The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-11-12
CENTENNIAL OBSERVANCE

special services were arranged by the pas
tor, Rev G. H. Pendleton, which bega
on Wednesday evening with prayer an
praise meeting.
At 1870 Thursday morning, devotion
al half hour was led by Rev. John Fryer
of Berwyn, Pa, which was followed b
reading of scripture and prayer Rev. {
! H. Pendleton delivered an address of wei
come, and Rev J. G. Buchanan, D. D.
brought greetings from the mother churc
at Pemberton John D. Clevenger, churc
clerk, called the roll of members who be
longed in 1851, and number were presen
to answer to their names.
The afternoon service commenced witt
devotion, which was followed by a due
by Mrs Charles Tilton and Mrs. Jere Col
kit. Greetings from the Philadelphia As
sociation by Rev. J. G. Walker, D. d.
and Rev. John Gordon, D. D. Addresse
of greeting from centennial cnurche
were delivered by Rev. T. NJ. Eastwood
of Burlington, and Rev. @. H. Dodd, o
Memorial Church, Newark.
There was large attendance at the
evening service, which began with al
organ voluntary by Miss Irene Cowgirl
A selection was rendered by the choir
An interesting and lengthy historical rec
ord Of the church was read by Samuel A
Atkinson, president of the board of trus
tees, brief extract of which follows:
This church is an offshoot from the church
at New Mills, now Pemberton, and from ar
old minute book is CLEANED the following bit o
history. About the ear of our Lord 1884 the
first Baptist sermon was delivered IN Mount
Holly by the Rev. Peter Wilson, near where
the meeting house now stands, and then nc
more account of the Baptists until the winter
OF 1892 when Mr.. Joshua Smith from Canaan
OF New England, came preaching and exhorting
to the great CONSERVATION of the people IL
general, and the awakening of one or two in
dividuals in particular, and having to return tc
New England relates the pleasing tidings tc
his particular friend, the Rev. Alexander Nc
Gowan, then OF LAM erton. near Trenton, who
at that time began to supply the church al
New Mills, soliciting him to go and visit that
people, which he accordingly did in the course
OF few weeks, and so continued to visit
and keep up stated meeting among them
until some were inclined to step forward il the
Redeemefs cause, namely Meribah, the wife
of Jesse Cox, the first Baptist iuhabitant of the
place, and shortly after Jane Mullen, a venera.
lie old woman, viewing with pleasure the at
benton of the people, and hattering prospect
OF rising society, was at length stimulated tc
move his tami y and reside among them, which
was elected in the year of our Lord 1885, and
so continued to preach and baptize, tho desti-
tute OF place to meet in, except a private
house, and sometimes in the market house un.
til at length fine courthouse was erected into
which he had immediate admittance, yet moi
SO as to command it at all times when we
would wish to meet, aud particularly The first
day of the new year. January, 1900, in order to
celebrate the new year. the congregation being
great and meeting in a private house rendered
1t unpleasant to many, who after worship pro
posed one to another the propriety of erecting
meeting house. Next day a subscription
paper was produced aud iii a few weeks two
thousand dollars was obtained. Such was the
spirit of the people and the rapidity of the
work that in less than ten months the house
was completed from the day in which the sub
scription paper was first proposed"
One of the terms which the subscriptions
were secured was that the "person or person,
having charge of said house shall at all times
when called upon by any three OF the said sub
scribers or their heirs, open the same for pub
lie worship when any regular minister of the
Gospel OF good character OF any denomination
Shall NC CdlI6u tHClClOi plONluSu the mousse Is
not occupied by minister of the Baptist
Society"
The original subscribers to the building fund
were: George Langstaff, Henry Chambers
Elizabeth Langstaff, Jesse Cox, Francis Austin,
Richard Cox, Michael Woostou, EdW ard
Thomas John Bishop, Rebecca Voorhees,,
acob Shaffer, Joseph Hill1ard James Dobbips,
Andrew Congle, James French, Samuel Davis,
EDer Taylor, William Mooney, John Rene,
Mahlon Budd, Joal Reeves, William O'Lary
Samuel Hughes. Henry Rogers, Henry Shaft
er, Bowman Simpson, Daniel Love, William
Dobbins, James Coppuck, George Ashbridge,
Peter Vanpelt, Ann Witherson, Sarah Clark,
George Allen, Elisha Jewell, Samuel Hanes,
Curtis Dicks, William Stackhouse, William
Rossel John McCue, Michol Rush, John
Perry Robert Davidson, Samuel Clark, Edward
Dennis, Joseph Wood, May MCGOWAN, Jacob
Gaskill, Andrew Hurpending, Stephen Ustick,
George West, Jr., Asa Rogers, Israel Alcutt
John Bispham, Sheriff; Harding Murrell,
Joseph Rowaud, Joseph Bennett, ST.. Restor
Shinu, James Reeve, Alexander MCGOWAN,
William Trick, Isaac Haines, Samuel Reeves
Benjamin Howard Elias Wilson, John Pippit,
Habicouch Wells, Samuel J. Reed, Jacob
Woolston, Samuel Jones, Mary Woolstoa,
Christian Woolston, Ann Woolston Eliza
Mullen, John Lopez, William Emley, Anthony
Reckless, Alexander Shlras, Sarah Saxton
Heath Newberry, Samuel fash, John Thomas
John Clark Ephraim Clark, Joseph Keen
John Peckworth, Mathew Vert, John Muir
ply, Jacob Clark. Joseph Clark, Isaac Halle
hurst, William Y. Rogers, John Cox, Thoma.
