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Among the other well known mercantile houses in Troy, Flack & Co.'s house was established in 1855 by Roger A. Flood and Harvey C. Dunham; James E. Molloy & Co. in 1862 by James E. Molloy, his brother, Francis J. Molloy, being admitted into partnership with him in
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1866; Graves, Page & Co. in 1835 by John Hunter; Morey & Lee in 1865 by N. J. & N. W. Sanford; Jason J. Gillespy in 1996 by Ebenezer Jones; J. J. Alden & Son in 1850 by Bosworth & Holmes; John L. Thompson, Sons & Co. in 1797 by Samnel Gale, jr. ; John A. Robinson & Co. in 1804 by Pomeroy & Wells; Hannibal Green's Sons & Co. in 1832 by Henry Nazro, Augustus A. Thurber and Hannibal Green; William H. Young, bookseller, in 1821 by Ebenezer Platt; H. B. Nims & Co., booksellers (went out of business in 1896), in 1842 by W. & H. Merriam; Clnett & Sons in 1854 by William Cluett; James W. Cusack, je .. eler, in 1812 by Abraham Fellows; E. W. Boughton, hatter and furrier, in 1822 by George Fry; Daniel Klock, jr., & Co., rubber goods, in 1860 by Ilenry Mayell; Green & Waterman, furniture, in 1828 by Elijah Galusha; Lee Chamberlain, plumber, in 1850 by Alfred 11. Pierce and W. T. King; Charles H. Dauchy & Co. (Marcus D. Russell), in 1840 by W. H. Deuel and C. II. Dauchy; Julius Saul, clothier, by him- self in 1867; Globe Ventilator Co., in 1876; Troy Waste Manufacturing company in 1883; Trojan Car Coupler company in 1891; Cunningham- Young company in 1891.
CHURCHES.
In the chapters dealing with Troy as a village and city the history of the First Presbyterian church, the oldest in Troy, has been carefully traced through its early years. After the death of the Rev. Jonas Coe in 1822, the Rev. N. S. S. Beman, D. D., was installed as pastor and held that position for the next forty years, assisted from 1853 to FS5? by the Rev. Robert R. Booth, D. D., as co-pastor, and by the Rev. Herrick Johnson, D. D., later on the head of the Chicago Presbyterian Theological seminary, from June 25, 1860, to 1862, also as co pastor. Dr. Beman was continued as pastor emeritus for the next nine years, from 1862 to 1871, when he died. Rev. Marvin R. Vincent, D. D., was pastor from 1863 to 1873; Rev. George N. Webber, D. D., from 1875 to 1883; Rev. Kerr C. Anderson, D. D., from 1884 to 1886. Rev. Theophilus Parsons Sawin was installed June 17, 1886, and is still pas- tor. All the pastors have been men of superior natural endowments and all have ably ministered to the intellectual as well as the spiritual wants of their charge.
Of Rev. Dr. Beman, the Hon. Martin I. Townsend, on the occasion of the centennial anniversary of the church, said:
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With his coming the whole world assumed a new aspect. The religious life be- came more truly than it had ever been, in isolated Troy, a warfare, warring against wickedness, but still a warfare. Dr. Beman was a man of the toughest iron ever wrought out in Puritan New England. He was a man of gigantic frame, a man who had intellectually few equals in the world, a man who beheved he had a mission to accomplish on earth, and who felt that in his coming to Troy the day had dawned for its accomplishment. The strongest element in Dr. Beman's character I have failed to mention, and that is a will as gigantic as the intellect that moved it.
Nearly all of the present house of worship was erected upon new land purchased in 1836, while the northern front rests upon land granted by Jacob D. Vanderheyden.
The First church has been a prolific mother of churches. October 15, 1815, seventeen members were dismissed to form a Presbyterian church in the town of Brunswick. September 24, 1822, fifty-five were dismissed to form the Second Presbyterian church of Troy, with two elders. December 7, 1830, forty-eight were dismissed to be organized into the Third Presbyterian church, Albia. In 1832 and 1833 seven- teen were dismissed to the Free Bethel church, now extinct. In 1840 thirty-three were dismissed to form the Liberty Street Presbyterian church (colored). In 1854 sixteen were dismissed to form the Park Presbyterian church.
