476 HISTORY OF pasad:Bna. 



And the first sermon ever preached iu Pasadena was by Mr. Mosher, in this 

 schoolhouse, on Sunday, February 7, 1875. On March 21, 1875, the Pres- 

 byterian church of Pasadena was organized in this schoolhouse, with Rev. 

 W. C. Mosher as pastor, and the following list of first members : Wm. T. 

 Clapp, Mrs. O. E. Clapp, Miss Jennie Clapp, Mrs. H. F. Skinner, Mrs. Gen. 

 Geo. Stoneman, Mrs. Mary S. Mosher, J. D. Vinnedge, August Blix, Mrs. Blix, 

 Thos. F. Croft, N. C. Carter, Mrs. Carter, Wm. H. Henderson, Mrs. Judge 

 Eaton, Mrs. Lavinia Stratton, Dr. H. G. Newton, Mrs. Newton, Josiah lyocke, 

 Dr. T. B. Elliott, Mrs. Elliott, Miss Helen J. Elliott. Out of these, Dr. New- 

 ton and W. T. Clapp were elected elders. And later. Dr. Elliott, Thos. F. 

 Croft and Daniel H. Pike were elected Trustees, with Mr. Clapp as treasurer 

 and Henry G. Bennett as clerk of the society. Steps were at once taken 

 toward the erection of a church building ; money was raised, deposited in 

 bank at Los Angeles, and the structure pushed forward in 1875-76. Mean- 

 while the bank failed, and $600 of their church building fund was lost out- 

 right. Nevertheless, they struggled on, and completed the building in 1876, 

 at a cost of about $2,300. Articles of incorporation were adopted July 18, 

 1876, but were not recorded until November 20th. 



In July, '76, Mr. Mosher resigned the pastorate, and in August Rev. 

 James A. Mitchell became the pastor, commencing his labors in the new 

 edifice just completed, and which then stood on California street east of 

 Orange Grove Avenue. A parsonage lot of 2)4 acres was bought adjoining 

 the church lot for $375, and a parsonage built there at cost of $1,800, in 1877. 



August 21, 1877, pastor Mitchell resigned; and October i anew pas- 

 tor, Rev. W. F. P. Noble, took the place. In November I. B. Clapp was 

 added to the board of ruling elders. Pastor Noble resigned January 23, 

 1880. [Died October 26, 1882.] The third Sunday in July following, Rev. 

 Alvin Baker became the pastor. And November 20 Asahel Foote was 

 chosen a ruling elder. [Died July 15, 1882.] In July, 1882, pastor Baker 

 resigned ; and on the first Sunday in October following, Rev. L,. P. Craw- 

 ford took charge as pastor ; and in November John Ross was made a ruling 

 elder. October 26, 1884, pastor Crawford resigned ; and on Sunday, October 

 25, 1885, Rev. M. N, Cornelius was installed in the pastorship, having 

 served as "supply " since January 25. Early in September of this year the 

 matter of removing the church to a more central location was agitated, and 

 was finally referred to a committee,, as follows : Rev. Cornelius, and elders 

 W. T. Clapp, I. B. Clapp and John Ross; and trustees H. H. Markham, 

 Geo. A. Swartwout, D. Galbraith, E. ly. Farris, and W. B. McCormick ; 

 and members. Rev. Dr. Coyner, Rev. W. C. Mosher, H. G. Bennett, Rev. 

 Williel Thomson, A. Cruickshank, Dr. Wm. Converse, Geo. A. Green, and 

 J. H. Fleming. This committee made a divided report to a general meeting 

 on Wednesday afternoon, September 30. In the general meeting a majority 

 voted for removal, and for taking all the church property or proceeds of its 



