Church Forty Years Old: Trinity Baptist Society Celebrates With "Old Home Night"

Citation: "Church Forty Years Old: Trinity Baptist Society Celebrates With 'Old Home Night'," The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York), 6 December 1914, p. 31; image, Newspapers.com (clipping by mattjameswade, 5 July 2019).

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CHURCH FORTY YEARS OLD. Trinity Baptist Society Celebrates With "Old Home Night."
In celebration of the fortieth anniversary of the Trinity Baptist Church, "Old Home Night" was held in the chapel hall, Greene and Patchen avenues, Friday night. Harry Wade, chairman for the night, read William T. Patterson's history of the church. He read of the first meeting of the church, at the home of David Hathaway, 25 Dodworth street, on October 31, 1874, when thirteen persons were present.
Of these, five were present last night, the oldest being Mrs. E. A. Wade, who is 99 years old. The Rev. L. F. Wallace, pastor of the church; John A. Roy, Elmer B. Brounard, Thomas Payne and Theodore Wood were among the speakers. […]
On the refreshment committee were Mrs. Moore, chairman, assisted by Miss Helen Beesly, Miss Alice Beesly, Miss Barbara Jeanette Wade, Miss Dora Hollingsworth, Miss Eleanor Moore, Miss Regina Lardner, Miss Constance Andren, Mrs. Schultze, Mrs. A. Morris, Miss Ethel Earle, Miss Helen Allen, Miss Grace Andren, Miss Katherine Fischer, Miss E. Scherer and Miss Mae Burchell.