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CHAPTER VIII Churches
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IV. The Presbyterians - 1712 BY THE REVEREND
GEORGE H. INGRAM, STATED CLERK OF THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW BRUNSWICK IN COLONIAL times churches took
the names of the townships. In the vicinity of what is now Trenton there
were three townships that worked together in the maintenance of their
churches. First was Maidenhead (now Lawrenceville) which had a lot deeded
for church purposes in 1698. Somewhere about the same time Hopewell
(Pennington) began a church, although there is no deed. Then in 1709,
a little farther to the south in the same township, a plot of ground
was deeded for church purposes where Ewing Church now stands, and a
log house was erected in 1712. The Rev. Robert Orr was the first pastor
of these three churches. He was installed October 15,1715,and remained
five years. The Rev. Moses Dickinson followed him, remaining two years.
After an interim of several years the Rev. Joseph Morgan became the
third pastor, and served from 1729 to 1737. All these ministers served
the three churches. In 1719 Hopewell
Township was divided. The lower portion was from that time known as
Trenton Township. This included Ewing. The two churches in Trenton Township
were thereafter designated as “old house” and “new house,” the “country”
and the “town.” THE
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
EAST STATE STREET As the settlement at the Falls of the Delaware grew,
there came demand for a chapel that the people on the river would not
have to go all the way to Ewing for worship. A plot of ground was deeded
in 1727 for church purposes, where the First Presbyterian Church now
stands. Some years later an additional plot was added. It seems that
the first building was erected, as a matter of fact, in 1726, or before
title was given. There is a roll of the three churches bearing the date of 1733, made the
Rev. Joseph Morgan. The Hopewell roll contains the names of seventy-
seven communicants, while Maidenhead has thirty-eight names, and Trenton
(Ewing) contains twenty-four names. Some of the communicants of the
third roll, no doubt, lived at the Falls of the Delaware. This roll
is as follows: WHEN ADMITTED
COMMUNICANTS Richard
Scuddar, deacon, and Hannah, his wife Arthur
Howel, elder, and Ruth, his wife Samuel
Ketcham John
Chambers James
Chambers and Mrs. Chambers, his wife Sarah
Higby Sarah
Tucker Aug. 3, 1733 Ralph Hart and Sarah,
his wife Nov. 25, 1733 Lydia Green, wife
of William May 3, 1734 Deborah Lawrence,
widow Sarah Johnson,
wife of Sam Mary Green,
wife of Richard Sept. 12, 1734 William Green Hannah
Green, widow Neshea
Lanning Aug. 29, 1735 Charles Clerk and
Abigail, his wife Deborah,
wife of Dv. Dunbar Mary, the
wife of Eb. Petty Oct. 23, 1737 Elizabeth Sinclare PASTORS OF THE CHURCH SINCE 1736 The
fourth pastor of the Trenton churches was David Cowell, who began his
ministry in 1736 and continued until 1760. During this pastorate the
Presbytery of New Brunswick was erected, although at that time the Trenton
churches remained in the Presbytery of Philadelphia. Then in
1741 the Great Schism took place, and the two parties were known as
the Old Side and the New Side. In 1758 the schism was healed, and the
churches in this vicinity were assigned to the Presbytery of New Brunswick.
Thus Mr. Cowell was a member of the Presbytery of New Brunswick for
the last two years of his life. He died December 1, 1760, and was buried
on the western side of the church, near the street. Outside of his parish
Mr. Cowell was notable for his work in behalf of the College of New
Jersey, and for his efforts on behalf of healing the schism. The
next minister was the Rev. William Kirkpatrick, who served only as a
supply, from 1761 to 1766. Several efforts were made to have him installed
but each time some obstacle arose. Finally he accepted a call to the
First Church of Amwell, where he continued to minister until his death,
September 8, 1769. The
next pastor was the Rev. Elihu Spencer, D.D., who served from November
18, 1769 till his death, December 27, 1784. Thus he served throughout
the Revolution. The call for Dr. Spencer was made out from the three
congregations. He was a chaplain in the army. He also officiated as
chaplain of the Provincial Congress. He was a marked man and his parsonage
suffered at the hands of the enemy. When the surrender of Cornwallis
was celebrated in Trenton October 27, 1781, the governor, Council, Assembly
and citizens attended service in the Presbyterian Church, when Dr. Spencer
delivered a discourse. In 1783 when peace was concluded with Great Britain
a similar service was held in Dr. Spencer's church. He is buried in
the churchyard on the western side. The
next pastor was the Rev. James Francis Armstrong, who served from 1786
until 1816. He was licensed in 1778 by the Presbytery of New Castle
and was ordained at Pequea, Pa., in 1778. He served as chaplain for
a time and was at Yorktown at the time of the surrender. In 1782 he
returned to New Jersey and in 1786 accepted a call to the Trenton church.
