New-York tribune., 1908-03-21

= tie decorations Of the church tor these jubilee
exercises The programme OF the week VIII be as
follows
On Sunday. March =. Dr.. = N Buckley, editor
q The New York Christian Advocate" who was
pesto- twerty-eighr years ago, VIII deliver an his
tn-caI seraoa II the morning. and Dr.. z j.
HAYNES VIII preach il the evening On Monday
evening Dr. 9 L Goodeu Will preach. a love
feast VII follow. On Tuesday evening there will
Re f-a1eral greetings from other churches, On
Wednesday evening reminiscent addresses, and on
thursday evening q jubilee reception: Friday
evening. addresses The Present and Future -
On Sunday. March g. Bishop c. D. Foss the third
pastor of the church. VIII preach in the morning:
d.. Theodore L Cuyler will offer the prayer In
TIE afternoon there viii be great Sunday school
jubilee. Ii the evening the sermon VIII be by DC-
G z. Reed.
The Hanson Place Methodist Episcopal Church,
B-ooA-yn, was organized on May 26 1867, with John
French president ot its board OF trustees end
TIE Rev Joseph Law pastor. The land
which the church now stands was purchased for
S5N and amid many prophecies Of failure. the
enterprise begun Plans were inlInedi-
ate!y adopted for the building OF & church. the
CC-ne-srcne q which LAID On July ., 1851, by
RshOp James
TIE structure was completed and ready for dedi-
cation On Sunday January ?. 1858. a. which time
Bishop James again o4Hciated- The Sunday school
organized January =. 1S5s- AZ the con-
ference II April. 1Ss Dr. Law reported q member
snip q -. wiki Ihi-Jy-Jr-o probauoners The sue
cess u assured was undoubtedly due in large
reaz--e . The 5ndefatigable labors OF the first
pastor. D. Law
II -Ss rAe Rev James H Perry was appointed
ihe Second pastor. \ graduate OF West Point, On
the outbreak = tLe Rebellion he offered his ser
wees 70 rle government and went 70 the front as
coio-eI Of m z51 Regiment Of New York ~ olur1-
,ee-s 70 vrtca regiment many members Of the
Ea-sor Place Church belonged The third pastor
vas ire Rev. Cyrus D. Foss. now Bishop toss-
wno VIII b present ~ the jubilee exercises ne
o-e q Ire most eminent Of al the pastors
Ire conference IL 1858 sent the Rev George W.
EooC--E who hy the new rule o. the eTeileIai
Conference was allowed 70 remain three years
u 10 The Rer. Wilbur 2 Watkins became pas
Il during hl= rzstorate was celebrated the cen cen
tsnalaI q 1-e-acdlsrn. and $1,000 was srbscrloed
q start q 1-w church enterprise, WIch Is ho"
Grace Church. IN Seventh avenue
Mex t- succession came the Rev. Albert s Hunt
xao Iee- -Ye church stronger than when ne came
Il ~ TIE Re-. Emory ;. Haynes came from r al
E-ver. H-s ministry was e-12Ineil1ly suceess--- -
psr.Is LIS rasro-aJe the present chLrcil p-i----s
~& e--cte1
-5e esg--- -.--r- also came from Fall River,
re Rev George L Reed. now and for many years
-he president Of Dickinson College ia 80 'lie re
: u. B-czey vas appointed pastor ne W W"
know having served TWO terms as pastor OF o1ii1-
rer1-.1 Church. Brooklyn he Is no" 'l-7 I-'''
Of TIE Christian Advocate
The rexr pastor. Who came il l8s1. was the Fe'-
: O. Peek n -ss4 Conference met again n nan
tor Place. and they were able to secure the return
fo- seco-d term as pastor % the Rev George l.
Eeec
= ~ 80 r,s-- 2 Eendig VS. transferred
.-.m Tie NV England Conference and necAiie
re twelfth -asrr~ In 1Seg there came from New
ak TIE Rev. o.. " Persons TIE fourteenth pastor
cane from Boston in the person q the Kew I-oiS
Alte-r Banks He L. NOW pastor OF TRINITY Alel.'-
o5iz- ca-rca. ls Denver IN 1897 the rev - -
CToooell W. rad followed Dr.. Banks in Boston
also follow him 70 Hanson place His was tle
longest pasto-sre here. extending Win c"N''i-1e1
success ta-o1za seven years- .
n 80 ne sixteenth pastor, Dr- Charles t-l"aic
locke cane from Buffalo Under Dr- 11O
leadership ne r,rrt has gone steadily forward N
r. s Eork Recently. in preparation for this great
s-1-Terssry. he church building has been renee
ard beaErae5 v.bor1r and within at large expense