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The History of the Broadway Tabernacle Church
EXTERIOR OF PRESENT TABERNACLE Thirty-fourth Street and Broadway
THE HISTORY U
OF THE
BROADWAY TABERNACLE CHURCH
FROM ITS ORGANIZATION IN 1840 TO THE CLOSE OF 1900, INCLUDING FACTORS INFLUENCING ITS FORMATION
By SUSAN HAYES WARD
New York 1901
Copyright, 1901, by THE BROADWAY TABERNACLE CHURCH
The Trow Print New York
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Introductory Note
T HIS volume marks the last goal in the celebration of the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Broadway Taber- nacle. When the celebration committee came together for the first time, the pastor outlined before them his scheme for a suitable observance of the occasion and proposed, among chief permanent results to be desired, a printed History of the Church. Behind it lay a great past, whose memorials ought to be gathered up, before they slipped from the knowledge of living men, and placed on record for the gen- erations to come. One of the senior members of the church, Mrs. Chas. Abernethy, adding another proof of the love and devotion of many years in the Tabernacle, both on her own part and that of her lamented husband, came forward with a gift so generous as to insure the publication. The History covers a period of sixty years, and a few months more, in order to bring it up to the beginning of the twentieth century. The author, a former member of this church, has done her work with genuine enthusiasm; and if any errors or inequali- ties appear, they are due to the limited time which was allowed for preparation, and not to indifference to the im- portance of thorough investigation nor lack of energy in its pursuance.
BY THE CHURCH HISTORY COMMITTEE.
NEW YORK, June 1, 1901.
Contents
PAGE
ix
Chronological Record . . . xi
CHAPTER
I. Hinderances to Congregationalism I .
II. Dr. Finney's Work in New York 15
III. The Founding of the Church . 32 . IV. The First Pastorate · ·
. . 51
V. The Second Pastor, Joseph P. Thompson . 72
VI. From the Old to the New Tabernacle .
. 93
VII. The Third Pastor, William M. Taylor . 119
VIII. The Fourth and Fifth Pastorates · 151
IX. Church Activities
. 165
X. The Sixtieth Anniversary
. 196
Appendix
A. Plan of Union, 1801 .
· 223 · B. Broadway Tabernacle Church Principles and Rules, 1836 224 C. Articles of Christian Faith and Church Government, 1840 226
D. Preamble and Resolution Concerning Charities, 1841 · 229
E. Articles of Faith and Covenant, 1846 . 230 .
F. Resolutions as to Absentees, 1851 and 1853 · 232
G. Conditions of Membership of Society, 1855 · 233
H. Publications by Dr. J. P. Thompson . vii
. 234
The Old New England Way
CONTENTS
PAGE
I. Some Appreciations of Dr. Thompson . . 237
J. Publications of Dr. William M. Taylor · 239
K. Dr. Taylor's Resignation, 1892 241
L. Acceptance of Dr. Taylor's Resignation, 1892 242
M. Admission of Members, etc., 1901 ·
243
N. Offieers of Church and Society · 249
O. Chronological List of Members · 257
P. Summary of Additions and Removals . . 329
Illustrations
Exterior of Present Tabernacle
Frontispiece
Interior of First Tabernacle in Anniversary Week
· 29
David Hale
. 42
Samuel Pitts .
. 54
Rev. Edward W. Andrews · 59
Rev. Joseph P. Thompson, D.D., LL.D.
77
Audience Room of Present Tabernacle
103
Memorial Tablet to Dr. Thompson .
. I18
Rev. William M. Taylor, D.D., LL.D.
. 127
Memorial Tablet to Dr. Taylor
· 150
Rev. Henry A. Stimson, D.D.
153
Chapel of Present Tabernacle
175
Parlors of Present Tabernacle .
· 190
Rev. Charles E. Jefferson, D.D. .
.
.
· 196
FACING PAGE
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The Old New England Way
If the Reader shall demand how far this way of Church- proceeding receives approbation by any common concurrence amongst us: I shall plainly and punctually express my self in a word of truth, in these following points, viz.
Visible Saints are the only true and meet matter, whereof a visible Church should be gathered, and confederation is the form.