In the early years of his ministry he served three churches - the “town,”
the “old,” and the Maidenhead. In 1787 Mr. Armstrong accepted the principalship
of the classical academy which had been started a few years before.
He took an active part in the organization of the General Assembly in
1789 and was elected moderator in 1804. During his ministry a new church
building was erected. During the building the Presbyterians were given
a home in St. Michael’s Church and Mr. Armstrong preached on alternate
Sundays. The new church was opened August 17, 1806. He died June 10, 1816, and
is buried in the churchyard.
The
Rev. Samuel B. How, D.D., was the next pastor, serving from 1816 until
1821. The Rev. William J. Armstrong, D.D., followed, 1821 - 24. The
Rev. John Smith ministered from 1825 to 1828. The Rev. James Waddell
Alexander, D.D., served from 1829 to 1832. The Rev. James William Yeomans,
D.D., served from 1834 to 1841, when he resigned to accept the presidency
of Lafayette College. During this pastorate the congregation erected
a new church edifice, the cornerstone being laid June 1, 1841, It was
during this pastorate that the Presbyterian Church divided into the
Old School and the New School branches. This church and the Presbytery
of New Brunswick rernained with the Old School. The
next pastor was the Rev. John Hall, D.D., who was ordained and installed
August 11,
1841, and forthwith entered upon
the longest pastorate in the history of the First Church, continuing
in active service until May 4, 1884, when he was made pastor-emeritus
for the remainder of his days. He died May 10, 1894. For a brief sketch
of his life, see the end of this section. The
Rev. John Dixon, D.D., took up the work that Dr. Hall laid down and
carried it on in the spirit of his predecessor, from October 15, 1884,
to September 18, 1898. A biographical sketch of Dr. Dixon will also
be found at the end of this section. The
Rev. Lewis Seymour Mudge, who was one of the Presbytery's own candidates,
was next called to take up the work. He was installed September 27,
1899. Through ill health he was forced to resign November 4, 1901. Dr.
Mudge is now the stated clerk of the General Assembly. For
the next pastor an ex-moderator of the General Assembly was sought,
the Rev. Henry Collin Minion, D.D., LL.D., who was installed November
19, 1902. He continued to January 22, 1918, when ill health
compelled him to retire from the active ministry. The
Rev. Peter K Emmons assumed the pastorate January 28, 1919, and continued until November 6, 1927, He was chosen
during this pastorate a member of the board of trustees of Princeton
Theological Seminary. He was also elected a member of the Permanent
Judicial Commission of the General Assembly. For one year he served
as district governor of the Thirty-sixth District Rotary International. On
January 23, 1917, the Presbytery of New Brunswick unveiled in the First
Church yard a monument erected to the memory of the Rev. John Rosbrugh
who was massacred on the banks of the Assunpink on January 2, 1777,
after Washington had drawn his forces to the south side of the creek.
