THE CHURCH OF THE PURITANS PRESBYTERIAN ijoTH STREET, NEAR 5th AVENUE NEW-YORK K,.'.1 ?'^' MDCCCLXXXIX THE CHURCH OF THE PURITANS PRESBYTERIAN 130TH STREET, NEAR 5TH AVENUE NEW-YORK : J MDCCCLXXXIX ^58 PREFACE. This group of sketches is somewhat umisital in form, since it is intended to bear the salutation of a very grateful church to its many friends. It is right that they should know all the detail of labors zvhich they made possible. Such a story may be safely trusted to a charity which has shown itself so wise, so patient and so delicate in earlier days. There are ma7iy who will here find a priceless part of their own history. All infelicities of material and treatment ifi these pages will be overlooked as they read between the lines. They will gladly review these shadows of the past, and say zuith gratitude : " Thou m,aintainest my lot. The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places. Yea, I have a goodly heritage.'' Othej's, busy in gathering material for the next chapter of this story, have a special interest in under- standing fully IV hat has been intrusted to their care. IV They zuill find new reason to respect and love a work whose smallest services have been accomplished with thoughtfnlness and sacrifice. It may be that some zvho are building fior God in other places through much tribulatiojt, will light anew the torch of devotion at the fires ivhich glow, hoiuever feebly, in these embers of the past. CONTENTS. PAGE h i storical 1 Buildings 17 Administration 39 Officers 41 Benevolences 49 Appointments 53 Membership 59 Original Members 64 Received and Removed 66 Present or Accounted for 73 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. The Church Edifice Frontispiece Aisle Cornice, East Aisle 3 Corner of Gallery 13 Oak Capital ' 16 Panel in Gallery Front 19 Screen under Gallery 23 Font — In Memoriam 26 Arcade above Gallery 28 Triple Window in East Transept 30 Iron Cross — East Aisle Window 31 Chancel in the Chapel * 34 Book-case in the Chapel 36 Corbels at intersection of Nave and Transept 38 VUl Aisle Cornice — West Aisle 41 The Church as it was dedicated, i8j^ 44 The Church Interior, enlarged, 1886 50 Stairs to Gallery 51 Interior, from the West Gallery 56 Carved Boss — West Transept Window 58 A isle Cornice next to West Transept 61 The Chancel 63 Second Corbel from East Transept 65 Boss in Chancel — /. H. S 88 i^i^tortcaL T> ^actfo ProiJiD^nce trijo from tnn to tnn l)aU tJje? not Oo tl)f£ ngfjt? George Herbert: T/ie Church. Prf5cri)tr of pcfjscrutt^ ! Shaker of tJjir pu« ! ILorD of tl)C rclJolution;s of timr, 3ccompli3l)mcnt of Qf^itfs ! au pu« tljingjS art moDca Ij? affection totoara 'Cljtc; Pure souls rirpost ^tix l)opir in "Eijec ! Persian Litanv. IN the summer of 1869 a few earnest souls met in a house on the corner of Lexington Avenue and 128th Street. They were "agreed together" that the tide of population setting toward this part of the city required some new " labor of love . showed toward his nameT With this service of prayer the life of the church began. After many discouragements, consultations, and de- lays regular public worship commenced in Harlem Hall, November 5, 1871. This hall stands on 125th Street, between Fourth and Lexington Avenues. It seated six hundred. Forty people were gathered for the Sabbath congregations. They had no formal organization, name, property, or pastor. The enterprise was rich in faith. Early in the following year Rev. Thomas S. Hastings, D. D., writing, as Chairman of the Church Extension Committee of New York, to "P. A. Anner and others associated with him," said: "It is our unanimous opinion that another church should be organized in Harlem," 4 THE CHURCH OF THE PURITANS In accordance with this decision, on the 5th of March, 1872, the presbytery sent its moderator. Rev. C. S. Robinson, D. D,, and a committee to recognize "The Second Presbyterian Church of Harlem." We learn from the records that more than half of the orig- inal members were not connected with any organiza- tion in this part of the city. The first Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was administered by Rev. J. H. Dwight. His genial, thoughtful, and devout spirit quickened like the sunshine of spring the early life of this enterprise. The first call was sent to the present pastor, and accepted, July, 1872, He began his labors in Sep- tember with seventeen families in the parish and twenty-nine scholars in the Sabbath-school. During the summer four lots had been purchased on West 130th Street, near Fifth Avenue, for $36,000. The first thousand dollars which secured the purchase came from one whose aid has been foremost in every work. There were in addition $17,000 sub- scribed by the parish, with the agreement that it should be returned in pew value when the church should be completed. The installation of the pastor took place Oct, 24th. Rev. John Hall, D. D., preached the sermon. Prayer was offered by Rev. Robert Booth, D. D. The charge to the pastor was given by Rev. Howard HISTORICAL 5 Crosby, D. D., and to the people by Rev. J. O. Murray, D. D. An address was made by Rev. Thomas S. Hastings, D. D. In December the Church Extension Committee promised $10,000 in aid of a new building. The parish withdrew all claims upon their former subscrip- tions and added still larger gifts. Many promises of assistance were made to the pastor. Rev. George B. Cheever, D. D., offered the church the funds resulting from the sale of the lease of the Church of the Pur- itans in Union Square. The value of this property, which had been invested largely in lots. Dr. Cheever estimated to be $87,000. Three conditions accom- panied this gift. Two were later withdrawn by Dr. Cheever. The third was gladly observed in perpetu- ating the name of "The Church of the Puritans." In early April the city courts gave notice that in a week they should occupy Harlem Hall. Six days later a wooden chapel was planned, built, furnished, and occupied on the vacant grounds opposite the pres- ent buildings. This tabernacle was, however, unsuitable to cold weather. The necessity for a permanent edifice was evident. The friend who led the way in obtaining the lots, gave the first thousand dollars for laying the foundations of the building. Contractors were found who duo; the cellar without cost and gave nearly a 6 THE CHURCH OF THE PURITANS thousand dollars for the earth removed, besides leav- ing the best of the building sand behind. At this time services in the work of constructing the building were freely offered by the members of the church. The names only of those who have passed into the "temple not made with hands "may properly be mentioned here. L. C. Dye, a builder by trade, gave his large ex- perience in superintending the masons. Alexander Maxwell, hearing that the estimates for stone were discouraging, undertook that part of the building with a saving of $30,000. He gave much of the ornamental work and provided the rest at cost. His aid was also felt in every part of the undertaking. The church is his monument. To the care of these two men is due the perfect condition of the masonry after sixteen years. George Hill made the decoration possible, and left the reflection of his own delicate and devout soul upon the walls. Henry C. Bayne wrought with mar- velous skill and economy in framing and furnishing, refusing all recompense for superintending. • He was satisfied if by his labor he might serve acceptably the " Carpenter of Nazareth." After sixteen years of in- cessant care for the house of God, Henry Bayne has entered into rest, leaving his faithful and modest work among the most honored traditions of the place. P. A. Anner and George Moores gave the window HISTORICAL 7 frames. The burdens of building material, plumb- ing, and transportation were greatly lightened by those who are still with us. Special gifts followed. Among these were the communion furniture, eleven richly decorated windows, the sedilia in the church and chapel, the pulpit, books, tables, the chancel and chapel carpets, — the bronze hinges of the doors, the font, and the offering plates. Even the organ itself, which has added so much to the comfort of troubled souls, and to the inspiration of worship through these many years, was, with its case, a gift. There were also offered manual labor, legal services, and financial credit in times of greatest need. The music fell into kindly hands. One voice will be especially associated with unwavering faith and warmest friendship. Another voice, which else- where had been highly rewarded, was given gladly here through five years of uninterrupted service. These many labors were alike builded into the church and were above all price. The trustees did not have to consider any expenses except for ordinary material. They also knew that a great reserve of financial strength had not yet been called upon. A buyer was ready to take the real estate as soon as an enablement act should have passed the legislature. I n this property also waited reenforce- ments. When, therefore, the 26th day of June, 1873, 8 THE CHURCH OF THE PURITANS the corner-stone was laid, the prospects of the church were as fair as the day itself. Rev. George B. Cheever, D. D., made the address in his peculiarly impressive and graceful way. Rev. M. R. Vincent, D. D., Rev. Charles S. Robinson, D. D., and Rev. Howard Crosby, D. D., gave expression to the most generous sympathy of the presbytery. The sealed box which once rested in the corner- stone at Union Square was placed beside a new box which contained "the short and simple annals of" this church. There were also two volumes by Dr. Cheever and an address to those who should open the box by that much loved man Rev. C. J. Warren, who with two others were the only church members who brought their letters from Union Square to 130th Street. On that afternoon, when the corner-stone was laid, the congregation went out from the shadow which lengthened from the western wall, with undisturbed faith that they would dedicate the church soon, and that too without debt. The financial panic came suddenly. Not a family escaped. Fortunes disappeared. Subscriptions failed. The lots given by the Church of the Puritans, and temporarily mortgaged, were foreclosed. A loss from the original estimates of $48,000 in this property alone was realized. The