezra Mills, Theo. Little, H. C. Pitney, Jno. R. Runyon, Silas B. Condict, J. Elliot Con- dict, Isaac N. Whitehead, A. N. Cutler, H. M. Dalrymple, Joel Davis. The chair ap- pointed Dr. Marvin, H. M. Olmsted and Sam'l C. Burnet a com'tee to select the committee of six from the above named persons. The last named committee re- tired, and, after deliberation. reported, as the committee of six to select a Pastor, Theo. Little, H. C. Pitney, J. Elliot Condict, Ezra Mills, H. M. Dalrymple, Lebbeus B. Ward.
Sept. 16, 1868. The Board of Trustees, having been directed by a Parish meeting to revalue the pews (down stairs) , adopted a revaluation at this meeting. (See dia- gram of lower part of the church in Church Ledger).
Sept. 21, '68. Annual Parish meeting : Jacob Crane, Chairman. The old Board of Trustees was re-elected. The Trustees were requested to give special attention to collecting in subscriptions made for building Lecture room,&c., of which about $5,000. remain un- paid. A motion, " That in the view of this meeting it is inexpedient for the Trustees to grant the use of the church for any other than religious purposes," was laid on the table.
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