The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-20

New luIk. Dtt. l' Ou' OF INV
most prominent and powerful Of the
Presbyterian churches OF the United
states the Fiuh Avenue Presbyterian
church. Be- sunday Dcc. 2W colcbrat
ing its w, muirolth anniversary.
From aiI parts of the United States
th, survivors at Cos roll Of 10000 mem.
1,rs and thclr grandchildren and
even great prnrdchildrcl have come
to New YORK Do hear Dr j. Ross
Stevenson preach his centennial SER
mon and io share iu the Lords Sup
pcr which will Dee administered az
1he communion service this Afternoon
Also tr.hut" will bee paid to The nom
ory of long list Of Presbyterian
preachers famous for their cloqucuco
and pastoral achievement First
among these Us Jonathan Edwards
who while not pastor iu the
church. breaches as newly ordained
minister To the congregation la Cedar
street which q few months later be-.
came the congregation which coulu
ny later was 10 Worship iu the brown
stone structure ON Fifth A,cnuc.
The first pastor of the church after
It's admission hy the Prcsbytcry In
1S0S was DR. John Bro1dhcad Romcyu
Of Albany. The congregation had be.
como dissatisfied with the introduc.
tiou Of watts Hymns aud also found
the three collegiate churches some
what crowded aud by subscription and
sale Of pows. raised enough money
10 erect church I'm Cedar street
worth $4,000 IN those DAYS what Is
now busy Cedar street. crowded with
insurance and financial institutions
and made canon-likc by skyscrapcrq
was marrow peaceful street But II
was SO narrow that the noise Of pass
ing wagons and carriages annoyed
the peace Of the worshippers and dur
ing services II was closed with a
chain. In fact II was so narrow that
few years later II was widcucd ant
this forced the congregation To secl
a new home In Duane street. durlnl
the pastoratc of Or George Potts o
Mississippi who had succeeded IN,
Rev Cyrus Mason. It's second pastor
Duane street. however. soon prove,
To be too far downtown and durinj
the pastoratc Of DR.. James w. AlcN
ander moved again 10 Firth aycnu
ana Nineteenth street. which in turl
became a business section. I'm 1859 III
Nathan l. Rice was called and h
served until the appointment of IN
famous DR.. John Hall Of Dublin &
1867. DR. Hall left such an impress
on the church during his pastoral
which closed with his death In 1S9
that the church became known a
pr Halls church the country owe
For Dr Han, the church at 10Th sire,
was moved to 57th street and Scvcnt
avenue and later the new church a
59th street and Fifth Avenue wa
built. Dr Hail was succeeded hy ID
George n. PuWcs Of Princeton tn,
illogical Seminary ana ON his deaf
in 1902, Dr Stevenson, the prcscu
pastor was called from McCormac
Theological Seminary.
The growth OF the church from II
early days when q was known as IN
Fedcralist church has been sourc
OF pride TO Proshytoraulsm Bcgh
ming with church property valued q
$4,000, the church today owns In u
home church, It's missions and schools
property valued at $1,000 OOu An
where It's contributions to churc
work were at the start $I9C3G pc
year, II has contributed under it
present pastor an average Of $3.50
per year for the support OF the hom
church its 80 foreign missionarie,
and its home charities. missions an
settlements. Duriu- 1907. i'm spite q
financial conditions. this church cor
trihuted 20 the support of Presbvt,
rianism 1852 oOo ITS membership ha
grown from twenty eight to 2ON1. |
supports Chinese Sunday schoo
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