church buildino- was abandoned. HISTORICAL 9 Winter storms sifted through the bare rafters. The chapel was finished with serious joy. Notwithstanding all discouragements, the congre- gation outgrew the chapel before Spring came. The friends of the parish and, most of all, the creditors, urged the completion of the church in view of the larger income. Then the people settled down with wonderful cheer- fulness to bear new burdens. Luxuries and pleasures alike were laid aside. There were many acts of heroic self-denial. No one thought of seeking assistance or expected that it would ever be needed. It did not seem possible that the business depression could last much longer. These two years of self-sacrifice made Christian character fast. The church was dedicated April 15, 1875, with a funded debt of $60,000 and a floating debt of $20,000. In the sermon of Rev. George R. Cheever, D. D., the prayer of Rev. Philip Schaff, D. D., and the ad- dresses of Rev. Dr. Hall, Dr. Booth, Dr. Conkling, Dr. White, and Dr. Robinson there was a tone of perfect confidence in the ultimate prosperity of the church. The debt was indeed increasing, but so also was the parish. It was a question of holding on and wishing for the day. But the financial storm also held on. The most heroic efforts must have their limit. In the spring of lO THE CHURCH OF THE PURITANS 1878 the end was reached. Foreclosure proceedings were commenced. The Church Extension Committee, the most wise and kind of friends, with the help of the estate of John C. Greene, proposed to pay the funded debt if the parish would take care of all other obligations. The people, so long and heavily burdened, could not give at once $45,000 more. Two patient and wise trustees asked each creditor what, under the circumstances, they wished. Some freely relinquished a third of their claim, some more, some less. The amount needed to satisfy all creditors was $13,000. If this could be raised at once the church would be free of debt. Otherwise the efforts of another church, well under way, would result in taking the property for- ever from the parish. This announcement was made on Sabbath day and a week was given for serious thought. The beauty of the following May Sabbath added a new feeling of hope. The morning service was burdened with suspense. At its close all were invited to the chapel. The benediction was followed by a moment of perfect stillness. Then the entire congre- gation silently entered the adjoining room. One of the trustees, upon whose interview with the creditors the life of the church depended, presided at this meeting with a quiet, intense interest. His perfect calmness was shared by all. The trustee HISTORICAL I I who had been associated with him waited to record the offerines. A statement was made that no sum would be used unless the entire amount, $13,000, could be raised. Yet the first gift was a check for $500, so great was the faith of one who said: "I may end in want, but the church must not." A child's gift of one dollar followed. Then quickly with suppressed tears and beating hearts, offerings were made as the result of so much thought and prayer that not one gift failed to be made good after- ward. There were pledges for children and children's children. One large contribution came by telegraph from abroad. One from precious friends of earlier days who came to help the work that morning. Every one took part as they could. • The experience of that hour cannot be recorded. It cannot be repeated. It cannot be forgotten. The darkness broke. But many men went out from the place like Jacob from Peniel, princes at heart, to carry forever the marks of the struggle. One large-hearted man, then a stranger, but since a trusted officer of the church, came at noon with a great gift. Others heard the story and eagerly took part in the work. The Sabbath-school had but commenced its exer- cises in the afternoon when a little girl brought, in a wooden pail, all her possessions, to the superintend- 12 THE CHURCH OF THE PURITANS ent's table. By a spontaneous movement the school came crowding forward and heaped in little coin $800 upon the table. And thus, by over four hundred separate offerings, the debt ended with the day. The debt was paid. But fearing lest a property so hardly saved should in the future be endangered by another mortgage, and desiring to make forever sure to the denomination the money provided by the Church Extension Committee, a mortgage was given, without interest, to the Presbytery of New York. It was not intended that this should ever be repaid. But in many living streams of benevolence the clouds of mercy which came up upon the church that day are now flowing back again. The debt was paid, yet not a few creditors have had occasion to know that the church recognizes obligations not provided for by law. Doubtless hereafter others will see to it that the precept "owe no man anything," shall have its widest interpretation in the history of this parish. The debt was paid and the impulse was felt in the deeper current of Christian life. From these financial barriers, like mountain streams, the influence of the church went quietly on its widening way. It would not be possible, and it might not be best for a people trained to independent thought, to escape difference of opinion. But every difficulty has served in the interest of a still more united and prosperous HISTORICAL 13 work for Christ. It is a matter of grateful remem- brance that through all festivals which circumstances have made necessary not a single disagreement has disturbed the harmony of the work. In the year 1883, an Easter offering replaced the wooden fence with the present granite coping and iron rail. A new stairway and fire escapes were added to the chapel. Three years later, as more room was required, the galleries were built at a cost of $8000. Other im- provements were made at the same time. The spirit of special giving, which had enriched the church so often and blessed those who took part in it, added the memorial window of the west transept, the pastor's chair, the flower table, sedilia, choir screen, the drapery of the screen and doorways, the stairs on either side the pulpit, and the rich panels in the cen- 14 THE CHURCH OF THE PURITANS ter of the gallery bays. Again a kind, helpful hand was seen in the new organ case, and in the moving of the organ from the west transept. It is a peculiar delight in such memorials to mingle our deepest ex- periences with the service of God. Troubled and weary as well as happy souls, in the association of their individual lives with the kingdom of the com- mon Master, anticipate the perfect worship beyond. From the earliest days the benevolences of the church have been regular and systematic. No press- ure at home has interrupted work for those who are without. A mission school has been supported at Manhattanville, or on Second Avenue. The record of 1884 may serve as an example. In that year the Woman's Society spent $812 in providing work and relief for the poor. The Cemah Club used $1250 in assisting 210 families. The deacons' fund reported a balance of $400 in the treasury. The Sabbath- school, in an average attendance of 288, added to the church offering $600 for missionary purposes, all but nine taking part in the service. In this year also a very busy people spent 13,200 hours as followers of Him "who went about doine orood." As each year has increased the church and parish, so in the matter of benevolence every season yields more fruit than the one from which its life sets forth. The aggregate of giving in this brief history, by small HISTORICAL 15 sums, with self-denial, and without special effort save on one great day, amounts, for its own and for mis- sionary use, to a sum exceeding $400,000. It need not be added that in the decoration of this building, as of the tabernacle of old, which they spoke of as a living thing, the one thought kept carefully in mind is the service of Him who is the sacrifice for us all. It is the spirit which gladly broke the alabaster box. Some may wonder " wherefore this waste," but many more, in unconscious preparation for the solemn events which overtake us all, will rejoice in the opportunity to please that Master, and will be glad that this story of a devout church should go some little distance "throughout the whole world " in honor of His name. " God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love which ye have showed toward His name — in that ye have ministered to the saints and do minister . show the same diligence . unto the end . for God made promise . blessing, I will bless thee, and multiplying, I will multiply thee." iBuilDing^* (Malk about ^lon, ano go roitim about Ijtr ; tfll tl)t totDcr^ tI)C«of, jSiatk ^t tocll l)ct butoarfes, coa^iDcr I)ft: palacr^: tljat pr map tell it to t\)t gtntration foKotuins, Jfor tlji^ <©oO i^ our ton foe coct am cuctt ifc toill ht our guinc turn unto ticatl). Psalm xlviii. IBuilDinj isi a ^lurrt impoijfri^bing* Spanish Pkovekb. 31f tijou cljancf for to finD !a ntto ijou^t to tl)i? minD, 3nQ built tnitljout tljp co^t : "Br gooa to ti)( poor 9^ ©oD gibr^ tl)rr ^torr , ana tljtn mp labour '^ not lo^t. Inscription on church builduig : Bemerton, 1630. LiiiiJiL ,11 , .ijiii iiiiy|in,i, jiiji Mil, w\\\\\ \~"jjjulMui (i. I'l mi a //(///(iffi IN answer to the question, How should a church be built? the reply was made long ago : " So as to give glory to God and exalt men's souls to sanctity." The psalmist is able to "give unto the Lord glory due his name," because he comes with an offering into noble courts, where "Honor and majesty are before Him. Strength and beauty are in his sanct- uary." The royal builder also refused to "offer unto the Lord my God of that which doth cost me nothing." It comes to pass in all times that a meeting place with God, when it represents an earnest spirit, advances from the convenience of a shelter from the weather into the form of an offering, and the word of God is richer and more impressive because wood and stone are " silent voices which speak for God and his salvation." 