The civil, political, professional and ecclesiastical history, and commercial and industrial record of the county of Kings and the city of Brooklyn, N. Y., from 1683 to 1884, Volume II, Part 106

Author: Stiles, Henry Reed, 1832-1909, ed
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: New York, W. W. Munsell & Co
Number of Pages: 1345

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The next evening, December 15, a council was held in the chapel, composed of delegates from all the Baptist churches of the city and vicinity, which recognized the church as a regular Baptist church, and the hand of fellowship was ex- tended to the church, through its Pastor, by the Rev. Dr. Moore, of Washington Avenne Church.

In Jannary, 1874, it was determined to enlarge the church accommodations. Three additional lots were purchased, giving 125 feet on Marcy avenue, by 100 feet on Monroe street, and a commodious chapel was erected by Deacon Garret Ditmars, under the plans and superintendence of Wm. B. Ditmars. The chapel was dedicated on the 11th day of October, 1874. The property cost, for lots, buildings, and furniture, $21,000, and consists of lote, 162 feet on Marcy avenne, by 100 feet on Monroe street, with a frame building, 76 feet wide and 100 feet deep, the whole costing over $32,000.

Ministry : Rev. Dr. Jeffery, 1873-'80 ; H. O. Pentecost, 1881-'83.

Present number of church members, 894 ; in sunday-school, 1,018.

The First German Baptist Church of South Brooklyn was organized in 1873. The first place of worship was a hall on 22d st., near 3d ave. This building was purchased in 1873, and converted into a church. In 1877, this property was abandoned, and the congregation removed to Strong Place Chapel, in Carroll street, near Hoyt, where they wor- shiped till 1881, when they removed to a building on the cor- ner of Sixth and Prospect aves.

The first Pastor was Rev. R. Hofflin; followed, in 1876, by Rev. C. Damm, and he, in 1881, by the present Pastor, Rev. - Hironemus.

Calvary Baptist Church (colored) .- Marion Street Mission was first established in East New York in 1875; and during the same year Calvary Church was organized. In the spring of 1879, the congregation removed to 210 Marion st., where they have since worshiped.

The first Pastor was Rev. Oscar Ritter, succeeded, in 1879, by the present Pastor, Rev. Josiah Johnson.

Trinity Baptist Church was organized in 1875, with about thirty members, many of whom were from the Willoughby Ave. Baptist Church. They first worshiped in Ridgewood Hall, at the junction of Broadway and Lexington and Ralph aves. In 1877, the present house of worship was built on

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Greene ave., between Patchen ave. and Broadway. It is a wooden chapel, capable of seating 450.

Rev. Dr. Hodge was Pastor during a year after the organi- zation of the church; followed, in 1876, by the present Pastor, Rev. O. E. Cox. The church has been uniformly prosperous.

First Church of Christ .- A few years since, a number of Baptists withdrew from their churches, to organize a society on a more liberal basis. This organization was effected, with Rev. J. B. Cleaver as Pastor. Their first place of worship was a chapel in Lincoln place, near Sixth avenue. Here the congregation worshiped till the autumn of 1881, when they purchased the house of worship of Grace M. E. Church, in Sterling place, near Seventh avenue. It is a brick structure with a brown-stone front, and it has a seating capacity of about 1,000. Its estimated valne is $65,000.

Emmanuel Baptist Church was organized in October, 1881. It consists of 200 members, mostly from the Washington Avenue Baptist Church. Their present place of worship is Adelphi Academy, on Lafayette Avenue, corner of St. James' place. The church has purchased lots on Lafayette avenue, opposite this Academy, at a cost of $60,000, whereon to erect a church building in the near future.

Pastors: J. Wheaton Smith, D. D., of Philadelphia, until 1882 ; Rev. John Humpstone until present time.

Rev. JOHN HUMPSTONE received his education at Madison University and the Crozer Theological Seminary at Upland, Penn. He has presided over churches in Philadelphia and Albany with rare acceptability, and has a reputation for elo- quence and scholarship not wholly confined to the ecclesias- tical organizations which he has heretofore represented.

The Central Baptist Church, So. 5th st., cor. 8th, E. D. In June, 1865, forty persons obtained letters of dismission from the First Baptist Church, Williamsburgh, for the purpose of organizing a new church. July 7th the church organized under the name of " The Central Baptist Church, Williams- burgh. (See illustration, page 1077.)

