. A brief history of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church : from its organization in Cedar Street, in 1909, with a list of the present officers and members, January, 1882. hurch took immediately an influential positionamong the churches of the city and of the land. , as some now living can bear testimony, was apopular and useful minister, and he ministered to a largeand appreciative congregation until the 22d February, 1825, when he entered into rest. On the 7th December, 1826, the Rev, Cyrus Mason, a graduate of PrincetonSeminary, was ordained and installed as pastor of thechurch. In
. A brief history of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church : from its organization in Cedar Street, in 1909, with a list of the present officers and members, January, 1882. hurch took immediately an influential positionamong the churches of the city and of the land. , as some now living can bear testimony, was apopular and useful minister, and he ministered to a largeand appreciative congregation until the 22d February, 1825, when he entered into rest. On the 7th December, 1826, the Rev, Cyrus Mason, a graduate of PrincetonSeminary, was ordained and installed as pastor of thechurch. In the year 1834 it was thought necessary toremove the Church to a new location, and a buildingcommittee was appointed, who were instructed to pro-cure a site not above Chambers Street, as a higher loca-tion would be inconvenient to a majority of the congre-gation. Lots were at the corner of Chambersand Chapel Streets, but on account of some plans thenformed, it was thought best to sell the lots and buyothers. It was finally arranged to purchase lots onDuane Street. The situation was, in some respects*objectionable, but a plan had been agreed upon to widen. FIFTH AVENUE AND NINETEENTH STREET CHURCH, ERECTED 1852. 23 Duane Street on the hospital side, which would havebenefited the property. For various reasons this planwas abandoned. The trustees entered upon the workof building a new church, and while it was being con-structed, the congregation worshiped in the chapel ofthe Brick Church, located on the ground now occupiedby the New York Times building. On the 13th August,1835, the Rev. Cyrus Mason offered his resignation,which was accepted. Rev. George Potts, of Natchez,Miss., was called as pastor, and he accepted the call,and entered on his work at the completion of the build-ing. On the 18th March, 1844, Dr. Potts resigned hisposition, and with a portion of the congregation,arranged to build a new church in the upper part ofthe city. The University Place Church was t
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