20 THE CHURCH OF THE PURITANS The early English style of architecture was chosen for these buildings because it expresses a spirit of de- votion, and therefore becomes helpful in worship. In a sparing use of cut stone, in the strong rubble work of the walls, in firm yet graceful arches, in deep hol- lows and bold rounds, as well as in the honesty of pur- pose shown in the use of uniting string courses, windows which let in light, buttresses which support, piers which sustain, and cornices which bind together, it confirms the saying of Coleridge: "A Gothic church is Christianity cut in stone." To this end — the glory of God and the worship of men — worked the architect James W. Pirsson. And the people worked with him, gladly led by his brilliant, devout, and kindly spirit, and esteeming him highly for his work's sake. A neighboring quarry furnished the white marble. It was treated in broken ashlar, because in that form innumerable shadows soften the glare of the sun, and because it affords contrast with the carved work. Like all stone in its native climate it stands well. By reason of easy transportation it served also the demands of economy. In the center of the main building are three porches. Beneath these are the three large doors recessed with slender columns. Above the doors rise three pointed gables. The tympanum of each arch carries the symbol of eternity. On the spring of these arches are plainly BUILDINGS 21 cut three words, reading from left to right: " No man cometh to the Father but by me." "God is our refuge and strength." " He dwelleth with you and shall be in you." Those who enter and he who runs may read in these texts our declaration of faith in the Trinity. The foliated capitals set in the walls from which the outer arches spring, and also the capitals of the two columns of dark polished granite which stand as firmly as Jachin and Boaz in the center, carry the spirit of the words. The saying of Christ rises from "lilies among thorns," and ends in the " passion flower and olive." The central word about the Father rises from the thought of" rest in strife" — the olive amid passion flowers — and is complete in the grapes and wheat. The promise of the Holy Spirit commencing in the suggestion of strength at the communion, " the vine and wheat," is completed in the capital which bears triumphal palms. Beneath the central valleys of these gables are carved on the left a spray of vine and on the right a branch of sturdy oak. The stone finials which surmount these porches and complete the main gable above them are cut into the conventional clover leaf of the thirteenth century. These leaves were associated with piety and safety, because they seemed to fold themselves together in prayer and trust as the sun went down. Within the main gable is a marigold window, rest- 22 THE CHURCH OF THE PURITANS ing Upon a deep sill and surrounded by rich moldings, which in turn are supported by granite columns. The light through this window throws the shadow of a cross by day upon the congregation and by night upon the street. On the left, the heavy moldings of the gable die away into a tower which has a wedge-shaped roof. The two lower stories of this tower serve for vestibules and stairways to the gallery and to the room above. The third floor was intended for a pastor's study. Here the main window is divided by a mullion. It represents in the glass on one side a lamp with the motto for the indoor work, "Thy word is a lamp to my feet," and on the other side a shepherd's crook and a crown with reference to service abroad, " When the chief shepherd shall appear he shall give thee a crown of glory." On the first floor of the tower a door opens into the hall. Across this hall a second door leads to a passageway outside the walls, by which the pastor's room near the pulpit is reached. On the eastern side of the church the main eleva- tion is broken by a lobby, a single story in height, with deep-set lancet windows. This lobby opens toward the East upon the lawn. With the main vesti- bule it forms a corridor sixty-five feet long across the entire front of the building. BUILDINGS 23 In the place usually occupied by a wall, an open screen of ash, filled with glass, like the arcade of Beverly minster, separates the vestibule from the audience-room. This figured and colored glass excludes air and sound, while it gives a pleasant welcome, and forms an easy aecrz liizJer Cialler-y transition from the confusion and brightness of the street to the quiet of the audience-room. The floor of the vestibule is laid with tiles in which the mats are sunk. The ceiling is of natural wood. Within the vestibule, where a single wall supports the main building, the main porch, and the lobby, the corner-stone was placed. It seemed friendly to 24 THE CHURCH OF THE PURITANS shelter it from the weather. Upon its east and west faces of polished granite are cut inscriptions from the old and new Testament, and between them is the Lord's saying :" Behold I lay in Zion . . . a corner- stone." "Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner- stone." " Upon this rock will I build my church." The audience-room has the form of a Roman ba- silica, with the tribune or apse opposite the entrance, and columns dividing the nave from the aisles or "alleys." The clear-story and the roof is broken into a transept, though the side walls beneath are in line with the aisles. The rear or south wall rises gracefully in three lines of arcades, with a diminishing number of arches, the highest supporting the rose window. The northern wall — the chancel — has a single arch. An open, timbered roof rests lightly yet firmly upon brackets, spandrils, and hammer beams. The panels of the roof are decorated in light blue or gilt bronze for the purpose of reflecting the light. The arch above the apse rises from four polished granite columns sixty-five feet above the floor. The ceiling is groined and ornamented withheavy bosses. In the cen- terare the letters I.H.S. The spaces between the mold- ings are treated in deep blue monocrome, with stars. The apse contains the organ and the choir, which the old service book calls " the place where they do BUILDINGS 25 sing." From this elevation, neither far above nor be- hind the congregation, the singing is most effectively led by the choir. The seat of the minister stands on one side in order that he also may by reason of the distance intelligently join in the worship. In front of the rich choir screen is a bench of oak with gothic carving, the memorial of a dear child. The massive pastor's chair, a table for books, a flower table which is also a memorial gift, and the pulpit, furnish the chancel. Above the organ is a rose window having eight openings about the center. In four of these openings are Greek letters arranged like a cross, reminding us of Christ. '' The Beginning," " The End," " Divine," " Risen." In the center of all is the descending dove of the Holy Spirit. It was the gift of one of the youngest members of the parish. Upon the communion platform stand a table and two chairs. The capitals of the shafts upon which " the board " of the table rests are carved into reeds and thorns. The chairs have panels of grapes and wheat. The cornice of the table continually speaks to the worshipers in the words, "Do this in remem- brance of me." The giver of this table is also re- membered in the west aisle window where the lilies forever bloom. It was her single wish that the table should be finished with equal care on all sides 26 THE CHURCH OF THE PURITANS as it was not intended so much to be seen by men as to express " in a small gift a great love for Christ." Scarcely was it finished before she went to meet her Master in the kingdom of God. The marble font beside the table bears on its eight rot2r panels gothic forms. It is made of the same stone of which the church is built. Above the shaft it is wreathed with lotus leaves and flowers, which were most dear to her with whom it is associated. The BUILDINGS 27 words upon the base suggest the use of the font and the spirit of one of the purest, simplest, and most affectionate of God's children : " Of such is the kingdom of heaven." On either side the pulpit, broad stairways lead to the galleries. They are like the chancel itself carpeted in crimson. They unite the congregation above with those who worship on the main floor. By their warmth of color as well as by their use they lend a friendly air to the apse. They would also be a mat- ter of safety in time of danger. The offering plates, with carved borders, represent Gothic leaves folded upon one another as if they had caught the spirit of the giver, and wished to hide the gifts they served. These plates fitly rest upon the communion table. The plates and the table are memorials of a similar devotion. In the organ screen of panel work are two entrances which are hung with deep blue curtains, embroidered with pomegranates, after the manner of the tabernacle. One opening leads into the pastor's room. The other is used by the choir, who enter by the chapel. It is a most pleasant thought that in this apse, or chancel, — as it is called from cancellus, a screen, — everything was provided by the care of some kindly heart. The sacred recollections of thirty families are represented here. 28 THE CHURCH OF THE PURITANS Nor do such associations confine themselves to this place. On the west side of the transept is a sedilia, built by one who, though unknown to this people, loved them well. The light of their loyalty to the common Master lighted his path of suffering into the "rest which remains for the people of God." Above the stairways which rise from the pulpit are figured windows. The group of three windows on the east are, in their subjects, suggestive of the font below, and the room behind them which was intended for little children. They represent the presentation of Christ in the temple, the baptism of Christ, and Christ amone the doctors. The memorial initials are M. G. C, I. H. A., M. L. H. They are the BUILDINGS 29 blessed recollection of two mothers and one "man of God." On the other side of the chancel is the " Tree of life." The day is kindling upon a distant city wall, and upon the hills and fields, but most of all it floods the leaves and fruit of the tree itself Whatever be the weariness of the sky without, in brilliant tones it teaches the lesson of a young life which ripened into rare thouehtfulness and sweetness under the burden and heat of trial here, and then with a benediction passed into