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Pastors: 1876. Horatio O. Abbott; 1977, no appointment; 1878, Summer C. Smith; 1880, E. M. Sassville; 19al, Israel Herrick Kellogg; 1883, George W. Loomis; 1884, Edward Clare Dodge: 1885, James E. Wallace; 1857, Albert Dutton Wilbor, D.D .: 1892, P. M. Harman (a_supply) ; 1893, Ray Allen: 1995. R. C. Grames; 1898, Esrl D. Shepard: 1899, Irving Blair Bris tol; 1001, Lincoln L. Rogers; 1900, consolidated with Glenwood church; new name, "Grace."
Genesee Street and Epworth Church .- Mrs. A. E. Tanner gathered into her own home on Genesee street in 1878 the children of the immediate neigh- borhood for religious instruction. It grew to such an extent that she deemed it wise to connect it with some responsible church. Accordingly the Corn Hill church assumed the charge and appoint- ed Samuel Whybrew class leader and Harper R. Day Sunday school superintendent. Mrs. James D. Bashford conveyed a lot on Genesee street, cor- ner of Superior, to the trustees of Corn Hill church in 1879 on which to build a church, it be- ing largely a gift from her. To this was added $100 from Mr. Whybrew. September 14th, 1882, the corner-stone was laid and May 20th, 1883, the completed church was dedicated by Rev. John T. Gracey, D. D., presiding elder. Dr. Gracey said of it in his report to Genesee conference: "The Corn Hill church with wise forecast has fostered this enterprise from its inception and contributed a large share of the 83,000 cost. . . . The house, fully furnished, was dedicated without a cent of debt on the premises in any form. The pastor of Corn Hill (Rev. Luman A. Stevens) has been also the pastor of this church." In October, fol- lowing the dedication, Rev. Phineas T. Lynn was appointed second pastor at Corn Hill, to have charge of this work. An independent legal organization was effected August 12th, 1886, at which time George S. Thompson, Chris- topher Sparling, Abram Arnold, Lyndsay Miles and William Killip were elected trustees, and the name, "The Genesee Street Meth- odist Episcopal church," was adopted. A more eligible site was secured in 1887, during the pastorate of Rev. Joseph Dennis, on Clifton street near Church Lea place, and a new house of wor- ship, valued with the lot at $5,000, was erected
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and the name of the corporation changed from "Genesee street" to "Epworth." The church en- joyed some years of marked prosperity, especially under the five years' pastorate of Rev. James Gos- nell. Ph. D., years which pointed to the larger needs and future which have since been realized in the West avenue church, in which this was gradually merged. The last official statistics of this church, printed in 1898, showed 375 members, 888 in the Sunday school and $10,000 in church property, church and parsonage.
Pastors: 1883, Phineas T. Lynn; 1884, James Gomell; 1886, Franklin D. Mather: 1886, Joseph Dennis; 1890. second term, James Gornell; 1895. Corwin Victor Wilson, D.D .; 1898, Ward D. Platt, in connection with West avenue.
Central Park and Spencer-Ripley Memorial Church .- A new appointment appeared in the minutes of Genesee conference of 1885: "Roch- ester East, James Gosnell." The next year it failed to appear, but the year following it came lo the front again, this time as "Central Park, J. H Stoody." These are the visible media of that faithful preliminary work which resulted in the founding of the flourishing Spencer-Ripley church. November 16th, 1887, it was incorporated under the name, "TheCentral Park Methodist Epis- copal church of the city of Rochester." The trustees then elected were Rev. Lemuel T. Foote, Morti- mer A. Dancy, George W. Scott, C. Newbold, W J -. Osbourne. The house of worship was not, how- ever, erected on Central park, but on Emma street instead, between North Goodman street and Web- ster avenue. December 11th, 1889, the name of the church was legally changed to "Spencer-Ripley Memorial" in honor of an elect lady who had con- tribnfed $5,000 toward the erection of the church. She was the widow of Rev. Merritt W. Ripley, an honored member of Genesee conference. Her maid- en name was Lucina Martha Spencer and at her request her maiden and married names were united in this "memorial," Spencer-Ripley. The new brick structure was dedicated December 2d, 1890, by Bishop John Philip Newman, D. D., LL. D .. Rev. Lemuel T. Foote, pastor. This has been an active growing church from the beginning. in a rapidly developing part of the city. During the pastorate of Rev. John M. Walters, 1902-06, # parsonage was purchased on North Goodman street at a cost of $4,000 and the church repaired and beautified at an expense of nearly $6,000. The present pastor is Rev. Burton Mcclellan Clark
The church has a membership of 377, a Sunday school numbering 431 and church property valued at $24,000.
