DIVISION nine; — SOUTH PASADENA, 657 



formally dedicated October 30, 1887, Rev. A. W. Bunker wrote an excel- 

 lent original hymn for this occasion. The exercises were conducted by the 

 presiding elder of the district, Rev. Geo. F. Bovard, assisted by Rev. J. A. 

 Wood, D. D., Rev. R. S. Cantine, D. D., Rev. P. F. Bresee, D. D., Rev. C. 

 W. Tarr, Prof. W. P. Hammond. 



In September, 1894, A. F. Mitchell donated a cottage for a parsonage, 

 and it was moved onto the church lot. In 1895, there are eighty members, 

 and the church property is estimated at $3,600. Besides the Sunday school 

 and the class meetings, there is an Epworth League, a Ladies' Aid society, 

 missionary society, etc., as auxiliaries in the church work. The successive 

 pastors have been : Rev. C. W. Tarr, 1886 to 1888 ; Rev. A. W. Bunker, 

 1888 to 1890 ; Rev. F. S. Woodcock, 1890-91 : Rev. J. D. Munroe, 1891-92; 

 Rev. A. W. Bunker again, 1892 94; Rev. H. J. Crist, 1894 95. The 

 church officers in 1895 ^re : Trustees — -J. B. Soper, W. P. Hammond, G. 

 W. Wilson, O. R. Dougherty, J. H. Jacobs, M. B. Reed. Stewards — Soper, 

 Reed, Mrs. Mary Soper, Mr. Jacobs, E. E. Barden, Martha E. Wood, A. E. 

 Bennett, Mrs. G. W. Wilson. Supt. Sunday School — ^J. H. Jacobs. 



MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH OF SOUTH PASADENA. 



Organized in September, 1888, with about fourteen members, and joined 

 for pastoral services with the Alhambra church, of which Rev. John Heri- 

 tage was then pastor. He was succeeded in 1890-91, by Rev. T. E- 

 Crandall, under whose administration this society was incorporated Decem- 

 ber 20, 1890. In 1892 93 Rev. W. Gregory, D. D., was pastor of these 

 two charges ; and from 1893 to '95 Rev. S. K. Dexter was pastor. A church 

 building was erected in 1891, at a cost of about $1,000. In 1895 there are 

 about forty members ; and the church property is valued at $1,500. It has 

 a Young People's society of Christian Endeavor, and a Eadies' Aid society 



as auxiliaries. Trustees : A. J. Moody, T. D. Keith, C. E- Neibel, and 



ST. JAMES' EPISCOPAL MISSION. 



This was commenced in July, 1893, at corner of Meridian Avenue and 

 Mission street. (No further data furnished.) 



Note. — The Calvary Presbyterian church, on Columbia street, stands 

 about ten steps inside of South Pasadena limits. Its data was furnished me 

 by Rev. Williel Thomson of Pasadena, one of its chief promoters ; and its 

 historic sketch will be found on page 478. 



HISTORIC WAYMARKS, INDUSTRIES, ETC. 



September 16, 1885, regular passenger and freight service was com- 

 menced between Eos Angeles and Pasadena by the S. G. V. railroad. [See 

 Chapter 22.] But the first record in the matter which I found for South 

 Pasadena was that A. F. McReynolds was station agent on and after Feb- 

 ruary 10, 1886. When the railroad commenced running, of course the two 

 daily hack lines had to be given up. W. T. Vore's line had the contract for 



