Old Sands Street Methodist Episcopal Church, of Brooklyn, [electronic resource]: an illustrated centennial record, historical and biographical . W II. Norris succeeded Mr. Creagh. Dur-ing his two years term the membership increased from 402to 667. Fitch Reed was his successor for one year. Theannual conference of 1839 was held in the Sands-streetchurch. In 1S40 Lonj Island was set off as a presiding eldersdistrict, in charge of Stephen Martindale. P C. Oakleywas appointed pastor of this church, and under his adminis-tration in 1841, the first regular board of stewards In 1843,
Old Sands Street Methodist Episcopal Church, of Brooklyn, [electronic resource]: an illustrated centennial record, historical and biographical . W II. Norris succeeded Mr. Creagh. Dur-ing his two years term the membership increased from 402to 667. Fitch Reed was his successor for one year. Theannual conference of 1839 was held in the Sands-streetchurch. In 1S40 Lonj Island was set off as a presiding eldersdistrict, in charge of Stephen Martindale. P C. Oakleywas appointed pastor of this church, and under his adminis-tration in 1841, the first regular board of stewards In 1843, L. M. Vincent pastor, the membership was large-ly increased by a revival. It was at this time decided to de-molish the church building, and erect in its place a new andlarger structure, tho -old white church beino; insufficient to 4 The entire indebtedness after Washington-street church was built, was$18,500. Sands-street became responsible for $5,500, York-street for $3,000and Washington-street for $10,000. 6 Trustees Record, Washington-street church. 6 Trustees Record, 1836. 7 Joseph Wecley Harpers statement in Trustees Record Book, Historical Record. 2 7 accommodate the crowds attending upon Mr. Vincents min-istry. With intense emotion did the congregation, especiallythe older people, assemble for the last time in the doomedbuilding, and listen to the tearing down sermon by thepastor. The senior members regarded the dear old churchwith an almost superstitious veneration. It had stood well-nigh forty years. From its high pulpit they had heard scorer,of honored ministers proclaim the word of life. Asbury andDow and Summerfield and Bascom, and many pastors of thechurch, scarcely less eloquent or renowned, had preachedthere; and at its altars thev had worshipped with the Garri-sons, Harpers, Kirks, Mosers and Merceins. The demoli-tion of the church was effected notwithstanding this pro-found regret, and on the 15th of January, 1844, a new brickchurch was dedicated. The p
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