Among the Churches

New York, 1895

Doings of the Various Religious Bodies Throughout the Island.

The new rectory of the Church of the Ascension at Rockville Centre has been completed.

The Rev. E. J. Curtis intends to sever his connection with the Good Ground Methodist church.

Rev. Samuel Smith will sever his connection with the M. E. Church at Lawrence at the close of the conference year.

The Rev. Petro S. Mesney, rector of All Saints' church, Bayside, has resigned to accept the rectorship of the Church of the Nativity of New York City.

The congregation of the Westhampton beach Methodist church has extended to the pastor, the Rev. B. F. Reeve, a unanimous call to remain another year.

Plans are out among the various south side contractors for figures for building the new church for the colored people at Bay Shore, which will be a free gift from C. R. Roberts, of Oakdale.

At a special meeting of the Southampton Presbyterian church, plans were adopted for a chapel and extension and authorizing the trustees to apply to the building a legacy amounting to $10,000 left by Miss Harriet J. Rogers.

At the morning service on Sunday in the Bayside Methodist church the Rev. Arthur Crosly announced his resignation as pastor, to take effect March 31st. The affairs of the church have been in a very bad condition. For over a year there has been a division in the church. At that time there was a good sized rumpus raised over a quilt contest. As a result several of the wealthiest members withdrew their support and have never attended the church since. The funds to meet the running expenses could not be raised by those remaining. Concerts and socials and finally an advertising scheme have been necessary to raise the pastor's salary.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, March 29, 1895, p. 8.