The Church as Totum essentiale, is, and may be, before Officers.
There is no Presbyteriall Church (i.e. A Church made up of the Elders of many Congregations appointed Classickwise, to rule all those Congregations) in the N. T.
A Church Congregationall is the first subject of the keys.
Each Congregation compleatly constituted of all Officers, hath sufficient power in her self, to exercise the power of the keyes, and all Church discipline, in all the censures thereof.
Ordination is not before election.
There ought to be no ordination of a Minister at large, Namely such as should make him Pastour without a People.
The election of the people hath an instrumentall causall vertue under Christ, to give an outward call unto an Officer.
Ordination is only a solemn installing of an Officer into the Office, unto which he was formerly called.
Children of such, who are members of Congregations, ought only to be baptized.
The consent of the people gives a causall vertue to the compleating of the sentence of excommunication.
Whilst the Church remains a true Church of Christ, it doth not loose this power, nor can it lawfully be taken away.
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Consociation of Churches should be used, as occasion doth require.
Such consociations and Synods have allowance to counsell and admonish other churches as the case may require.
And if they grow obstinate in errour or sinful miscarriages, they should renounce the right hand of fellowship with them.
But they have no power to excommunicate.
Nor do their constitutions bind formalitèr and juridicè.
In all these I have leave to professe the joint judgement of all the Elders upon the river: Of New-haven, Guilford, Mil- ford, Stratford, Fairfield; and of most of the Elders of the Churches in the Bay, to whom I did send in particular, and did receive approbation from them, under their hands: Of the rest (to whom I could not send) I cannot so affirm; but this I can say, That at a common meeting, I was desired by them all, to publish what now I do.
THOMAS HOOKER. 1645
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Chronological Record
1829. October 13. Union Presbyterian Church organized. Rev. Charles G. Finney held revival services with it during the winter.
1830. Spring. One hundred and three converts joined Union Presbyterian Church. First Free Presbyterian Church formed.
June 27. Rev. Joel Parker began ministering to the church.
1831. July. Plan for a large audience-room for Mr. Finney agitated.
December 31. Congregational Church organized. Rev. Joseph Harrison, pastor.
1832. February 14. Second Free Presbyterian Church organ- ized. Chatham Street Theatre leased for its use.
April 23. Chatham Street Chapel dedicated.
Mr. Finney accepts call to the church.
Cholera summer.
October 5. Mr. Finney installed and stricken with cholera.
1833. January 20. Protracted meeting begun in Chatham Street Chapel.
April 26. Mr. Finney resumed work after illness.
October 2. New York City Anti-Slavery Society formed at the chapel, and attacked by mob.
November 2. Rev. Joel Parker dismissed to minister to church in New Orleans.
Mr. Finney abroad for his health. Rev. John Ingersoll, co-pastor during his absence.
1834. Summer. Mob riots.
November 8. Mr. Finney resumed his ministerial work.
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1835. February. Mr. Finney appointed Professor of Theol- ogy at Oberlin, O.
March 21. Accepts appointment.
May. Building of Broadway Tabernacle begun.
December. Great fire in New York. Mr. Finney re- turned from Oberlin for winter preaching.
1836. March 2. Mr. Finney dismissed from Presbytery.
March 13. Sixth Free Church organized as Broadway Tabernacle (Congregational) Church, 120 members. April. Tabernacle Building completed.
April 10. Mr. Finney installed over Tabernacle Church. 1837. January 18. Convention in Broadway Tabernacle of Congregational ministers and churches of Southern New York. Nineteen ministers present.
Spring. Mr. Finney resigned because of ill-health.
June. Rev. George Duffield, acting pastor.
September. Rev. Jacob Helffenstein accepted call to First Free Church (Dey Street).
1838. April. First Free Presbyterian Church united with Broadway Tabernacle.
September. Letters of resignation offered by both pas- tors, accepted by church.
October 4. Call given to Mr. Parker.
November 17. Mr. Parker began ministrations.
December 19. Mr. Tappan cited to appear before ses- sion on charge of disorderly and unchristian con- duct.
