Oldest Man in Patchogue Baptized

New York, 1895

Among the Churches

Doings of the Various Religious Bodies Throughout the Island

The Rev. Paul Houghtaling, pastor of the Congregational church of Sayville, is about to resign.

The Rev. Mr. Voorhees, pastor of the Presbyterian church at Greenlawn, will sail shortly for Europe.

The oldest man in Patchogue, Apollos Swezey, 90 years old, was baptized by the Rev. Mr. Ferguson on Wednesday.

The Presbyterians of Hempstead are perfecting plans for a Sunday school structure of brick to cost $10,000.

The new Presbyterian church at Newtown will be dedicated Sunday, May 5. Rev. Dr. William Paxton will preach the sermon.

The Rev. Father Eugene M. Donnelly, of St. Michael's church, Flushing, has been granted a four months' vacation. He will visit Europe and the Holy Land.

A new rector has been secured for Christ Episcopal church at Port Jefferson. He is Arthur Wilson Wilde of the senior class in the General Theological Seminary.

The presbytery of Long Island at its meeting in Southampton arranged for the installation of the Rev. Mr. Friedman as pastor of the Southold Presbyterian church on May 23.

The annual report of the Patchogue Methodist church shows a membership of 510, and 160 probationers. The Epworth league numbers 375 members, the intermediate league 60 members, and the junior league 135 members. The current expenses were $3,925, general receipts $2,500, outside benevolences $472, home benevolences $75. During the year the Rey. Mr. Ferguson made 850 pastoral calls.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, April 26, 1895, p. 2.

Note: On the oldest man baptized, his name was spelled "Appolos" in the newspaper, which I changed. There is a mention of him at this link, just that he was listed in the 1840 census.