The Second Presbyterian church, whose house of worship is located on the west side of Fifth avenue, between Grand and Fulton streets, was founded by members of the First Presbyterian church who desired to have a house of worship nearer the northern part of the city. May 22, 1826, two lots on the southeast corner of Grand Division and Sixth streets were purchased for $650 and work upon the structure was begun the following month. The corner stone was Mid July 12, 1896, and the building was dedicated July 18, 1827. The Rev. Mark Tucker. the first pastor, was installed October 31 of that year. The building was destroyed in the great fire of May 10, 1862. The congregation worshipped in Harmony hall and in various churches until December 17, 1862, when the brick session house on the site of the present church was dedicated. July 14, 1864, the corner stone of the second church was laid and the building was dedicated March 30, 1865. The pastors ยท since Dr. Tucker have been :
Erastus Hopkins, 1837-1841; Charles Wadsworth, 1842-1850; Thomas P. Field, 1850-1854; Elam Smalley, D. D., 1854 1858; Joseph T. Duryea, D. D., 1859-1862; Daniel S. Gregory, 1863-1866; William Irwin, D. D., 1867-1887; Hector Hall, 1887-
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The Third Presbyterian church was incorporated August 19, 1830. A church building was erected on the present site in 1831 at a cost of $1,731. This edifice was burned in 1850, and was replaced in 1853 by the present brick edifice. The organization in 1871 founded a mission on Ida hill, which developed into the present Memorial church of Troy. The two societies existed in connection from 1872 to 1877, when they became distinct. The roll of pastors is as follows:
Rev. Ebenezer Seymour, 1831-1833; Rev. Solomon Tracy, 1833- --; Rev. John Miller, 1857-1860; Rev, A. Proudit, 1861-1863; Rev. R. E. Hinsdale, 1863-1861; Rev. W. W. Page, 1864-1867; Rev C. O. Thatcher, 1867-1868; Rev. J. II. Noble, 1869-1871; Rev. Abner De Witt, 1822-1877; Rev. Dr. Tyler and Rev. E. McLean, supplies, 1877-1883; Rev. C. P. Evans, 1884-1886; Rev. Josiah Still, 1887- 1889; Rev. Mr. bean, supply, 1890- 1892; Rev. O. C. Auringer, 1892-
The Second Street Presbyterian church, located on the east side of Second street, between Congress and Ferry, was founded in 1833 by members of the Second Presbyterian church. The corner stone of the building was laid July 2, 1833, and the dedication occurred August 6, 1834. , The Rev. William D. Snodgrass, D. D , entered upon his duties as pastor in the following September; the society was incorporated on the 30th of that month, and Dr. Snodgrass was installed October 8. The edifice was renovated and enlarged in 1881 at an expenditure of over $34,000, and the first services were held in the practically new church April 30, 1882 Since Dr. Snodgrass the pastors have been :
E. W. Andrews, 1841-1819; Ebenezer Halley, D. D., 1848-1855; Duncan Kennedy, D. D., 1855-1867: Charles E Robinson, D. D., 1867- 1873; Frederick G. Clark, D.D., 1877-4886; Eben Halley, D. D., 1856-1895; George T. Berry, 1995-
The Liberty Street Presbyterian church (colored) was established in 1834 in the session house of the First Presbyterian church of Liberty street, which was dedicated November 21 of that year. The church was duly organized February 3, 1840, by thirty-three colored members of the First Presbyterian church, Rev. Henry H. Garnett was the first pastor, serving from 181 to 1848.
Park Presbyterian church was erected in 1853 and 1854 on the west side of Second street, between Washington and Adams. The church was regularly organized August 24, 1854, and the building dedicated December 31, of that year, work having been delayed by the ini- poverishment of many of the members of the church by the great fire of 1851 Rev. Charles S. Robinson became pastor in 1855. His suc- cessors were: Gilbert H. Robertson, 1860 1861; Abner De Witt, 1865- 1871; Donald McGregor, 18 ??