The first Pastor was Rev. Thomas S. T. Hanna, who began his pastorate Aug. 1st, 1866. He was ordained Sept. 13th, in the house of worship previously owned by the Reformed Church, on the corner of So. 2d and 4th streets, which the church had previously purchased. Mr. Hanna resigned his pastorate in March, 1870.

The church united with the Hudson River Association South, June 18th, 1866; but united with the Long Island Bap- tist Association at the time of its organization, June 27th, 1867.

. The Rev. John Duncan, D. D., of Fall River, Mass., became Pastor of the church July 3d, 1870, and remained in that posi- tion until May, 1873.

The church edifice and lots were sold in May, 1873, from which date services were held in the hall over the gas com- pany's office, corner of So. 2d and 4th streets, until May, 1874.

Rev. Christopher Rhodes, of New York city, became Pastor Jan. 1st, 1874. At that time the church numbered 147 mem- bers. The congregation becoming too large for the hall, a tent was erected the following May on Broadway, in which the church met during the summer.

Ground was broken for the new meeting-house corner of So. 5th and 8th streets, May 4th. The corner-stone was laid June Ist. The first service was held in the lecture-room, Sun- day Sept. 27th, and the house was dedicated April 13th, 1875. The house is of Gothic style of architecture, 60 by 100 inside; is of Phila. pressed brick, trimmed with light-colored stone; seats 850; and cost, with the adjoining parsonage, $85,000.

629 scholars, and 59 officers and teachers, with an average at- tendance of 470.

The church contributes liberally to various benevolent ob- jects, being exceeded in the amount of its contributions by six only of the churches in the L. I. Association.

The church entered their new house with about 200 mem- bers, with a debt of $45,200. The debt has been reduced grad- ually to $3,000, all of which will be paid in Sept. next.

Rev. CHRISTOPHER RHODES, born in Providence, R. I., 1821; located in Phenix, R. I., 1855-'61; Providence, 1861-'4; New York, 1866-'74; Brooklyn, 1874-'84; anthor of address bef. N. Y. S. S. Assn, Semi-Centen. Sermon of Stanton street Church, New York.

GREENPOINT BAPTIST CHURCH, 105 NOBLE STREET.

The First Baptist Church, Greenpoint .- In 1847, there were about thirteen Baptists living in Greenpoint, who, feeling the need of worshiping according to Baptist usage, organized a church with nine members in the old Origen house in Frank- lin avenue. Rev. Mr. Jones and others supplied the pulpit until 1849, when a small house was built, costing about $700, seating one hundred persons. Preaching was continued for two years. Mr. Peter Boyce officiated from July, 1851, to April, 1853, when he desired to relinquish the charge; but the church voted that "Mr. Peter Boyce be continued as our Pastor for an unlimited time." Mr. Boyce was ordained Feb. 22d, 1855, but resigned soon after. During his ministry the house was enlarged to 40 by 80 feet, at a cost of $800, and the membership increased to 41. Rev. J. Y. Aitchison was Pastor from July, 1855, to Sept., 1856; Robert Carr to Sept., 1857, Kelsy Walling, to Sept., 1859; Alfred Harvey, 1860-'1; William Reid, Sept., 1861, to March, 1857; during his pastor- ate new lots were secured, and a neat brick edifice built, and large numbers added to the church. He was succeeded by Rev. J. W. T. Boothe, from 1867 to 1875, and the present Pastor, Rev. D. Henry Miller, D. D., from 1875 to 1884. The church numbers about 500 members, besides a large and flourishing Sabbath-school. It sustains several missions.

Rev. D. HENRY MILLER, D. D., was born in the Isle of Jer- sey, 1827; was educated in High school, Boston, and Phiner's Clas. Acad .; grad. Wesleyan Univ., 1845; Pastor at No. Stonington, Ct., 1847-'9; Yonkers, 1849-'57; Meriden, 1857-'62; Trenton, 1864-"7; Elizabeth, 1867-'72; Lowell, 1872; New York, 1873-'5; Brooklyn, 1875-'84. He was in service as Chaplain of 15th Conn. Vols., 1862-'4. Editor Baptist Memorial several years; author of History of Early Baptists of Mercer County.

Concord Baptist Church (Colored) was organized May, 1847, in the house of Mrs. Maria Hampton, then residing in Fair st.

The church numbers 550 communicants. The Sunday- school, of which F. C. Linde is the superintendent, numbers . The membership consisted of five persons only, and Rev.

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Sampson White was their Pastor. They hired the Uris Hall, then opposite the City Hall, for ahout a year. Lots were bought on Concord st., where a meeting-house was erected which yet remains.