In some way Mr. Rosbrugh became detached and was left on the north side
of the creek. He was buried where he fell, but a few days afterward
his classmate, the Rev. George Duffield, took up the body of his friend
and gave it decent burial “in the churchyard.” At the time he was moderator
of the Presbytery of New Brunswick and was pastor of the Allen Township
Church in the Forks of the Delaware. 14 14 See the address delivered by the
writer at the unveiling, Journal of the Presbyterian Historical Society,
Vol. IX, pp. 49 - 64. SECOND
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH - 1837
MARKET AND MERCER STREETS In
1837 some members of the First Church took up the mission work in Lamberton
which had been started some years before and allowed to languish. A
few years later a committee from the Presbytery was sent to make a survey
of the field. The outcome of this project was the organization of a
second Presbyterian Church, with nineteen charter members. The first
pastor was the Rev. Daniel Deruelle, 1843‑48; the second, the
Rev. Ansley D. White, 1848‑64; the third, the Rev. George S. Bishop,
1864‑66; the fourth, the Rev. James B. Kennedy, 1866‑95;
the fifth, the Rev. William J. Henderson, 1885‑87 ; the sixth,
the Rev. William H. Woolverton, D.D., 1887‑91; the seventh, the
Rev. William S. Voorhies, 1892‑1901; the eighth, the Rev. Norris
W. Harkness, 1901‑09; the ninth, the Rev. Albert C. Busch, 1909‑16;
the tenth, the Rev. Howard J. Baumgartel, 1916‑20; the eleventh
and present pastor, the Rev. Raymond A. Ketchledge, 1921‑. The
church was first located on Union at the head of Fall Street, but in
the pastorate of Mr. Harkness it was moved to the corner of Market and
Jackson Streets. The building was destroyed by fire on November 20,
1919. Steps were immediately taken to rebuild. The indebtedness was
all paid off in 1927. THIRD
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH - 1849
NORTH WARREN STREET On
May 2, 1849, the Third Church was organized,
with thirteen communicants from the First and four from other churches.
At first the congregation met in Odd Fellows' Hall, on the corner of
Hanover and Broad Streets. Their house of worship on North Warren Street
was erected in November 1850. Their
first pastor was the Rev. Theodore L. Cuyler, who served them for three
years, from September 2, 1849, until April 7, 1853, when he accepted
a call to Brooklyn where he spent the remainder of his days and became
one of the outstanding pastors of the Presbyterian Church. The
second pastor was the Rev. Jacob Kirkpatrick, Jr., who was ordained
and installed November 3, 1853. Declining health compelled him to resign
February 2, 1858. He died October 21, 1859, and was buried in Mercer
Cemetery. The
Rev. Henry B. Chapin was the third pastor, continuing from November
28, 1858, until January 1,
1866. The
fourth pastor was the Rev, Samuel M. Studdiford, D.D., who was installed
April 15, 1866, and continued until October 22, 1902, when he was chosen
pastor-emeritus. He died July 21, 1908. For a brief sketch of his life,
see the end of this section. In
1874, during his pastorate, the spire of the church was struck by lightning
and on July 4, 1879, a falling rocket set fire to the church. Straightway
the work of rebuilding was begun and the new church was dedicated February
19, 1880. The
fifth pastor was the Rev. Albert J. Weisley, D.D., who served from May
13, 1903, until November 20, 1911. The
sixth pastor was the Rev. Andrew Todd Taylor, D.D., who served from
October 29, 1912, to November 13, 1916. The
seventh pastor was the Rev. George Dugan, D.D., who began his ministry
in the Third Church May 3, 1920, and continued until his sudden death,
October 14, 1921. The
eighth, and present, pastor is the Rev. John McNab, D.D., LL.D., who
was installed May 16, 1922. FOURTH
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH - 1858
EAST STATE STREET AND NORTH CLINTON AVENUE On the
sixth of November, 1858, a group of some fifty-one communicants of the
Third Church formed the Fourth Church. Their first pastor was the Rev.
Edward D. Yeomans, D.D., who was installed December 15, 1858, and continued
until January 2, 1863. The church building was dedicated October 16,
1862. The
second pastor was the Rev. William M. Blackburn, D.D., who served from
January 4, 1864, to August 16, 1868. The
third pastor was the Rev. Richard H. Richardson, D.D., whose term was
from December 6, 1868, to October 3, 1887. The
fourth pastor was the Rev. John H. Salisbury, D.D., who began February
1, 1888, and served until his death, January 10, 1891. The
fifth pastor was the Rev. Samuel A. Harlow, who served from July 6,
1892, to July 1, 1894. The
Rev. William Henry Roberts, D.D., LL.D., stated clerk of the General
Assembly, served as stated supply from September 10, 1894, to May 1,
1900. The
seventh pastor was the Rev. Hugh B. MacCauley, who was installed April
18, 1900, and was released January 27, 1912. The
eighth pastor was the Rev. William M. Curry, D.D., whose term ran from
January 16, 1913, to August 29, 1920. The
ninth, and present, pastor is the Rev. Gill Robb Wilson, who was installed
October 13, 1921. Mr. Wilson, in 1927, was elected national chaplain
of the American Legion. FIFTH
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH - 1874
PRINCETON AVENUE The
Fifth Church began as a mission Sunday school of the First Church. It
was known as the Warren Street Chapel, and was opened January 8, 1854.