December 21. Anti-Slavery Society formed in Taber- nacle. Constitution signed by more than eighty mem- bers of church.
1839. January 19. Session excluded Mr. Tappan from com- munion of the church for " contumacy."
January 21. Church meeting called by Mr. Hale for consideration of Mr. Tappan's case.
" Facts and Reasonings " published.
February II. Mr. Tappan appealed to Presbytery. Ap- peal not sustained.
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1839. March 4. Appealed to General Assembly.
May 27. General Assembly sustained appeal and re- versed sentence of Session and decision of Presby- tery.
October 8. Rev. Joel Parker received into Third Pres- bytery.
November 6. Mr. Parker's installation.
1840. June. Mr. Parker resigned. Tabernacle advertised for sale. Mortgage foreclosed.
July 2. Mr. David Hale bought the building at chan- cery sale for $34,363.74. Church meeting same even- ing. Mr. Hale invited members to form a Congre- gational Church.
July 6. Last meeting of joint church held in lecture- room. Company of men remain to form a Congrega- tional Church. Committee appointed.
September 3. Church publicly recognized; seventy- nine members. Articles of faith, etc., adopted.
September 14. Sunday-school organized.
Deacons appointed, and permanent rules adopted.
October 30. Board of Trustees appointed. Rev. E. W. Andrews of West Hartford, Conn., called.
1841. Mr. Andrews began service first Sunday of January.
January 4. Society incorporated.
January 31. Installation of pastor.
March I. At annual meeting * reported accessions by letter, 37; on profession, 3; losses, o. Membership, 107.
November 8. Lease of building signed.
Sunday-school more than fifty teachers, seven Bible classes, more than two hundred and thirty scholars. Four other Sunday-schools superintended and largely conducted by Tabernacle members.
Revival services, aided by Rev. Edward N. Kirk.
* Until 1872, the annual meetings were in February or March, and reported statistics of previous year up to date.
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1842. February 28. Annual meeting. Accessions: by letter, 87; by profession, 15. Losses: by letter, 7; by death, I. Membership, 201.
1843. February 27. Annual meeting. Accessions: by letter, 63; on profession, 59. Losses: by letter, 33; by death, 2. Membership, 288.
1844. February 27. Annual meeting. Accessions: by letter, 58; by profession, 37. Losses: by letter, 29; by death, 4. Membership, 350.
February 26. Monthly concert established. Samuel Pitts appointed Steward.
March. New organ purchased by Organ Association.
August 6. Rev. E. W. Andrews resigned.
August 14. Council for dismission of pastor.
December 10. Rev. Joseph P. Thompson called.
December 31. Call declined.
Monthly concert and Missionary Society established in connection with Sunday-school. Women of church support home missionary in the West.
1845. February 25. Annual meeting. Accessions : by letter, 19; by profession, 17. Losses: by letter, 29; by death, 2; excommunicated, I. Membership, 354. Tabernacle property bought by Society. Mortgage, $18,000. Building repaired, painted, carpeted.
March. Call to Rev. J. P. Thompson renewed, accepted. April 15. Mr. Thompson installed.
October 28. Committee appointed to revise articles of faith.
1846. February 24. Annual meeting. Accessions: by letter, 38; by profession, 8. Losses: by letter, 38; by death, I; excommunicated, I. Membership, 360. Revised articles of faith, form of admission, and per- manent rules adopted.
Sunday afternoon service omitted in summer. History of church, articles of faith, covenant and catalogue of church published. Revival.
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1847. March 9. Annual meeting. Accessions: by letter, 36; by profession, 50. Losses: by letter, 40; by death, 2; fellowship withdrawn from, 2. Membership, 402. Contributions, $911.80.
March 16. Congregational Association of New York and Brooklyn organized at Tabernacle.
New entrance to lecture-room made. Sunday afternoon service kept up through the year.
1848. February 29. Annual meeting. Accessions: by letter, 23; by profession, 19. Losses: by letter, 32; by death, 3. Membership, 409.
March 14. Resolution as to absentees adopted.