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Westminster Presbyterian church is the outgrowth of a mission Sun- day school organized under the care of the Second Street Presbyterian church in January, 1869. A chapel was erected on the west side of Vail avenue and was dedicated October 23, 1810. The church was regularly organized November 2, ISTI, and in August, 1882, was moved to. its present site on the northwest corner of First street and Fifth avenue, Lansingburgh. The later history of the church will be found in the chapter dealing with Lansingburgh.
The Woodside Presbyterian church was originally organized as the South Presbyterian church, but its name was changed when Henry Burden built the stone church as a memorial to his wife in 1869. A Sunday school was begun by members of the First Presbyterian church in Mechanics' hall on the bank of Wynants kill in March, 1866, and a church was organized June 19, 1866. Rev. John Tatlock supplied the infant church for one year; Rev. Matthew B. Lowrie was pastor from 1868 to 1870; and Rev. Teunis S. Hamlin from 1871 to 1884. The present pastor, Rev. Arthur 11. Allen, was installed February 12, 1885. In addition to the church, with its chime of bells in the tower, and the chapel adjoining, Mr. Burden's children, Mrs. Margaret E. Proudfit, James A. Burden, and I. Townsend Burden, erected in ISCH a manse close by, and in 1881 the new chapel for Sabbath school and other uses.
Mount Ida Memorial church ( Presbyterian) was dedicated March 11, 1872. The society is the outgrowth of a mission Sunday school organ- ized April 25, 1870, and was organized as a church October 16, 1871. The chapel was burned December 3, 1527, and the new edifice was dedicated October 21, 1828. The pastors of the church have been : Abner De Witt, 1822-1911: George E. Melen, 1-11-1552; William Reed, 1882
The Oakwood Avenue Presbyterian church originated in a Sunday school which was organized March 18, 1868, by Aaron II. Graves, for many years an elder of the First Presbyterian church. The building at the corner of Hoosick and Tenth streets, which has since been en- larged, was occupied by the school January 1, 1866. Rev. George Van Deurs began work here as missionary pastor January 1, 1868. The new building was dedicated July 1, 1848, on which day a commis- sion from the Presbytery of Troy organized fifty-four persons into a church to be known as the Oakwood Avenue Presbyterian A brick parsonage costing $5, 200 was built in 1892. The pastors since the first one in charge have been: C. S. Durfee, 1873-1825; George Van Deurs, 1875-1881; George D. Adams 1881; William 11. Sybrandt, 1852- --
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The Ninth Presbyterian church started as a chapel in charge of the Second Presbyterian church. A chapel was built in 1868 and the first services held therein in December of that year. May 16, 1869, Rev. Ninian Beall Remiek of Union Theological seminary assumed charge, and September 30 of that year the Ninth Presbyterian church was or- ganized, Rev. N. B. Remick becoming its first pastor. He resigned April 2, 1890, and March 11, 1891, Rev. Herbert C. Hinds, the present pastor, was installed. In 1882 the chapel in the rear of the church was erected, and in 1883 a manse was built. October 28, 1894, a week of services was held in commemoration of the completion of the first quar- ter of a century of the church.
The first steps tooking toward the establishment of the United Pres- byterian church were taken in September, 1832, when Dr. Peter Bullions, then professor of languages in the Albany academy, began preaching to a few families in a small frame building on the corner of Fourth and State streets. Formal organization was effected February 6, 1834, with sixteen members. The pastors have been Revs. Peter Bullions, D. D., December 28, 1836, to February 13, 1864; II. P. McAdam, July 20, 1865, to January 3, 1871; R. D Williamson, February 6, 1822, to date.
