Rev. Todd Sailing for Europe

New York, 1895

AMONG THE CHURCHES.

Doings of the Various Religious Bodies Throughout the Island.

The Rev. Henry A. Todd, of Corona, will sail for Europe on the steamship City of Rome next Saturday.

At a meeting of the vestry of St. Luke's Episcopal church, Sea Cliff, the resignations of Warden Cox and of Vestrymen Speed and Geissenhamer were accepted.

Rev. Jay N. Taft, of New York City, has received a call to the First Congregational church at Orient, where he has been preaching temporarily for several weeks.

The Rev. G. W. West, rector of St. John's Episcopal church, Long Island City, celebrated the twenty-first anniversary of his ordination as a priest on Tuesday.

On Sunday the Methodists of Patchogue celebrated the fifth anniversary of the dedication of their handsome brick church. At the same time they dedicated a fine new organ.

Rev. Frank B. Upham, pastor of the Bushwick avenue church, has been appointed secretary of the Long Island Epworth assembly, in place of the Rev. W. P. Ferguson, resigned.

A council was held in the First Baptist church at Babylon on Wednesday to consider the propriety of ordaining to the work of the ministry the pastor-elect, Walter B. Pimm. He was found worthy and was ordained at once.

After the close of the Catholic service at Sayville Sunday afternoon, a meeting was held to take action upon the building of the new church. Among the prominent men present were the Hon. Robert B. Roosevelt, Col. Glassen, Mr. McNamel, Dr. Bourke, John Morgan, Dr. Vigne, E. C. Burns and William Horn, who decided that the new church be built immediately.

The twenty-fifth anniversary of St. Mark's Methodist Episcopal church at Rockville Centre was celebrated by a three days' jubilee, commencing last Friday with a love-feast, conducted by the Rev. Charles S. Wing. An address was delivered by the Rev. Dr. Wilson, of Freeport. There were special services all day Sunday, the Rev. C. P. Corner, of Vineland, N. J., preaching the morning sermon. In the evening there was a union service, in which the village churches united. Dr. Samuel F. Upham, of Drew Seminary, preached the sermon. The ceremonies were concluded Monday evening with a reception to the church officers.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, June 28, 1895, p. 2.