1849. February 27. Annual meeting. Accessions: by letter, 25; by profession, 12. Losses: by letter, 39; by death, 7. Membership, 400. Choir leader, George Andrews, resigns.
January 9. Christian Psalmist adopted as hymn-book in place of Church Psalmist.
Resolutions adopted upon David Hale's death by church, society, and trustees.
1850. February 26. Annual meeting. Accessions: by letter, 22; by profession, 17. Losses: by letter, 24; by death, Io; by excommunication, I. Membership, 404. Contributions, $1,240.98.
William P. Bradbury, leader of choir. List of members purged of absentees.
August 26. Council to ordain evangelists. Tabernacle refitted, carpeted, and painted.
1851. February 25. Annual meeting. Accessions : by letter, 24; by profession, 5. Losses: by letter, 39; by death, 3. Membership, 391. Contributions, $921.03. March 31. Property purchased for permanent en- trance at cost of $20,250.
May 13. Rule relating to absentees adopted.
Rev. Luther Gulick ordained as missionary to the Pa- cific.
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1851. December 30. Rule in regard to letters of dismission added to standing rules and Committee on Absentees appointed.
1852. March I. Annual meeting. Accessions: by letter, 39; on profession, 24. Losses: by letter, 78; by death,
7; fellowship withdrawn from, 5; excommunicated,
2. Membership, 362. Contributions, $3,623.56. January 27. Mrs. Joseph P. Thompson died.
Dr. Finney held revival services.
March 9. Passage omitted from form of admission " Wo, wo," etc.
Leave of absence granted pastor for a year from August or September. Deacon Pitts removed to Michigan. June 29. Principles of Discipline adopted.
Volunteer Committee to solicit donations for the $50,000 fund for building houses of worship in the West. Mortgage paid off.
1853. March I. Annual meeting. Accessions: by letter, 19; on profession, 15. Losses: by letter, 40; by death, 5; fellowship withdrawn from, 23; excommuni- cated, 2. Membership, 326. Contributions, $3,- 931.68.
April 26. Resolution in regard to withdrawing fellow- ship from absentees adopted.
May 16. Voted to partition front entrance from Broad- way.
Pastor's salary increased to $3,000.
1854. February 27. Annual meeting. Accessions : by letter, 26. Losses: by letter, 32; by death, 8; fellowship withdrawn from, 14. Membership, 298. Contribu- tions, $5,149.67.
May 31. Frederick S. Boyd engaged as sexton.
Mr. Ensign, organist and valuable church member, left. Afternoon service discontinued in summer. Mr. George Andrews again choir leader.
December 19. Conference of churches of New York and vicinity convened in Tabernacle.
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1855. February 27. Annual meeting. Accessions: by letter, 15; by profession, 6. Losses: by letter, 43; by death, 2; fellowship withdrawn from, 5. Member- ship 265. Contributions, $3,728.26.
January 20. Deacon Pitts died, mourned by the church. March 2. Rules as to qualifications of members of so- ciety adopted.
April 8. Dr. Thompson's historical sermon, tenth anni- versary.
July 2. Afternoon service given up.
November 13. Trustees authorized to sell Tabernacle and provide site for new church. Pastor authorized to hold service up town part of each Sabbath.
New manual printed.
1856. February 26. Annual meeting. Accessions: by letter, 20; by profession II. Losses : by letter, 27; by death, 2 ; fellowship withdrawn from, 6. Membership, 265. Congregation largest in the city. Contributions, $7,025.
September 29. Church Committee licensed Brother Jo- seph Harris to preach.
1857. February 24. Annual meeting. Accessions: by letter, 27; on profession, II. Losses: by letter, 24; by death, I; fellowship withdrawn from, 8. Member- ship, 270. Contributions, $5,210.91.
February 23. Sale of Tabernacle for $122,000 ratified by Society.
April 6. New site approved and purchased.
April 20. Building Committee appointed.
April 26. Last service in Broadway Tabernacle.
July 17. Plans for church accepted.
Sabbath services held in City Assembly Rooms; and in chapel of Home of the Friendless after October 23.
December 25. Corner stone laid at Thirty-fourth Street and Broadway.