St. Paul's Episcopal church edifice of to-day is the result of many improvements over the old edifice and the expenditure of large sums of money. . The early history of the church has been recited in pre- ceding pages. Four years after the consecration of the building, or in 1832, a two-story brick building for the use of the Sunday school was erceted on State street in the rear of the church. In 1854 the first or- gun was sold, a new one having been presented to the church by Mrs. Martha C. Warten, widow of Stephen Warren. The rectory north of the church was built in 1865. The parish house on State street was erected in 1869 and the chapel in the second story was consecrated by Bishop Doane of Albany on St. Paul's day, 1871. The German con- gregation of St. Paul's church, organized in 1881 by the assistant min- ister, the Rev. Johannes Rockstroh, began holding services in the chapel in October of that year. The Martha memorial house on the north side of the rear of the church was erceted in 1881 by Joseph W. Fuller and his wife in memory of their deceased daughter, Martha W. Fuller. The addition on the north side of the building was erected in 1886 and is ocenpied by the sisters of the order of the Holy Child Jesus. The chancel of St. Paul's church contains a Caen marble reredos with
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English alabaster panels and columns and shelf of Tennessee marble, given in 1886 in memory of Mrs. Phebe Warren Tayloc. The hand-
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Mrs. Walter P. Warren in memory of her brother, Edward Ingersoll Warren; the brass corona was given in 1880 by the Hon. James For- syth, and the silver communion service is the gift of Mrs. John L. Thompson, in memory of her husband. A mission school in charge of the church was founded in 1869 and in 1871 a school building was erected on the north side of Middleburgh street between Sixth avenue (then Vail avenue) and Mount street. The name was changed to St. Barnabas chapel in 1883, and the congregation became independent. St. Paul's church was closed during several months of the year 1893, at which time elaborate improvements were made to its interior at an expense of about $70,000. The floor and walls of the chancel were converted into beautiful Mosaic work and many other radical changes were effected, making the church one of the most magnificent in ap- pearance in the United States. The rectors of the church in the order of their service have been :
David Butler, D. D., 1804-1831, Robert B. Cross (assistant rector), 1830-1831; Isaac Peck (assistant rector), 1831- 1834, rector, 1834-1836; Alonzo Patten, D. D. (supply). 1836-1837; Robert B. Van Kleeck, D. D., 1837-1854; Thomas W. Con, D. D., LL.D .. 1851-1872; Eliphalet Nott Patten, D. D. (associate rector), 1869-1892; Francis Hari- son, D. D., 1873-1885; HI. Ashton Henry (assistant minister, priest in charge), 1886- 1887; Dr. Edgar A. Enos, 1887-
St. John's Episcopal church was the second of that denomination in Troy, and is an offshoot of St. Paul's. November 22, 1830, at a meet- ing in the Presbyterian session house, No. 11 Fourth street, where in- dependent religious services had been held for some time, members of St. Paul's church organized St. John's church, and voted to purchase of the mother church the edifice on the northwest corner of State and Congress streets, for which, January 13, 1831, they paid $5,000. The Rev. John A. Hicks of Easton, Pa., became the first rector in May, 1831. In 1839 a new bell was purchased and a spire erected on the tower. In the spring of 1853 work on the church on the southeast corner of First and Liberty streets was begun. The corner stone was laid June 18 by the Right Rev. J. M. Wainwright, provisional bishop of New York, and the structure was consecrated May 31, 1855, by the Right Rev. Henry C. Potter, provisional bishop of New York. The building cost about $50,000, $9,000 of which was realized from the sale of the old church to Gardner W. Rand. The chapel at the east end of the church was enlarged in 1873 and 1874, and the parish house, south of the chapel, was erected in 1889. The rectors of the church have been :
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John A. Hicks, 1831-1832; Herman Hooker, 1832-1833; Henry R. Judah, 1833 - 1836; Gordon Winslow, 1836-1837; Richard Cox, 1837-18444; William H. Walter, 1844-1846; A. B. Carter, 1816-1847; Edward Lounsberry, 1847 185]: Richard Tem- ple, 1854-1856; J. Brinton Smith, 1856-1859; Henry C. Potter, D D., 1859-1866; George H. Walsh, D. D., 1866-1876; Frank :. Norton, D. D., 1876-1880; Thaddeus A. Snively, 1881-1892; Henry R. Freeman, November 1, 1892- -.