Pastors: 1885. James Gosnell; 1858, John Henry Stoody (the first year a supply) ; 1889, Arthur Oscar Sykes: 1890, Lemuel T. Foote; 1993, Thomas Jefferson Bissell, D.D .; 1505, second term, Jobn H. Stoody: 1898, Phineas Taylor Lynn; 1908, John Mill- man Walters: 1906 to the present, Burton M. Clark. .
Glenwood, Glenwood-Hedding and Grace Church .- The young people of the First church organized the Glenwood mission Sunday school De- cember 16th, 1888, and elected Charles O. Weston its first superintendent. The brick dwelling house at 47 First street was rented and used until the church was built. There was no church or Sunday school on the west side of the river north of Lo- cust street and it was felt that there was an open- ing for this work. Those who sustained it were members of up-town churches and at much incon- venience and fatigue they gathered in the after- noon to assist in the Sunday school. This has- tened the movement for an independent organiza- tion. On March 25th, 1890, the legal voters, "up- ward of fifteen persons of full age," met in the brick house and incorporated "Glenwood Methodist Episcopal church." The trustees elected were James E. Briggs, Samuel II. Lowe, Henry East. Rev. Daniel Leisenring, William Stoneburn, George A. Brooks, George M. W. Bills. Mr. Stone- burn removed from the city and Judge Arthur E. Sutherland was elected in his place. Rev. Dan- iel Leisenring secured pledges immediately amounting to $1,405; the contract for building was let to John O. Wood; the corner-stone was laid by Rev. James E. Bills, D. D., presiding elder, July 6th, 1891, and the house was ready for occupancy before a pastor had been appointed. Rev. Frank Salmon Rowland was appointed pastor October 9th, following, and on his first Sunday namely, October 11th, 1891, in the afternoon, the church was dedicated by Rev. Charles N. Sims. D. D. LL. D., chancellor of Syracuse university, who preached the sermon. There were sixty-two charter members, chiefly from the First church. Under the successful pastorate of Mr. Rowland and those of his successors it became more and more apparent that a larger and better building was needed, and under the pastorate of Rev. Hor- ace Alonzo Crane a subscription was taken Sun- day. April 20, 1905, amounting to $12,500, after an impressive sermon by Bishop Edward G. Au-
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drewa, D. D., LL. D., of New York, for a new church. With the approval of Genescc conference, given October 9th, and the order of the Supreme court, given October 21st, 1905, a consolidation with Hedding Mission church was consummated under the new name, "Grace Methodist Episcopal church." Glenwood church was located on Driv- ing Park avenne at the corner of Pierpont street. After the union it became evident that it wonld be better to secure a lot nearer Lake avenue foi the new church building. A commanding and beantiful site was secured on the south side of Driving Park avenue at the corner of Thorn street at a cost of $5,000 and contracts are now (1907) let for the erection of a structure to cost $60,000. Rev. Earl Dorman Shepard is the prea- ent pastor. The last official statistics of Glenwood church showed 286 members, 344 in the Sunday school and one church valued at 87,500. The first official statistics of Grace church show 435 mem- bers, 485 in the Sunday school and church prop- erty valued at $7,500.