the unfading splendor of the paradise of God. The inscription reads : " Blessed are they that . . . have a right to the tree of life and may enter in through the gates into the city." "In memoriam, J. M. R." Within the chancel there are two other windows. The west window sets forth the joyful side of worship with figures of pipes and trumpets, " O come, let us sing unto the Lord." On the east, is the pilgrim's staff and wallet, " My grace is sufiicient for thee." The latter window opens easily into a room where invalids can join in the service, and not be seen as they come or go. It is reached by the towerdoor and upperchapel. Other windows have their special meaning. The rose window in the east transept bears the date of the first Easter in the church, when it was given at the morning offering. THE CHURCH OF THE PURITANS The oreatwest geometrlcwindow carries thelesson, " Let not your heart be troubled," E. H. D. In me- moriam E. H. D. L., "There remaineth a rest." It was given by J. A. Dudley, who, with untiring devotion, lived and labored for the church until he mbls window in ^a^l TrdEsefel". passed into the light where we no more are obliged to "see through a glass darkly." The aisle window nearest the transept is sacred to the memory of J. H. Dwight, whose mantle of love fell on the church in its early days. BUILDINGS 31 Still south in the same aisle, broken by a mullion, is a window resplendent with palms and lilies. It teaches a lesson of faith : " Consider the lilies." It has also, wrought into the design itself, the song of those who bear palms. A triumphant faith distin- guished the life of the accomplished and noble woman who is remembered here. Her courage and her bright spirit were a continual blessing to the church. Her life was a call to service and an example of devotion. Very few have such opportunities of doing good. No one has ever better used them. The window glows as with a memory like that which made holy the burning bush. In the east aisle window the figures of the Marys and the angels at the tomb bring to mind another saint — S.J.C, "In Pace." "The Lord is Risen, Hallelujah." In the apex of this window is the shadow of an iron cross whose mean- ing she knew so well. vV yf/ \\' \\ It was the greatest treasure she possessed, and may possibly have been seen by St. Mark in Egypt. When the church was built galleries were provided for in the elevation of the side walls. These aisle galleries have therefore room to pass under the tran- sept arches and beyond. Between the columns which carry the clear-story they project in bays, ornamented 32 THE CHURCH OF THE PURITANS with Gothic panels. The use of boxes and chairs gives the effect of great comfort. Every seat com- mands a view of the chancel. The clear-story secures a natural and abundant sup- ply of light, all the more pleasing as the congregation faces the north. There cannot from the aisle windows alone be secured a perfect relief from the shadow of the galleries. Artificial light in dark mornings is need- ful in this part of the church. The three rose windows also lend much light, although they are placed too high to disturb the eyes of the worshiper. Whatever of value belongs to masses of sober and pure color relieved by rich diaper patterns in the soffit of the arches and on the chancel walls is carefully secured. No part of the decoration intrudes itself Even the tints of the rolled cathedral glass blend with the general effect of the walls, and altogether give an impression of quiet hospitality. The solid decorations of the audience-room are bosses and brackets, capitals and frieze, numbering over a hundred pieces and weighing many thousand pounds. They are all carved and given by rude but reverent hands, with the mind of early days when men loved to "think God's thoughts after him," in shaping for His house passion flowers and ivy, celery and "lilies of the field." The ventilation of the building is secured by indirect BUILDINGS ^^ supplies of air throug^h five adjoining rooms. The supply of artificial light, for the greater part hidden in the returns of the transepts, and high above the col- umns, is made to aid the current of air. The burners are lighted in sections by electricity and the escape of gas is thus avoided. There are ten doors in the main church and eight generous openings into the street. Not less than a thousand persons can be seated in the audience-room. Yet so harmonious are the pro- portions, so well balanced are the decorations, so sim- ple and evident are the relations of each part of the building to the rest, no one thinks of any cleverness in the construction or of the dimensions of the place. Everything seems near, convenient, dignified, cheer- ful. Alike removed from excitement or wonder or love of controversy, the solemn delight of the psalmist pervades the place. " Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving . . . O come, let us worship and bow down ; let us kneel before the Lord our Maker," A large door under the east gallery stairs opens into the lower chapel. A second door in the east gal- lery leads to the landingby the upper Sabbath-school- room. This door is close by the way which the children throng each Sabbath. It reminds us of the story of a very dear and patient little sufferer who once walked here. It is a memorial door, and on the frame 34 THE CHURCH OF THE PURITANS is carved the promise, "He shall carry the lambs in his arms." H. P. L. From the lawn a deep-set doorway opens into the east vestibule, which shares with the stairway the lower story of the main tower. The capitals of the four granite columns which stand by the entrance repre- sent the foliage of the four quarters of the Holy Land — oak, pomegranate, thorn, and almond. The lower story of the chapel is lighted from the '^^ Street by three windows, whose moldings relieve the outer wall by strong shadows. The wall of the second story retreats and breaks into the roof by a small dor- mer window resting on dwarf columns. From the vestibule of the east tower two doors open into the lower chapel. This room seats about three hundred and fifty. Here for many months the BUILDINGS 35 church worshiped, oppressed with the burden of debt, yet reaHzing by the trouble their strength of endurance. Its chancel has therefore many sacred associations. As this room was intended for evening service, it is only lighted at either end by seven windows. It serves also for the meetings of the Guild and for the smaller children of the Sabbath-school. The ash case in this room is a memorial of that rare worker Mrs. E. H. D. Lyon, and is used for missionary work, to which her life was devoted. The upper chapel is abundantly lighted on the north side by six windows, each twelve feet high. There are four windows on the south side, and a large sky- light in the center of the open timbered roof The subjects of the south windows belong to the Sabbath- school. On one side Eli is teaching Samuel, and beside them the good shepherd carries the lamb. In the center window Mary teaches our Lord. In the right window Timothy is taught by his mother, and the other half of the window represents Christ with children in his arms. The dormer window contains the heads of Cherubs, with a dove. The open roof, by its height, secures comparative silence and perfect ventilation for the Sabbath-school. On the south side a largfe case contains in three sections, the library, a place for water, and a closet. The small room adjoining this upper chapel is used 36 THE CHURCH OF THE PURITANS by a Bible class. From this room an iron stairway- is reached, by which a safe escape is provided in case of fire in the tower. In the upper chapel various services and festivals are held. It serves as a church drawinsf-room. This use of the building has never been a prominent part of church life. In the basement of the church are ample conveniences for closets containing dishes, tables, and chairs. Here also is the range, the gift of a valued friend. BUILDINGS 2)7 One thing remains incomplete — the spire. It seemed better to wait until it could be finished in stone. The tower is carried above the second group of windows. After eighteen years of incessant giving in things temporal and spiritual that most faithful man, Joseph A. Dudley, made provision in his will to assist in building this spire. His spirit rests in many hearts. The devotion which laid broad foundations and watched with delight the stones rise, "line upon line," above stained glass and sober roof, above the stretch of solid wall and shadow of slender buttress, will not be satisfied until the finial crowns the slender spire nine score feet above the lawn, and all the people joyfully repeat the word: " Unto Thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. Lord, I have loved the habitation of thine house, and the place where thine honor dwelleth. " aiDminijstration* 9rt not tJjint otoii «fo proprr, a^ to tnajstc "Eliwclf upon tl)p l3trtur;5, ti)rp on tJjcir, ^ta^tn iiot]^ toiti) U5i a^ trc tuitlj torcljf^ Do ; /i3ot ligljt tl)tm for tl)f m^r lur^ : for if our )jirtuf;s DiD not go forti) of ujs, 't tocrc all alifee ajs if luc IjaO tijcm not. "Spirits ate not find? toucIjcD ^Ut to finU i3;SUCj8» Measure for Measure. <©ool) i5 no goofl but if it he 3Pfnfl, (Sou giljtti) gooD for none otitet tnn. Spenser. Wi)tte $Wl c^aritg bt founD? 3In t]^c foot^ print of onr boiinli on tnorft^ of cljaritp anQ fairt) ; in t\)C merciful spirit; in lipjs tliat nXvcU lotoinglp on tijat toljidj tl)c great %cati)tt Ijatlj taugijt u^ to aDore, Singhalese-Buddhist. OFFICERS. PASTOR. Rev. Edward L. Clark, D. D. . 29 West 130th Street. RULING ELDERS. R. T. B. EASroN 223 West 128th Street. P. S. Ely 40 West 126th Street. F. A. Erwin 259 West 1 28th Street. W. H. Paine 107 West I22d Street. T. J. Rush 700 East 134th Street. A. S. Walker 157 West i22d Street. DEACONS. J. B. Carss 17 East 133d Street. D. S. Wendell 128 East 128th Street. Frederick E. Dickenson. . 286 St. Nicholas Avenue. SUPERINTENDENT OF SABBATH-SCHOOL. T. H. Baldwin 128 West i32d Street. TRUSTEES. J. D. Platt 311 Lenox Avenue. T. H. Baldwin 221 West i32d Street. Jas. H. Beals, Jr 36 West 130th Street. Charles W. Dayton 9 West 128th Street. J. E. Dow 2290 Seventh Avenue. J. A. Hamilton 319 East 124th Street. William C. Holbrook 10 West 130th Street. C. W. Wells 2203 Sixth Avenue. W. I. Van Dolsen 122 West 130th Street. MUSICAL DIRECTOR. Albert J. Holden 109 East 103d Street. 