Christ church ( Protestant Episcopal) had its inception in a Sunday school organized in May, 1836. In November of that year religions services were conducted for the first time by the Rev. William F. Walker, afterward first rector of the church, which was duly organized in the following December. The corner stone of the church was laid May 10, 1838, on the west side of Fifth avenue, between Federal and Jacob streets, and the edifice was consecrated June 1, 1839. In 1851 a rectory was built on King street. In 1867 the church was renovated and enlarged and in 188? the parish house adjoining the church on the north was erected. The pastors of the church since Mr. Walker's time have been :
Edward Ingersoll, 1840-1842; Robert B Fairbairn, 1813-1848; Thomas A Starkey 1850-1854; James Mulcahy, 1854 1860; Eaton W. Maxcy, jr., 1861 -1861; Joseph N. Mulford, 1864-1886; Eaton W. Maxcy, D. 1 , 1856 -- -.
The early history of the Church of the Holy Cross is found in the chapters devoted to Troy as a village and city. The erection of the church edifice was begun in 1844, the corner stone being laid on St. Mark's day, April 25, of that year. Rev. Dr. J. Ireland Tucker, then a deacon, officiated at the first services, which took place the following Christmas. December 6, 1848, the church was consecrated by Rt. Rev. William R. Whittingham, bishop of Maryland, who was in this diocese at the time. The following morning Dr. Tucker was admitted to the priesthood and became rector of the church. In 1857 the rectory on the north side of the edifice was built, and in 1859 the church was enlarged by the addition of the ante-chapel. In 1889 a vast improve- ment was made by the lengthening of the chancel, Dr. Nathan B. Warren, Stephen E. Warren and George Henry Warren paying for the expense of the addition.
Iloly Cross church was among the first of the free Episcopal churches built in the United States, through the influence of Dr. Tucker and Nathan B. Warren. The golden jubilee of the church was celebrated with appropriate ceremonies in 1894, beginning on Christmas eve, the services being in charge of Dr. Tucker. Immense crowds thronged
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the church and Eighth street near by. A large number of clergymen were present. The principal address was by Rt. Rev. William Cros- well Doane, bishop of Albany. On Christmas day the services were continued. The music throughout both days was of a high order, much of it having been composed especially for the occasion by Dr. Nathan B. Warren and Dr. Edward J. Hopkins, the eminent composers. The Christmas sermon was by Rt. Rev. Henry C. Potter, D. D., bishop of New York. After the death of Dr. Tucker the pulpit of the church was supplied until February 2, 1896, when Rev. Edward W. Babcock accepted a call to the pastorate and began his services.
St. Luke's church (Episcopal) was incorporated November 20, 1866, though religious services had been held prior to that time. The cor- ner stone of the edifiee was laid July 20, 1867, the first services were held in the church May 17, 1868, and the building was consecrated by Bishop Doane June 3, 1869. The pastors of the church have been :
E. S. Widdemer, 1867-1870; George W. Shinn, 1870-1873; Samuel E. Smith, 1873- 1874: Daniel G. Anderson, 1871-1875; John W. II. Weibel, 1876-1878; James B. Wasson, 1878-1880; R. G. Hamilton, 1880-1886; J. O. Lincoln, 1886-1890; William B. Bolmer, 1890- -
The Free Church of the Ascension ( Episcopal) succeeded St. John's Free Mission, organized February 14, 1868, by the Rev. George II. Walsh, D. D., rector of St. John's Episcopal church, The church edi- fice was ereeted by Franklin W. Farnam and his wife. The corner stone was laid by Bishop Doane October 19, 1869, and he consecrated the church February 18, 1871. The total cost of the church was $80,- 000. The congregation became independent and self-sustaining Janu- ary 1, 1893. The Rev. James Caird, who had been in charge of the mission from October 5, 1820, became the rector of the church on the day on which its independence was announced. The Farnam institute, on the north side of Congress street, opposite the church, was built in 1872 by Franklin W. Farnam for a parish school.
