Chapter 4

The friends of the church came to its assistance in such munificent manner that not a single contract was made until subscriptions covering it were in the hands of the trustees, and in every instance the actual cash was in the treasury before payments came due. When, on May 3, 1910, the building was opened with appropriate exercises there was a balance on hand more than sufficient for all claims. It cost $43,000.

Another important achievement comes in this time. For years the church had been moving about in rented quarters for fresh air work, finally landing on Staten Island for several years. An option had been secured on a house with over eight acres of ground at Oakwood Heights, and after a year's occupancy that proved its availability, it was bought December 30, 1912, and next year some additional land was acquired, including ocean front. The funds collected were sufficient to pay for house and land, as well as a new bungalow and thoro overhauling of the old but substantial house. As in the case of the new Sixty One all moneys needed were in hand before they were required. On every occasion the people of the church themselves have contributed amounts that were sacrifices considering their limited means.

The Fresh Air Fund is entirely separate from the General Fund of the church, and each year the expenses are covered by special subscriptions, in the collection of which Mr. George C. Fraser and Mrs. Stephen Baker have greatly interested themselves for many years. In its early days Miss Helen Gould was one of the good friends of the Fresh Air Fund.

Mr. Gregory left December 1, 1913, to go to East Aurora, N. Y., and was succeeded by Rev. John Ewing Steen, who had been ordained at the church on October 13, 1910.

In 1917 Mr. Steen left suddenly for France in company with Mr. Gregory for Young Men's Christian Association work with the army, Mr. Denison being there also.

On Mr. Steen's leaving a hurry call brought Mr. Alfred D. Moore back once more, under whom the preparations for the church's centennial were taken up in spite of stress of war and inadequate assistance.

VIII

Work among the cosmopolitan population surrounding the church has had various phases during these years.

In Dr. Hopper's time the Scandinavian element among Borella's men predominated, and there was also a small Syrian group at the church, but no services in any language but English were maintained.

Later, home classes in German for the parents of many of the children were kept up for a number of years.

Work among the Jews was carried on for several years and with success, if numbers count. But the methods of the leader were not approved and so the trustees after investigation discontinued the meetings. Dr. John Hall, of the Fifth Avenue church, then most prominent, earnestly supported the man, but in afteryears the correctness of the position taken by Market Street was abundantly proven.

Greek services were supported for quite a while, and since 1914 Russian has been maintained under Mr. Nicholas Motin.

Italian services have been of all these most successful. Rev. Joseph A. Villelli, who was ordained June 23, 1910, has managed these with tact and ability "and the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved." A separate Sunday school is maintained, but with the idea of gradual amalgamation, a process that is also proving its wisdom along other lines of the church's work.

The advice and active support of men great in business have for many years been at the disposal of the church. From the days of Matthias Bruen, the merchant princes of this great city have been loyal friends, to mention only Hanson K. Corning, father, daughter, grandson, William E. Dodge--for three generations,--and John Crosby Brown and his family.

Along with the sainted Denham should be mentioned Benjamin F. Pinkham, who for twenty years acted as treasurer of the church. He was a quiet man, faithful in every duty, averse to discussion. When the Lord called him home his accounts were in perfect order: a few minutes proved his balance, a space was left for next Sunday's collection in his book.

There were sweet singers in Israel, too, who as precentors and choir leaders have brought out the best there was of tuneful harmony, men like Henry Carpenter, George T. Matthews, Henry Edwards, Allan Robinson, William P. Dunn.

Thru the years some who have cared for the buildings stood out. Charles Greer in the early days, Evan Price, a sturdy Welshman, who died in service, Christian C. Pedersen, who returned to the same post years afterwards. In Mr. Denison's time David J. Ranney served, attaining later to the dignity of city missionary and an autobiography. John A. Ross will be remembered for his omniscience as to people and things about the old church.

So the old Kirk on Rutgers Farm has stood a hundred years. From its vaulted dome have echoed with no uncertain sound the voices of men like the scholarly Milledoler or the indefatigable Denison, a hundred leaders of men whose words and works have swayed the hearts of men.