41 42 THE CHURCH OF THE PURITANS The Church of the Puritans belongs to the Pres- bytery of the city of New York. A Presbytery is composed of all the ministers and one rulinof elder from each church within its bounds. At its regular meetings it considers appeals from ses- sions, examines, ordains, installs candidates for the Holy Ministry, receives new members, and attends to any other business which concerns the peace or prosperity of so much of the Kingdom of Christ as is entrusted to its care. A Synod represents a group of Presbyteries. The General Assembly meets once each year. All business sent up from the Presbyteries through the Synods passes in review. This is the highest judi- catory of the Presbyterian Church in matters affect- ing doctrine or discipline. The Book of Discipline is published by order of the General Assembly as the constitution which regulates these various bodies, including the local sessions. This book contains The Confession of Faith, the Catechisms, and the Directory for the Worship of God. Its opening declaration, first published in 1788, expresses the " unanimous opinion " of the Presby- terian Church : " God alone is Lord of the conscience, and hath left it free from the doctrines and com- mandments of men, which are in anything contrary ADMINISTRATION 43 to His word or beside it in matters of faith or worship," "Therefore," continues our present Book of Discipline, "they consider the rights of private judgment in all matters that respect religion as universal and unalienable." In such a spirit the word discipline is restored to its meaning of discipleship to Him whose word shall make us *' free indeed." It would be well to keep also the word presbyterian in its scriptural use, and re- member that St. Paul urges Timothy to make the largest use of the liberty which comes with the gift of prophecy, but to use it in the order of that church discipline which is suggested by " the laying on of the hands of the presbytery." ELDERS. In the Presbyterian Form of Government, Chap- ter v., it is said, " Ruling elders are properly the representatives of the people, chosen by them for the purpose of exercising government and discipline in connection with pastors or ministers." In usage these officers are often distinguished as Ruling Elders from the minister, who is a Preaching Elder. The body of elders is known as a Session. They direct religious services, including the Sabbath-school, together with all matters pertaining to the spiritual interests of the parish. They preside also at the 44 THE CHURCH OF THE PURITANS annual meeting for business. They distribute the elements on sacramental occasions. They admit members to the church. They keep the records of the church. They are the trusted counsel of the pastor. They are in the labors of the church, "the bond of perfectness." Col. iii, 14. At present the number of elders is six, serving in three groups for three years. It is understood and desired that the office should be, in fact, perpetual. Yet the system of reelection gracefully provides for any changes in this office which may seem necessary. By the Form of Government, Chap. XIII., p. 2, male members in full communion in the church in which they are to exercise their office are eligible to become elders. All communicants are expected to take part in the election. After a nomination by the session, anyone may present a name for such election. DEACONS. The deacons have the care of the Lord's table, and the sacramental offering for the Lord's poor. The by-laws of the church provide for three deacons, whose election occurs at the same time and manner with the elders. The form of ordination for both offices is similar, and both are required to subscribe to the Westminster Catechism, as embodying the substance of doctrine taught in the scriptures. The Church as it was dedicated, 1875. ADMINISTRATION 45 TRUSTEES. The trustees are legal representatives of the parish in the collection and disbursement of income and in the care of the buildings. The parish looks to them for lead in all financial movements, and has loyally supported them in every crisis of its history. Three trustees are elected yearly for a term of three years. Anyone who has contributed to the support of the society according to the usage and custom thereof for one year, if they be of full age, are entitled to vote at such elections. It would seem from the difficult and often perplex- ing nature of the work, not less than the fact that it is a "labor of love," that every member of the parish is under special obligation to assist in all such elections and keep himself informed of the work accomplished. Such interest from all who care for the dignity and prosperity of the church is indispensable. SABBATH-SCHOOL. Officers of the Sabbath-school are elected subject to the approval of the session. All expenses of the school are met by the trustees. The offerings are devoted entirely to missionary purposes. The members of the school are not rewarded for attendance in any way. At Christmas an entertain- ment expresses the deep regard of the parish for the 46 THE CHURCH OF THE PURITANS school, but the presents provided are brought by the children for the poor and sick. Whether the special interest of that evening is a model of the Mayflower, fully rigged, manned, and setting sail, or the festivities of an English Christmas-tree, or a Christmas proces- sion, the cargo of the one, the fruit of the second, and the lading of the third consists in gifts for poor children. This form of keeping holidays has com- mended itself so much to the parish, that at the last festival thirty-seven bushels of " things new and old " were sent about doing good. Evidently the young people keep no small part of the pleasure they give. The word in this way of self-denial for Christ's sake gives proof of its power in the ministry of love. THE PARISH. Those who wish to make the church widely and thoroughly useful should remember how dependent the officers are upon them for information of any in the congregation who are sick or needy. They are glad at all times to serve those who may not be in any other parish. Every believer has as truly a call to take part in these various services as the officers themselves. The usefulness of those who lead must be measured by the support of those who follow. This is as necessary now as it was in the day when the apostle wrote to Thessalonians: "Ye became follow- ers of us and of the Lord, having received the word in ADMINISTRATION 47 much affliction with joy in the Holy Ghost — examples to all — to serve the living and true God." Among the lessons of the past nothing has been more clear than the wisdom of leaving the necessities of the church to the generous and earnest considera- tion of the people. Because, with scarcely an excep- tion, abundant and constant assistance has come without solicitation, those who could not give have been saved embarrassment, and those who had the means to give have enjoyed the rich blessing of a spontaneous offering. The attitude of the church has always been, "We seek not yours, but you." There are, however, constant inquiries which always follow successful and happy labors. What more can we do? What is needed to enlarge the usefulness of the church? In what way could my means be wisely invested " in His name"? To these it may be said: 1. A fund would be of great value, which should be held in trust for the care and improvement of the building. 2. It would be a kindly service to endow free pews. 3. The Session have need of an income for continued use in lines of which the regular chari- ties cannot take notice. In the administration of relig- ious affairs such relief would be a perennial blessing. 4. The friendly services of some judicious woman employed by the church would multiply greatly the 48 THE CHURCH OF THE PURITANS light and comfort we are so anxious to extend to the poor and sick. 5. A Puritan House should be hired or bought in some one of the many neglected neighborhoods near us. In such a house the Helping Hand would have a depository of food, medicine, and clothes to give or lend. Here also they would on Thursdays "enter- tain strangers." On Sabbath the children could be taught the Scriptures, and on week-days useful trades and industries. A day nursery could care for the health and comfort of little people, and thus allow their industrious parents to earn a living, and at the same time the children would be trained for a greater economy and better self-support than otherwise they could obtain in the struggle for life. When the sun goes down, a library, a bright reading room, plain talks, and healthful entertainments might lay hands of healing on many young souls who now roam the streets without help in "divers diseases" of mind and body. What a meeting-house would this be- come — a Bethel — to wanderers! It would be full of ministering spirits, ascending and descending from homes of comfort and intelligence! What a relief in sorrow would earnest workers find here, as they seek new spheres for the dear toil they have bestowed on souls now with the cloud of witnesses ! What a noble memorial of some kindly life would such a cen- ADMINISTRATION 49 ter of Christian industry remain ! "Their works do follow them." BENEVOLENCES. The Puritan Association is composed of all the officers and one delegate from each society in the parish. This council harmonizes appointments and labors, keeps every part of the line informed of what- ever aggressive work is undertaken, and insures both sympathy and assistance where it is needed. The pastor presides at its meetings. The Puritan Guild is both housekeeper and hostess in the church. In furnishing or refitting it has been of in valuable help to the trustees. It watches over the hospitalities of the parish with such success that the receptions are thronged by those who desire to be friendly. At every meeting missionary work is pre- pared, distributed, returned, and information from various fields is given. The Guild welcomes and makes the way easy for those who have a mind to serve. Its treasury is sup- plied by small weekly gifts. The Helping Hand devotes itself to the welfare of