Cumptou, Alexander r. Cox, William Oakford
William Boswell, Daniel Haydn, Peter De-
Haven, CathaTine Davis, Joseph Thorn, Hugh
Gorley, Sarah FortendeI, Levi Wilson, John
MCGOWAN, Mary Reese, David Thompson
Peter Tobs John Blakely, Daniel Wills
William Tiudall Solomon Emley, Euocll
Coward. Thomas Saxton, John Brooks, JOSEPH
Budd
Thomas Thompson Munroe Stockton William
d. Jewell, samuel BecS, George Egley, Johr
Thompson, Joseph Leeds, John Black. Daniel Sex
ton, Matthew Wilson, David Housler, William Sut
ter June Mullen, John Woolston John, Flock
John NJ Mike, Hugh Knight, Caleb Stevenson
Abraham Reeves, Daniel Leeds, Joseph Kimble
loci Haines Allen Rogers, James Logan, Am
Boear Henry Cate, William Rogers, Moses Kemp
ION lanes Murdoch, william Small, David Voor
Zachariah Kossell, Elizabeth Cowgirl, william
Clark Richard Newman, William Nippins, Samue
Rogers Francis Williamson, Thomas Moore Ma
than Folwell, Samuel Lippir colt, Jacob Bigalow
Joseph Cooper, Robert Lucas, Thomas Rose, JOSEPH
| Cole Bispham Newbold Revel Elton, Thoma
onrow John Shinn, Isaac Newton, william
Brown Hannah Grant, Samuel Bigalow, Thoma
Petit, Samuel Sailor, John Mullen, Phlneas Kirk
BRIDE William Lippincott, Hannah Vinicomb
Hudson Burr Absalom Evans, Restore Morton
Brestou Iippincott Benajah Peacock Curtis Shinn
lob Lippincott Josiah Reeve, Isrel Shinn, Ella
Voorhees,, Abraham Harris, Thomas Edwards
William Moore, Samuel Rogers, George DILL Oil
bert Deacon, Elijah Alloways,, Jonathan Lippin
colt Joseph Burr George King, John Rogers
Henry Fcnimore, William Warner William Shinn
John Dobbins, Joseph Rowgar, Samuel Mullen
| Joseph Estil1 Thomas Cain, John Grey, Henri
| Jenkins William Kempton, Warren Gamble, Lac
| s. Co, John Trick, Jacob Barnhart Miss Nelson
| Aruey Lippincott, David Munrow, Joseph Shiun
Samuel Wells Nathaniel Parker, William Haines
| Joseph Sexton, John L. Stratton, Sarah Lamb
William Richards, Joseph Suffer, Thomas Elem
| ing John Young Caleb L1ppincot Samuel Rich
| ards, ] hn watkins John Fenimore, William
| aazleton, John Walker, Japhet Garwood, Gale
Wright Moses Gaskill, Joseph Walker Rober
Bell Absalom Reeves, William Atkinson, Charlie
| Jores, Richard watkins, Miss Woolman, Josepl
Reed, Joseph Warren. John Woolston, Isaac Carr
Thomas & Shreve, Joseph Earl, Disclosing King
Mordecai Wetheril1, Samuel Wetherill, Will
Smith, James Wood, = Newbold, Zacharia
Reed, John Holmes, Elish Gorden, Joshua Jones
| Robert Henderson, Benjamin DUNCAN, Rober
Shewell Samuel Mason, Joseph Matthew, Edwar
| Matthew William White, Amos Griffith, JOSEF
'ubbs Joshua Jones, William Cotton Levi Jet
| Morgan, Danie Harron, George Hopple, Abria
| tones BENJAMIN Jones' Benjamin Young, Benjs
| min Matthew, Benjamin Williams, Viii lam Jones
| lanes Thomas, John DUNCAN, Simson Matthew
| lanes tokes, Joseph Harberson, Samuel Harvey
| w Fisher, Joseph Watkinson, Joseph Roberts
| Aaron Wells, Joseph Bolton.
Consent having been secured from the mothe
church at New Mills, the following on Novembe
T. 1901 subscribed their names to the church cow
| nant at Mount Holly: Jesse Cox Meribah Coz
| Iohn Pipptt Lucrea Pippitt, Francis Austin, SUI
| anna Austin, Edward Thomas, Hannah Thomas
John McMichael, Margaret MCGOWAN, Chariot
| EVAN, Daniel Love, Mary Wood, Mary Dobbin
| Mary MCGOWAN Keziah EVAN Jane Love, Hanna
Reeves Rebecca VOORHEES,, Mary Smith, Jane Mu
len, Margaret Gard, Rhoda Eyres, Levina Webb
Martha Cowgle, Rachael Reeve, Hannah Pippit
Margaret Leeds, Keziah Atkinson, Chariot
| Adams, Elizabeth Bennett, Ann Pippitt, Mar
Leeds, Hannah Grant, Elizabeth Atkinson, Mar
White
For the first fifty years the aggregate membe
ship of the church was 6I6, and Of those who su
vive the period covered by the first half centur.
and who are still members of the church are tn
Lavinia Watkinson, Sarah A Colby, Marth
Shinn Emaline Lucas, Levi Atkinson, Mary
Antrim, Beuiah Bodine, Elizabeth S. Antrim
Mary Stratton Ellen Branson, Josephine Greer
Sarah A. Bodine, Amy Coleman, Emma F. Ga
kill. The present membership ofthe church is 81
The following is a list OF the pastors OF I'll