Down the broad aisles walked the stately Dutchman, the proud Knickerbocker, the great merchant, the stolid seaman, the busy New Yorker,--to go out and by deeds of victory in times of peace and unflinching loyalty when war's heavy heels trod the land they helped make a great city greater and a mighty nation mightier still.

Never has this been a selfish, self-contained organism, but a living, throbbing influence that went out beyond the shadow of its gray walls, prodigal in giving to others the good things of the gospel that were fostered there. Many a church at home and abroad has cause to bless Market Street for the men and women that she brought up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

"We are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, a great multitude, which no man could number." All who have come have felt the spell of the place, for in its dim seclusion still speak the men of old. It is peopled with a long procession of saints and sages, mariners and merchants, scholars and poets, now of the church triumphant: memories that consecrate the souls of men and banish ignoble thoughts. Here is an altar sacred to hosts of men and women, the holy of holies of their noblest aspirations.

"Mark well her bulwarks, that ye may tell it to the generation following." As the years roll on children and children's children will arise and call those blessed whose fidelity thru a century has preserved for them a holy place where "men still renew their youth."

JESUS, SAVIOR, PILOT ME

Jesus, Savior, pilot me, Over life's tempestuous sea; Unknown waves before me roll, Hiding rock and treacherous shoal; Chart and compass come from Thee, Jesus, Savior, pilot me.

When the apostle's fragile bark Struggled with the billows dark On the stormy Galilee, Thou didst walk upon the sea; And when they beheld Thy form Safe they glided thru the storm.

Tho the sea be smooth and bright, Sparkling with the stars of night, And my ship's path be ablaze With the light of halcyon days, Still I know my need of Thee; Jesus, Savior, pilot me.

When the darkling heavens frown. And the wrathful winds come down, And the fierce waves, tost on high, Lash themselves against the sky, Jesus, Savior, pilot me. Over life's tempestuous sea.

As a mother stills her child Thou canst hush the ocean wild; Boisterous waves obey Thy will When Thou sayest to them "Be still." Wondrous Sovereign of the sea, Jesus, Savior, pilot me.

When at last I near the shore, And the fearful breakers roar, 'Twixt me and the peaceful rest, Then, while leaning on Thy breast, May I hear Thee say to me, "Fear not, I will pilot thee."

Edward Hopper.

THE OLD CHURCH

The old church long has stood,-- For ages may it stand, Storehouse of heavenly food And lighthouse of the land.

Within its sacred walls What thousands, now asleep, Where its blest shadow falls Have bowed to pray and weep!

Old church, with doctrines old As God's eternal truth, Within its sacred fold Men still renew their youth.

Still in its water springs, Whose streams are never dry, Hope bathes her drooping wings, And gathers strength to fly.

Still from its tower of light The radiant truth is given To cheer men thru the night And guide them on to heaven.

Edward Hopper.

THE OLD FLAG

Flag of the brave and free! Flag of our Liberty! Of thee we sing; Flag of our father's pride, With their pure heart's-blood dyed, When fighting side by side, Our pledge we bring.

By their pure martyr-blood Poured on Columbia's sod For Liberty; By all their deeds of old, Their hunger, thirst and cold, Their battles fierce and bold, We'll stand by thee!

Thy 'venging stripes shall wave To guard the homes they gave; Thy stars shall shine Upon oppression's night, To give the patriot light And make the dark world bright With hope divine.

We pledge our heart and hand To bear thee o'er the land That God made free,-- Till all its vales and hills, Its rivers and its rills,-- Till the whole nation thrills With victory!

Fear not, O Ship of State! Tho pirates with fierce hate May cross thy sea:-- Fear not; at thy mast head We've nailed the blue, white, red Old Flag! Our fathers bled, And so can we!

We love each tattered rag Of that old war-rent flag Of Liberty! Flag of great Washington! Flag of brave Anderson! Flag of each mother's son Who dares be free!

O God, our banner save! Make it for ages waves! God save our flag! Preserve its honor pure, Unstained may it endure, And keep our freedom sure; God save our flag!

Edward Hopper.

_April, 1861._

RALLY SONG

THE BANNER.