poor and deserving women. At the weekly meeting after devotional services, these groups of women are taught how to sew, to be tidy, to be thrifty, to buy, 50 THE CHURCH OF THE PURITANS to cook, to keep well, to respect themselves, and to know Him who both fed the multitude and also led them into the Kingdom of Heaven. The time spent by these women in sewing is paid for in garments or in provisions. If they are sick they are cared for. In summer they are sent into the coun- try. At Thanksgiving an abundant dinner is given them to be used at home. In the holidays they dine together in the chapel. In many ways they are made to feel the touch of that divine nature, that kindness which makes the whole world akin. Envelopes for regular assistance to this noble char- ity are supplied to those who desire them. Thank- offerings and memorial gifts help on the work. Yet opportunities for a wise use of far greater resources than are now within reach are constantly in view. "The poor ye have always with you." The Young People's Association keeps informed of the work of the church by written reports, which are read at each meeting. One committee attends to the prayer meeting. Another looks after new members. A third provides the flowers which lend their graceful lesson to the Sabbath service, and then are distributed among the sick in the evening. This committee also provides for the decorations of Easter and Christmas. A fourth committee reports the work of the mission- The Church Interior, enlarged, ADMINISTRATION 51 ary branch, a devoted company of young ladies who give one afternoon in each week to a careful study of missionary fields, with practical labor and offerings — "full of good works and alms-deeds." The wide- spread interest and pleasure manifest in this gathering shows how an intelligent, quiet, and earnest devotion is appreciated. No work could be at once more use- ful or promising. The privilege of mem oership is free to all young ladies. A fifth committee makes record of the Puritan Chorus, which does thorough work, led and inspired by the musical director of the church. The Chorus is of great value both to those who enjoy 52 THE CHURCH OF THE PURITANS its instruction and to those whom it leads in the wor- ship of festival days. It has greatly endeared itself to all the parish. The Comfort and Charity Club is composed of girls who sew and plan and become acquainted with the best ways of doing good, and of boys who turn out carpenters' work and learn the art of wood carving. Their special aim is the care of needy children at home and abroad. They are constantly on foot among hospitals, mission-schools, and homes for the destitute. The club is very prosperous. It has earned several hundred dollars this year. It is dis- tinguished by having always a balance in the treasury. The Little Puritans meet every week with the utmost regularity and devotion to business. Their work is among the nurseries of the City Missions. These societies, composed of nearly three hundred members, form a system by which every good impulse commencing in childhood is trained into steady and thoughtful habits of Christian labor. All are made to enjoy the special work committed to them, and this spirit is carried on into the next society to which new experiences and duties may lead. Meanwhile, as ADMINISTRATION 53 they go "from strength to strength," they are kept near the church. It is earnestly desired that the active sympathy of the entire church may insure the continued activity and growth of these societies. They will be of the greatest value to every one so long as this interest " is not strained," but comes graciously from the life of a public sentiment " twice blessed. It blesseth him that gives and him that takes." From a social point of view it would seem that the most permanent and enjoyable friendships have taken root in a common labor for Christ. In the days of trial such fellowship has been a source of inexhaustible strength and comfort. It is hoped that in all coming church life pleasure in every form will be, not the motive, but the result of devotion to Christ and his brethren. APPOINTMENTS. Morning worship is held at ii a. m. throughout the year. The time of evening worship is 7.30 p. m. during the winter, and 7.45 during the summer. Sabbath-school meets at 3 p. m. in both Chapel and Church. Preparatory Lecture occurs on Wednesday evening preceding Communion. 54 THE CHURCH OF THE PURITANS The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper is adminis- tered on the first Sabbath mornings in February, April, June, October, and December, at the close of the regular service. A Devotional Service is held every Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. The Young People's Service of Praise occurs a half-hour before Sabbath evening worship. Also on Saturday evening before Communion. The Session meets on Tuesday evening preceding the Communion, at the house of the pastor. It holds frequent consultations, as circumstances may direct. Letters to the Church may be given to the pastor at any time. The only formality of receiving letters is the reading of names at the Communion. Letters of Dismission are granted by the Session at their reg- ular meetinof- It is to be desired, in the interest of order and good fellowship, that the custom of taking letters to other Churches on removal and bringringf letters from other Churches to this Church, even though the time of new residence be uncertain, should be ob- served. No influence can safely be overlooked which concerns the spirit of our work and worship. The time for the Baptism of Children is at the opening of the morning service on the Sabbath fol- lowing Communion. It may, however, take place at other times as circumstances determine. ADMINISTRATION 55 "Although it is proper that Baptism be adminis- tered in the presence of the Congregation, yet there may be cases when it will be expedient to administer this ordinance in private houses; of which the min- ister is to be the judge." Directory for Worship, ch. vii., § V. The Puritan Guild meets on the first Wednesday afternoon of each month, at 3 o'clock, in the Chapel. The Helping Hand receives its friends on Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock, in Temperance Hall, Lexing- ton Avenue, near 125th street. The Young People's Association meets on the third Thursday evening of each month in the Chapel. The Missionary Branch holds a weekly session on Monday afternoon, at 50 West 130th Street. The Puritan Chorus rehearsals follow the Wednes- day evening service. The girls of the Comfort and Charity Club may be found at 29 West 130th Street, at 4 o'clock on Fri- day afternoon. The boys meet at the same place Saturday morning at 8.30, and Saturday evening at 7 o'clock. The Little Puritans meet at 50 West 130th Street on Tuesday at half-past three o'clock. Public Offerings are infrequent. On the second Sabbath of the month a General Offering is received, which is divided among the Home and Foreign Mis- sionary, Educational, Freedmen, and other Boards 56 THE CHURCH OF THE PURITANS according to the direction of the General Assembly. In this way greater regularity in giving is secured, and the offertory becomes an act of worship rather than an impulse. At the Lord's Table an Offering is received for the poor of the Church. This has always been abundant. In order to provide for the constant wants of the building, and still more in the interests of that grace- ful and indispensable hospitality of free pews, a weekly giving by envelopes is commended. There are many who love to give more than their pews represent, in order to " bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ." To others it may be the only way of contributing to the support of the Church. To the children it becomes the first step of an interest which will at length bring them to the offering of themselves in consecration to Him who reminds us, " Freely yc have received, freely give." As the amount contributed (week by week through envelopes) is known only to the treasurer of this fund, no form of benevolence is more full of a spirit dear to Him of whom the Lord says, "Thy father which seeth in secret, himself shall reward thee openly." That the blessing may be complete, every one, but most of all the children, need to make these "alms in secret" with self-denial. The apostle has given order, " Concerning the collection, . . . upon the ADMINISTRATION 57 first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store as God hath prospered him." The Annual Parish Meeting is held in November. The Annual Meeting of the Church is held in February. In some of these lines every one may find rich reward in the use of his peculiar gifts. Let no one forget that in a kind manner, a steady attendance, and earnest purpose he may bring far more prosperity to the Church than money can represent. The kingdom of Christ comes not by many wise, or great, or dis- tinguished services. " Ye see your calling, brethren." " Of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom." If any man lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth freely ; and receiving, let him communicate unto others. fa/\/ed l5oss oc Hood rlouUii?