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 95

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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Rev. BARNABAS F. REEVE, born at Southampton, N. Y .; grad. Concord (N. H.) Biblical Institute; Prin. Franklinville (L. I.) Academy, 1860-'6; preached at Orient, L. I., 1866-'9; Clinton, Ct., 1869-'71; Amityville, 1871-'4; Patchogue, 1874-"7; Brooklyn, 1877-'9; East New York, 1879-'81; Johnson street, B'klyn, 1881-'4.

Mount Zion African Protestant Methodist Church was org. June 18, 1842, and incorporated in 1844, under William Harden, a blind colored preacher, who supplied it till his death, in 1847. The organization then broke up, its member- ship mostly uniting with the African M. E. Ch. in High st.

The first place of worship was a rope-walk, and after that was burned they met in private houses.

Eighteenth St. (Sixth) M. E. Church .- The first M. E. services in this part of the city were held, in 1836, by local preachers in a private house; the use of an unoccupied Re- formed Church on Third ave. was offered them, and a class was formed, in which were Hamilton Reeves, David Downs, their wives, and others. After the use of the church was de- nied them, they met in the kitchen of a Mr. Parker, near the junction of Hamilton and Prospect aves. Here the church was organized in the fall of 1840. Rev. William McAllister organized a Sunday-school, with six scholars and one teacher. A small chapel was built on 18th st., near 3d ave., in 1842, which was supplied by local preachers until 1845, when the Conference placed Rev. L. Saulsbury in charge. In 1850, three lots on the south-west corner of 18th st. and 5th ave. were purchased, and the little church was removed to the new site. In June, 1855, two additional lots were purchased on 18th st., and one on 5th ave. The corner-stone of the new church was laid Sept., 1855, the church dedicated April 6, 1856. In 1881, it was decided to build a new church in 18th st. The last services in the old church were held June 4, 1882. The corner-stone of the new church was laid Aug. 1, 1882. The church is a frame edifice, about 50 by 80 feet, and cost about $22,000. Ministry: L. Saulsbury, 1845; Henry Hatfield, 1846 ; Eben Heberd, 1847-'8; Henry D. Latham, 1849-'50; George Taylor, 1851-'2; William B. Hoyt, 1853-'5; M. N. Olmstead, 1856-'7; Joseph Henson, 1858-'9; Sam. W. King, 1860-'1; Stephen Rushmore, 1862-'3; Albert Nash, 1864-'5; George A. Hubbell, 1866-'8; Calvin B. Ford, 1869-'71; Ichabod Simmons, 1872-'4; Rufus C. Putney, 1875 -`6; Robert W. Jones, 1877-'9; W. Warner Clark, 1880-'2; Jno. Johns, 1883-'4.

The Pacific St. M. E. Church .- In Oct., 1844, a few Meth- odists of South Brooklyn purchased the church edifice for- merly occupied by the South Presbyterian Church, in Pacific, bet. Court and Clinton sts. The first sermon was preached by Rev. Dr. George Peck, then editor of the Quarterly Re- view, Oct. 13th, and on Sunday following (20th) the church was organized, as the fifth separate Methodist station in the city, with 40 members. On the 18th of May, 1851, the con- gregation removed to its present beautiful edifice, at the cor- ner of Pacific and Clinton sts. It is of brown-stone, in the Romanesque style, and with a most attractive interior. Ministry: Revs. George Peck, D. D., Luther Peck, 1845; A. M. Osborn, D. D., 1846-'7; W. R. Stopford, 1848-'9; John Kenneday, D. D, 1850-'1; John Miley, D. D., 1852-'3; R. S. Foster, D. D., 1854-'5; John Kenneday, D. D., 1856-'7; W. H. Milburn, 1858-'9-'60; J. H. Perry, D. D., 1861; M. R. Vincent and F. S. De Haas, 1864-'5; Dr. Sewell, 1866-'7-'8; Charles Fletcher, 1869-'70-'71; W. S. Studley, 1872-'3-'4; A. S. Hunt, 1875-'6-'7; W. W. Clark, 1878; M. B. Chapman, 1879-'80; T. Stephenson, 1882-3