St. Barnabas parish was inaugurated as a mission of St. Paul's parish in November, 1869, by Rev. E. N. Potter, S. T. D. It was known as St. Paul's Free chapel until July, 1886, when the wardens and vestry of St. Paul's parish conveyed the property to a board of trustees, and the independent parish of St. Barnabas was incorporated. A frame chapel, built in 1871, was occupied for service until April 21, 1896, when the present structure, a Gothic church of brick and stone, was
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opened. The following have been the rectors: Pelham Williams, September 21, 1879-May 14, 1888; William D. Martin, September 29, 1888-February 1, 1891; George A. Holbrook since February 8, 1891.
The early history of the First Particular Baptist church has been related. In 1846 a new brick edifice was erected and in 1881 the front of the building was remodeled. The pastors of the church have been :
Isaac Webb, 1803-1811; Francis Wayland, sr., 1812-1816; Charles G. Somers, 1816-1821; Leland Howard, 1823-1828; Peter Ludlow, jr., 1829; Benjamin M. Hill, 1830-1839; John Cookson, 1840-1842; Lorenzo O. Lovell, 1813; George C. Baldwin, D.D., 1844-1885; L. M. S. Haynes, D.D., 1886- -
The Second Particular Baptist church, which ceased to exist in 1852, was organized in February, 1834. In the following April the society purchased the First Universalist church property on Ferry street be- tween First and Second streets. The first and only pastor of the con- gregation was Rev. Ebenezer S. Raymond. He resigned in 1841 and the church rapidly lost its members, finally going out of existence.
The Fifth Avenue ( North) Baptist church was organized June 6, 1843, by fifty-seven members of the First Particular Baptist church, and the society began worshipping July 3 of that year in the Presby - terian session honse, No. 71 Fourth street, with Rev. Leland Howard as pastor. The church on the southeast corner of Fifth avenue and Fulton street was dedicated May 23, 1844. October 28, 1852, it was burned; was rebuilt and dedicated June 26, 1853; was again destroyed by the great fire of May 10, 1862, in which year the present edifice was erected, being dedicated May 14, 1863. In 1878 the auditorium was refitted at an expense of about $3,000. In 1887 the front of the build- ing was remodeled and the Sunday school room renovated and refur- nished. The pastors have been :
Leland Howard, 1848-1846; J. II. Walden, 1846-1848; J. G. Warren, D. D., 1849- 1855; C. P. Sheldon, D. D., 1856-1875; L. J. Matteson, 1896-1877; J. II. Griffith, 1878-1883; II. O. Hiscox, 1884-1892; J. W. Ford, D. D., 1892-
The Sixth Avenue Baptist church originated in January, 1868, with the organization of a Sunday school which became the Vail Avenue mission of the First Baptist church. September 26, 1869, a chapel was erected on the east side of Vail avenue, and April 23, 1871, the church was organized. The chapel was enlarged in 1873 and ten years later was moved to its present location on the corner of Ceme- tery and Sixth (Vail) avenues. The pastors of the church have been : Ezra D. Simons, 1871-1876; John Mostyn, 1876-1877; Thomas Bickford, 1878-
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1879; J. W. Martin, 1880-1882; George E. Weeks, 1883-1889; W. S. S. Warden, 1890-1891; G. F. Woodbury, 1891- -
The South Troy Baptist church, organized October 24, 1869, was a branch of the North ( Fifth Avenue) Baptist church, and was the out. growth of a Sunday school organized by James L. Phillips two years before. From 1869 to 1886 the congregation worshipped in a wooden building at No. 552 First street. The present chapel, built on its site, was dedicated January 12, 1886. The pastors have been :
Richard Davies, 1870-1871; J. N. Smith, 1871-1875; E. D. Phillips, 1881-1883; J. B. Nairn, 1887- --.
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