A church organization was formed February 23, 1874, with twenty-eight
members. The Rev. Ansley D. White, D.D., who had served as pastor of
the Second Church years before, was called to the pastorate and was
installed October 26, 1874. He served until his death, September 23,
1877. The
second pastor was the Rev. Joseph W. Porter, who was installed April
18, 1878, and continued for two years. The
Rev. John F. Shaw then took up the work, February 4, 1881, and continued
until February 4, 1883. But the Fifth Church seemed to be losing ground.
Dr. Studdiford secured a student of Princeton Theological Seminary to
act as a supply - C. A. R. Janvier, who was preparing to go out to the
foreign field. He proved to be the man for the place. The Fifth Church
soon took on new life. He began as a supply March 8, 1883. He was ordained
and installed April 24, 1884, and continued until July 3, 1887. The
fifth pastor was the Rev. William P. Swartz who served from August 22,
1887, until October 21, 1888. The
sixth pastor was the Rev. George H. Ingram who began his labors December
2, 1888, and continued until January 4, 1904 - the longest pastorate
up to this date. The
seventh pastor was the Rev. Samuel C. Hodge who was installed April
14, 1904. He served until May 29, 1911. During this pastorate extensive
addition was made to the Sunday school building. The
eighth pastor was the Rev. Samuel Guy Snowden, who was installed January
4, 1912. He continued until his death May 4, 1920. The
ninth, and present, pastor, is the Rev. William K. C. Thomson, who was
installed October 6, 1920. PROSPECT STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH - 1875
PROSPECT AND SPRING STREETS This
church in a new section of the city was organized by the Presbytery
April 29, 1875, with thirty-five members. The building had been erected
in advance, ready for the new undertaking. The first pastor was the
Rev. Walter A. Brooks, who was ordained and installed October 14, 1875.
Dr. Brooks continued in this pastorate until October 14, 1905, when
he was made pastor-emeritus. He died January 12, 1913. His biographical
sketch will be found at the end of this section. The
second pastor was the Rev. Francis Palmer, who was installed October
23, 1905. He continued until May 15, 1922. The
third and present pastor is the Rev. William Thomson Hanzsche, who was
installed October 27, 1922, During this pastorate extensive additions
have been made to the church equipment. BETHANY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH - 1886
HAMILTON AND CHESTNUT AVENUES This
church in the borough of Chambersburg was organized November 15, 1886,
with sixty-six members. The Centennial Public School was used as a place
of worship until the church was erected on the corner of Hamilton and
Chestnut Avenues. This was dedicated March 6, 1888. The first pastor
was the Rev. Daniel R. Foster, who had been pastor of Pennington Church.
He was installed in his new charge December 14, 1886. He served in this
field until January 3o, 1900, and was then made pastor-emeritus. He
died October 25, 1915, and his body was interred in Riverview Cemetery. The
Rev. Robert I. McBride was the second pastor, and was installed May
16, 1900, continuing in this charge until October 21, 1903. The
third pastor was the Rev. Linius L. Strock who was installed January
19, 1904, and served until September 23, 1913. The
fourth, and present, pastor is the Rev. D. Wilson Hollinger, who was
installed April 21, 1914. Additions have been made on two occasions,
one during Mr. Foster's day and the last one during the present pastorate. EAST TRENTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH - 1888
NORTH CLINTON AVENUE Early
in the pastorate of Dr. Dixon in the First Church attention a directed
to the needs of the Millham district. The outcome was the organization
of a Sunday school under the auspices of the session of the First Church,
February 13, 1887. Through the generosity of the Hon. Caleb S. Green
a home was provided on the corner of Olden and Clinton Avenues. Hitherto
the Sunday school had met in the Girard Public School. The new building
was dedicated December 26, 1888. On April 21, 1899, the East Trenton
Presbyterian Church was organized by the Presbytery. In the interim
D. Ruby Warne, a student of Princeton Theological Seminary, had
served as a supply as had the Rev. Edward Scofield before him, and on
May 11 the Rev. Frank B. Everitt was installed as pastor. He continued
until January 29, 1901. The
second pastor was the Rev. Fred B. Newman who was installed July 10,
1901, and continued until December 25, 1910. The
third pastor was the Rev. Herbert J. Allsup, who was installed May 10,
1911, and was released April 8, 1913. The
fourth pastor was the Rev. Clarence E. Hills, D.D., who was installed
February 24, 1914, and was released December 1, 1927. The
fifth and present pastor is the Rev. Roy E. Jones, installed July 20,
1928. WESTMINSTER
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH - 1898
GREENWOOD AND WALTER AVENUES For
a number of years a union Sunday school had been conducted in the William
G. Cook Public School in Wilbur. The date when this school began was
about 1890. As this section of the city grew, need was felt for the
organization of a church, and application was made to the Presbytery.