Carlton Avenue (Simpson) M. E. Church, cor. Willoughby and Clermont Aves. This congregation was org. as the Eighth M. E. Church, February, 1845. Though called in honor of Bishop Simpson, this Church has never relinquished its corporate name of "The Eighth M. E. Church." During the following summer a small building was erected on Carlton, north from Myrtle ave. On the 24th of September, 1851, the corner-stone of a new church edifice was laid. This building, located on Carlton ave., south from Myrtle, was constructed mostly of materials from the old York Street M. E. Church, of wood, with brick basement, 42 by 97 feet, costing about $10,000, and was then under the pastoral charge of the Rev. Nicholas White. Ministry: 1849. R, Seney; 1852-'53, S. A.

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Seaman; 1854, J. H. Perry; 1855-'56, J. W. B. Wood; 1857-'58, Geo. A. Hubbell; 1859, Chas. E. Harris; 1860, C. Kelsey; 1861-'62, J. A. Roche; 1863-'65, Francis C. Hill; 1866-'67-'68, G. L. Taylor; 1869, Rev. John Parker; 1870-'1-'2, Richard Meredith; 1873-'4-'5, Wesley R. Davis; 1876-"7-'8, C. N. Sims; 1879-'80-'81, James S. Chadwick; 1882-'3, Henry Baker.

Grand Street, or Second M. E. Church (" Gothic Church"), E. D., cor. Grand and Ewen; organized Sept. 4, 1845, with ten members. First Trustees: Lemuel Richard- son, Daniel Maujer, John F. Luther, Robert G. Thursby, Isaac Henderson, Charles Maujer. The corner-stone was laid Dec. 4, 1845, and the edifice dedicated Nov. 26, 1846. Ministry: 1846-'47, W. R. Stopford; 1848, John J. Matthias; 1849, Samuel Meredith; 1850-'51, Wm. C. Hoyt; 1852-'53, Jobn Crawford; 1854, J. W. B. Wood; 1865-'66, Seymour Landon; 1857, Abm. S. Francis; 1858-'59, Chas. T. Mallory; 1860, D. A. Goodsell; 1861-'62, F. Bottome; 1865, Geo. Tay- lor; 1866-'68, J. B. Merwin; 1869-'70, George C. Dunbar; 1871-'72-'73, C. S. Wing; 1874, R. C. Putney; 1875-"76, W. J. Robinson; 1877-'78, M. L. Scudder; 1879-'80, L. P. Perry; 1881-'82, J. B. Merwin.

Rev. JOHN B. MERWIN, D. D., born at Albany, 1812; grad. Augusta Coll. (Ky.), 1832; located in Brooklyn, 1866-'70, and 1881-'83.

Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church, E. D., was org. in 1832, by Thomas Wilson, in his own house in 3d st., between North 4th and North 5th sts. From there the infant church of twelve members removed to a hired room in North 4th st., between 3d and 4th sts. There Rev. John Churchill was

employed as the first regular preacher. He also taught the first day-school for colored children in the village. The next removal was to the old Methodist Church building, on the corner of North 2d and 5th sts. The church then came under the care of the Zion Confer- ence.

In 1844, on two lots of ground in North 2d st., between Union ave. and Lorimer st., the first church building owned by the congrega- tion was erected. The corner-stone was laid in 1845; the building was a plain wooden struc- ture, unpainted, and never quite finished. In 1850, the church building was removed to Devue st., and destroyed by a heavy wind before was placed on the foundation. The church was rebuilt, but was burned in 1863.