The membership increasing beyond the limits of the old building, the church, in 1873, purchased their present property on Canton st. of the Central Baptist Church, at a cost of $8,000, and renovated and furnished it anew. The member- ship, Dec., 1883, is 560, with a very interesting Sunday-school. There is also connected with the church a Female Home Missionary and Dorcas Society, a Mutual Relief Society, a Young People's Social Union, and a Foreign Mission Society.

The Pastors have been : Revs. Sampson White, whose pastorate commenced in 1847; Leonard Black, 1851; Simon Bundick, 1853; Sampson White, 1857; Wm. J. Barnett, 1862; and the present Pastor, William T. Dixon, 1863.

Rev. WILLIAM T. DIXON, born in New York ; licentiate of Abyssinian Bap. Ch., N. Y .; located Bklyn, 1863; Cor. Sec. N. E. Bapt. Mission Convention.

The Harrison Ave. German Baptist Church, originated in a Mission Sunday-school, undertaken by some of the mem- bers of the German Bap. Ch., of New York, in a private house on Harrison ave., E. D. In 1878, they rented the chapel-specially built for their use-which they still occupy. The pulpit was supplied by Rev. C. Damm, then Pastor of the Ger. Ch. of South Brooklyn; and hy other preachers from New York city. Although few in numbers and weak in means, they finally called the Rev. H. Trumpp, Pastor of the Ger. Bap. Ch., in Albany, N. Y., who entered upon this charge May 1, 1881. On the 23d of same month, they org. as a church, with 47 members; and in the next month were duly recognized by a council of the Bap. Church of Brooklyn and vicinity. The growth of the church, since that date, has been very steady and encouraging. The membership is now (July, 1883) 99. The chapel seats about 200; but is too small and insufficient for their purposes. The Sunday-school is in a flourishing condition, with an enrollment of 250 scholars and 24 teachers; and would be larger, if it had larger accom- modations. The church is a self-sustaining one-united in action-in much need of a larger edifice, and deserving of the sympathy of its sister churches.

First Swedish Baptist Church of Brooklyn was organized Jan., 1884, with a membership of 94, who withdrew from the Swedish Baptist Church in New York to organize a church of their own in Brooklyn. Services are held in a hall at 16 Smith street. Rev. Mr. Lundin is the Pastor.

The First Baptist Church, Brooklyn, E. D., was formed March 19, 1839; of 14 members. Rev. John Jones was Pastor, 1839-'40, and Rev. C. F. Frey, 1840-'41, the church at that time numbering 30 persons. Meetings were held in the District School-house, and the Village Court-house, until a frame structure was erected on the corner of 5th and South 1st streets, and dedicated June 29, 1843.

Ministry : Rev. Lawson Muzzey, Sept. 15, 1841, to Nov. 8, 1843; Rev. A. P. Mason, 1844-'49. Under his ministry, the church erected the fine structure on the corner of 5th and South 5th sts., Dr. Spencer H. Lowe preaching the sermon of dedication June 1, 1849; . Morgan J. Rhees, D. D., 1850-'53; Samuel Baker, D. D., 1854-'65; John B. Brohett, D. D., 1865 -'73; Daniel Read, LL. D., 1877-'80; Daniel C. Eddy, 1881- '84.

In 1883, the church purchased lots of land on Lee ave., corner of Keap street, where it proposed at once to erect a new church edifice.

The present membership of the church is 531. The church edifice is valued at $40,000; will seat 800 persons; is of gothic style, and has all the conveniences of such a structure. The

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, 5TH AND SOUTH 5TH STS.

church supports the Hope Mission, and a flourishing Sunday- school in a chapel on Maujer street.

The following Baptist Clergymen are residents of Brooklyn;

Rev. RUFUS LEWIS PERRY, born in Tenn., 1834; studied at Kalamazoo Coll., Mich; grad. Kal. Theol. Sem., 1860; located at Ann Arbor, Mich., 1861; St. Catherine's (Ont.), 1863-'4; Buffalo, 1865; Editor and pub, of National Monitor, formerly Ed. of People's Journal and American Baptist, N. Y .; located in B'klyn, 1868.

Rev. D. C. HUGHES, born in Great Britain; grad. from Madison Univ., N. Y., 1877; previous locations, Glens Falls, N. Y., 1860-'3; Oswego, N. Y., 1866-'9; Newark, N. J., 1869-"74; Brooklyn, 1874-'84; author of Studies in Mark; contributor to Homiletic Monthly, N. Y.

