The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-19
NETHOD|SM PROUD
DR. MORGAN AND
CENTRAL CHURCH
Thriving Parish in Centre of
City, with Ediflce Overlook
ing Great White Way.
SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY
TAKES PLACE IN FALL
Many Prominent Clergymen
Have Had Charge During
Past Years.

The Central Methodist Episcopal
Church. located in Market street, mid
the illumination of the new White Way.
was originated in the fall of 1S49. A
number of the most enterprising and
influential Methodists of the city
thought 1t would advance the cause Of
Methodism TO build a large and central
church. After careful deliberations
Central Church was organized with
sixty-hve members.
The first board of trustees consisted
of Daniel Pierson, William G.. Lord,
Cornelius Walsh, II. Fl. Jacques, Will
lam NJ. Simpson, S. o. Heaton and AL
bert Brown, brethren we'll known and
honored in this city. All of these
brethren have gone to their reward.
The first pastor of the church was the
Rev. .. p. Kidder. d. D., who served
until the spring of 1850, when the Rev.
J. B. Wakeley, d. D., was appointed
pastor
The cornerstone of the present Cen
trail Church WAS laid on September :,
1850, by Bishop Hedding, DR.. Kennedy,
of Brooklyn, n. Y, delivering the adj
dress of the day. The chapel was fin
ished and dedicated on Thanksgiving
Day of the same year by Bishop James
and the Rev. DR.. Foster, afterward
bishop. The work on the main building
progressed rapidly and on November y,
Thanksgiving Day, 1851, the church was
dedicated to the worship of our Lord
and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Bishop Waugh, of Maryland, preached
the dedication sermon from Psalm
cxvi., -: What shall 1 render unto
the Lord for all His benefits toward
me y In the afternoon the Rev. Jesse
T.. Peck, d. D., afterward Bishop Peck,
preached on the Reign of Cod" In
the evening Bishop Foster preached
from the text, mot by might, nor by
power. but by my spirit, saith the
Lord"
During the fifty-fve years of it's his
tory, Central Church has been a power
for good In this great city. The church
has been served by some of the most
efficient ministers of Methodism, as fol-
lows:
Rev. d. p. Kidder, 1919: Rev. j. r.
wakeley. 1850; Rev, Wesley Kenny, 1852;
Rev. L. r. Dunn, 1854; Rev. w. Tuni-
son. 1856; Rev. D. d. Lore. 1858; Rev. r.
L. Dashed, 1860; Rev. J.. T. Crane, 1862;
Rev. L. r. Dunn, 1864; Rev. j. K. Burrna
1867; Rev. r. r. Meredith, 1870: Rev.
Alfred Goodman, 1871; Rev. @. S. Hare,
1872; Rev. Henry spellmeyer, 1875; Rev.
w. V. Kelley, 1878; Rev. James Boyd
Brady, 1881; Rev. Henry Spellmeyer.
1884: Rev. Ferd. c. Iglehart, 1887; Rev.
I u nrfon 1901 Paw Harry SnaIi-
meyer, 1892. now bishop; Rev. DR.. WILL
lam II. Morgan.
Among the different societies are the
Epworth League, the Young Peoples
Society of the Central NJ. E. Church,
the Ladies Aid Society, Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society, the Young
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society,
the Woman's Home Missionary Society,
different circles of the Kings Daugh-
tiers.
The Rev, William II. Morgan, the
pastor, was born at Wilton Park, Eng
land, January IS, 1851. He and his
parents came to this country In Sep
TENDER, 1870, locating In Ironton, o., !
and at the age of II years he entered
the iron and steel works, where he was
employed until 1888.
ABOUT this time q new but latent
force moved him to higher ambitions.
and Q8sS) he decided on a course at the
Ohio University, which occupied two
years. In the fall OF 1885 h entered
Hamline College, of Minnesota, ead
graduated from this institution in June,
1889, with the degree B. A.
DIR. Morgan was then sent to the
frontier in Wisconsin, n under the
auspices Of the Home Missionary So
ciety did good missionary work.
After a year of this work among the
lumbermen he came to Madison. to CON
tinue his studies at Drew Theological
Seminary. While a student there he
served as pastor at Port Morris, and in
1891 he finished his studies and gradu-
ated with the degree of B. D. He began
his next pastoral work at Mendham,
1898. and had -four successful years with
that church.
In 1897 the Central M. E. Church
secured DIR. Morgan as its pastor, and
for twelve years he has been most sue
cessfui with his work in tho churcb