New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-22

| secutive years In 1892 Henry Bromley assist.aS
| Rev. Levi Kneeland In evangestic meeting, 4, :
native town. He began preaching at that TIM \,
was successful In his work. but gave II up ~,
| opened boot and shoe store. Two years Later
sold out his store, but continued his work n
shoemaker, thus raising money with which h M,
part OF his college expenses.
In 1898 he was graduated from Hamilton Instt,.
now Colgate University. After graduation he ~.
ordained pastor of the Spring Hill Church. Nm.
field. Conn. He was there six years, and Ia N
was commissioned by the Baptist Home Nlssiorr
Society to visit Wisconsin While in the YEA
underwent many hardships and dscomforts
travel He held meetings at Fon-du-Iac, n,
Lake and one or two other places. besides NJ
waukee, where he assisted the Rev. Louis As
mond. In ls47 he returned to Connecticut and ~
for d short time pastor at Essex.
He was soon called to the permanent pastofah
of the Baptist church at Weathersfeld In ltuk
went to W!lmantic and conducted revival seryeu
In 1851 at the request OF a committee OF the Lifts
airy Institute ot Suffolk. he visited Baptist church
throughout the State, soliciting funds for the ers
ton of a building TO accommodate female h
partment OF the institute.
In 1852 the Long Island Mission was founded N
Mr. Bromley was appointed 10 preach and orsaas
mission stations In the central part OF the kik
Meeting houses were built aid church organisatss
formed the first one being at Port Jefferson. VIA
Mr. Bromley first visited that place one knen
a Baptist lived In the community. Services vm
at first he'd In vacant hall. but the other demon.
nations soon objected TO the work and huge .s,
was used for the meetings. and soon the Hm
Baptist Church Of Port Jefferson was estabskd
Mr. Bromley. after organizing the Port Jeaena
Church. founded the Colgate Mission. under tn
auspices OF the Tabernacle Baptist Church In Nsv
York. The mission was first opened In a ston
First-ave, near Nineteenth-st. A chapel was lsi8
built by William Colgate in Twenteth-st, bstseu
First and Second aves. In connection with bis ~.
vices as preacher and administrator at the chspdL
Mr. Bromley visited thousands OF homes and d.
tributed religious papers and tracts In ISIS and ~
following year Mr.. Bromley was In Brooklyn whsn
he worked under the Rev. DR.. H. Il. l.. Taylor Ia III
Strong Place Church Mr.. Bromley worked par.
ticularly with the Hamilton Avenue Mission estih
lished by the young people OF the SroGg Place
Church. building was put up later 10 Columbia.
St, and after this had become too smaHa chapel va
built at Hicks and Rapelyea sts Mr. Bromley si,ss
building up the Hamilton Avenue Mission, gave
his attention TO the Gowanus District
He suggested TO prominent members OF the Strong
Place Church the establishment OF a mission n
that neghborhood. The mission began In ball
1856. with twenty-five scholars and eight eaSS
on the first Sunday. Gradually the mission gre
until II became the Greenwood Church, which hu
since been instrumental In establishing ~
churches and two hourishing mission saioct
One OF these churches is the West End Chufra
which organized In 1856 few yean ~
Mr.. Bromley employed by Its members
gather and organize branch mission and Sundly'
school, now four.shing DIT Fourth-ave. and Inlnf'
hf,h-st. The other church which grew out dN
Greenwood Church was the Memorial ChureA
Elghth-ave. and Sixteenth-st. Another miT'a
founded by Mr. Bromley Is that at Windsor Is
race.
Between 1857 and 1860 Mr.. Bromley organise ~
Nineteenth Ward Mission, at Third-aye. and INV
seventh-st. In 1858 the mission was organise nv
the Bethany Baptist Church. and later toN NV
name OF Trinity Baptist Church. Mr.. BronSss
next enterprise was the establishment OF tns "'-
sion afterward merged in the Howard "ssv"
Home for Little Wanderers, at Oliver ana "''..
SITS. In 1850. at the instance OF j. ". s'epHs",'
began mission work in a large hall at BroaeSii
and Fifty-seyenth-st. In New-YOrk. his soe
finally ending in the formation OF the r"V.'""'
street Baptist Church. The name OF inc e n,.
was some time ago changed TO ire N''"'
Baptist Church. ~ snl
In 1861 Mr. Bromley went To Hoboksh W. 80
In 1862 he visited Port Chester. where ns =. ~.
q sunday -ScnOOi. Inc WOTh tneie
organization OF a church now numoe'hs -. AZ
two hundred and ff.y members. MI D'0 "..s.a .
a like service at Montclair. N. j.. and es'.' .
Sunday school. which was later formea ."".u..
church Other churches which were formea -,
his influence were the Summit AveHae 49, 80
Church, at Jersey City Heights, and the T'I 10
Baptist Church, OF Cresskill Schoo house AM Of
1853 he came to Brooklyn and became re NronS
the Rev. DR.. wayland Hoyt pastor o. Gt,r s% PARK
Place Church, taking charge OF chmrch, OF
Chapel The Sixth Avenue Baptis' !, Mr. Bromr
Brooklyn, was founded the result OF 's estab.
ley's labors In the same year In whvn nsxt year
ished the church at Orange, n. j. In tne ssd there
he went TO Dover Plains n. ]. He preassKe ypor
and also in Lyons. Milburn Railway anu ~ the
n j. He was for time superintendens.r , ~ Il
Hope Mission, Of the Lexington Avenue s, church
New-York. The Nepperhan Avenue Da IP,oS AZ work
at Yonkers was organized after per'o'
by Mr. Bromley at that place. ,.,.,,. and ~
In 1881 Mr. Bromley went to Pni.ade,Ens, RaptlH
sisted the Rev DR.. Boardman. OF the ru ~ TTnvy
Church. He also rendered services 10 ,n'cnssr ne
and Calvary churches In Brooklyn ana unt,n 50.
employment OF the Brooklyn Church Exten.yI de-
ciety formed a Sunday-school when re-, church
veloped into the Bushwick Avenue bapss' sssistans
In the last years OF his life he was ' NH nastos
pastor OF the Rev. DR.. Robert Bruce n uas,
Of the Greenwood Baptist Church, OF broo"ES sorn
Mr. Bromley leaves widow ana one one wv Twice MAJ
ried. his second wife being Vpla A. Derry coma,
a brother Of Mrs. w. L. Loohls. OF Norwie ,nsrs I'll
and a cousin Of Isaac II. Bromley the fun .ock 10
be held on Thursday afternoon at f@ svs and
the Greenwood Baptist Church, at -Four vooj
Fifteenth-st. The burial will be In o'es""
Cemetery on Friday morning