In 1865, a church building on South 3d st., corner of 11th st., was purchased for $3,000, and it was decided to build a new edifice, the corner-stone of which was laid Nov. 5, 1882; and the church was dedicated Feb. 11, 1883. The first Board of Trustees consisted of Samuel Ricks, Thomas Wilson, Samuel Wilson, Philip Groomer, Jacob Fields, Oliver Fields, and David Bush. The Pastors of the church have been: Revs. J. Churchill, T. Eato, J. Chester, B. N. C. Worrick, P. Lee, J. Spince, P. Coster, G. Treadwell, J. P. Thompson, E. Matthews, J. Wells, W. Marshall, M. Manning, W. Pitts, D. Kenneday, P. Hawkins, J. C. Biddle, N. Stubbs, J. Thomas, H. M. Wilson, and the present Pastor, Rev. George E. Smith. There are 90 members of the church, and 140 scholars in the Sunday-school.

The Bethel African M. E. Church was organized about 1847, a house of worship was built, on the corner of Dean st. and Schenectady ave. It was a small wooden building, capable of seating about two hundred.

In 1868, it was demolished, and the present church build- ing erected. It is a wooden structure, with a brick base- ment, and it has about 600 sittings. Its cost was $600.

The Pastors of this church have been: Revs. Edward C. Africanus, J. P. Campbell, Jeremiah Thomas, William H. Ross, Geo. W. Ware, J. Morris Williams, William M. Wat- son, William Rogers, Edward Thompson, William Moore, D. Dorrell, Geo. W. Johnson, Francis Parker, - Study, Charles Green, John Frisbee, J. J. Mowbray, John Thomas, and the present Pastor, William L. Hunter.

North Fifth Street M. E. Church .- In 1847, a Sunday- school was org. in the public school, in North 2d st., with W. P. Coleman, Supt. Soon after, a church of 40 persons, chiefly from South 2d St. M. E. Church, was org. and placed under the care of Rev. S. H. Clark, of the Greenpoint Church.

In 1848, a frame tabernacle was erected in 4th st., between North 5th and North 6th sts. The present church edifice on North 5th, near 4th st., a substantial brick structure, 48 by 75 feet, seating 500 persons, with well appointed audience- room, lecture and class rooms, was erected in 1850. The first Trustees were: D. B. Betts, H. O. Austin, H. Bodwell, R. Bonsal, W. Johnston, W. P. Coleman, J. Briggs, R. White, and J. J. Cox. The church is prosperous, free from debt, and sustains a flourishing Sunday-school. Ministry: Revs. S. Meredith, 1849-'51; E. S. Heberd, 1851-'53; C. Gorse, 1853-'55; J. Wildey, 1855-'56; C. T. Mallory, 1856-'58; M.

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Staples, 1858-'60; J. D. Bouton, 1860-'62; S. W. King, 1862-'63; H. F. Pease, 1863-'64; W. F. Collins, 1864-'65; E. S. Heberd, 1865-'67; W. Platts, 1867-"70; S. W. King, 1870-'72; G. Hol- lis, 1872-'75; C. P. Corner, 1875-'77; W. P. Estes, 1877-'80; W. W. McGuire, 1880-'82; S. H. Smith, 1882-'84.

First M. E. Ch. of Greenpoint, Union ave., near Java st., E.D., commenced from prayer and class meetings held by three laymen, Benj. Downing, Chas. Huff, and one other. It was org. in winter of 1847-'48, by Mr. S. H. Clark, who was Pas- tor for two years; during which time the present site was purchased, a frame edifice erected, and a lecture-room in basement finished for use. Ministry : 1850, Harvey Husted; 1852, Julius Fields ; 1853-'54, Geo. Hollis ; 1855-'56, William Gothard ; 1857-58, Seymour Landon ; 1858-'60, Buell Good- sell ; 1861-'62, Geo. Taylor; 1863, John F. Booth ; 1865-'67, Henry Asten; 1862-'69, John W. Leek; 1870-"71, R. C. Putney; 1872-"73-'74, W. W. Clark; 1875, G. A. Hubbell; 1876-'77-'78, J. W. Barnhart ; 1879-'80, W. P. Corbit ; 1881-'82,-83, C. E. Miller ; 1871-'72, C. E. Harris ; 1873-'74, T. H. Burch ; 1875- "76, J. S. Breckenridge ; 1877, S. H. Platt ; 1878-'79-'80, W. H. Simonson; 1881-'82-83, W. D. Thompson.

