New-York tribune., 1886-11-07
A HUNDRED YEARS OF RELIGIOUS YORK
CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OF THE SEVENTH
STREET METHODIST CHURCH

CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OF THE SEVENTH
STREET METHODIST CHURCH.
The Seventh Street Methodist Episcopal
Church of this city, will celebrate its centennial ami
versary to-day with appropriate services In the
ing, at o'clock there will be class meeting. led by
the Rev. A. &. MorehOuse half hour later Bishop
+. Harris Will preside love feast. Bishop f. @
Andrews Will preach 1000 O'clock The opening
prayer OF that service Will be made by Dr. Daniel Curry
At o'clock the Sunday school will be addressed
supernteGdents and teachers john Stevenson the
wel-known car-buiider. who was converted in this
church hftynine years ago. VIII preside at reunion Of
former pastors and members At o'clock
1 apd srA:s pr nsc0 setRs ssS John T D.
former pastor, will preside. AT 7:30 Bishop
r. Foster wa preacn the closing centennial sermon.
Quoted by Rev. X. Parker.
The history Of Seventh Street Church is unusually
ineresting Ia 17S6, the first society formed In a
building known as the Coutant House, the present
was called the Two-Mie APPOINTMENT IL helm
miles from Federal Hall, At Wall Nassau sIs
shoe shop and store during the week but Saturday
night, " was swept out and sandsd, and Sunday
morning before the meetIng ths apprentices together
with those who desired TO attend were instructed In
the Scriptures by Gilbert Couant And this be-
ginning OF the SUNDAY school.
A few years later. Pster Cooper who became n mem.
ber Of TINS church. conceived tho idea of Meeting
Sunday school with The church, aud when this was
effected hA was chosen It's frat superintendent.
When, In 1870 the church became too large be ac-
into "A twOstory building called the Academy In what
known as Nicholas willlam-st easr OF the Bowery
the members but their first church by The siie OF the
Academy. and called It the Bowery Village Church.
few years later they moved their church Seventhsr
and after meeting here short tme they 10 their
present the opposite south side of seyenthst
Ii Is stll known the Bowory Village Church as we'll
as the Seventh Street Methodist Episcopal Church A
few years ago the church was heavily In debt but
through tho untirng Efforts OF the present PASTOR tho
Rev. A. e. Morehouse, tho debt has been most entirely
lifted.
The church and parsonage adjoining have been thor
oughly repanted and refurnshei during the summer
and largo pipe organ has been put In tho rear of
the pulpit, while the Sunda school room has
been newly frescoed aud carpotod Tho church ami
pastor look forward to brgnt years work During the
OF seven lectures Will De delivered Inv
prominent clergymen in the cliy.
Tho officers Of the church, besides the pastor are:
Local prehchers-J William Leo and J. !. I.vgland
slhortos-J. NJ Davenport. X. ii. Gillespie George "
Egbeit, Edward Clark aud p J. Reeves classleadsrs
The Rev.A. &. Morehouse, William Lee, A. G. Thomn-
son, George W. EgDert, Jacob Roth. j. L. Haggand and
Lee Ark, Chinese; rustees-Jacob Roth BENJAMIN
strattOn, william A. Wilson, George ". Johnson Samuel
j. Ferguson, o. ID. stevens. George Abel, j. W. Lee ana
d. Harlow; siewards-Horace Jones, William n pal
mcr. Jacob Roth George X. Carter. W. X. RYAN Am
brose Cartright, Charles i. Goliey. Robert H. irspi
BENJAMIN f. Holmes, William Rutland. Edward Rcnaris
and ID Harlow; superintendent OF Chinese school DR.
william f. Dunn; superintendent OF the Sunday school
Jacob Roth neutrality-suspicious., William Wilson
lady superintendent Mira A. C. M0TehOuse secretary
Benjamin Nixon Asslstant-secretary X. II. Gillespie
Charles II. Drchor; ahsstantibrarian Noble
Hall