^ \x/&^\ Tr'iA t? s e [? I V/12 A w i^ember^l^ip* IBUm'o he &ou, toljo Ijatlj ^ct up ^o manp elf ar lamp^ in iji^ cfyivtl) i ana bU';s^fD ht tijc memor? of tljooir, i^ijS faitljfiil 5fri)ant5, tnljo Ijatt If ft tljtir liiJt^ ana Ijatif tpillingplp tna^tfO tljfm^clDW into tl)t3C cnaurins monumtnt^ to giiJt UsU to ot^fr^;. Bishop Hall. 3Df ®ion it ^Ijall he ^aia, K^ji^ anii tl)at man tca^ born in ^f r : anD tijf i^igi^f^t ^imsf If si)aU f^taili^I) Ijer. "Etif lom ;sl)all count, tDl)fn !)f focitftifj up ti^c People, ttiat tiji^ man ioag liorn tlifrf. Psalm lxxxvil MEMBERS are received into the Church by the Session. This usually occurs after personal con- ference with the Session. But the Session may also, for special reasons, receive those who have seen only the pastor. Those who come for the first time to the Communion are at the Lord's Table informally wel- comed by the pastor. The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper is not infrequently administered to the sick in their own home. The condition of membership is not the same for officers and other communicants. The former are expected to have a more formal outline of belief The latter, among whom many children are expected to appear, have only to give evidence of trust in Christ as their Divine Saviour. All may come to the Com- munion who endeavor to obey these commands, ** Follow me," " Do this in remembrance of me." Attention is especially called to the Directory of Worship in the Presbyterian Book of Discipline, Chap. IX., Sec. i : * "Children, born within the pale of the visible Church, and dedicated to God in baptism, are under the inspection and government of the Church ; and are to be taught to read and 62 THE CHURCH OF THE PURITANS repeat the Catechism, the Apostle's Creed, and the Lord's Prayer. They are to be taught to pray, to abhor sin, to fear God, and to obey the Lord Jesus Christ. And when they come to years of discretion, if they be free from scan- dal, appear sober and steady, and to have sufficient knowl- edge to discern the Lord's body, they ought to be informed it is their duty and their privilege to come to the Lord's Supper," What the Session understands by the expression "knowledge to discern the Lord's body," is such a view of Christ as may lead them to say, " He loved me and gave himself for me." Then, as daily bread makes them strong, so the word and life of Christ continually received, "in an honest and good heart," will "bring forth fruit with patience." In their coming and remaining, in worship and ser- vice, it is expected that every line of life may meet in one thought, Jesus Christ the Saviour of men. ill'' uW'^'Bi^ iliiPiM, "S^u — qirr zin 64 THE CHURCH OF THE PURITANS ORIGINAL MEMBERS. Abbreviations. — D, Dismissed ; * Deceased. Angell, Carrie E Anner, Peter A * 1 875 Anner, Margaret Anner, Mary Augusta * 1 884 Anner, William S * 1873 Anner, Katherine F * 1880 Bos, Josephine * 1888 Brewster, John H - d 1877 Burnett, William d 1882 Carman, William S d 1876 Carman, Sarah A d 1876 Carman, Maria A d 1876 Cooper, Sarah E Cooper, Frank A * 1876 Dimon, David F d 1879 Dudley, Joseph A * 1883 Dudley, Eliza H * 1879 Dye, Larue C. * 1877 Dye, Margaret H Earle, Fanny E d 1880 Gardner, George H Gardner, Elizabeth E Hamilton, Martha Hawes, Euphenia a D 1878 Jenkins, Annetta d 1884 Jenkins, Fannie d 1884 Kline, George P * 1878 Kline, Jane Leggett, Edward H Leggett, William d 1876 MEMBERSHIP 65 Maver, George Miller, Silas W d 1878 Miller, Charlotte S d 1878 Mills, Eliza Freeborn Moore, Elizabeth C Moore, Susan A Moore, Ellen Moore, Louisa Oakley, Clarence E d 1875 Oakley, Anna L d 1875 Oakley, Kate A * 1873 PuRCELL, Martha * 1886 Purcell, Hannah Purcell, Jane Randall, S. Augusta d 1875 Rawson, Mattie H frorrz 66 THE CHURCH OF THE PURITANS MEMBERS RECEIVED AND REMOVED. L, Received by Letter; S, Received by Session; D, Dismissed; * Deceased. Abbott, Josephine l 1873 .... d 1875 Atwater, William l 1874 * 1882 Atwa^ter, Elizabeth H l 1874 .... * i88r Alden, Helen W s 1881 .... d 1887 Baird, Caroline E l Baldwin, Lucie E l Banks, David l Banks, Frances L l Banks, Shepard s Barbour, W. H l Barbour, R. G l Bayne, Henry s Beach, Arthur l Bedford, Wendover P l Bedford, Cornelia V. O l Bedford, Cornelia C l Bell, Charles l Bell, Angeline l Bell, Harriet N l Bell, Grace H l Bell, Stella A l Bronson, Henry T l Bronson, Ellen P l BucHAN, James l Buxton, Charles F l Buxton, Sarah Richard l Buxton, Charlotte F s 1876 1884 1879 1879 1876 1873 1873 1872 1885 1878 1884 1884 1884 1884 1884 1881 1881 1881 1879 1879 D 1883 D 1887 D 1887 D 1887 D 1887 D 1887 D 1887 * 1888 D 1887 D 1884 D 1884 D 1884 D 1885 D 1885 D 1885 D 1885 D 1885 D 1883 D 1883 * 1887 D 1885 D 1885 D 1881; MEMBERSHIP 67 Campbell, Marie l 1874 Camp, Anna Josephine l 1872 Carman, William Banks s 1873 Carr, D. C L 1877 Castle, Samuel A l 1883 Chapin, Gardener S l 1877 Chapin, Elizabeth W l 1877 Chapin, Annie L l 1877 Chapin, Frank H l 1877 Chapin, Charlotte E s 1887 Chapin, Maggie l 1877 Clark, Samuel J l 1873 Clark, Sarah J l 1873 Conger, Mrs. W. E. M l 1886 Conger, Sadie E l 1886 Cook, Eliza s 1880 Cooper, Cornelia s 1873 Cramer, Ursula S s 1880 Crosby, William B l 1882 Daly, Charity l 1885 Dennis, Holmes V. M s 1876 Dennis, Mrs. H. V s 1876 DODD, S. C. T L 1882 Dodd, Sarah B l 1882 Dodd, Mary E l 1882 Dodd, Fred G s 1883 Dudley, William B s 1873 Dunham, Mary H l 1874 Dunne, Annie C s 1875 Dunning, Elizabeth l 1874 Dusenbury, Bessie s 1885 Earle, Margaret s 1874 ... D 1882 ... D 1880 . . D 1876 D 1883 ... * 1887 D 1879 ... D 1879 ... D 1879 ... D 1879 D 1879 ... D 1879 D 1885 D 1885 D 1887 . . . . D 1887 .. * 1881 . . . . D 1888 . * 1881 . . . D 1886 ... * 1887 ... D 1878 D 1878 D 1885 . . D 1885 D 1885 . . D 1885 ... D 1887 ... * 1879 . D 1886 . D 1886 . . D 1887 D 1880 68 THE CHURCH OF THE PURITANS Easton, Robert Janes s 1886 . . d 1887 Elton, C. Clark s 1879 d 1880 Elwell, Cornelius L l 1887 ... * 1887 Felter, L L 1884 .... D 1887 Ferris, Frank A l 1879 . .. d 1886 Ferris, Mary A l 1879 .... d 1886 Ferris, Helen s 1881 d 1886 Ferris, Jennie s 1881 d 1886 Ferris, Walter R s 1882 d 1886 Ferris, Belle s 1882 d 1886 Ferris, Susan l 1877 .... * 1879 FiSK, Harvey Edward l 1879 .... d 1886 FiSK, Mary L l 1879 d 1886 FiSK, Charles J l 1880 .... d 1887 FiSK, LiLLIE R L 1880 .... D 1887 GiLSON, Emma l 1877 D 1888 GiLSON, Elizabeth F s 1878 d 1888 GiLSON, Walter s 1883 d 1888 GiLSON, William H s 1883 d 1888 Goodale, Samuel B l 1874 d 1881 Goodale, Josephine C l 1874 .... d 1881 Grant, Jennie Porter l 1887 .... d 1888 Grey, Jane F s 1878 * 1879 Griffiths, Kate l 1878 .... d 1882 Griffiths, Margaret l 1873 .... d 1875 Hallock, Edward H l 1873 .... d 1877 Hallock, Mary E l 1873 .... d 1877 HallocK; Edgar Sherwood s 1875 .... d 1877 Hallock, Anna Louisa s 1875 .... d 1877 Hance, Isaac A l 1874 .... d 1877 Hance, Louisa A l 1874 .... d 1877 MEMBERSHIP 69 Hand, Eugene S l 1880 Hand, Mary l 1880 Harris, M. Edward s 1886 Hastings, George S l 1877 Hastings, Harriet M l 1877 Hill, George l 1874 Holt, Joseph S l 1875 Holt, Lucy A l 1875 Jackson, Henry M l 1873 Jackson, Inez B s 1873 Jardine, Edward l 1873 jARvis, Oliver A l 1881 Johnson, Henrietta W l 1873 Johnson, Charles O l 1883 Johnson, S. I l 1883 Kennedy, William l 1876 Ketchum, Alexander P l 1879 Ketchum, Clara D l 1879 Ketchum, Lillian D s 1885 KiLPATRicK, Samuel l 1883 Kilpatrick, Betty J l 1883 KiLPATRicK, Helen l 1883 Kilpatrick, Mary F l 1883 Lathrop, Asa S l 1878 Lestrade, Mary C l 1874 Lestrade, Francis W l 1874 Lewis, Elizabeth M l 1877 Lyon, William S l 1872 Lyttle, Eugene D l 1882 Mann, Edward C l 1875 . D 1882 D 1882 * 1886 D 1880 D 1880 * 1879 D 1885 .... D 1885 D 1883 * 1879 D 1875 * 1885 D 1884 D 1887 D 1887 * 1877 D 1886 D 1886 D 1886 D 1885 D 1885 D 1885 D 1885 * 1880 D 1886 D 1886 D 1880 D 1885 D 1884 D 1879 70 THE CHURCH OF THE PURITANS Manson, Clara Houghton l 1885 Marvin, Frederick R l 1875 Marvin, Persis A s 1877 Marvin, Samuel W l 1879 Marvin, Susan D l 1879 Maxwell, Alexander l 1872 Maxwell, Charles M s 1872 McElhenney, Jane W l 1883 McElhenney, Sarah A l 1883 McElhenney, Rebecca l 1883 McElhenney, Margaret l 1883 McElhenney, Agnes l 1883 Merwin, Berkeley R l 1882 Merwin, Florence R l 1882 MoTT, Sarah M l 1881 Oakley, Anna l 1872 Oakley, Ruth l 1872 Olliffe, William M s 1885 Palmer, William K l 1876 Paret, Esther Elizabeth l 1879 Paret, Anna Pamly s 1882 Paret, Caroline E s 1882 Paret, Annie Elizabeth l 1882 Patters, Emily s 1874 Patterson, Sarah l 1876 Patterson, George T., Jr. l 1876 Patterson, Emma L l 1876 Patterson, Ruby s 1885 Peet, Louisa P l 1877 Pickford, Salina s 1873 Pirnie, Ann l 1876 PoiLLON, Mary G L 1882 * 1887 D 1887 D 1881 D 1887 D 1887 * 1880 D 1876 D 1885 D 1885 D 1885 D 1885 D 1885 D 1887 D 1887 D 1887 D 1872 D 1874 D 1881 D 1888 D 1888 D 1888 D 1888 * 1886 * 1877 D 1887 D 1887 D 1887 D 1883 * 1880 * 1887 D 188^ MEMBERSHIP 71 PoiLLON, Mary E ■ l 1 882 PoiLLON, Ida C l 1882 Proudfoot, Augusta s 1887 Renwick, William C l 1873 Renwick, Harriet McD l 1873 Richards, Sarah M l 1879 RoAHR, Cecilia l 1875 RoAHR, Bella s 1880 Roahr, Minnie s 1880 Roberts, Robert M s 1878 Roberts, Caroline J s 1875 Roberts, Hattie W l 1878 Roberts, Ella W s 1878 Ross, Samuel P l 1880 Ross, Lutherea l 1880 Rush, Cordelia l 1877 Rush, Anna L l 1877 Sayre, Sarah Lucretia l 1879 Schenck, Minnie F l 1880 Saxe, Marion s 1882 Sears, Gertrude C s 1 878 Shekelton, William N l 1884 Shepard, Sarah R l 1875 Smith, Tryphenia N l 1879 Smith, Wesley l 1887 Smith, Mrs. Wesley l 1887 Smith, Abel H l 1873 Smith, Elizabeth l 1873 Solomon, Eliza Rogers l 1880 Solomon, Ella Louisa l 1880 Solomon, Florence Harvey l 1880 Sprague, Susan A l 1874 d 1} D li 1887 D 1884 * 1877 * 1882 D 1884 D 1884 D 1884 * 1880 * 1875 D 1887 D 1887 * 1887 D 1883 .. . . D 1885 D 1887 . . . . * 1880 . .. * 1885 . .. . D 1886 D 1884 * 1886 * 1878 * 1883 . D 1888 . D 1888 . D 1881 D 1881 . D 1884 . D 1884 D 1884 D 1876 72 THE CHURCH OF THE PURITANS Stanton, Kate C l 1878 Stevens, Jane l 1875 Stevens, Jennie l 1875 Stevens, George Alexander l 1875 St. John, Phebe l 1875 Storrs, Aaron P l 1875 Storrs, Louisa P l 1875 Strahan, Agnes l 1880 Streeter, R. M L 1873 Streeter, Hattie D l 1873 Strong, Henry T l 1873 Strong, Mary C l 1873 Taylor, Grace A l 1877 Treffenberg, Emily'C s 1885 Treffenberg, Emily N s 1885 Treffenberg, Louisa W s 1885 Treharne, Caroline l 1876 Truax, Nancy Stone l 1874 Truax, John G l 1877 Turner, Mrs. J l 1886 Vancott, Theodore S s 1876 Vancott, Roselle C s 1877 Van Doren, Helen Wynkoop l 1885 Warren, Rev. J. C l 1875 Warren, Sarah S l 1876 Waterbury, Harriet l 1884 White, Charles B l 1880 White, Mrs. Charles B s 1880 Willis, Harriet l 1878 Wood, Edward A l 1886 Wood, Nancy E. C l 1886 1881 . . . . D 1878 . . . . D 1878 . . . . D 1878 * 1877 . . . . D 1876 . . . D 1876 * 1885 . . . . D 1876 . . . D 1876 * 1876 . . D 1884 . . . . D 1881 . . . . D 1887 . . . . D 1887 . . . . D 1887 . . . . D 1880 * 1886 . . . . D 1885 * 1887 D 1882 . . . . D 1881 . . . . D 1888 * 1883 . . . . D 1879 * 1888 . . . . D 1884 . . . . D 1884 * 1887 D 1887 ... D 1887 MEMBERSHIP '] -i^ Woodward, John W l 1881 .... d 1886 Woodward, Mary T l 1881 . . . d 1886 Wright, Margaret S s 1880 .... d 1887 PRESENT MEMBERS. February, 1889. L, Received by Letter ; S, Received by Session. Alling, Emma H l 1888 Anderson, Annie l 1875 Anderson, Fannie R s 1876 Anderson, Helen W s 1876 Anderson, Lydia ... l 1875 Anderson, Elizabeth l 1888 Anderson, Ada