New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-10
END OF ITS FIRST CENTURY.
FIRST NJ. f. CHURCH OF PEEKsklLi' GEL
EBRATION TO BE HELD TO-DAY
.Docp,uvr or TUE SERVICES SOMETHING OF

PROGRAMME OF THE SERVICES soMEriiiN" VI
THE HISTORY OF THE INSTITUTION
Reunion services will be held In tne - 20
odist Episcopal Church Of PeeksKiii a" u"s
day In centennial commemoraton OF '"e
OF the church. A., ,,.. fea al
Ats o'clock an oid-fashoned Methodist io'e-ie"'.
u,r onen Tho services At 1870 o'clock the morning
service will begin The Rev. A. Ostrander' vi y"
Paurs Methodist Episcopal Church. VIII mari VI.
opening prayer The centennial seinoh W.
preached by the Rev. DR.. Morris ~ "a" ,
supernumerary and president OF the "-'oiN O'''
Extension and Missionary Society, who was paS'o
Of this church in 1854 and 1855 An address VIII
also be made by the Rev Thomas Lodge pastor
in 1860 and 1861, now OF New-York CITY
Al 2:S0 D. m another service will begin WIN
nraver by the Rev W. T. Dyke. Addresses VIII
be made by the following ex-pastors: Inc Kew
David H. Hannaberg QsS3-s0. OF Katonah; the Kew
John w Ackerly dS90-93) OF the Nashns' 10"
Heights Methodist Episcopal Church. New-horN'
the Rev william l.. Pattson OF Peekskill; the he''
H. H. Birkns QS77-79). of Hampstead Long Island
and the Rev. James =. Hermance dS62-e5), super
ANIMATED OF Sing Sing The congregation OF 81
Paurs Methodist Episcopal Church will unite In
these services well az in the evening exercises
In the evening all the Protestant churches in Peeks-
kill will close and their congregations Will unite
in the celebration. The Rev J. Richie smith, pas
tor OF the First Presbyterian Church. Will orer the
opening prayer. The addresses will be by the Rev
A. X Sanford. u. ID. QSss-s9). Peoples Church and
Five Points Mission New-York; the Rev. f. >.
Osbon D. d. OS7O-7D presiding elder. Kingston dis
trict Kingston, ~ Y: the Rev b. H. Burch 0S4-
7s, QsSO-s2) OF st. Stephens. New-York; the Rev.
7 r C;orse OSS6-S7). of Peekskill and the Rev. Al
fred Coons the present pastor. These ten ministers
are all OF those living who ever served the church
The church has probably had forty regular pastors
not counting the earlier tinerant preachers, who
changed with almost every change OF the moon.
The decorations will be elaborate, well as the
musical programme. The committeeman In charge
are the Rev Alfred Coons. the Rev. John +. Gorse,
Amos c. Requa DR.. J. NJ. Beale Charles Z. Harris
horn and Charles T. Smith.
The early history of Methodism in Peekskil be-
gins with the settlement of the place in l764. The
history of the First Methodist Episcopal Church
dates from February 26. 49, when. for the sum OF
to go , Ma and William Weeks as managers
OF the Methodist Society Of Peekskill. purchased
a tract Of land on what is now south-st. Peekskill,
and in part the present site ,h Of the church The
odst as It. is the First Methodist Episcopal The
tract contained 10 OF an a hg BLACK
OF the buildings on the premises and was used as
a, house Of Worship un,il lS2 The Methodist
1905. On April $. 1922 an additional lot was pur.
chased from Philetus Raymond FOR SO. In 1886
stone was laid November %. 1885, by the Rev. Jesse
Hunt The church ives dedicated June II. 1897. Ad-
time. Twenty-Five years the parsonage was
enlarged to It's present commodous size. The pres
eni valuation OF the property is approximately
Church. $4,000 parsonage, $500.
The sttings of the church were free down 10
1929 when the pews were rented. There dis
satisfaction Twelve members withdrew and or
ganiZed society lead by John Lyon who after
ward became a preacher The new set were not
recognized by the New York Conference. but they
built a church on Broad-st.. which still stands. and
in which service is held from time to time. 1t is
called the Wesleyan Church sometimes the Pond
Lily Church There another more successful
desertion In 1865 when good number deserted
the mother church and organized St Pauls Church,
and built a fine edfce in Man-st.. and last year
fine new parsonage 1t is one Of the leading
churches in this Methodist Conference. few
months ago Il celebrated It's thrtieth anniversary.
In 1856 the pews made free An envelope sys-
tenn and plate collections furnish ample revenue.
The present membership of the church is over 100:
Sunday school 400.