Soldier, hast thou halted,-- Shrinking from the foe,-- Friendless, beaten, taunted, Helpless in thy woe? Rally to the standard! God shall surely win! With Him thou shall triumph Over Death and Sin!

THE WHITE.

Hast thou stumbled, fallen? Have they passed thee by? In the filth, despairing, Have they let thee lie? Up! rise up, and follow Yonder folds of white! Thou shalt share their brightness, Triumph in their light!

THE BLUE.

Dost thou feel the darkness Near the gates of death? Dost thou shrink in terror At its icy breath? Lo! the flag is o'er thee With its field of blue! It shall guide thee homewards! Man, thy God is true!

THE RED CROSS.

Is the conflict bitter? Art thou faint; at last, Struggling, panting, straining, Foul fiends hold thee fast? Rouse thyself and smite them! Raise thy standard high! See, its cross is o'er thee! Christ, the Lord, is nigh!

THE SPADE AND ANCHOR.

Christian, hast thou left us-- Left the battle line? Idling, straggling, wand'ring, Heedless of the sign? Hark! the trumpet calls thee! With us heart and hand Raise the Spade and Anchor! Strike for Sea and Land!

John Hopkins Denison.

THE SHADOW OF THE WALL

Let us stay a while and listen to the voices of the past, Softly echoing, vaguely lingering, e'er they fade away at last, Dreaming in a dusky corner of the quaint, blue-panelled pew While the massive walls of granite shut the hurrying crowds from view, And the street's loud clang and clatter, screams of rage and cries of pain, And the endless plodding, thudding, of tired feet in quest of gain Muffled by a shroud of silence sounds a thousand miles away, And the past is hovering round us with its ghostly, dim array, Flitting by in vague procession, up the aisleway, down the hall, While we lurk here, snugly sheltered, shadowed by the massive wall.

Stately dominies, wig-powdered, all in gowns of silk arrayed; Fairest dames, slim and high-waisted, clad in flowered, quaint brocade; Smart young captains, bold as pirates, with their slaves all gaunt and black; Stout old Dutchmen and their ladies, gowned as in a miller's sack-- How they flit past in the gloaming, thru the huge, high-vaulted hall, While we lurk here, snugly sheltered, shadowed by the massive wall.

Others come, some wan and haggard, heavy-lined and weary-eyed; Some with faces flushed and fevered, hearts aflame and hands fast tied. Others stand with frozen heart-strings, bitter, haughty, desolate; Some creep past in shame, fresh quivering from some thrust of scorn or hate. In they throng, all seeking respite from the cruel world's maddening call, Seeking peace in the dim silence, shadowed by the massive wall.

Other voices, sweet and child-like, linger in the dusky vault, Cries of babes and tiny maidens, sweet since free from conscious fault, Here they gather, brown and rosy, golden-haired and crowned with jet, Glowing cheeks and eyes that dance, where innocence and joy are met. While without are screams and curses, loathsome vice and drunken brawls, Here within, God's flowers are sheltered in the shadow of these walls.

Still they stand, a hold unshaken, while the turbid stream of life Swirls around their bulwarks, brawling, black with sin, with sorrows rife, While still from the dizzy whirlpool drowning souls creep to the door; For the House of God, unchanging, stands now and forevermore. Struggling in life's lonely battle, wounded, faint with many falls We have found a mighty fortress in the shadow of these walls.

John Hopkins Denison.

MINISTERS

_Market Street Dutch Reformed Church_

1820-1835 William McMurray, D.D. [+] 1835. 1836-1853 Isaac Ferris, D.D., [+] 1873. 1853-1860 Theodore Ledyard Cuyler, D.D., [+] 1909. 1861-1862 Chauncey D. Murray. 1863-1865 Jacob C. Dutcher.

_Presbyterian Church of the Sea and Land_

1865-1866 Alexander McGlashan, D.D., [+] 1867. 1867-1868 John Lyle, [+] 1881. 1869-1888 Edward Hopper, D.D., [+] 1888. 1888-1889 Andrew Beattie, Ph.D.; San Anselmo, Cal. 1890-1893 Alexander W. Sproull, D.D., [+] 1912. 1895-1902 John Hopkins Denison; France. 1903-1905 William Raymond Jelliffe; New York. 1906-1908 Orrin Giddings Cocks; New York. 1909-1913 Russell Stanley Gregory; East Aurora, N. Y. 1914-1917 John Ewing Steen; France. 1910 Joseph Anthony Villelli. 1917 Alfred D. Moore. 1919 Russell J. Clinchy.