Pastors: 1891, Frank Salmon Rowland: 1890, Lyman E. Rockwell: 1699, Curtain Gregg Roop: 1902, Horace Alonso Crane; 1906 to the present, Earl D. Shepard.
West Avenue Church .- The triangle formed by the junction of West avenue with Chili avenne, commanding an open view through West avenue eastward, early attracted the attention of many as a most eligible site for a church. Rev. James Earl Bills, D. D., presiding elder of Rochester dis- trict, secured the co-operation of twenty laymen and purchased the lot, and held it several yeare in anticipation of some day building a church there. September 12th, 1895, a meeting was held on the lot and a legal incorporation secured. Dan- iel W. Wright and William E. De Cue presided. Franklin B. Hutchinson, Dr. George M. Haywood Edward P. Wright, Rev. James E. Bills, Lindsay Myles, Alfred Williams, William Killip, Williamn E. De Cne and George M. W. Bills were elected the first trustees. The corporate name adopted was "West Avenue Methodist Episcopal church." When on October 8th, 1895, Rev. Corwin V. Wil- son, D. D., was announced by Bishop Vincent as pastor of Epworth church, it was understood that he was also to take charge of the larger enterprise of West avenue. During his three years' pastorate he secured subscriptions, purchased the lot held by Methodist larmen, let the contracts for the stone
work and during the conference session at the First church, Rochester, Jaid the corner-stone. His suc- cessor was Rev. Ward D. Platt, who was appoint- ed October 18th, 1898, pastor at Epworth and West avenue, which is the first official recognition of the oncoming church by the annual conference. In- adequate resoneres for so great an enterprise soon } rought on a crisis and the work halted, but, aid. ed by Rev. Isaac Newton Dalbey, D. D., presiding elder of the district, and generous laymen of other churches, $20,000 were raised to supplement the original $9.000 raised by Dr. Wilson, and the building again proceeded. After one year Rey George Herbert Dryer, D. D., became pastor and remained three years, and the work progressed to another stage, but was again suspended. On Sep- temher 30th. 1902. Dr. Dalbev, who had concluded his term as presiding elder, became pastor at West avenue. With characteristic zeal and skill he wrought out a scheme of five-year subscriptione at a penny a day and secured pledges of more than $30,000. With this aid the chapel was dedicated June 21st, 1903, by Bishop Mallalieu, of Boston. But the failing health of Dr. Dalbey not only ar- rested the work to a degree but culminated in his death August 15th, 1904. Rev, Benjamin F. Hitch- cock concluded the year and Rev. Oakley Earl Van Slyke, Ph. D., the present pastor, was appointed. Under his labors the main building was completed and January 21st, 1900, the church was dedicated by Bishop Joseph F. Berry, D. D. LL. D., whe preached the morning sermon. Rev. John Krantz. D. D., of New York, preached the evening sermon Over $20,000 was pledged at the dedication, leav- ing a funded debt of $20,000. Few enterprises have come through graver crises or achieved more signal victories. Already the faith and sacrifice of the people are being rewarded by the large in- gathering of members both in the church and Sunday school. The list of pastors has already been given in the above brief sketch. It should be said that Epworth church was legally consolidated with West avenue under the pastorate of Dr Dryer, March 10th, 1900. The last statistics show 721 members, 1,103 in the Sunday school and church property valued at $75,000.