Isabei l 1888 Anderson, Kate M l 1888 Anderson, Lillian Moffat l 1888 Angell, Carrie E l 1872 Anner, James H s 1877 Anner, Alice s 1877 Anner, Margaret l 1872 Atwater, Elizabeth l 1874 Atwater, Laura A s 1875 Atwater, William E s 1875 Acton, John Whittaker l 1889 Acton, Carrie H l 1889 Bailey, Daniel Drew s 1887 Bailey, Ella s 1882 Bailey, Florence s 1887 Baker, Boman C l 1888 Baker, Edwin M l 1888 74' THE CHURCH OF THE PURITANS Baldwin, Truman H l 1884 Baldwin, Caroline H l 1884 Baldwin, Lesa L. Sage l 1884 Banning, Herbert A l 1883 Banning, Viola H. S s 1883 Barnes, Sarah C l 1887 Barrett, Angeline M l 1887 Barrett, Blanche Addie s 1887 Barrett, Frank B s 1888 Bayne, Jane D s 188 1 Beach, Joshua M l 1880 Beach, Carrie K l 1880 Beach, Grace B l 1880 Beach, Elizabeth S l 1880 Beach, Sarah E l 1880 Beach, Maurice J s 1880 Beals, James Henry, Jr s 1886 Beals, Mary Francis s 1886 Beals, Annie Read s 1886 Black, A. Stewart l 1880 Black, Ann E l 1880 Black, Annie Acherson s 1882 Black, Margaret l 1880 Black, Reed Fulton s 1882 Black, Wallace l 1880 Blanchard, Addie Lefferts l 1882 Blaisdell, James H l 1872 Blaisdell, Helen M ■. . l 1872 Bogart, James l 1883 Bogart, Mary l 1883 Bos, John l 1872 Boyce, Harriet l 1883 Brockway, William Joseph l 1889 Brockway, Addie B l 1888 MEMBERSHIP 75 Brown, Alexander s 1881 BucHAN, Rachel l 1881 BucHAN, Sarah l 188 1 BucHAN, Annie l 1881 BucHAN, Daisy s jggg Burdell, Emeline L L 1883 Burke, William E s 1876 Burke, Amelia Augusta l 1876 Cable, Cornelia Rowland l 1873 Camps, Francis l 1872 Carss, John l 1883 Carss, Marian l 1883 Carss, John B l 1883 Carss, Mary C l 1883 Carss, Harriet s jggg Carss, Elizabeth s 1887 Carington, Eliza M l 1885 Castle, Mary A l 1883 Clark, Elton C s 1884 Clark, Harrie E l 1885 Clark, Julia S l 1884 Clark, Stephen S l 1884 Clark, Susan Lord l 1872 Clark, Susan Grafton l 1872 Clark, Maud Mary l 1885 Clark, Mary s 1888 Colwell, W. H L 1885 Colwell, Carrie I l 1885 Cook, John C l 1880 Cook, Jennie s 1881 Cook, Mabel s 1888 Cooper, Sarah E l i 872 Cooper, Edgar H s 1880 76 THE CHURCH OF THE PURITANS Cooper, Amy L s 1873 Cox, Emma F l 1882 Cox, Elizabeth R l 1882 Cox, Mary A l i 882 Cummins, Henry L l 1877 Cummins, Julia A l 1877 Currier, James W l 1877 Currier, Addie L s 1882 Currier, Mabel s 1875 Cutler, Josephine M l 1 882 Daeniker, Henry H l 1888 Daeniker, Mary T l 1888 Daeniker, E s 1887 Daeniker, Maude Goutard s 1887 Daly, Charles l 1885 Daly, Ella B l 1885 Davis, Martha W l 1873 Dawson, Adelaide s 1876 Dayton, Charles W s 1888 Depew, Robert A l i 877 Dickinson, Frederic E l 1885 Dickinson, Julia R l 1885 Donald, James l 1883 Donald, Mary l 1883 Dow, Joseph E s 1886 Dow, Annie E s 1879 Dow, Mamie E s 1883 Dow, LoTTA s 1883 Dow, Nannie A s 1887 Dunbar, James R s 1 886 Dwight, John l i 879 DwiGHT, Mary E l 1879 Dwight, Marion , . . . . l 1879 MEMBERSHIP 77 Dye, Margaret H l 1872 Dye, Martha Rice s 1873 Dyer, Herbert S s 1881 Dyer, Lizzie M s 1881 Easton, Robert T. B l 1884 Easton, L. Josephine l 1884 Easton, Alice s 1 887 Elder, Robert D l i 883 Elder, Mary E l i 883 Elwell, L. D L 1887 Ely, Philo S l 1886 Ely, Esther V. O l 1886 Erdenbracker, Adelaide l 1882 Erwin, Frank A l 1887 Erwin, Ella Reaumount l 1887 Evans, Edward C l 1887 Evans, Esther Elizabeth s 1887 EuEN, Mary E l 1883 EuEN, Louise Chapin s 1883 Farr, Mary C l 1886 Finney, Helen s 1888 FoLSOM, Carrie l 1880 FoLSOM, Blanche S s 1 879 FooTE, Howard W l 1880 Foote, Josephine s 1880 Fox, Ewing l 1873 Fox, Amelia l 1873 Freeborn, Edith R s 1873 Gardner, George H l 1872 Gardner, Elizabeth E l 1872 Gardner, Euretta Elizabeth s 1880 yS THE CHURCH OF THE PURITANS Gardner, Mary C l i88i Gardner, Frank S l 1884 Gardner, Fanny E l 1881 Gardner, Mrs. Frank S l 1881 Gardner, Annie A l 1881 Gardener, Ella l 1881 Gedney, Delia M l 1879 Gedney, Rebecca l 1887 Gilbert, Horatio G l 1887 Gilbert, Alice Maud l 1886 Gilbert, Susan l 1888 Gilbert, Susan Stevens l i 887 Gilbert, Louise Taylor l 1886 GooDALE, Maude M s 1 874 Gray, Cloydon L s 1878 Hallock, Jeannette R l 1 88 1 Hamilton, John Andrews s 1873 Hamilton, Martha l 1872 Hanford, William H s 1888 Hanford, Mrs. Wm. H s 1888 Harris, Sarah M l i 885 Healey, Clark , l 1873 Healey, Harriet A l 1873 Hebron, J. M l 1889 Hebron, R. H l 1889 Helzler, Charles s 1875 Hill, Kate M l 1873 Hill, Emma l 1873 Hill, May Belle l 1874 Hill, Sophia s 1874 Hill, George Albert s 1 88 1 Hill, May Belle s 1 883 Hinchman, Lucinda E s 1 887 MEMBERSHIP 79 HiNCHMAN, Marion A s 1887 Hitchcock, Alice s 1 883 HoLBROOK, Anna Chalmers l 1889 Holmes, Hannie L l 1879 HoRNE, Peter l i 88 i HORNE, LUCINDA M L 1 88 1 Hume, Harriet Ely s 1 886 Humphrey, Jane S l 1879 Humphrey, Jane s 1880 Jarvis, Catherine A l 1881 Jarvis, Ida May l 1881 Jones, May Virginia s 1887 Jones, Alice Byell l 1887 Kehler, Harriet A s 1879 Kelly, Lillie B l 1888 Kennedy, Margaret J l 1876 Kennedy, Mary S l 1876 Kline, Jane l 1872 Kline, Fannie R s 1878 Lane, Henry l 1884 Lane, Sarah T l 1884 Landers, Katharine s 1 888 Landers, Mildred Edith s 1888 Landis, Alfred S l 1887 Landis, Thomas J. T l i 888 Landis, Lillie M l 1888 Lathrop, Caroline S l 1878 Lathrop, Carrie J l 1878 Lathrop, James R l 1879 Lathrop, Mary E l 1879 Lay, George C l 1888 8o THE CHURCH OF THE PURITANS Lay, Sarah Emma l 1888 Lefferts, Lewis l 1882 Lefferts, Phoebe l 1882 Lefferts, Flora l 1882 Lefferts, Annie B s 1884 Lefferts, Lillie s 1885 Leggett, Edward H l i 872 Leonard, Austin L l 1889 Leonard, Maria E l 1889 Leonard, Alice E l 1889 Leonard, Mabel C l 1889 L'ESPERANCE, David Andrew s 1888 L'Esperance, Margaret L l 1884 Lestrade, Annie L s 1875 Lestrade, James W l 1874 Lima, Charles C . . , l 1883 Lima, Julia E l 1883 Lima, Alice M l 1883 longstreet, sarah e l 1878 Lucas, Edward F l i 883 Lucas, Martha T. N l 1883 Mackenzie, John l 1872 Mann, Reuben S l 1880 Mann, Mrs. Reuben S l 1880 Mann, Lewis Francis s 1883 Mann, Addie B s 1 883 Manning, C. C l 1886 Manning, Isabella l 1886 Maring, Etta l 1889 Maring, Gertrude Livingstone l 1889 Mattison, William R l 1889 Mattison, Fannie L l 1889 Mattison, Helen V l 1889 MEMBERSHIP 8 1 M AVER, George l i 872 Martyn, Stella. s 1873 Maxwell, Sarah R l 1872 Maxwell, Florence A l 1872 McGuFFOG, Grace l 1 887 McKechnie, Elizabeth l 1875 McKechnie, Elizabeth A l 1885 McKechnie, Margaret J l 1875 McKenzie, Sadie s 1882 McKenzie, Emma .- s 1875 Meade, Mary s 1886 Meade, Jennie Benton s 1886 Merritt, Edward s 1873 Merritt, Annie s 1873 Merritt, Peter S s 1888 Merritt, Helen Rebecca s 1880 Metzler, Charles s 1882 Mills, Isaac s 1872 Mills, Eliza Freeborn l 1872 Mills, Benjamin F s 1885 Mills, Wm. Judson Blydenburg. s 1887 Meigs, Jane T l 1876 Meigs, Walter s 1877 Moore, Anna M l i 889 MoLAND, Isaac B l i 889 MoLAND, Abby s 1889 Moore, Elizabeth C l 1872 Moore, Susan A l 1872 Moore, Ellen l 1872 Moore, Louisa l i 872 Morrison, Mary Louise s 1874 Morse, Rosina S l 1878 MoTT, J. Varnum L 1 88 1 MoTT, , Mrs. J. L s 1 885 82 THE CHURCH OF THE PURITANS Montague, George E l 1888 MuLFORD, George T l 1889 MuLFORD, Martha W l 1889 Nicholson, George B l 1884 Nicholson, Helen l 1884 Nicholson, Jessie l 1884 Nicholson, Rebecca M l 1884 Nicholson, Mary Helen s 1887 Nicholson, Charles M s 1888 NiEBUHR, Helen L s 1888 Northrop, A l 1882 Northrop, Florence l i 882 Oliffe, Marie M s 1885 Paine, William H l 1886 Paine, Catherine G l 1886 Paine, Kathreen L l 1886 Paret, Henry s 1882 Paret, Elizabeth s 1879 Paret, Charlotte E s 1879 Parsons, Theron E l 1887 Parsons, Sarah D l 1887 Parsons, Helen A l 1887 Paton, T. C. M L 1878 Paton, James Morton l 1878 Paton, Margaret L l 1878 Paton, Lucy Allen l 1878 Patterson, Thomas C l 1876 Patterson, Clara l 1876 Patterson, Helen B s 1882 Patterson, Ella l 1875 Platt, James D l 1878 MEMBERSHIP 83 Platt, M. Augusta l 1878 Platt, Dwight Morgan s 1881 Platt, Carrie Maud s 1882 Pressinger, Whitefield Price s 1887 Pressinger, Austin Edmund s 1885 Pressinger, Arnott Melton s 1885 Pressinger, Salletta Marie s 1887 Pressinger, Mary Davis s 1887 Prichard, Annie l 1881 Purcell, Jane l 1872 Purcell, Hannah l 1872 Quick, Charlotte M l 1880 Ransom, William H l 1885 Ransom, Mrs. William H l 1885 Ransom, Edith l 1886 Rawson, Mattie H L 1872 Reddy, Sarah Lewis l 1887 Redfield, Henry l 1889 Redfield, Julia M l 1889 Redfield, Harriet A l 1889 Redfield, Ada M l 1889 Reed, Frederick s 1884 Reed, Cornelia Beardsley s 1884 Reed, Mary Clark s 1884 Reid, Mrs. Edward A l 1883 Reid, Archibald Edward l 1886 Reid, Elizabeth A l 1883 Reid, Jennie H l 1883 Reid, Lillie A i, 1883 Reid, Mrs. James M l- 1883 Renwick, Eliza Crosby s 1879 Renwick, Ellen s 1873 84 THE CHURCH OF THE PURITANS Rich, Josephine B l 1884 RiGNEY, Thomas l 1881 RiGNEY, Caroline M l 1881 RiGNEY, Charles D s 1882 RowE, Amonta T L 1879 Rush, Thomas J l 1879 Rush, Ella H l 1877 Ryan, P^lora s 1876 SCHAFF, ANSELM L 1875 ScHAFF, Helen S l 1875 ScHELL, Alice Adeline s 1888 Schenck, Remson L 1880 SCHOLEFIELD, HELEN M L 1889 SCHOLEFIELD, VIRGINIA M L 1889 Scott, Albert E l i 879 Scott, Mrs. Albert E l 1879 Sears, Marion J s 1878 Sears, Susan A l 1879 Shekelton, Catherine Ann l 1884 Sherlock, May Lillian s 1884 Shutes, Samuel E l 1878 Shutes, Frank A l 1879 Shutes, Sarah B l 1878 Shutes, Carrie L l 1878 Shutes, Elizabeth Weed s 1885 Shutes, Marianne s 1882 Simmons, Simeon l 1885 Simmons, Elizabeth l 1885 Simmons, Egbert W l 1873 Skinner, Sarah l 1878 Skinner, Annie l 1878 Skinner, Minnie s 1879 Skinner, Florence Amelia s 1882 MEMBERSHIP 85 Slawson, Mary O l 1880 Smith, Edward l 1885 Smith, Mrs. Edward l 1885 Smith, Blanche s 1882 Smith, Nettie T l 1887 Smith, George Moore s 1875 Smith, Anna M s 1874 Smith, Sarah Agnes s 1875 Smith, Elliott s 1887 Smith, Edwin C l 1873 Smith, Abel H l 1873 Smith, Elizabeth l 1873 Smith, Angeline l 1877 Sniffen, Mary F l 1886 Spalding, George A l 1880 Spalding, Rebecca A l 1880 Stanton, Mrs. Samuel B .' l 1878 Stanton, Mary l 1878 Stevens, Mary E l 1885 Stillman, Edwin E s 1887 Stillwell, Elizabeth l 1875 Strahan, James s 1880 Streeter, Elizabeth Weed s 1887 Townsend, Lizzie Bentley s 1885 Trested, Warren C s 1879 Truax, Chauncy Schaffer L 1876 Turner, Frank s 1886 Turner, Kate s 1886 Valentine, William l 1886 Valentine, Mary H \ . l 1886 Valentine, Mary Spies • s 1886 Valentine, Frances Amenda s 1886 Bo5j^ ir? 0?ar2cel I Princeton Theological Seminary Libraries 1 1012 01218 0354 Date Due /:^ '^