New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-17

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There are several organizations connected Win inc
church. among them society OF CHRISTIAN h"ue''oi'
Of which John A. Bell Is president: the kings Daug"'
,.r. the Ladies' Missionary society. Mr'. Dumas
Jewell president and Young Peoples ASSoclhuoh.
In the minutes Of the Particular Synod Of NewNork OF
l.so occurs the following reference to this chnrch
~. are happy TO state thar since the Installation OF
the presen. pa.ior the congregation ms more inah
doubled I'm attendance. Thirtyfour have been aiuci
to the membership twenty nine by confession ana NV
by letter scholars IN the sunday school, on the ro'
400. A young peoples prayer meeting mas u'e" VI
cauIzed and the ladies have started MisslOhlrS ~
cley and support also afternoon prayer meeting once
A week The minute, ~ the last year say III re"'"
"a the work OF The church East Ncw-lo OH eehu' Il
.hanuer report The statistics show marh'd
Increase in every element OF strength SiAN
fyc new members. nineteen lhian's p"P''A"
md nm increase - sij76 % In contributions ior
h.rcvoence ro,al contributions. 81 90. in add
lion Ia building n parsonage and the near colp'e
,ion o, the fund of $4,000 for the improvement Oh
tho church edince certainly Justify the modest state
rcnt OF the rrplrt. viz -The progress In our work
during the pa; year has been quite gratifying.
With heartfelt thnnkssvIncs to God on teir Oeh'l''
we agree with the conclusion OF the report; we
have much to excite gratitude III the phso III" "''"
10 inspir hope In the hiturc
The church Is situated In New-JeTNey ave near
r,,ltons II was organized little more than half
n century ago when Fast New York was small
country village separated from BrooAYn by iio"hus
Woods extending from the eastern suburb OF the c!
known ~ BEDFORD TO Howard'S Halfway iiois"'
There wa. then ~ town 81 New Lots. 1t being All
Fatbush and The town Of New Lots was not lo"hueu
until 1885,. The church organized after several
preliminary meetings on December 20 loJo The
FIRST condstory wa- compo,ed n follows: Elders,
John williamson. Jncob T. Bergen. williamson
RapalJe: dcac1ns. j. = Wnrtnan and Henry Bergen
The church was some extent supplied rom the
old New Flats Reformed Church The cornerstone oil
IN. first structure was laid In le40. and the Rev.
Drs Schoonmaker Of Jamaica, and strong. Of Flabusl
were present. The building was dedicated In May
~ that yenr
The frst pastor was william Henry Campbell. ana
at his installation Or. Thomas De witt OF this city,
preached the sermon. Mr.. Campbell remained win
the new church for two years, gong then To the
Third Reformed Church OF Albany, where he later
became principal Of Albany Academy. and continued
his teaching rs professor 81 Hebrew and Greek III
the Theological seminary at New Brunswick. y. }.
gut 81 was rs president OF Rutgers College that he Is
best known. This place he held for many y ars
lie dicd about year ago. The next pastor Oh inc
church wa, the Rev. Martin V. SchOonmaker. Alter
remaining eight wears In this place he went to
Walden Orange County. y Y, where he remained
for thirty nine years; he Is now living in Penn'yl
vana The third pastor the Rev j. rascal
Strong The son OF DR.. strong air adv mentioned
During his ministry the church grew too large Tor
the building and he structure was purchased by 'he
EpiscUpalans and Inter by the Hebrews ana II Is ho"
used by the Hebrew Congregation Biknr Cholin.
Tho present structure which has been greatly I'M
proved IN thr last year, was erected In ie1'' whlic
Mr.. strong was pastor. The following year he went
to New Jersey aud later had charges In various parts
OF New-Jcrsey. lie also died last year. i"e sue
ceedInr po.or, were the Rev. Arson +. Mlmn. twelve
yeats who di d Il, CoNssoks the Rev. j. X BianNeh'
six wears. now living Mt Nynck, y. V. the Kew W. d.
ha.ni nd
y,nI.l y,n prlt. who began his pasiorate In le72
ON occouui of hand study his health became broken
d,wu ,nt t,, tnII..h granted him vacation, Wlich
vas extended from time to time rs he ala NOT I'M
prove the churc. tn'rcby became SOMEWHAT run H""'
NJ. Van rcIt SINGS retiring rom tie ph'oii'c Oi Tie
church ma, devoted much Of hl' time tp literary WORK
s.v.r, of his hooks have bal wide circulation lie
bhs travelled extensively aud MS VIKINGS arc ALSO III
demand. At present he Is SnppNlhs TIE pup'' %
the First Reformed Church recently left vacant by the
retirement Of the Rev. Or. Edward J. Iehuhe'
The Rcv Dr. Ir,,e Wendell Brooks. the prescnt
pastor OF the church. entered upon ls "or" '"e't III
october. 1888 and formally Installed On rop-
ruary D. Issy The church ias '"au'l '"'' r"''" "a
menbersh,u undo. III, ministry, over t"othlih' CT
,hos. ut, ln,, Joined having done 80 on confession
q, aim Dr Diook, IS the sixth III descent nom
Henry Brpoas, Who was connected VII" oiNer 'Iom
we'll, army and came 10 New-iiaNeh tohn'' 'o'o"''
n 1870 lie was horn on september 70 1912 DIT
Chesb,. named by hi, ancestor from Cheshire county
England ;bs former home OF the family. aud tic
farm In Connecticut where members OF me Hhly 'uu
49, nn,..r "a far A, is known. been IN possession
Of sny other wniie family. After attending tne county
dlsict school and later the Epsopai AJaueni o. D.,
o .S Of iy,ee and aerwagd attended the coeate
Institute nj salem " j. Ihe ioiT n ytr nS re
ond in 81 When only eighteen y'as Old he entered
Rntcers college being graduated IN tle CHS, OF laoi;
~. Ina NJ ono Of the -four class hOnors. " hrn
NJ college he taught at the RMtser, sennly sclS
and had charge Of the Bethel o ,hd or ee a Ivs
s 1ta , canal From Rutgers he went to the Union
rcoiogimI scmn and In i3st s Mai h es@
TO- p'c"Tm w ,hs thee wears In the seminary ne
taught in the evening high n ,r0p a" bT3SyT he vas as
p past o3 the stuy Ayenne C9nsresaonnil
Cnmcut %. nno'"M Mrs Brooks was Miss Louise Bis