Summary .- The Methodist Episcopal churches report at this time (1906) 5,365 members; 6,311 in their Sunday schools, and $643,500 in church
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property ; thirty years ago (1876), members 1,710, in Sunday schools 1,296, church property $161,- 500, showing a threefold gain in membership, still more in Sunday school membership, and a fourfold gain in church property. Since 1810 Rochester has been within the jurisdiction of the following annual conferences, namely: 1810-1848, Genesee conference; 1818-1822, East Genesee con- ference; 1872-1876, Western New York confer- ence; 1876 to the present, Genesee conference. The district jurisdiction has been: 1821, when Rochester first appears in the general minutes, to 1832, Genesee district; 1832-1846, Rochester dis- trict ; 1816-1858. divided between Rochester dis- triet and West Rochester district; 1858 to the present, Rochester district. The presiding elders have been (the term of each continuing till that of his successor begins) : Genesee district-1820, Gideon Draper; 1822, Goodwin Stoddard; 1826, Micah Seager; 1827, Asa Abel, 1829, Loring Grant. Rochester district-1832, Glezen Fill- more, D. D .; 1833, Abner Chase; 1834, Samuel Luckey, D. D .; 1835, Abner Chase; 1836, Manley Tooker; 1810, John Copeland; 1812. John B. Al- verson; 1816, Samuel Luckey. D. D .; 1850, John Dennis, D. D .; 1834, John G. Gulick ; 1858, Au- gustus C. George, D. D .; 1859; William H. Good- win, D. D .; 1863, John Mandeville; 1864, John Dennis, D. D .; 1868, Kasimer P. Jervis; 1872, King David Nettleton; 1876, John N. Brown; 1880, John T. Gracey, D. D .; 1884-90, Lemuel T. Foote : 1890-96, James E. Bills, D. D .; 1896-1902, Isaac N. Dalbey, D. D .; 1902 to the present, Mel- ville Reuben Webster, D. D. West Rochester dis- trict, 1846-1848, Glezen Fillinore, D. D .; 1852-55, John Copeland; 1855-58, Augustus C. George, D. D.
The First German Methodist Episcopal .- Dr. Wm. Nast, the founder of German Methodism, came to Rochester with Rev. John Sauter, August 17th, 1848, and, finding a number of German Meth- odist families who had long been praying for serv- ices in their mother tongue, he, after preaching the first German Methodist sermon in this city at number & Tyler street, August 21st, in the home of Adam Luther, left Rev. Mr. Sauter to do mis- sionary work among the Germans. The Genesce conference, at its session in September, regularly appointed Mr. Sauter and he opened his parlor for preaching services, This soon becoming too small,
the meetings were held in a hall over a grocery at the corner of Delevan and North streets, where on December 20th, 1848, the society was duly or- ganized. Doctor Lukey having presented the trus- tees with a lot on the corner of North street and Arthur place (now Hartford street), a chapel was soon erected, where the society worked and pros- pered until, in 1869, it became fully self-sustain- ing. In 1859 a parsonage was built and succes- sively occupied by fourteen pastors, until in 1904 the present parsonage, on Woodward street, was purchased. The growing congregation and Sun- day school as early as 1870 planned for a larger and better church building. Lots on North street, Hear Hudson avenue, were bought, but it was not until June 6th, 1875, that the present church Imilding was dedicated by Bishop Janes. The cost. $16,000, proved so heavy a burden for the congre- gation that the East German conference granted it its church extension collection in 1880, thereby reducing the debt by nearly $4,000 or one-half. In April. 1890, the trustees. for $3,000. hought the North Baptist church building on Clifford1 street, near Joseph avenue, and opened a German Sunday school May 4th. The second day of No- vember. 1890, the chapel was dedicated hy Rev. F. W. Dinger, and Rev. Theo. Rodemeyer, his as- sistant pastor, took charge of the new mission. In 1896 lots were bought on Joseph avenue, oppo- site St. Joseph park, a beautiful church erected thereou and dedicated November 7th, 1897. by Pres. Elder Chas. Reuss. The society was organized as the Emrnuel German M. E. church and is in a flourishing condition. Another missionary enter- prise of the First church was begun in 1891. A. Boss donated a lot on Seventh street, near Bay. A chapel built thereon was dedicated November 24th, 1894. for the very promising Sunday school which had been gathered earlier in the year. Mr. Boss, the pastor's right-hand man for many years, in 1885, began the publication of an eighty-seven page family paper, Der Haushesucher, which is now published by the Epworth league of the church and of which 600 copies a month are dis- tributed gratis in German homes. The pastors have been the following: John Sauter, 1818; J. G. Graw, 1850; Jacob Kindler, 1851; C. H. Afflerhach, 1853; A. C. Hertel, 1855; F. G. Gratz, 1855; Chr. Blinn. 1859; J. G. Lutz, 1861; F. G. Gratz. 1863; Jacob Kolb, 1866; P. Quattlaender,
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1869; J. W. Freund, 1822; J. F. Seidel, 1874; G. H. Mayer, 1877; F. H. Rey, 1880; J. J. Mess- mer, 1883; F. W. Dinger, 1886; John Lange, 1891; G. Bobilin, 1896; H. H. Heck, 1900; G. F. Hansser, jr., 1905.