STUDENTS AT MARKET STREET CHURCH, ORDAINED LATER

"It has been the high purpose of this church to train a type of minister for whom the hard places of life are places of honor, and who have been going out from there spreading the contagion of that idea in the ministry of to-day, making this church a great training school for a new order of ministers."--_George Alexander, D.D._

Thomas B. Anderson. W. K. Anderson. David Baines-Griffiths [+]. H. Roswell Bates [+]. C. G. Bausmann [+]. Andrew Beattie, California. Samuel Boult [+]. Russell Bowie. Herbert H. Brown. Edward S. Cobb, Japan. Orrin G. Cocks, New York. Henry J. Condit. Fred W. Cutler. Avac Cutujian, Syria. Gustave J. d'Anchise. William O. Davis. J. Hopkins Denison, France. Tyler W. Dennett. Bayard Dodge, Syria. Ray C. Donnan. Charles E. Dunn. William P. Dunn. Dwight W. Edwards. Carl Elmore, France. Robert Elmore. Chester B. Emerson. Robert Falconer. Frank Fitt, Illinois. Luther Fowle, Turkey. John H. Freeman, Laos. Herbert Gallaudet. Robert G. Gottschall. Walter Grafton. Russell S. Gregory, East Aurora, N. Y. W. R. Grigg. Rowland B. Haynes, New York. Lewis B. Hillis. George Hughes. Alexander F. Irvine. W. Raymond Jelliffe, New York. Olin C. Jones. Francis W. Lawson. E. Trumbull Lee. Edwin C. Lobenstine, China. Herman Lohmann. Joseph A. Lucey. Martin F. Luther. Donald B. Macfarlane. A. Maclaren. Farquhar D. MacRae, Canada. R. George McLeod. Alfred D. Moore, New York. DuBois S. Morris, China. J. Grant Newman, Ohio. E. R. Perry. John Pigott. Jesse Povey. William G. Ramsay. Maxwell Rice. John Romola. Boudinot Seeley. J. Andrew Siceloff. John E. Steen, France. Charles F. Taylor. I. Paul Taylor. Henry H. Tweedy. Archibald S. VanOrden, New Jersey. Joseph A. Villelli, New York. Ernest L. Walz, Jr. Clarence E. Wells. Irving E. White. D. K. Young.

MEN WORKERS AT MARKET STREET CHURCH

Donald A. Adams. Harry L. Adams. Robert C. Armstrong. George M. Bailey. Charles D. Baker [+]. H. Blackwood. Christian A. Borella [+]. Thatcher M. Brown. Anthony T. Bruno. Lester L. Callan. Henry Carpenter [+]. Percy Cocks. Arthur P. Dawson. Horace Day [+]. Moreau Delano. John Denham [+]. Earl M. Dinger. William Dollar [+]. Edward Dowling [+]. Theodore Dwight. Winthrop E. Dwight. William B. Easton. Henry Edwards. Fred Elmore. J. Langdon Erving. J. Howard Fowler. Arthur W. Francis. Joseph A. Goodhue. George Graff. Thomas Gregory. Charles H. Grosvenor. Coleridge W. Hart. J. W. Herring. Howard I. Hill. H. E. Hopkins. Nicolas Joannides. Fritz A. Judson. Clarence D. Kingsley. Sterling P. Lamprecht. George Larson. W. S. Maguire. George T. Matthews. John R. Miller. Nicolas Motin. Arthur Moulton. A. Wheeler Palmer. Christian C. Pedersen. Edward Pepper [+]. Lewis Perry. W. Smith Pettit. J. Raymond Ramsay. Allan Robinson. Willard C. Roper. George G. Scott. William W. Seymour. Frank L. Shoemaker. A. Karl Skinner. Floyd Smith. John M. Styles. W. S. Sullivan. Fred A. Suter. Walter Swanton. Harry E. Terrell. Henry A. Underwood [+]. Paul Van Dewenter. William White.