Accordingly on September 12, 1898, the Walnut Avenue Presbyterian Church
was organized, with sixteen charter members. A chapel had been erected
on the corner of Walnut and Walter Avenues, and the Rev. Isaac M. Patterson
was installed as the first pastor on October 18, 1898. Mr. Patterson
continued until September 30, 1903, when he was made pastor emeritits.
On April 7, 1918, the sixtieth anniversary of his licensure, he preached
a sermon in this church, which had been renamed Westminster Church upon
its removal to the corner of Walter and Greenwood Avenues, through the
generosity of Mr. Hampton W. Cook who had also given the former site.
Mr. Patterson died July 3, 1921. The
second pastor was the Rev. George H. Ingram, who had been serving the
Fifth Church. He began his ministry January 11, 1904, and continued
until May 5, 1922, a pastorate of eighteen years, making the total term
of his pastorate in Trenton thirty-three years. Mr. Ingram has served
as stated clerk of the Presbytery since the death of Dr. Brooks in 1913.
Since giving up the pastorate he has served as executive secretary of
the Council of Churches. For a number of years he has served as the
historian of the Presbytery and of the Synod of New Jersey. The
third pastor was the Rev. Charles L. Leber who began his ministry May
5, 1923, and continued to May 31, 1924. He was followed by the Rev.
Robert L. Clark, Jr., the present pastor, who was installed December
12, 1924. Upon
the death of Mr. Cook, June 16, 1924, Westminster Church came into possession
of a large annuity from his estate. Mr. Cook hoped that sometime a church
in memory of his brother Edward Grant Cook might be erected. IMMANUEL
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (ITALIAN) - 1897
WHITTAKER AVENUE A mission
for the Italians of Chambershurg was opened in the summer of 1897, with
Vincent Serafini, a student at Princeton Theological Seminary, in charge.
That fall a Sunday school was opened with teachers furnished by the
First and other churches. On July 6, 1898, Mr. Serafini was ordained,
and henceforth gave all his time to the work. Soon after this work was
assumed by a committee of the Presbytery. Up until that time there had
been no work for the Italians, even in the Roman Catholic Church, but
soon afterward work was begun in other quarters. At
first the mission had no home, but met in rented buildings. In 1906
a building was begun and by December 1, 1907, it was ready for dedication.
In those days it was known as the Italian Evangelical Congregation.
On January 25, 1916, the name was changed to the Immanuel Presbyterian
Church. Additional property was purchased for the purpose of enlargement
of the buildings as the congregation may need. In 1922 the twenty-fifth
anniversary of Mr. Serafini's service in Immanuel Church was celebrated
by the Presbytery. PILGRIM PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH - 1911
ANNABELLE AND SOUTH BROAD STREETS A Sunday
school was started in what was then Nottingham Township in 1834. It
met more or less irregularly until 1854. From the latter date it was
known as the Hamilton Union Sunday School and met in the public school
building. A chapel was erected on the corner of Liberty and Williams
Streets, the cornerstone having been laid July 15, 1908, and Pilgrim
Church was organized October 5, 1911. For
some years the new church depended upon supplies. The first pastor was
the Rev. John A. Sellers, who was installed April 23, 1915. He was released
November 28, 1917. The
second pastor was the Rev. James C. Hughes, who was installed June 25,
1918, and was released May 30, 1923. The
third pastor was the Rev. Morris Zutrau, who was ordained and installed
May 29, 1924. He remained until December 1, 1927. During this pastorate
the property on Liberty Street was sold and steps taken to erect the
Sunday school building on the new site, on the corner of South Broad
Street and Annabelle Avenue. The cornerstone was laid September 24,
1924. The edifice was dedicated May 31, 1925. The
fourth, and present, pastor is the Rev. William T. Magill, who was installed
March 15, 1928. MT. CARMEL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH - 1914
BRUNSWICK AVENUE AND MILLER STREET In
the fall of 1913 a class of Italian children was enrolled in the Bible
school of the Fifth Presbyterian Church, The growth of this work led
to the organization of the North Trenton Italian Mission in the Jefferson