Emanuel German Methodist Episcopal .- The pastors of this church, situated at 519 Joseph ave- nue, have been the following: Theo. Rodemeyer, 1890; E. Huber, 1892; John Schuler, 1893; J. Pieringer, 1896; H. Schukai, 1900; H. A. Maser, 1903.
THE BAPTIST CHURCHES.
In preparing this sketch of the Baptist churches of Rochester the editor has made use of the article by Rev. C. J. Baldwin, D. D., that was contained in the Semi-Centennial History of Rochester, pub- lished in 1881. For the history of the churches since that time he is indebted to Rev. J. T. Dick- inson, the present pastor of the original church.
The First Baptist .- This was organized in 1818 and was then called the "First Baptist church of Brighton." It had twelve constituent members, all of whom died many years ago. The number of members steadily increased and was more than trebled after the great revival of 1830-31 under Rev. Mr. Finney, though considerable reductions took place on the successive establishment of other churches of this denomination. In spite of its original name, it must have moved over to the west side of the river immediately after its organ- ization, for the records show that the first meeting was in the small school-house on Fitzhugh street that had been built five years before. For a long time the church was almost itinerant, meeting for some nine years in the old court-house, from which it was finally evicted by the board of supervisors; then using for a year Col. Hiram Leonard's ball- room over a stable in the rear of the old Clinton House, and then purchasing, in 1828, from the Rochester Meeting-House company, the wooden building on State street where the First Presby- terian society had originally worshiped. For this purchase Deacon Oren Sage, Deacon Myron Strong, Zenas Freeman, H. L. Achilles and Eben Griffith gave their notes for $1,500 and then spent about $1,000 for improvements, which made the house so satisfactory that the congregation remained there till 1839. Then they built their first real
church, at the present location on Fitzhugh street. It was of stone and cost $18,000; it was enlarged in 1852 and again in 1868, when the rear part of the present structure was built for the Sunday school at a cost of $53,000; in 1875 the front part ns it stands to-day (except for great improvements that have been recently made in the interior), was erected, the entire amount thus invested being about $150,000. The successive pastors were Rev. E. M. Spencer, 1819; Eleazar Savage, 1824-26; O. C. Comstock, 1827-34; Pharcellus Church, D. D., 1835-48; J. A. Smith, D. D., 1849-54; Jacob R. Scott, D. D., 1855-58; Richard M. Nott, 1859-65; G. W. Northrop, D. D., 1866; Henry E. Robbins, D. D., 1867-22; A. H. Strong, D. D., 1873; Charles J. Baldwin, D. D., 1874-84. The Sunday school superintendents in that time have been Myron Strong, Rev. Mr. Sar- age, Zenas Freeman, H. L. Achilles, Ellery S. Treat, George Dawson, Edwin Pancost, William N. Sage, James T. Griffin, A. R. Pritchard, L. R. Satterlee, A. G. Mudge, S. A. Ellis, A. HI. Cole.
