History of Union and Middlesex Counties, New Jersey with Biographical Sketches of many of their Prominent Men . rd Kipling. Teachers,Miss J. Patten, principal; L. Disbrow, and J. In No. 1, Miss Silver taught in 1872-74;Mr. N. W. Pease, 1875-77; Mr. Knoll, 1878, preced-ing the principal, Mr. F. W. Fort. Theschool is a graded school. Methodist Episcopal Church.—For a number ofyears the Metlmdist (amilies residing in this part ofthe township attended the church at Rahway, butoccasionally had the Methodist clergyman at Rah-way and Elizabeth visit their nei
History of Union and Middlesex Counties, New Jersey with Biographical Sketches of many of their Prominent Men . rd Kipling. Teachers,Miss J. Patten, principal; L. Disbrow, and J. In No. 1, Miss Silver taught in 1872-74;Mr. N. W. Pease, 1875-77; Mr. Knoll, 1878, preced-ing the principal, Mr. F. W. Fort. Theschool is a graded school. Methodist Episcopal Church.—For a number ofyears the Metlmdist (amilies residing in this part ofthe township attended the church at Rahway, butoccasionally had the Methodist clergyman at Rah-way and Elizabeth visit their neighborhood school-house on a Sabbath afternoon. In the year 1874application was made to the presiding elder for asupply, when Linden was united to the First Metho-dist Episcopal Church of Rahway, and Rev. H. supplied them. The following year, 1875,Rev. Alexander Craig, with the help of some studentsfrom the Drew Theological Seminary, held regularservices. Arrangements were made to secure a suit-able building, when it was found that the school-houseI could be purchased, which was accordingly done,. J^^^Ji^zJ^ LINDEN TOWNSHIP. 39^ and neatly repaired, seated, and .supplied with Sunday-school was soon organized, and in the year1878 a church of nine membens was iorined, to be sup-plied by the elder of the district, Rev. G. B. Smyth,who became the regular pastor in 1879-81. Value ofproperty, S2600 ; sittings, 120 ; membership, 24. Grace Church of Linden (Protestant Episcopal)was organized in 1875 by a few residents in tlie imme-diate neighborhaod. They had formerly attendedservices at Rahway and Roselle. They have built aneat Gothic structure east of the station, and on aneligible lot of ground. They have no regular rector,but are supplied by the neighboring churches. H. Cole and Rev. J. Augustus Dix, of Elizabeth,have given their services. Value, S4500; sittings,175; families, 16. Reformed Church.—This edifice was built in theyear 1S71, on corner of Henr
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