In 1864, the congregation had so increased that a large colony swarmed to form the church known as the Greenpoint Tabernacle; yet, in 1869, there had been in the congregation a twenty-fold increase in 20 years.

The First Place M. E. Church originated from a survey made in South Brooklyn, in 1849, by Mr. Charles Bridges, under the auspices of the Washington St. M. E. Sunday- School, for a position eligible for opening a Sunday-school. Some Baptists in that part of the city united with the move- ment for some months; and, when it was finally deemed best that it should be a Methodist school, the Baptists amicably withdrew and formed the nucleus of the present Strong Place Baptist Church.

Church services were held, and, early in 1850, a society was organized. Lots were purchased on Hicks st., corner of Summit. A church edifice was erected, but it was subse- quently sold for $7,000. Lots were purchased on the corner of Henry and Summit sts., and a church edifice, 53 by 75 feet, with a parsonage, was erected. As the lote faced First place, the church was incorporated under the name, " First Place M. E. Church. The lecture-room was dedicated Janu- ary 13, 1856, and the church, September 14 of the same year.

The cost of the entire church property was $34,000. To Messrs. Wm. B. Barber and Isaac Henderson the church is largely indebted for its financial success.

Ministry: 1850, Rev. S. M. Clark; 1851, Rev. Gad. S. Gilbert; 1853, Rev. Wm. F. Collins ; 1854, Thomas H. Burch ; 1856, Rev. Joseph H.Rylance; 1858, Geo. C.Rohinson; 1859-'61, Rev. George Taylor; 1861-'2, Rev. Charles E. Glover; 1862, Rev. R. M. Hatfield; 1863-'66, Rev. Albert S. Hunt; 1866-'69, Rev. John A. Roche; 1869-72, Rev. Wm H.Thomas; 1872-'75, Rev. Albert S. Hunt; 1875, Rev. John W. Barnhart; 1876, Rev. Chas. M. Giffin; 1877, Rev. Wellesley W. Bowdish ; 1880, John E. Cookman, D. D .; 1882-'84, Rev. W. W. Bowdish.

Rev. W. W. BOWDISH, D. D., born in Fulton, N. Y .; grad. Wes. Univ .; was Prof. in B'klyn Lay College; located B'klyn and New York, 1866-'83.

St. John's M. E. Church (formerly known as Third, or South Fifth st.), E. D., was colonized from the First M. E. Church of Williamsburgh, and was organized May 6, 1849; its first trustees being: James D. Sparkman, Nathaniel Briggs, Dr. S. Wade, Thomas Lewis, William Y. Hemmingway, Gilbert Potter, Wm. Morgan, Geo. W. Smith, and Geo. D. Hub- bard. Ground was purchased on the corner of Fifth and South Fifth sts., the Rev. E. L. Janes placed in temporary charge of the society, and services held in the lecture-room of the Re-

