The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-04

B. Shrope became pastor and continued
his spiritual ministration to August, 1860.
During this month the chapel was COM
pleted and was dedicated in September,
1860, the Rev. DR.. Armitage of New York
and the Rev. DIR. Wheelock Parmly of
the Grove Street Baptist Church oficiat-
ing. August 16, 1860, Brother Shrope re-
signed. Twelve members were received
during his pastorate.
.The chapel situated on Clinton avenue
is a two story structure. 1t adjoins the
main building, with which it has com
munications from the lower floor. IN
which the infant classes meet. Two par
Tors and the music room are here also. On
tne upper floor divire services were held
until the main building was completed. 1t
is now used for the adult Sunday School
classes, prayer meetings and social church
gatherings. AT the time of its occupation
by the Mission school three hundred and
sixteen children We're enrolled.
tJune Z, 1859, the First Baptist Church,
Bergen, was organized with thirty-six
members. The title was subsequently
changed owing to legal teehnicalities, TO
the Bergen Baptist Church.
In November, 1860, the Rev. George w.
Pendleton became pastor. He resigned
in September, 1862. Forty-six members
were received into fellowship during his
term as pastor.
THE Rev. j. s. Ladd succeeded him in
October. 1862. resigning in March, 1864;
t%hirty-nine members were received by let.
ter and baptism: fifteen were received at
one time by letter from the Hoboken Bap-
list Church..
On the first Sunday in October. 1865. the
Rev. William Robinson was ordained as
pastor The congregation was worship
ping still in the chapel. on which there
was a mortgage of sc. GEO. which was en-
tirely removed at the end of the first
wear of his psstorate by the lberality of
the members Of tho ch,,rah and conereea-
ton. Pastor R6llinson rendered his resig-
nation in the winter of 1888. The church
refused its aecentance hut granted him a
leave of absence for six months to fulaIl
an enea eeme,t with the Homo Nissian
| Society to labor in educational work
anoono Tho freedmen In Mon, Orleans
Az tbe same time If was voted 70 nro-
coed with tba eracT,on of tba main
edifica and 81 oo wac subscribed and
nafd Toward the snrino of 1870 Pastor
Rof1fnsor foolf,g - bis d,tv ~ oontin,e
at New orlaans sent 4 -nerenntorv
resienat;on Which was accented One
hundred and fifty members were re-
| ceived info the church during his mas
torate
oTn December 1861. Brother Henry ".
MapdeyiIla was annointed . COMMITTEES to
Law a plank walk from Mr.. Tuers' house
nm tbe Newark Plank Road as far as
Monticello. avenue. and from the school
ha,,se on MontieeI,o avenue
..Dnring the summer of 1866. the chapel
was renovated and materiallv imnroved
at an exnense of s12 0Na.
"sentennber 10. 1ss7. Amade snadone and
Henry " Vaudeville were appointed a
committees IN building horse sheds and
IN emf down and remove all trees from
the nropertv.
..Ian ID 1863 the CIV Co,nc;l ware
| petitioned to place street lamps in front
of thec church pronertv.
.sDec "a 1s7o Rev. Walter Fl. HAM
ronx7 was Installed nastor during his
na storate the CORNER stone of.tbe main
| adi7ce was laid NAV 8 1871 with annro-
nriata cerernonies
n.Marcb % 1871 tbe contract far n,,i;d-
ine the church edifee was awarded town.
Rumsted and VIM Robertson. at the sum
Of ga eSe q
.eMarcb u 1879 fine church, was dedicated
IA tbe service of God Rev WeyIand
Hovt D.. D.. Rev. DR.. Armitage. D. D.,
! Rev. Wheelock Parraly, D.. D., Rev. VIM.
b. Shrope officiating.
The Rev. George B. Vosburgh was in
| stalled pastor in January, 1876, his vigor-
Gus and eloquent preaching attracted
large congregations, fffty-two members
were received into the church by him, he
resigned October 81, 1878.
I'm January, 1878, a Mission Sunday
School was established on the southeast
corner Of Bergen n avenues.
Mr.Amade ~spandone, superintendent ana
Miss A. G. Bacon, assistant. Ihe average
attendance was ABOUT loo. Inc chool was
disbanded When the pulidlhg was solo,
torn down ana remooehed Tor othef pur-
poses
March Z, 1853, rev. W. w. hVaits' en-
tered on the paslorate, uuiins ms term
OF service ACTON was hhen " niees ene
debt OF the cnurch' amounting - S'''oo''
liberal CONTRIBUTORS were pfoyiaeo' dlso
for peheVoieht purposes. W. -
signed May = ioe1. iie
iowshlp seVehty-niie : 49, !,
on the hrsl ouiuas ~ 90,
a brahch suloa seHoo a 80,
the resioehce - W. -
Avenue f. 1ieen :
sons were present. ~ 49, uN