New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-16

Of their establishment, were those in hdwou'
or Flatbush Amersfort or Flatands, Breuckeiyh'
and NewIjtrecht. They united under one pas'or
for the first fifty years Of the existence OF
societies on Long Island but after the death Oh D'
IMpardus in 1902, strife arose over Ills su''es
Some Of the churches wanted to get pastor Ho'h
Holland and the others from this country, ana two
parties arose. - -.
and the latter as the CCferentic party Two pastors
were called, the Rev. Bernardus Freeh'un' I'm
schenectady and the Rev. Vincentus Ahtohiuee' MN
Amsterdam. Mr.. Antonides crossed tne oeap or"
was installed on January l, 17O5, but ne Iou"u Ui0
doors of some OF the churches closed to nH ana Vo
Rev. Mr. Freeman preached in them The chirono e'
in pushwtck and Jamaica had become connected wieh
tbe other four Collegiate churches, and disputes rau
high The Cartus party wanted the churches IN tihS
country TO organize in synodS aud cla7seS hno vi"
churches in Holland, and ordaln and install lieir y"
pastors while the Conferente party lhssted 'h"' 0'
ministers ordained in Amsterdam should be received
The difficulty over the two ministers III Vhe h'ns'
County churches was settled finally by accepting pot'
and as Flatbush had the oldest church ana WAS uS
central point both lived there. Mr. Announces re-
ceved a house in the lower end OF the toWh hcai ~
FIatlands line and the house now just removed was
occupied by Dominic Freeman in IVA III 1907 -
said he purchased seven acres Of land on ue oppo9io
lido Of tbe road and built house still standing thee,
where his daughter, WHO WdIIlSu HOA NNN'''''
GARRISON lived after his death in TIL Inc CiarAso
family lived In it at the time Of the revolution puV II
afterward became Bergen homestead ana Is 10"
occnped by W. IL. Brown, Of the WILLIAMSBURG rAio
Insurance Company -, LIB
Other ministers occupied the parsonage IN the agl'
teenth century, the last of them being the Kew feler
Lowe. called In 1897 who the first preacher VINO
used the English language in the Dutch Chnlch scr
yices He was associated with the Rev Maruhus
Scboonn,oler who continued 10 preach In Dutch until
b,e death in 1924 Since that time all the services
have been in English. The collegiate RELATION Oh ue
churches of the county ceased in 1850, Dut inc
and Fatlands churches remained united ana Doii'o
Lowe occupied the Flatbush parsonage uhtli MS ued.
in 1919 He owned the property, having purchased IL
| . hIs orodacassor and his daughter, who married
man named Hess, inherited it, IN recent ysai ~ 10
been rented 10 various persons ana grauuaiS ~n A0
Inn Hess lawyer. who became the owner aItet
the death of his mother, raised what MONEY mI II
nv mortgage upon it, and then let IT 20 10 ruiz
W nv ied fpr n time by harness-maker, VINO had
M sSon IN the great kitchen with its broad, odas ,
lohed bS n,neaIpd over one of the doors. For
time the Flatbush Republican AssoUdC d hv a gang OF
aans engaged in laying in the town. ana ia 81
| snrng il was dubbed the " Hotel Mana. md 70
u made II a nuisance to neighborng prOptlS; " Tabn
IL l0 hts houses adjoining Major Gusave A. jam
purchased the property, which embraces t,yn for
half an acre Of ground in the heart Oh ''H' U"A -O
0neson in regard to the legality Of the ute 70
Tho nrouerty had been raised, anu Mdi' r sor life
eved that his mother had left 1t 10 Nr - ;t ,raS
nniv and i'm event cf his leaving no u1e ~ . ,ae Ts
TO- revert to the ormed Church. BuI r,J was
moved ON investigation, and no suca PTVy i n fRe
foTnd H. Mrs Hesss will guarantee no nm nrocceded
property was secured by Maj jain ana ne re n9r
n have the tumble down structure remove, "a nd
noeS 10 make a lawn Of the front OF the Pt ir h,s
hack $50 feet from the street 70 era stsnce away in
own use his home being only short dis'sn'o ""' 40
| Ocean-ave. ,.,ri.tic snecImcn of Dutch
pcheeture 1t had solid foundation walls o OF tb,
a+i,e stnme of the region and huge climsse W. on
anne topped with brick. The large SGS"T rey weI,
showed tc M dovs of saWmills. The long, sOplng
nycrbnnr roofs made coverings for the pa]aas n ,hc
d r ~ he house without posts TO support ten
anu 1;ng vas 80 close to the street that no Ien.
t"ned Tile eldfashioned double door az ulo Sn
raSce the sma panes OF glass II ne nS od Ge
& III, ct,d cables were all characteristics Oi ouD ".
the Sh gen gmerty copied in the newest houses OF
DO inns Careful search was made WEI uie nh ~
lio I'm I'm down fo~ some date to throw gEt upon .ie
We W. 10 when it built, but nothing was us
quvs sT Srpt ire,estng relies we're founa III tnt
Sage o. bricks and tiles imported from hoiaa' GuS
- ,,,re 80 decayed tat they were ptSetca.
the bn.r IitNe remains 10 mark The site OF THIS Ona
W Inc few remaining houses in Faousn "nICn men, %
" 90 1 tbc pevolnOn and were built wllen royn rune
da'e Ic nv liz Tie coloniss in this country