Rev. SAMUEL WILLIAMS, born in Cornellsville, Pa., 1802; grad. West Theo. Sem., Allegheny (Pa.), 1830; located Pitts- burgh; Akron, O .; Springfield, O .; was School Director, Pitts- burgh, Pa .; author of Mormonism Exposed, On Baptism, and other works: ed. Christian Witness, Pittsburgh.

Rev. JEREMIAH B. TAYLOR, born in New York; grad. N. Y. Univ. 1848; was engaged in Mission Work in Kansas, 1860-"7; Author of Berean Articles, 1875-'83.

Rev. FRANCIS ARTHUR DOUGLASS was born in Ticonderoga, N. Y., 1824; grad. Amherst Coll. 1851, and Newton Theol. Sem. 1854 ; Sec. Amer. & Foreign Bible Soc., 1879-'83; previous locations, Nellore, India, 1855-'65; Champlain, N. Y., 1865-'9; Piqua, O., 1869-'73; Lebanon, O., 1873-'5; Cincinnati, 1875-'9; came to Brooklyn 1879.

Rev. JOSEPH B. BREED, born in Salem, Mass., 1807; grad. Newton Theol. Sem. 1839; located Virginia, New York, New Hampshire, Rhode Island ; came to Brooklyn 1877.

Rev. HENRY L. MOREHOUSE, born in Stanford, N. Y., 1834; grad. Univ. Rochester, 1858; Rochester Theol, Sem., 1864; Trustee of Kalamazoo Coll., 1870; Cor. Sec. N. Y. Bapt. Union for Ministerial Education, 1877-'9; Cor. Sec. Amer. Bapt. Home Mission Soc., 1879; located E. Saginaw, Mich., 1864-'73; Rochester, 1873-'9; Brooklyn, 1879-'84; author Baptist Home Missions in America.

Rev. HALSEY W. KNAPP, D. D., born in New York; grad. Conn. Lit. Inst., Suffield; was trustee of Madison Univ., 1859- '68; located at West Farms, 1858; Jersey City, 1859-'65; New York, 1865-'70; Brooklyn, 1875-'83.

Rev. HENRY BROMLEY, born in Norwich, Ct., 1812; grad. Hamilton Lit. and Theol. Inst., 1838; located in Conn. 15

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years; 30 years in New York, Philadelphia and Brooklyn; engaged in Church extension and Sunday-school work.

Rev. C. G. ROBERTS, born in Savannah, Ga., 1842; grad. Liberia Coll., 1862; located at Sinoe, Liberia, 1878-'80; came to B'klyn, 1880; pastor, 1880-'4.

Rev. JOHN FLAVEL BIGELOW, A. M., (Roch. Univ., 1856), D. D. (Vermont Univ. 1864); was born in Paxton, Mass., 1818; studied Brown Univ., Columbia College, and Univ. Berlin, Germany ; located Bristol, R. I., 1848 ; Middleboro, Mass., 1855; Keeseville, N. Y., 1860; St. Albans, Vt., 1866; was

Pres. Trustees, Pierce Acad., Mass., and other institutions; Assistant Prin. Atheneum Sem. for Young Ladies, B'klyn, 1868-'80; author of pub. sermons and Synthetic Method of Study.

Rev. J. D. BENGLESS, born Del. Co., Pa., 1836; grad. Lewis- burg (Pa.) Univ., 1860; Pres. New York Cremation Society, 1881-'3; located Pawtuxet, R. I .; Chaplain 2d R. I. Vol. Inf., 1864. Chaplain U. S. Navy, 1864-'84; author of Islam and Ottoman Empire, 1876, Incineration, 1883; located Brooklyn, Sept., 1877.

EVANGELICAL AND LUTHERAN CHURCHES.

The German Evangelical Church, Schermerhorn Street .- In 1843 a few German residents of Brooklyn began religious services in their own language at the Brooklyn Institute. From this beginning sprang the first German church in the city, which was org. in 1845, under the above name; the members being from the Lutheran and German Reformed denominations. During their occupancy of the Brooklyn Institute, a house of worship was erected on Schermerhorn street, near Court, of brick, and seating 300. In 1863 the building was enlarged to 45 by 80 feet, increasing the sittings to 500.

Pastors : Walzer, Dr. Winklemann, 1845 ; Revs. Miller, 1846 ; Herman Garbechs, 1847-'65 ; J. Bank, 1866-"71 ; C. F. Hausmann, 1871-'75 ; and the present Pastor, Theodore Dresel, 1875-'84.

