The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-11-07
PRESBYTER|ANS
To CELEBRATE
85TH YEAR

The Presbyterian church will cele
bratp during the, coming week the SJth
anniversary of its organization. At the
morning service III ii o'clock next Sun
day. the minister Dr. Warren h. Hall.
will preach the anniversary sermon
using tn, subject. The Christian Eel
lowShip." The chorus choir. under the
direction of c. \. Faunce. will sing
Il Will Call Upon the Lord by Mo
Fart. and "Ho. Every One That Thirst
eth. 10y Martin.
Al the evening service, at 4 30, the
guest preacher will I've DIR. Joseph ~
Vance, paStor-emerituS of the First
Pre- <byteriau church, Detroit, who will
speak on the subject. The Church for
the Future The OddfellOws' male
chorus will sing, under the direction
of Fred Foster. Comrades Song of
Hope" by Adam. The Old Rugged
Cross, and Song of Peace" Find
landau. by Sibeliu>. An organ and
piano duet. from MUZart'S Concerto
IN - Minor will be played by Mrs.
{. Leslie Thibidt an and Thomas
Burns.
On the following Friday evening
November II. the SJth anniversary
banquet will be held The speaker will
he. Arthur \. Sinclair, crayOn-lecturer,
of Detroit, who will give Pictorial
Review" of the church's eighty-fiye
years. Solos will be sung by Mrs. Cath
crime Young Foster cOntraltO, Of De
truit. formerly sOlOiSt i'll the local
church. now SUlOi>t in Crosse POinte
Presbyterian church and the Ford sun
day evening hour chorus, and George
Mcleod. baritone, teacher of voice i'll
the Detroit COnSt rvatOry of Music,
and director of the conservatory Choir
Us. \ string trio will play. under the
direction of Jack Downing, and greet
ings from the Detroit PreSbytery Will
be brought by the Rev. Leonard Duck
EFT. of EcOrSe. moderator of the pres
byterr. ..
On September .. 1876, meeting
WAS held in the old brown schOOlhOuse.
presided over by the Rev. George Duf-
field, DID. pastor of the First Pres
byterian church. Detroit, ut which the
WyandOtte Presbyterian church was
organized with membership of sew
Ell. The Rev James Nall. a COngrega-
gagged rs stated supply and continued
until 1860. In 1866. after dormant
period of six years. the church was re-
Vived. and in 1861 church building
was erected on the southwest corner
of Biddle avenue and Chestnut street.
\ sunday school was organized III
that year. and probably about the same
time the Ladies' Aid Society.
In 1899. through gift of $lO,UO
from Capt. j. Ii. Ford, the present
building was erected. This was during
the passionate of the Rev. Alexander
WOuberS. The preSt mt manse was er-
ected during the passionate Of the Rev.
Alexander Urquhart. The Mems Bro
therhOOd was organized December 10.
19OJ.
The following ministers have served
the church: James Nall. 1SJ7-1S6O;
Calvin Clark. 1855; y. ID. Hubbard.
l<6T-1S1O; A. W. Sanford, 1S7O-1S13;
W. h. Ingersoll. 1S7S-1S11; Isaac y.
Sprague, .1S1S-1SS3; Thomas Middle
miss. 1884 1889; ]. W. DOrrance, 1881
1870; Peter E. NichOl. 1891 1892; +. A.
Bray. 1S93-1S96; Alexander WOuters.
1S9I-l9OO; Frank G. Elicit, 19Ol1SOS:
samuel Mcdowell. 19O3-19O6; Alexan-
der Urquhart. 19O6-191J; NJ. II. Sew
eli. 1915 1919; Warren +. Hall, 192O-.
In March. 1899. a church house was
dedicated. which has since become the
center Of almost daily organizationai
activity.