Public School on February 6, 1914, with Nunzio Vecere missionary in
charge. In May 1916 the work was transferred to Frazier Street. On September
24, 1918, the mission was organized into the Mount Carmel Presbyterian
Church. Mr. Vecere was ordained and installed July 14, 1916. The new
edifice, on the corner of Brunswick Avenue and Miller Street, was dedicated
October 28, 1923. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
John
Hall was
born in Philadelphia, August 11, 1806, He united with the First Presbyterian
Church of Philadelphia, under the ministry of Albert Barnes, September
24, 1836. He graduated in the class of 1823 of the University of Pennsylvania
and forthwith took up the study of law. After practising for five years
he decided to study for the ministry. While acting as secretary of the
American Sunday School Union, which office he entered upon in 1832,
he prepared himself for the ministry without taking a course
in a theological seminary. He was called to the pastorate of the First
Presbyterian Church of Trenton and was thereupon ordained and installed,
August 11, 1841, when he was thirty-five years of age. In this pastorate
he continued until failing health required him to resign, May 4, 1884,
a period of nearly forty-three years. In 1850 the College of New Jersey
conferred upon him the degree of D.D. For a time he filled the chair
of pastoral theology in the Princeton Theological Seminary, after the
death of Dr. Archibald Alexander. In 1868 he was chosen a director of
Princeton Theological Seminary which position he held until impaired
health required him to resign, 1883. Dr. Hall died in 1894. His History
of the Pres6yterian Church in Trenton is highly regarded. Samuel
Miller Studdiford was born in Lambertville, NJ., January 24, 1835, a child of the manse. His
father, the Rev. Peter Ogilvie Studdiford, was pastor of that church
from its organization until his death. Samuel was prepared for Princeton
by his father, graduating in the class of 1856. He spent a year in teaching
in the Princeton Theological Seminary, whereupon he entered the seminary,
graduating in the class of 1860. He was ordained by the Presbytery of
Elizabeth, N.J., May 3, 1859, and was installed pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church of Plainfield, N.J., May 8, 1860. In April 1862
he became pastor of Stewartsville, N.J., church. After four years he
accepted a call to the Third Church of Trenton, and on April 15, 1866,
he began there his long Trenton pastorate. In the fall of 1902 he resigned
and was made pastor-emeritus. In 1884 he received the degree of D.D.
from Princeton University, and the same year he was elected moderator
of the Synod of New Jersey. In 1893 he was elected a trustee of Princeton
Theological Seminary. He died July 21, 1908, and was buried in the family
lot at Lambertville. John
Dixon was
born in Galt, Canada, January 25, 1847. He entered Princeton Theological
Seminary in 1870, graduating in the class of 1873. He was ordained by
the Presbytery of Boston June 19, 1873, and the same year accepted the
pastorate of the First Presbyterian Church of Providence, R.I., where
he remained four years. He next served the Westminster Presbyterian
Church of Yonkers, N.Y., where he remained from 1877 to 1884, whence
he came to the First Presbyterian Church of Trenton, where he served
1884 - 98. In 1898, in response to a call to enter a wider field of
service, he resigned his charge in Trenton to accept a secretaryship
in the Board of Home Missions. Here he continued until 1923, when he
was made secretary-emeritus of the Board of National Missions, Lafayette
College honored him in 1889 with the degree of D.D. He was chosen
a trustee of Princeton Theological Seminary in 1889, which position
he still holds. He is likewise a trustee of Princeton University and
also chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Lawrenceville School. Walter
A. Brooks
was for thirty-five years clerk of the Presbytery of New Brunswick;
for twenty-five years he was stated clerk of the Synod of New Jersey
and for thirty-eight years was pastor and pastor-emeritus of the Prospect
Street Presbyterian Church of Trenton. He was born at Leroy, N.Y., August
2, 1849, a son of the manse. He graduated from the University of Michigan
in 1868, and from the Union Theological Seminary, New York City, 1875.
He was ordained and installed pastor of the Prospect Street Church
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