The basement is occupied by an English Sunday-school, on Sunday morning, with 300 scholars, and by a German Sunday- school in the afternoon, with 200 scholars. A private German and English day-school is kept by L. Goebel, with 50 to 60 scholars.

St. Johannes' Evangelical Lutheran Church, cor. Graham avenue and Ten Eyck street, org. 1843, by the Rev. Mr. Delke. At first the congregation worshiped in the Pastor's house, No. 128 Scholes street. In 1844 they met in a wooden building, at the corner of Graham avenue and Remsen street. In 1846 funds were raised for a new church, mostly from the congregation itself, and the building completed in 1847.

In 1883 the corner-stone of a new church on Maujer street, near Humboldt, was laid, which is of Philadelphia brick, in pure Gothic style, 60 by 100 feet, with belfry and spire 165 feet high. The interior is severely Gothic, with hardwood finish. The cost was $50,000.

Ministry : Reve. Delke, 1843 ; Schwarz, 1843-'50 ; Beisel, Mengat, 1850 ; Pole, 1850-'54 ; Christian J. Weisel, 1854-"76 ; Tucker, 1876-'78 ; P. Beyer, 1880-'84.

Rev. C. J. Weisel was a man of deep piety who had felt it his duty to go out into the world and preach the gospel to every creature, and went as a missionary among the Jews of New York. In 1854 he was called as Assistant Pastor to St. Johannes' Church; misunderstandings arose, so that Rev. Pole, with a portion of the congregation, withdrew in 1855, and formed a new church on the corner of Scholes street and Union avenue, leaving Rev. Mr. Weisel Pastor of the old church. He served with great acceptance for 24 years, and died April 12, 1876, universally mourned.

A large school is connected with the church, of which G. Oexle, Wm. Grietzmacher, C. Leune and Mr. Ilse, have been the teachers.

Christian Koch, Henry H. Lettmann, Henry Feis, James L. Jensen, David Plath and Henry Gundlach. They at first held divine services in Union Hall, on Manhattan avenue ; then in a small church on Leonard street. In 1869 the foundation of their church was laid; material, wood; cost, $16,000; seating capacity, 350; church membership, about 600 communicant members; Sunday-school, 300.

Ministry : Rev. O. Kaselitz, 1867-"76 ; Rev. Theo. Heisch- mann, 1876-'83; Rev. F. W. Oswald, 1883.

There is also a parochial school, having 60 scholars and 2 teachers. Since April, 1883, services are held in the English language on Sunday evenings. A Ladies' Missionary Society is also connected with the church.

The Zion German Evangelical Lutheran Church, Henry street, near Clark, resulted from the efforts of Rev. Frederic William Tobias Steimle, aided by Jacob Goedel. A room for worship was first hired in Franklin Building, cor. Nassau and Fulton streets, in 1855; when in 1856 more ample quarters in the Juvenile High School on Washington street, and then Concert Hall on Henry street, was purchased, and dedicated November 30, 1856. The cost of this building was $14,000; and about $12,000 were expended on repairing and refitting it. Mr. Steimle was Pastor till his death, Feb., 1879. In the following June the present Pastor, Rev. J. F. C. Hennicke, was called. A school has been maintained (both in German and English) in connection with this church.

St. Matthew's English Lutheran Church, corner of Clin- ton and Amity sts., was organized in 1858, and first wor- shiped in a hall; then in the church building on Atlantic ave .; then in State st. Having purchased, in 1879, the build- ing corner of Clinton and Amity sts., from the South Pres- byterian Church, they now hold regular services. The fol- lowing have been its Pastors : Revs. William Hull, 1858-'61 ; John Kuhns, 1861-'3; I. K. Funk, D. D., 1863-'72; A. Stewart Hartman, 1872-'4; J. I. Burrell, 1874-'6; M. W. Hamma, D.D., 1877-'82 ; J. C. Zimmerman, since December, 1882. Seating capacity, 800. Present membership, about 200. The Sunday- school numbers over 200. This church has English services, and belongs to the General Synod of the United States. The American Lutheran Church accepts the Augsburg Confession as a correct exhibition of its creed. This church, though conservative, is evangelical and progressive, being identified with the cause of Home and Foreign Missions, and taking an active part in questions of moral reform. Its present Pastor, Rev. J. C. ZIMMERMAN, was born in Ohio, 1851 ; grad. Mt. Union (O.) Coll., 1874, and Wittenberg Sem., 1876 ; previous location, Osborne, O., 1876-'82; came to Brooklyn in 1882.