WOMEN WORKERS AT MARKET STREET CHURCH

Miss Acker. Miss E. Adams. Mrs. Alley. Miss Alice Antisdale. Miss Mary M. Axtell. Miss Mary Baker (Mrs. Fitch). Miss Georgine Bjersgard. Miss Elizabeth Bliss. Miss L. G. Birch. Miss Edith M. Bostwick. Miss Rose Brandt. Miss Florence Brooks (Mrs. Edw. S. Cobb). Miss Elsa Brown (Mrs. Barnes). Miss Mae M. Brown. Miss Sidney M. Brown (Mrs. J. J. Rigby). Miss Brownell. Miss Katherine E. Bruckbauer. Miss Edith Burnett. Miss Mary Cable. Mrs. H. Carpenter [+]. Miss Edith R. Catlin (Mrs. Stowe Phelps). Miss E. B. Close (Mrs. J. Broomell). Mrs. Collins. Miss Margaret C. Condit. Miss Caroline E. Cooper. Miss Emma J. Couse. Miss Frances Cox. Miss Anna E. Crawford [+]. Miss Eleanor J. Crawford. Miss Sophie Crawford. Miss Fanny Crosby. Mrs. Cumly. Miss Marion Darlington. Miss E. Day. Miss Virginia Deems. Miss Mary S. Dodd. Miss Maria Dowd (Mrs. F. W. Patterson). Miss Henrietta A. Downes [+]. Miss Florence Durstine (Mrs. Hamilton). Miss J. Florence Eldredge. Miss Josephine England. Miss Edith N. Fairfield. Miss Margaret B. Fairfield (Mrs. Stone). Miss Margaret B. Fergusson. Miss Forrest [+]. Miss Freeman (Mrs. B. F. Ross). Miss Ella M. Ganow. Miss E. Garbold (Mrs. Benedict). Miss Hazel Gardiner (Mrs. O'Niel). Miss Helen Gildersleeve. Miss Margaret D. Golde. Miss Anna A. Golding. Miss Goodale. Miss Gould (Mrs. Hallock). Miss Irene L. Gregory. Miss Virginia P. Grimes. Miss Eleanor Hague. Miss Z. Haines. Miss Anna L. Hall (Mrs. M. L. Luther). Miss Esther Hall. Miss M. O. Harris (Mrs. McCullough). Miss Lydia A. Hays. Miss Helen Hickok. Miss Ida M. Hickok. Miss Irene Hickok. Miss Alice Hinman. Miss Jane E. Hitchcock. Miss Leonora Hogarth. Miss Caroline E. Horton. Miss Hotmer. Miss Mary Hubbard. Miss Hudson. Miss Daphne Hutton (Mrs. Stretch). Miss Roscbelle Jacobus. Miss Helen T. Kenneally. Miss E. E. Kirke. Miss Catherine M. Kitchell (Mrs. W. R. Jelliffe). Miss Gertrude H. Kitchell. Miss Kittridge. Miss Sarah K. Kliem (Mrs. Willis). Miss J. E. Knipe. Miss Josephine Knox (Mrs. Livingston). Miss Elizabeth H. Kunz. Miss Dorothy Kyberg. Mrs. Belinda C. Lefler. Miss Dorothy Leider. Miss Jessica Lewis. Miss Marjorie Lewis. Miss R. Lobenstine. Miss D. J. Luder. Miss Katherine Ludington. Miss McCormick (Mrs. Slade). Miss Susanne McFarland. Miss Mary McKelvey (Mrs. W. R. Barbour). Miss Ruth McKelvey. Mrs. Mary Mackenzie. Miss Lillie Malken [+]. Miss Caroline B. Mills. Miss Christine A. Mitchell. Miss Gertrude Morrow (Mrs. Henry J. Condit). Miss Neilson. Miss Mary E. Newell. Miss Adele Norton (Mrs. Fairbank). Miss Martha M. Norton (Mrs. A. K. Skinner). Miss Marjorie Nott. Miss Louise F. Oswald. Miss Otterbein. Miss Rhoda Packard. Miss Maud L. Parks. Miss Charlotte Paulsen (Mrs. G. H. Roth). Miss Lydia Paulsen (Mrs. H. D. Schlichting). Mrs. Pendleton. Miss Phebe Persons (Mrs. Geo. G. Scott). Miss M. E. Perdue. Miss Lois Pett. Miss M. G. Revell. Miss Edith M. Rockwell. Mrs. Eliza E. Rockwell [+]. Miss Bessie Rogers. Miss Florence E. Roper. Miss Anna C. Ruddy. Miss Helen Rumsey. Miss Runyon. Miss Alice Sanford. Mrs. Savidge. Miss Shotwell. Miss Shumard. Mrs. Mary Sibertson. Miss Angelina Simonson. Miss Eleanor C. Smith. Miss Rose Spenser. Miss Georgina Spooner. Miss Margaret H. Steen. Miss Mary Steen. Miss Mary Stevenson (Mrs. J. J. Hines). Miss Marie M. Stevenson. Miss Marion Sturgis. Miss Elsie Street. Miss Sarah Swift. Miss A. J. Taft. Miss H. N. Taft. Miss Georgina Taylor. Miss M. Thompson. Miss Alice Townsend. Miss Edith W. Townsend. Miss Jean A. Travis. Miss Pearl C. Underwood (Mrs. J. H. Denison). Miss Henrietta Van Cleft. Miss Elizabeth Van Rensellaer (Mrs. Benjamin W. Arnold). Miss Katrina Van Wagenen (Mrs. Briggs). Miss Mollie B. Walsh (Mrs. S. K. Higgins). Miss Carrie B. Wasson. Miss Fannie Wells. Miss Christine T. Wilson. Miss Frances Wheet. Miss Irma Wiss. Miss C. Ziegenfuss.