1058. March I. Annual meeting. Accessions: by letter, 18; .
on profession, 4. Losses : by letter, 14; by death, 3;
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fellowship withdrawn from, I. Membership, 274. Contributions, $2,585.73.
1858. February 15. Voted to rent seats in new chapel for current expenses. Ladies' Sewing Society to furnish social rooms of chapel.
May. Lecture-room of new chapel first occupied first Sabbath in this month.
November. Sabbath Hymn Book adopted.
1859. March I. Annual meeting. Accessions: by letter, 60; by profession, 41. Losses: by letter, 29; by death,
4; fellowship withdrawn from, 5; excommunicated,
I. Membership, 336. Contributions, $4,549.1I.
Ex parte council called by aggrieved members of Church of the Puritans.
Ladies' prayer meeting established at Dr. Thompson's request, led by Mrs. Marshall O. Roberts (Caroline D.), Thursday afternoons.
April 24. New House of Worship dedicated.
Debt on building, $65,000. Service of plate for com- munion presented by Francis B. Nicol. Strangers' Committee appointed from Pitts Bible Class. Miss Marion McGregor (Mrs. Christopher), engaged as organist.
1860. February 28. Annual meeting. Accessions: by letter, 44; by confession, 9. Losses: by letter, 27; by death, 2; fellowship withdrawn from, 3; excom- municated, I. Membership, 356.
January. Rules of Society in relation to elections adopted.
March 6. Changes in permanent rules adopted.
March 19. New form for letters of dismission ordered. New manual with many changes in rules, form of ad- mission, and covenant. Pastor's salary raised to $4,000.
1861. February 26. Annual meeting. Accessions: by letter, 39; on profession, 5. Losses: by letter, 30; by death, 3. Membership, 367.
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1861. May 2. Second ex parte council called by members of Church of the Puritans. Council withdrew fellow- ship from that church, forty-one of whose members were recommended by council to Tabernacle.
1862. February 26. Annual meeting. Accessions: by letter, 102; on profession, 12. Losses: by letter, 22; by death, 7; fellowship withdrawn from, 3; excom- municated, I. Membership, 448.
Standing Committee appointed to take in charge Centre Street Mission. Some changes in covenant and form of admission.
1863. February 24. Annual meeting. Accessions: by letter, 38; by profession, 16. Losses: by letter, 30; by death, 5; fellowship withdrawn from, I. Member- ship, 466.
By free-will offering in February paid $25,000 of debt. Several collections for patriotic purposes ; $600 to aid Harlem church build its chapel.
1864. March I. Annual meeting. Accessions: by letter, 35; by profession, 28. Losses: by letter, 22; by death, IO; fellowship withdrawn from, 8; excommunicated, I. Membership, 488.
On second Sabbath of March $40,000 subscribed and every claim on church property cancelled.
Pastor visited Army of the Cumberland in May.
At after-meeting held Sunday evening, June 26, $30,- 000 subscribed to furnish a regiment for the Govern- ment.
Prayer meeting of Ladies' Christian Union transferred to Tabernacle Wednesday mornings and united with weekly meeting led by Mrs. Roberts. Alterations in organ and choir at cost of $2,600. Pastor's salary in- creased to $5,000. Some changes in covenant and form of admission.
November 16. Conference of churches to prepare for National Convention.
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1865. February 28. Annual meeting. Accessions: by letter, 39; by profession, 8. Losses: by letter, 32; by death, 5; excommunicated, I. Membership, 497. Contributions about $10,000.
March 8. Committee appointed to raise money and se- cure land for another Congregational Church and So- ciety up town.
Thanksgiving service "for victories to our arms" in April.
June I. Public service in commemoration of President Lincoln.
Collection plates presented by Mrs. F. B. Nicol in Sep- tember.
December II. " Memorial service for our fallen heroes." Pastor's salary increased to $6,000. Leave of absence for nine months with $2,500 allowance for travelling expenses.
1866. February 27. Annual meeting. Accessions: by letter, 33; by profession, 13. Losses: by letter, 29; by death, 6. Membership, 508. Contributions about $11,000. Only five left of those who organized the church.