The Second Baptist .- This church was organ- ized March 12th, 1834, by fifty-six former members of the First church, who chose as trustees H. L. Achilles, S. Lewis, Daniel Haight. John Culver and D. R. Barton. A month later the new society purchased for $6,600, nearly all of which was subscribed by twenty members, the Third Presby- terian meeting-house on the northwest corner of Main and Clinton streets. It was a commodious structure of sione, with a very high basement, in fact a whole story above ground, through the front part of which a flight of steps led to the floor above. It was burned to the ground on the night of December 10th, 1859, and the society then pur- chased the site of the present edifice, which since then has been greatly enlarged, on Franklin street, corner of Achilles. The first pastor was Rev. Elon Galusha, 1834-37; the second, Elisha Tucker, 1837-41 ; the third, V. R. Hotchkiss, D. D., 1842- 45; the fourth, Charles Thompson, 1846-48. In the year last named he resigned, to organize the Tabernacle Baptist church, which proved to be not strong enough for a long life, so that its church building, on St. Paul street, was soon sold to the Jewish congregation. The succeeding pastors of the Second Baptist were Rev. Henry Davis, 1849- 50; G. W. Howard, D. D., 1851-56; George Dana Boardman, D. D., 1856-64; Joseph H. Gilmore
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(who resigned to take a professorship in the uni- versity), 1865-67; T. Edwin Brown, D. D. (who resigned to accept a call to Providence, R. I.), 1869-82; Samnel W. Duncan, D. D., in 1883. Mrs. Louisa Hooker Van Meter went as a mis- sionary from this church, and several ministers have been ordained from its ranks.
The First German Baptist .- Several German Baptista came to Rochester about 1848 and for some time held meetings in different private dwellings, which were at first conducted by a col- porteur of the American Tract society. In Octo- ber, 1850, Rev. A. Henrich came here from Buffalo and under him the church was regularly organ- ized on June 29th, 1851, he being ordained as the first pastor, and among the constituent members being John Doppler, Jacob Bopser, Conrad Step- pler and Joseph Richard. After holding services for a few years in a hall on Allen street the society purchased, for $2,000, an old public school-house on Andrews street, near Clinton. This was torn down in 1870 and the present edifice, costing $10,- 000, was erected in its place. In 1883 the society bought a lot on Sanford street and put up a neat chapel there, where services are held by the Ger- man students of the theological seminary. The second pastor of the church was Rev. Gerhard Koopman, 1859-63; the next, Henry Schneider, 1863-65, and the next, Ernest Tschirch, after whose resignation in 1874 the pulpit was supplied for a year by Prof. H. M. Schaffer, of the theolog- ical seminary, and then came Rev. Peter Ritter, who remained till some time after 1884.
Park Avenue .- This was the outgrowth of a mission Sunday school, started in 1847 by Doctor Giustiniani for the benefit of the Germans. Orig- inally a union school, located on Cherry street, it came under the control of the Baptists in 1863 and was known as the Bethlehem mission school, holding its meetings in a public hall on the corner of Main and Scio streets. There it remained till 1870, when a chapel was built on East avenue, corner of Anson park, and a church was organized with sixty-eight constituent members, under the title of the East Avenue Baptist church. In 1884 the society built a fine and commodious place of worship on Meigs street, corner of Park avenue, and since then it has been known as the Park Avenue Baptist. The pulpit having been supplied for several years by seminary professors, Rev.
Henry L. Morehouse became the pastor in 1873, remaining for six years; then came Rev. W. H. Porter, for nineteen months; after another inter- mission, Rev. Henry Clay Pcepels was installed in 1884.
Lake Avenue. This church, also, began life as a mission school, which had an unsettled exist- ence till 1865, when a brick chapel was built for it on a lot given by Deacon Oren Sage, fronting on Lake avenue at the intersection of Jones avenue and Ambrose street. It was not till 1871 that the church was organized, under its present name, with 107 constituent members. In 1883 a capa- cions Sunday school room was erected, of hewn stone, and three years later the present edifice, one of the most attractive in the city, was completed, of the same material. The first pastor was Rev. Ebenezer Nisbet, D. D., who began his work on November 1st, 1871, and resigned the pastorate after four years. Rev. A. J. Barrett, at that time a member of the senior class in the seminary, be- came then the stated supply, and upon his gradu- ation and ordination, in 1876, was settled as the pastor.
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