History of the Wesley M.E. Church of Brooklyn, L.I. (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1876. Excerpt: ... their resignations as Trustees. On motion, it was resolved, that the same be accepted. Tho Stewards' and Leaders' Board at this period was constituted as follows: the Pastor, Rev. C. B. Ford, T. C. Nostrand, Robert Benson, Ancel Titus, Geo. W. Lush, C. T. Bronson, D. 0. Miller, James Rogers, and T). W. McLean. The officers of the Sunday School were: D. W. McLean, Superintendent; A. L. Brower, Assistant Superintendent; James Rogers, Treasurer; A. H. Saxton, Secretary; David Maxon, Librarian; Mrs. Hegeman, Female Superintendent; Miss E. Mann, Teacher of Infant Class. Juvenile Missionary Society: W. H. Potts, President; James Rogers, Secretary, and G. E. Currie, Treasurer. The Induction or The New Pastor.--The Rev. C. B. Ford, the newly appointed pastor, occupied the pulpit of the Wesley M. E. Church, on Sunday, April 21st, at 10 o'clock, A. M. As the services were advertised in the city papers, there was a better attendance than usual, of the members of the church and congregation, and many strangers were present on this interesting occasion. After the preliminary exercises of reading the scriptures, singing and prayer had been gone through, the pastor announced that his text, as the ground of his remarks, would bo found in the fifth chapter of St. Paul's first epistle to the Thessalonians, at the 25 th verse: "Brethren, pray for us,"--a very short one, but peculiarly appropriate for the occasion. It is not our intention, to present an extended sketch of this discourse, as wc have no phonographic report of it, nor have we been furnished with any notes by the pastor; suffice it to say, however, that the exhortation of the Apostle, addressed to the Church at Thesealonica, to pray for those who had been set over them in the Lord--their spiritual teachers and g...