formed Dutch Church, corner of Fourth and Second sts., until the completion of their building. It was dedicated July 25, 1850, by Bishop Morris. The congregation increased and prospered, so that, in April, 1866, it was decided to erect a new building, and lots were secured for the purpose on the corner of Bedford ave. and Wilson st. At a meeting of the trustees, held on the 18th of the same month, it was resolved to call the church the St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church, and a large sum of money was contributed toward its erec- tion. This building was dedicated April 3, 1868, the sermon being delivered by the venerable Bishop Janes. The new edifice is built in the decorated Gothic style of the 13th cen- tury, of Belleville brown-stone, and has a frontage of 100 feet on Bedford av., including 20 feet of parsonage. It ex- tends a depth of 167 feet on Wilson st., including lecture- room, etc. There are five entrances from the outside, three on Bedford ave. and two on Wilson st .; and two towers, one ending in a spire, 180 feet high. The audience-room is 95 feet in length, 68 feet in width, and 44 feet in height; with 140 pews on the main floor, and 62 in the gallery. The pews are of black walnut, and capable of accommodating one thousand one hundred and fifty persons. There are, also, five class-rooms, one Bible class-room, a lecture-room, seating about four hundred persons ; parlors, kitchen, closets, etc. The Sabbath-school room, which, including the infant-class room, seats more than one thousand children, is the hand- somest in the city, and a model of elegance and convenience. The school has a fine library and organ, and is very flourish- ing. The windows are of stained glass, and the interior of the structure, the audience-room, is, at night, lighted by glass jets, arranged in a dome, similar to that in the House of Representatives, at Washington. The choir is in the rear of the pulpit, in a recess, around which are triple columns, from which the ceiling springs in rich ribbed work, etc. Be- tween these columns are the organ pipes. Altogether the church is one of the most complete in the city. The cost is from $225,000 to $230,000. The parsonage adjoining the church, on Bedford ave., is a neat, brown-stone dwelling, built in the same manner as the church.

Ministry : Revs. E. L. Janes, 1849-'50 ; B. Creagh, 1851- '52, F. W. Bill, 1853-'54 ; H. J. Fox, 1855-'56 ; E. L. Janes, 1857-'58; W. S. Studley, 1859-'60 ; A. S. Hunt, 1861-'62 ; C. D. Foss, 1863-'64 ; C. H. Payne, 1865-'67 ; E. G. Andrews, 1868-'69-"70; J. A. M. Chapman, 1871-'73-"77-"78; H. W. War- ren, 1874-'76; J. O. Peck, 1878-'80; Wm. V. Kelley, 1881 -'84.

Rev. WILLIAM V. KELLEY, D. D. (Wes. Univ.), born in Plainfield, N. J., 1843 ; grad. Wesleyan Univ., 1865 ; Prof. Math. and Sciences in Pennington Sem., 1866; Pastor, Burl- ington, N. J., 1867; Camden, N. J., 1868; New Brunswick, N. J., 1870; Buffalo, 1873; Phila., 1874; Newark, 1878; Brooklyn, 1881-'84.

This church has been aptly styled "The School of the Bishops," three of its Pastors, Foss, Andrews, and Warren, having become Bishops, while Bishop Harris was once one of its class-leaders; and Rev. Dr. Payne, under whose influ- ence the present edifice was erected, is President of a Western Methodist College.

Fleet Street M. E. Church, corner of Fleet and La- fayette streets, originated in the action of certain members of the Sands street and Washington street M. E. churches, at a meeting in the early part of March, 1850. During the same month, land was purchased for $4,000, and the erection of an edifice, fifty by seventy feet, and two stories high, com- menced. The congregation was organized in May, 1850, and the new brick lecture-room was dedicated in September of the same year.

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FIRST PLACE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

ST. JOHN'S METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

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FLEET STREET M. E. CHURCH.

In June, 1852, the Rev. R. M. Hatfield was appointed Pastor, and the church edifice commenced. It was completed and occupied in the early part of 1853, at a total cost, exclusive of ground, of $27,000. In May, 1854, the Rev. J. S. Inskip was appointed Pastor ; and was followed, May, 1855, by the Rev. Dr. James H. Perry; April, 1857, by Rev. William Lawrence; April, 1859, by Rev. C. D. Foss; April, 1861, by Rev. J. F. Booth; April, 1863, by Rev. R. M. Hatfield (second term); April, 1865, by Rev. B. M. Adams; 1868-'9-'70, S. H. Pratt; 1871-'2-'3, B. M. Adams (second term) ; 1874-'5-'6, W. C. Steele; 1877-'8-'9, J. Simmons; 1880-'1, John Pegg, Jr .; 1882-'4, Rev. J. Pullman.