On Nov. 10, 1883, the 400th Anniversary of Martin Luther's Birthday was celebrated in this church, in which many

The St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Congregation was organized in 1867. Some of the more active members were : | Protestant clergymen of Brooklyn participated. The call

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ST. MATTHEW'S ENGLISH LUTHERAN CHURCH.

was signed by 300 ministers. Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, Drs. Thomas, Peck, and Behrends made the principal ad- dresses on the life and work of the great Reformer. The church was too small for the large audience, and many were turned away.

St. John's German Evangelical Lutheran Church was or- ganized in 1866. The congregation worshiped in a Methodist church in Third ave., till 1867, when their present house of worship was completed and dedicated. This is in Prospect ave., between Fifth and Sixth aves. It is a wooden struc- ture, with a brick basement, which is used for a parochial school. The church has a seating capacity of 350.

The first Pastor was Rev. A. Reidenbach, followed, in 1868, by Rev. E. J. Geise, and he, in 1873, by the present Pastor, Rev. J. Helmuth Sommer.

The parochial school was established in 1866. Instruction is given in both the German and English languages, and it is both rel gious and secular in character. The average attend- ance is 125.

St. Peter's German Lutheran, Walworth st. and DeKalb ave., was organized in 1865. Services were first held in a small chapel in Skillman st., near Park ave. In 1868, the church removed to Park Avenue Chapel. The present church edifice was bought in May, 1870, from the Puritan Congrega- tional Society. It is a frame structure, 50 by 110 feet, in- cluding the school building in the rear, and has a seating capacity of 600. The number of communicants is about 900. There are two Sunday-schools of over 500 children. In 1879, a gallery and organ-loft were added, and a new organ pur- chased. In 1880, the auditorium was frescoed and decorated.

In 1868, a parochial school was established ; and, in 1878, a new school building erected, adjoining the church. This school, in English and German has 3 teachers and 100 scholars.

Ministry : Revs. John Zapf, 1865-8; Dr. Schubert, Jan .- Oct., 1868; Robert C. Beer, 1868-'9 ; Chias. Goehling, 1869-"78 ; John J. Heischmann, 1878-'84.

Rev. JOHN J. HEISCHMANN, born in Lyons, N. Y., 1858; grad. Bloomfield (N. J.) Coll., 1876, and Phila. Theol. Sem., 1879 ; is Sec'y of Home Mission Soc. of Luth, Ch., of N. Y .; editor of B'klyn Luth. Ch. News, 1878-'83; European Letters, 1882; located in B'klyn, 1878.

St. Luke's German Evangelical Lutheran Church was or- ganized in 1870. The first place of worship was a hall in Cumberland st., betwen DeKalb and Lafayette aves. During the year 1870, the congregation purchased from the Simpson M. E. Church, for $14,000, the church building on Carlton ave., near Myrtle. This building was repaired and renovated at an expense of about $3,500, and an organ was purchased at a cost of $2,000. In 1879, $1,000 were expended on the Sunday-school rooms.

A parochial school was commenced in 1870; and, in 1878, a school-house, adjoining the church, was built, at a cost of $5,000. In this school, instruction is given in German and English. The school has four teachers and seventy scholars. Rev. J. H. Baden has been the Pastor from the organization of the church.

St. Paul's Lutheran Church was organized in 1872. Its first place of worship was a hall in Columbia street, near Woodhull. In 1876, a church edifice was erected at the corner of Henry street and Third place. It is a brick structure with a seating capacity of 600. Its cost, including site, was $15,000.

The first Pastor was Rev. Robert Neumann, who was suc- ceeded in 1878 by the present Pastor, Rev. John Huppen- bauer.

The Norwegian Seamen's (Lutheran) Church was organ- ized in July, 1878. The first place of worship was a hall on the corner of Van Brunt and President streets. In February, 1879, the church property of the William street M. E. Church, between Richard and Van Brunt streets, was purchased for about $11,000.

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The civil, political, professional and ecclesiastical history, and commercial and industrial record of the county of Kings and the city of Brooklyn, N. Y., from 1683 to 1884, Volume II, Part 106

Author: Stiles, Henry Reed, 1832-1909, ed Publication date: 1884 Publisher: New York, W. W. Munsell & Co Number of Pages: 1345

Author: Stiles, Henry Reed, 1832-1909, ed
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: New York, W. W. Munsell & Co
Number of Pages: 1345