DIED IN SERVICE

Henry Rutgers [+] February 17, 1830. William McMurray [+] September 24, 1835. Henry Smith [+] March 19, 1873. Evan Price [+] August 7, 1887. Edward Hopper [+] April 23, 1888. James Murphy [+] August 15, 1893. Benjamin F. Pinkham [+] March 22, 1897. Horace Day [+] July 19, 1899. William Boyce [+] February 18, 1901. Anna E. Crawford [+] December 18, 1905. Edward Dowling [+] June 6, 1906. Eliza E. Rockwell [+] March 14, 1908. John Denham [+] February 4, 1910.

CHURCH OFFICERS

1919

SESSION

Rev. Joseph A. Villelli, Moderator. Rev. Alfred D. Moore, Minister. Rev. Russell J. Clinchy, Minister. Frederick Bruckbauer, Clerk. Artemus R. Richtmyer, Elder. Willard A. Hildreth, Elder.

TRUSTEES

James F. Coupar, President. Herman D. Schlichting, Secretary. Frederick Bruckbauer, Treasurer. Louis J. Audley. Orrin G. Cocks. George A. Ferris. George C. Fraser. Willard A. Hildreth. Artemus R. Richtmyer.

OLD CHURCH BUILDINGS

1766 St. Paul's chapel, Episcopal, Broadway and Fulton Sts.

1819 Church of the Sea and Land, Dutch Reformed. 1866 Presbyterian, Market and Henry Sts.

1820 Church of the Transfiguration, Episcopal. 1853 Roman Catholic, Mott and Park Sts.

1825 First Moravian church, Baptist, then Episcopalian, 30th St. and Lexington Ave.

1828 All Saints' church, Episcopal, Henry and Scammel Sts.

1829 St. Mark's church, Episcopal, Stuyvesant Place. Rebuilt 1858.

1833 St. Mary's church, Roman Catholic, Grand and Ridge Sts. Brick front recent.

1836 Spring Street Presbyterian church, 246 Spring St.

1836 Allen Memorial church, Methodist. 1888 Jewish Synagog.

1838 St. Peter's church, Roman Catholic, Barclay and Church Sts.

1841 John Street church, Methodist, 44 John St.

1841 St. Teresa's church, Presbyterian. 1863 Roman Catholic, Rutgers and Henry Sts.