478 HISTORY OF PASADE^NA. 



In June, 1892, the church published a little manual or directory of its 

 membership, which showed a total of 345 names on the roll, but 39 of them 

 were listed under "Residence unknown." In April, 1893, the membership 

 was reported as 412. Contributions the previous year to the eight benefi- 

 cences of the church, $1,147 ! to other benevolent objects, $142 ; to current 

 expenses, $6,704. Total contributions, $7,993. 



Auxiliary Organizations within the church. — The first one formed, 

 besides the Sunday school was the "Woman's Home and Foreign Mission- 

 ary Society," organized March 24, 1883, with Mrs. Mary S. Mosher as first 

 president. Mrs. S. V. Maxfield president in 1893-94. Other bodies are : 

 lyadies' Aid Society ; Mrs. ly. K. McCoy, president. King's Messengers 

 Missionary Band ; Miss Mary Mosher, president. Young People's Society 

 of Christian Endeavor ; John D. Habbick, president. Junior Endeavor So- 

 ciety ; Robt. M. Allen, president. Sabbath school ; Walter Graves, super- 

 intendent. Trustees ; F. C. Bolt, president. 



Calvary Pre;sbyterian Church — was incorporated April 30, 1888 

 [county record gives Nov. 9, 1888], and held its meetings in the old College 

 building on Columbia Hill — now CD. Daggett's residence. Its first mem- 

 bers were : Rev. Williel Thomson and Rev. A. M. Merwin ; J. R. Ells 



and wife ; D. Gamble and wife ; Geo. Young and wife ; McEain and 



wife ; T. F. Twinting and wife ; Mrs. A. F. Thompson ; and others. Their 

 first minister was Rev. Merwin, as " supply." Then Prof. Albert McCalla, 

 Ph. D., served them some months as "supply." But in 1891 Rev. A. A. 

 Dinsmore was installed as pastor, and still holds — 1895. 



During the winter of 1888-89 they purchased a lot 138x200 feet (aver- 

 age) at corner of Columbia and Beacon street, and erected there a neat 

 little church edifice ; lot and building costing about $6,000. The church 

 was dedicated in April, 1889. Its auxiliary societies, besides Sunday 

 school, are Eadies' Missionary Society, — Y. P. S. Christian Endeavor. 

 Church members in April, 1895, about 30. 



First United Presbyterian Church of Pasadena. ^ — The first 

 meeting to consider the matter of organization was held in Williams hall. 

 Those present were : Rev. H. W. Crabbe from Eos Angeles ; Rev. James 

 Kelso and wife, A. W. McCormick and family, B, M. Kelso, and about 

 twenty others. The church was organized March 8, 1888, with the follow- 

 ing members : T. B. Simpson and family, Alex. McCormick and family, 

 Jared and Margaret Graham, Robt. Patterson, Jane Wallace, Rev. James 

 Kelso and family, James and Mrs. Robb and family, W. H. Kelso and 

 family, and B. M. Kelso. Services discontinued in April, 1892. 

 METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. 



The first Methodist sermon ever preached in Pasadena was by Rev. 

 Solomon Dunton from Marshaltown, Iowa — father-in-law to Col. J. Ban- 

 bury. This was on February 14, 1875, in the original colony school-house 



