New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-15
FIFTY YEARS OF CHURCH LIFE.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE JUBILEE OF THE SECOND
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF PEEKsKILL.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF PEEKsKILL.
PeekskiIl N. Y. Nov. IA (specal).-The Second
Presby tcrsn Church congregation will on Tuesday
celebrate the fieth anniversary of the organization
Of the church. and allday services and gathering
together OF a large number of former pastors and
officers will herald the eveltfu day. The church IS
one OF the first in this place, influential and rch ana
numbers among its congregation and omcers INC
most prominent citlzons OF the place.
Tomorrow morning the pastor the Rev. Irving d.
White, will deliver a discourse on the history OF the
church. It has passed through many vcissitudes
The church was organized in November, 1S41, by
a committee from the Presbytery of North River
which Pesbytery in ecclesiastical connection with
that branch Of the Presbyterian Church OF The Oned
States then known New School. Eleven mem
bers constituted the first membership OF the church.
VIZ, David L. Seymour, Della A. Seymour, Phlland@
Stewart NJ D, Miranda Stewart Anna Ranney, Gil
bert II. Sutton, Letitia r. Sutton, Moses Cragin,
Christina Cragin, MARY and Jane Huntington OF
these the first nine presented letters from the
First Presbyterian Church OF Peekskil and the last
two from the Second Congregational Church OF New
London Conn. Since then many hundred persons
have been added to the church roll. Some have
died. many have moved away and the present roll
Is about 200.
The first ruling elders OF the church were Messrs.
Sutton, Cragn and DR.. Stewart. Its successive
pastors have been the Rev. David Brown. the Rev.
Livingston Willard, the Rev. Joseph Mckee, the Rev.
Daniel Bond the Rev. George Wswe. the Rev. Silas
Hawley i've Rev. f. G.. Cobb, the Rev. Charles H..
BALDWIN, the Rev. Nelson Willard, the Rev. James
Dcmorest the Rev. John Rutherford the Rev.
Dr. Roderick Terry the Rev. j. L. Dauner and the Rev.
Dr. David Murdoch, who was succeeded on June 20,
1885, BY the present pastor the Rev. Irving d. White
Elaborate preparations being made for Tuesday.
The church will be decorated in pottcd plants end cut
flowers full and trained chorus Will render
musical programme The morning service VIII be-
gin with the organ voluntary followed by an anthem
The Rev. Nelson Willard, OF Rochester, win preach the
sermon The Rev. c. IL. Baldwin, of Amsterdam
will offer the invocation. The Rev. J. d. banner Will
read the Scripture lesson. Another meeting will be
held at 30 D. IN. for remnjscences and addresses by
former pastors q large number Of whom viii be
piescnt and by aymen. The evening service VIII be
under the auspices Of the Y. p. S. g. F., and sA as
socations OF this city will attend In body and VIII
be addressed by the Rev. DR.. Terry, OF the
Rev. C. L. Cobb, Of Florence. Mass, and Others The
music will be OF high orieI.
The Oldest member living Of this church Is Mrs.
Flora Dunning who resides Ia South Norwalk Conn:
The Oldest members In this city are MIS- MdrgicV
Fink and Mrs. NJ. F. Clinton. - . . -
The present elders are NJ F. Clinton Dr. {. o.
Knight Joseph H. Mcdonald, Milton Frost deac1nsL
Panl Vessels and Frederick Lent; uustccsnfaui
VESSELS James T. Sutton, stephen Lent lartln 1lost
r. s. Allen Sabbath school superintendent ~. ~. Dc
Catnr assistant superln tendent Henry s. Free seq
rotary Allen l.. sutton treasurer, Thomas H. Barrett