In 1859, the parsonage was erected and the lecture-room enlarged for Sunday-school purposes. In 1872, thorough repairs were made on the church and lecture-room, costing about $4,000. The value of church, chapel and parsonage with furniture and ground is estimated at $80,000, free of debt.

Rev. JOSEPH PULLMAN, D. D., born in Ireland, 1839; grad. Wesleyan Univ., 1863 ; previous locations, New York, New Haven, Ct., came to Brooklyn, April, 1882.

Summerfield M. E. Church .- Early in 1851, Messrs. Robert Ibbotson, James De Gray, J. H. Havens and Daniel J. Darling united in erecting a church on the corner of Washington and Greene avenues, at a total cost, including furniture, of $5,800.

The present church was erected in 1856, and ded. Feb. 22d, 1857. Its entire cost, including the parson- age and two additional lots, was about $40,000; the property being now worth $75,000. The seating capacity is 1,000. The efficient services of Rev. J. M. Reed in superin- tending the erection of the church are remembered.

Ministry : Revs. Chas. Fletcher, 1851-'52; David Osborn, 1853-'54; John M. Reed, 1855-'56; William S. Studley, 1857- '58; George R. Crook, 1859-'60; Thos. J. Osborn, 1861; Chas. B. Sing, 1862-'63; Levy S. Weed, 1864-'65; E. L. Janes, 1866; J. M. Buckley, 1867-68; William S. Studley, 1869-'70-'71; J. M. Buckley, 1872-'73-'74; Albert H. Wyatt, 1875; Geo. F. Ketell, 1876-'77-'78; C. M. Sims, 1879-'80; W. L. Phillips, 1881-83.

Rev. W. L. PHILLIPS was born in Troy, 1850; grad. Wes- leyan Univ., 1872; studied Boston Theo. School; located So. Yarmouth, Mass .; Fall River ; New Bedford ; Brooklyn, 1881-'84.

St. Paul's M. E. Church was formerly known as the Wil- liam St. M. E. Church. Its buildings having been sold, the

society was partially disbanded, being without a pastor. In April, 1879, the Rev. W. W. Bowdish, D. D., Pastor First Place M. E. Ch., was appointed to look after the society. He met with them in private houses until the present place of worship was secured and fitted up for Divine services. On the 1st of May, the Hall on Van Brunt street was opened.

The Sunday-school was org. May 4th, with an attendance of about 60, the pas- tor acting as superintendent. Jaa. Boyd soon became supt .; under his direction the Sunday-school prospered greatly and in membership increased to 250. Too great honor cannot be given to him for his devotion to this work. During the first year, the pulpit was supplied by students from Drew Theological Semi- nary who contributed much towards the success of the work. At the close of the year, 62 members in full connection and 20 probationers were reported.

Rev. Wm. Burt was appointed as Pastor in April, 1880. He remained three years doing efficient work. At the close of his pastorate, he reported 117 full members and 19 proba- tioners. The Rev. Millard F. Compton succeeded as Pastor in April, 1883. The church has been a great blessing to this part of Brooklyn. Statistics cannot represent the work of this heroic band of Christians. It is situated in the 12th Ward of the city of Brooklyn, upon emphatically missionary ground. The work is among the men who follow our canals; sailors; the men employed in the Atlantic Dock, the Erie Basin and the ship-yards and factories that line the shore of the 12th Ward.

The congregation worship at present in a " hired room " on Van Brunt st. The society expects to build a church, in the near future, on their property, corner of Richards and Sullivan streets.

Warren Street M. E. Church .- Prior to 1852, a small room, for religious meetings was fitted up at 313 Baltic st., by Caleb Leverich. In 1852, he set apart the upper stories of three contiguous houses, in Butler st., for the use of the Hedding Mission, which was established during that year.

