New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-05
ITS TENTH ANNIVERSARY.
Bedford Presbyterian Church,
Brooklyn, Celebrates.


Ign is the Bedford Presbyterian. which to-day be-
gins the celebration Of its tenth anniversary Be
ginning with nothing. 1t has in decade raised
10000 for current expenses benevolences and the
payment OF debts This includes the raising of
SS.OO 10 pay for the present church and its equip
ment from 1897 to 1890 and the collecting since then
OF $1,000 20 pay the mortgage debt which had rest
ed on the site OF the church. at Dean-st. and Nos
trand-ave. since 1t was purchased. In the early
DAYS OF tho society This has been due largely 10
tho work done by the Rev. William ]. HutchiuS
who has been the pastor since Juno g. 1886
Tho jubilee will begin by the reception OF new
members this morning. The sacrament OF tho
Lords Supper will be administered by Mr. Hutch
ms. assisted by the Rev. George p Gillespie Yas-
tor OF the Gainesville PENN Presbyterian Church.
who was the first pastor OF the Bedford church.
In the afternoon there will be special session OF
the Biblo School, Of which d. l. Pierson is super
intendent Tho Young Peoples Society will meet
at O'Clock, and at the evening church service Mr..
Gillespie Will make address.
Tho celebration will DO continued on Wednesday
night. which IS 10 DO specifically known jubilee
night, because at that time the $1,000 mortgage
will be burned sisnifying that the society IS FREQ
from debt Those taking part in this ceremony
will be Walter McDoTgan. clerk OF the session and
charmapnf the building committee: J. II. Righter
treasurer OF the church and OF the building and
debt extinction funds, and Manly r.. Hubs chair
man OF tho board OF deacous. The programme pref
ceding this will be as follows.
:, Invocation, tho Rev. w. Il. Hubbard Bedford
Heights
:, Reading o. scripture tho Rev. r, Nj Black @: ST
bsrtholomew's EpiscgrsI church
York Avenue Metbods c6urSa ''o0'"e''' OF the New
,, Addressse 4 Greeting from old Friend" the Rev
The Eaas wn tier R Mso a9If' Gillespie
a Greeting from the Seminary Church. Pro
a GroettnplItron Tres65rsry.S the Rev. Or. !. r
"A Greeting a Loved Nerbbor" the Rev. Josepb
Bindings and Beginnings" the Rev William 7
A reception viii be given by the officers and
LADIES' Aid Society for all friends OF the church on
Thursday. on Friday evening there Will bo
meeting for prayer and praise" led by Mr.
Hutchins the pastor. Next Sunday VIII be known
as chiidrens day. In the morning the pastor Will
address the little ones and they VIII be- promoted
In the evening there viii be farewell service for
+. T. FfeId and w. il. Gleysteen. members OF the
church, who sail this summer for China
The Bedford Presbyterian Church traces ba ok its
origin 70 the Congregational Church Of the Cove
haht winch worshipped for years In q chapel IN
Classon-ave. near Park Place ana In 1891 moved TO
New-York-ave. and Herkimer-st IN March 1899
the Trinity Congregational Church was org3rfyeI
with about eighty communicates most of them
from the Church Of the Covenant. f. " Du1iDg-
NAM president of the board OF trustees, at once
purchased for the society the church site now
occupied at Dean-st and Nostrand-ave The price
paid was $4,000. Within a short time s9Ca0 Of this
amoqnt was paid ot this amount 5000 was given
Dy the trustees or the old Bedford Cougreslt tonaI
Church which was LEFT after the lIanii9tj0, ~
their their affairs II is interesting to note that the
Dyterian Church was at one time pastor of the
ia, ord Gonsrtsational Church The morgaso
Ihdt remained aIter the payment of the $9OGJ is the
one me, to be burned next Wednesday night.
worship In a frame dwelling house that sfooi on ON
its property In January. 1874 the church wa adj
and became the Bedford Prssbyferia Charc2S IN
6nan "a nc Se ear ,'le tteH George T. Gillespie
earnest. lie obliged to resign on account ~
the affairs OF the church but it obtained for pastor
the the. Key w j. HutGhns Who began his duties al
Theological Seminary. in June. 1896
was the first undertaken by the new InEist ~pfsn9
building committee, Walter McDougalI being lis
S7O25 pledged for the building fund at a special
meeting Before another twelve months had rolled
first ceremonies held in it the nstalla ton 81
m he dds az the as ehare any tne of 1900
s2s 600. had been paid for;
Since then the church has not only been steadily
raising the N;;V0 Ior the m9rtsage debt. but has
olences. 1t does what many Older churches do not
do, namely, supports missionaries both IN the
Ross has been maintained an associate Dastor
in Corea His first 1boT iso were in Fusan. and are
to support Presbyterian missionary at La Porte
under the auspices of the Bedford Chrab sD on
cesslvely by the Rev. a. McIntyre, the Rev. NJ A
Stone and the Rev. H. 5. McCutcheon.
In Mr. Hutchinss passionate more tnan five hun
drnd new members have 6eea r taken in and the
d membership OF no Among the auxiliary societies
Society Junior Society. the Brotherhood of the
Red Diamond Ga boys club. the Alpha Kappa
Alpha (also a boys club, mems club and sew
eral missionary societies
The Rev William j. Hutchns is compare lively
young man. He born In Brooklyn, where his
father minister and later moved with him
to Minneap polls and then 10 Oberltn. Ohio. There
he attended Oberin College and later went to Yale
from which he was graduated in 1892. He taught
for few years. first in California and then in
Oberlin At the latter place he began his theolog-
cal studies which were completed in 1896 at Union
Seminary At Yale he In the Glee Club and a
member OF Phi Beta Kappa.
L FoloEinY is y list "'iiGsrs OF the Bedford