The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-10-28
Marlboro Church
Celebrates 227th Year

| In an historical discourse deliver
ed in theBrick church, Marlboro, Oct. II,
at 1890 in oservance of the centennial
anniversary of erection of the church
building and the 227th anniversary Of
the organization II the church. the
pastor, Rev. Cbales l.. Palmer told
tell of the II pastorates during that
period and of one passionate of 6S
/ years and an actual passionate
of So years. This record was held BY
the late Benjamin Dubois, who was
pastor Of the church from 1868 to
1927.
! Assisting in the commemoration
kservices 2.30 SUNDAY afternoon
short addresses was delivered by
Rev. f. Z. B. Reynolds, pastor Of the
Keyport reformed church; Rev. j. II.
Owens of Red Bank, retired Rev.
Charles n Neff, pastor of the 0 d Ten
nent church; Rev. w. T. Sahler, pas
to Of Second Reformed church of
Freehold boro; Rev G. e. Corwin Of
Ocean Grove, retired; Rev. Carrot
I'M. onover, pastor of the Grand Ave
lnue Reformed church at Asbury
Park. and lev. J. Sherman, pastor
of the Holmdel Baptist church. Mrs.
/ Minor Brown, organist, was in
eharge Of the musical program.
1t was after the induction of Rev.
Benjamin Dubois, a, young man just
licensed to preach the gospel, as pas
tor of the church thas the English lam
! guage was Introduced in the Freehold
con regation. Rev Mr.. Dubois was
installed pastor in 1764. In 1917. after
So wears Of active service, Mr.. Dubois
was relieved from active duties of the
ministry by the abors of a colleague,
but he was ne, er declared pastoral en-
ertus, and the pastoral relation was dis
solved only by his death in 1927. This
/ is by far the longest passionate in the his
tors of the Reformed church in Amer
lea, probably as well as any other de-
nomination.
The earliest history Of a. Reformed
church in Monmouth county is that
in 1899, enough Dutch families hav
ling come from New York and Long
Island and sett ed in this section, il
Twas decided that state preaching
should ge inauguated here. This
services was rendered according tc
agreement by three ministers from
J Long Island at appointed times IN ro-
{! tation Their names were Wilhelmus
pardus. Vincentius Antonides and
Barnardus Freeman. These Ministers
it is recorded, found heir services
exceedingly burdensome because o.
the distance they were compelled tx
travel, and the danger Of crossing the
great bay in small boats.
The church records, however, be
gin In 1909, recording, in the dutch
Language, the yiinstallation of Rev
/ Joseph Morgan sas pastor OF the Re.
/ formed congregations of Freehold and
Middletown." Until 1926 there was
no other Reformed church in Mon
mouth county Up to Nov: 28, 1925,
lombined con- regations of Freehold
and Middletown had been known as
/ the Reformed church of the Navesink,
On that date after considerable de-
bate and contention, two separate
portion becoming the Firgt Reformed
church OF Freehold and the other the
Reformed church of Middletown,
which has since been incorporated
the Reformed church of Fl olmdel.
The pastorates shown by church
HISTORY are. 1899 to 1909; Wihelmus
i Lupardus, Vincentus Antonides and
Rernardus Freeman, jointly; 1909 to
1871. Joseph M ryan; 1871 to 1892,
h erardus Haoghoort; 1886 to 1854
2evnhard Erickson, 1894 to 1897
Benjamin Dubois; 1918 TO 1884. Sam
incl A. VanVranken; 1885 to 1898
James Otterson; 1889 to 1851, Aaron
IA. MarcaIlus: 1851 to 1868 Ralph
Willis; 1868 to 1878. George Swain;
1873 to 1887 Theodore w. Welles
| 1889 to 1892, James H. Bertholf; 1895
to 1870, Charles. w. Vance: 1890 to
I19a5. Abram l MARITIME; 1905 to 1911
! William e. Daviss1912 to 1914, Henry
III. Vyverl-erg. 1915 and still the pas
J tor, Charles L. Palmer.