In 1853, the mission was united with that of Hicks st .; but, on the formation of the Hicks Street Church, it was left alone; and, in 1855, it removed to the old Reformed Dutch Church, on the corner of Court and Butler sts .; soon after- ward, to a hall, cor. of Court and Sackett sts .; and in 1858, to the parlor of a house on Warren st.

In 1859, the church was incorporated under its present name, and the site of the present church building, on War- ren st., was purchased for $7,150. The corner-stone of the church building was laid Nov. 10th, 1859, the basement was dedicated June 24th, 1860, and the audience-room July 14th, 1861. Its cost was about $22,750.

In 1869, it was renovated and refurnished at an expense of $2,600. It is a brick structure. While the society was a mission it was supplied by the Local Preachers' Association, and Matthias E. Willing, 1852, William F. Collins, 1853, Al- bert Nash, 1854-'55; Joseph Palmer, 1856-'57, officiated.

The first Pastor, after the organization of the church, was Joseph Law; succeeded by Revs. John Mitchell, 1861; Abram S. Francis, 1862-'63; Elisha Sands, 1864-'65; Wellesley W. Bowdish, 1866-'67-'68; George A. Hubbell, 1869-'70-'71; Ed- . win F. Hadley, 1872; J. V. Saunders, 1873; John Parker,

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1874-'75-'76; C. W. Gallagher, 1877-'78-"79; Spencer H. Bray, 1880; A. Stevens, 1881; A. S. Kavanagh, 1882-'83.

Summerfield M. E. Mission, Park ave., bet. Spencer and Walworth sts., is the continuation of the East Brooklyn First Mission Sabbath-school and Society, founded in Oct., 1851, by the Rev. Harvey Newcomb. The first building occupied by it was an academy building in Skillman st.

In 1853, the society was org., and lots purchased on Park. ave., bet. Spencer and Walworth sts., where a wooden chapel was built, and opened first in Feb., 1861. This was enlarged in 1869, and will now accommodate 300 people.

From its foundation to 1874, it was conducted by workers chiefly from the Franklin Avenue Presbyterian Church. During nearly the whole of this time, the Sabbath-school, which was its chief feature, was superintended by Mr. John C. Cook, of that church.

In 1874, it was relinquished to the M. E. Ch., a society of which denomination was org. in it, largely by the labors of the late Rev. A. S. Francis, in recognition of which, the church that was formed was called the Francis M. E. Church. Ministry: Revs. Brower, 1877; Nathan Hubbell, 1878; J. Pilkinton, 1880; J. S. Whedon, 1881. W. Platts, 1883.

In the spring of 1883, the organization, which had strug- gled under great difficulties in its history, was taken under the care of the Summerfield M. E. Church of Washington ave., and its name changed to its present style, the Summer- field Mission. Its present Pastor is the Rev. William Platts. Its membership is 60. The membership of the Sabbath- school is 200.

The South Third M. E. Church, cor. Union ave., E. D., was org. 1854, by members from the old South 2d Street Church. Ministry: 1854-'55, A. S. Francis; 1856, L. C. Cheney; 1857, Daniel Curry; 1858-'59, Sam. W. King; 1860-'61, J. S. Peck; 1863, Benj. Pillsbury; 1864-'65, J. S. Inskip; 1866-'68, A. C. Eggleston; 1869-'70-"71, W.T. Hill; 1872-'73-"74, F. W. Ware; 1875-"76, I. Simmons; 1877-'78-'79, W. C. Steele; 1880-'81-'82, A. S. Graves; 1883, F. Brown.

The First German M. E. Church of Brooklyn, was org. in 1855, with about 25 members. They worshiped first in a private house in Atlantic street.

In 1857, the present house of worship was built on Wyckoff street, bet. Smith and Hoyt sts. It is a brick building, with 300 sittings. The church is now called the Wyckoff Street M. E. Church.

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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 95

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