Evening journal., 1894-04-18
HISTORY OF 4 CHURCH
Story That Will Go in a Will
mington Cornerstone,
At TIE GOODMAN EXERCISES

the Pnblio Exercises Attending the
Cornerstone Laying at the New Cook
man NJ. f. Church Struggles of Church.
men in Building UDa New Charge.
Tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock the
cornerstone Of the new Cookman NJ e.
Church will be placed in position with
impressive exercises The new church,
which has already been described IN the
EVENING JOURNAL, is being built by the
trustees of the church, several OF
whom are contractors aud practical
builders. Lsnderman & Bro will build
the outside walls of the structure which
will BE- Of brick with stone trimmings.
The church auditorium will seat when
finished, 500 people.
At to-morrow's exercises, Presiding
Elder Barrett will probably presidei and
addresses will be made by Rev T Il Terry
and Rev J d. G Hanna The following
paper, prepared by NJ T loft, showing
the remarkable growth Of this church,
will be read by Mr.. loft and then placed
In the corner stone:
"For some years previous to 1888 the
district half mile west Of Grace NJ d
Church. aud three-quarters of a nile
east of Mt. Salem NJ r. Church, COM
monty known as Forty Acres and West
Wilmington, with growing population
and consequent growing ia numbers Of
those who we're in conviction and seuti-
ments Methodist found IL very incon-
venient to visit, much less join, either OF
the Methodist churches named on account
of the distance. Thsv felt longing for
house Of worship according to the die
tGtes of their cOneciences. The talk and
conferences, from time to time, of various
persons, always resulted in putting the
Meter Of establishing a new N. +
Church aside owing to the needs of or
The thought of withdrawing support
from some sister church.
with gratitude, we can refer 10 one
who had lived and earned his living
among us, who, being advanced in years
felt the want and could see the need Of a
new organization in our locality, and with
praise we can point to Rev. William w
Taylor, an honored local preacher of
Asbury NJ b Church, who was so i'm
pressed with tho call to advance the
kingdom Of our Lord that on the fourth
day Of July, 1888, be left his home Go
see II he could not find building that
be could secure, in which tine Gospel Of
our Lord Jesus could be preached and q
Sunday school formed.
Father Taylor Rents a Building.
"He succeeded IN renting of George
w Gregg, the building No 1907 Scott
street.
Father Taylor at once began TO place
the room in condition for religious SER
vices With the assistance Of DR. n
Simms and others of his many friends
he succeeded in obtaining benches and
pulpit and some furniture for the plat
form. Tho room accommodated about
15O persons and on the afternoon of
sunday, July 20, 1855 Rev. j. r.
Bryan, pastor Of Asbury NJ T. Church,
preached the first sermon and opened up
the house for divine worship The hearts
of many Methodists looked upon the
movement with pride Among those
present were representatives Of the
various NJ e. Churches of the city.
"On the following Sabbath. August 4
about twenty children gathered 10 join
the Sabbath school, TO be organized that
day Brother Solomon Hsrsey. of Union
NJ E Church, acted as supsrin endent,
and Brother w l.. Buck, Of Mt. Salem,
as secretary. Preaching services were
held each Sabbath afternoon after
school, under the direction of Father
| Taylor, who had been appointed to look
after the interest of the new chapel.
"At a meeting of the school on August
26. school board was elected according
TO the discipline William l. Buck
WAS elected superintendent; Solomon
Hersey, assistant superintendent; w T..
| Morris, secretary; Mrs w. l. Buck,
treasurer, and Millard 7 loft, librarian.
They Called Its Name "Cookman."
after some discussion on a name for
the new charge, on August 20 it was de
cided TO call the school the Cookman n
r. Sabbath School. At a meeting held
October II, committee Of ways and
means was appointed by Presiding Elder
w. i. S Murray, composed of Rev. w. W.
Taylor. William L Buck. Millard 7. Tofi
and Mrs Mary h. Crozier This COM
mittee mad its first meeting 40 the resi-
6ence Of Father Taylor on October @
and organized by elec;ing Father Taylor
as chairman. NJ. T. loft as secretary and
Mary l. Crozier as treasurer At a sub
sequent meeting Solomon Hersey. w T.
Morris. w j. Il. Lingo Charles Beaden-
kopf, George w. Gregg. Mrs w. l.
Buck and Mrs. w. J. d Lingo were
added to the committee.
Adopted by Asbury.
According to a request from the Sabbath
} school, at a quarterly conference held in
Asbury 81 E. Church, September J.
, Goodman school WAS taken as one oI
I Asbury's schools with the understanding
, that no pecuniarY liability would be in
B CURED A shadow fell on the worl
B December l, 1883 by the call Of Fathsi
TAYLOR from labor to reward, from the
] ! ChurohMilitant to theChurchTiumphant
At a meeting Of the committee Brothei
Solomon Herssy was appointed to read I
set Of resolutions and preamble, passed b.
e the ways aud means committee, at thu
a funeral of Father Taylor in Asbury NJ
a e Church, Wednesday, December o. II
q show the high appreciation Of regard Il
,. which Father Taylor was held the com
!, mittee on ways and means purchased
s head and foot stone for the grave o
C Father Taylor and had inscribed on IL:
n "rhe Founder Of Cookman NJ. I
Church"
and erected it on his grave in Mt Saler
Cemetery.