Woman's prayer meeting continued daily for three months, beginning with week of prayer. Professor Roswell D. Hitchcock and Professor Shedd supply pulpit. Pastor's salary raised to $8,000. Paid on mortgage $30,000. Mission Committee secured mis- sion chapel in Forty-eighth Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues, and organized a Congregational Church, removing thither former mission school, cor- ner of Sixth Avenue and Thirty-ninth Street. New manual issued. Church Sunday-school obtained a piano and library of 700 volumes.
1867. February 26. Annual meeting. Accessions: by letter, 29; by profession, 22. Losses: by letter, 31; by death, 12. Membership, 516. Contributions, $16,000. Pew rentals raised.
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1868. February 25. Annual meeting. Accessions: by letter, 38; by profession, 22. Losses: by letter, 33; by death, 8. Membership, 535. Contributions, $18,000. Subscribed for church debt, $2,670. Portrait of Dr. Thompson, painted by Carpenter, presented to so- ciety by Dr. Pierce of Rutgers Female College. James Smith, for many years trustee and treasurer of so- ciety, died July 3. Pews made free Sunday evenings. 1869. March 3. Annual meeting. Accessions: by letter, 37; by profession, 23. Losses: by letter, 33; by death, 6; excommunicated, I. Membership, 555. Contri- butions, $11,689.29.
May 18. Rev. Absalom Peters, a stanch friend of the church and in his later years a member, died.
November 10. Seth W. Benedict, trustee and active promoter of church interests, died.
November 24. Pastor's salary fixed at $9,000.
Bethany work begun. Ladies' Home Missionary Society organized. Church work organized in departments. Lost by removal, W. W. Fessenden, an active officer of the church.
1870. March 2. Annual meeting. Accessions: by letter ,23; by profession, 25. Losses: by letter, 43; by death, 5; fellowship withdrawn, I. Membership, 554. Contributions, $11,689.29.
Sexton's salary advanced to $2,000.
1871. March I. Annual meeting. Accessions: by letter, 19; by profession, 14. Losses: by letter, 34; by death,
8. Membership, 547. Contributions, $25,126.01. October 22. Dr. Thompson resigned.
Society passed resolutions of sorrow and sympathy and voted a gift of $30,000 to retiring pastor which was increased by $25,000 from members of church and congregation. One thousand three hundred and fifty- seven additions to church during Dr. Thompson's pastorate.
November 8. Council for dismission of pastor.
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1871. November 15. Relations dissolved. Dismissed from church by letter to Dom Kirche, Berlin, Prussia.
November 22. Rev. William M. Taylor called. Dr. Thompson delegated to visit Mr. Taylor and urge call.
December 29. Call accepted.
1872. February 28. Annual meeting. Accessions : by letter, 38; by profession, 24. Losses: by letter, 25; by death, 6; excommunicated, I. Membership, 578. Contributions, $33,952.28. Annual meeting of church changed to the business meeting before the first Sab- bath in January.
December 30 .* Annual meeting. Accessions: by let- ter, 20; by profession, 9; letter returned, I. Losses : by letter, 19; by death, 4. Membership, 585. Contri- butions, $15,213.59.
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March I. Mr. Taylor arrived. Began pastoral work second Sabbath of this month.
April 9. Installation by council.
Salary $10,000. A twenty-year endowment policy on Dr. Taylor's life secured of $25,000, annual premium to be paid by Society. Rent of house paid also. Ex- tensive alterations in church building during summer. Bethany Christian Association formed. Rev. Robert W. Haskins left Bethany. Rev. Rufus 'S. Underwood succeeded him as missionary pastor and Frederick Link as superintendent of Sunday-school.
Band of Cheerful Workers for Foreign Missions organ- ized in Mrs. Austin Abbott's Sunday-school class.
1873. Accessions: by letter, 90; by profession, 46. Losses : by letter, 29; by death, 8. Membership, 683. Con- tributions, $25,519.14.
Henry C. Hall, deacon for ten years, died; also Mr. Lansing C. Moore, a tried friend of the Society. Lit- erary Society for young men organized. Pastor's
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