Church Directory - 1900

Source: Sunday Morning Age, Jan. 14, 1900

Clinton Churches

AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL: Corner Third street and Third avenue.  Morning services at 10:30.  Sunday school at 8:00.  Evening service at 7:30.  Rev. Geo. M. Tillman, pastor.

BOWMAN METHODIST: Corner DeWitt and Fourth streets.  Morning service at 10:30.  Sunday school at 12:00 noon.  Epworth League at 6:30.  Evening service at 7:30.  Rev. H. E. Wilcox, pastor.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE:  Morning service at 10:30.  Evening services at 8.  Church Third avenue between Third and Fourth streets.  Sunday school at 11:45 a.m.  Wednesday evening meetings at same place.

CONGREGATIONAL:  Corner Fourth st and Seventh avenue, morning service at 10:30.  Sunday school 12 noon.  Evening service at 7:30.  Y. P. S. E. E. 6:30.  Rev. E. B. De???, pastor.

CHANCY CHAPEL: Corner Camanche avenue and Howe street.  Sunday school at 2:30 p.m.  Chas. Walls, Supt.  Services every Sunday evening at 7:30.  A hearty welcome to all.  Come.  Wm. Leslie, Asst. Supt.

DANISH LUTHERAN: Corner Elm and Fourth streets.  Morning service at 10:30.  Sunday school at 10:00 a.m.  Evening service at 7:30.  Rev. Frederick L. Grundtvig, pastor.

ESTHER YOUNG: Corner Ninth street and Sunnyside avenue.  Sunday school at 2:30, Harry Oates, Superintendent.  Epworth League, Wednesday night at 7:30.  B. X. Shields, president.  Rev. E. V. Claypool, Ph. D., Pastor.

GERMAN EVANGELICAL:  Cor. Third avenue and Fourth street.  Morning service at 10:30.  Evening service at 7:30.  Rev. E. O. Beck, Pastor.

FIRST BAPTIST:  Corner Fourth street and Seventh avenue.  Regular morning service 10:30.  Sunday school at 12 m.  Evening service at 7:30.  B. Y. P. U.  meeting at 6:30.  Rev. J. F. Sanders, pastor.

FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL: Third street and Seventh avenue.  Sunday Class, 9:30.  Preaching 10:30 and 7:30.  Sunday School, B. F. Robinson, Supt.  12 m.  Epworth League 6:30.  Dr. Ernest Vernon Claypool, Pastor.

PRESBYTERIAN: Corner Third street and Sixth avenue.  Morning service 10:30 a.m.  Adult Bible class at 12 m. Sunday school 12 m. Y. P. S. C. E. meeting 6:30 p.m.  Evening Service at 7:30.  Rev. J. K. Fowler, pastor.

GERMAN BAPTIST:  Corner of Fifth and Elm streets.  Morning service at 10:30.  Evening service at 7:30.  Prayer meeting every Wednesday evening.  Rev. C. Tietje, pastor.

SWEDISH BAPTIST: Sunnyside avenue and Ninth street.  Morning service at 10:30.  Evening service at 7:30.  Sunday school at 2:30 p.m.  Wednesday prayer meeting at 8 p.m.

SWEDISH EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN: Corner Nineth avenue and Fifth street.  Morning services at 10:30, Sunday school immediately after.  Evening servcies at 7:30.  Wednesday evening service at 7:30.

SCANDINAVIAN SERVICES:  In the old Norwegian church on Third street, between Third and Fourth avenues.  sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.  Cottage prayer meeting, Thursday evening at ? o'clock.

ST. PATRICK'S: Corne of Elm and Third street.  First Mass 8 a.m. High mass 10 a.m.  Sunday school 12:30 p.m. Vespers and Benediction 3:30 p.m.  Rev. J. A. Murray, pastor.

ST. JOHN'S GERMAN LUTHERAN:  Howes street north of Camanche avenue.  Regular morning services at 10:15.  Sunday school at 9 a.m.  Rev. C. R. Peschel, pastor.

TRINITY ENGLISH LUTHERAN:  No. 315 Third street.  The usual morning and evening services for Trinity English Lutheran Congregation at Episcopal Chapel.  Everyone welcome.  Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.

Y. M. C. A.:  Corner Third street and Fifth avenue.

ZION'S GERMAN LUTHERAN:  Corner Third avenue and Fifth street.  Morning service (german) at 10:15.  Evening service (English) at 7:30.  Sunday school at 2 p.m.

ST. MARY'S:  Nineth avenue between Fifth and Sixth streets.  Daily mass at 7:30.  Sunday - First mass 8 a.m. Second (High) mass at 10:30 a.m. Sunday school 2:30 p.m.  Vespers and Benediction 3:30 p.m. Very Rev. E. J. McLaughlin, V. F. Rector.  Rev. Father Coffy, ass't.

Lyons Churches

ST. BONIFACE CHURCH:  First Mass 7:30 a.m.  High Mass 10 a.m. Sunday School 2 p.m.  Vespers 3 p.m. Rev. Father Bording, Pastor

GRACE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL:  Holy Communion at 7:30 a.m. (except first Sunday of month), morning prayer and Sermon 10:30, evening prayer 7:00, first Sunday of month, litany, sermon and holy communion at 10:30 a.m. Sunday School after morning service.Rev. C. W. Tyler, Rector

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN:  Sunday services at 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday school at 12 m.  Y. P. S. C. E. at 6:15 p.m.  Prayer meetings on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. The Ladies Society hold monthly meetings.

FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL: Sunday services morning 10:30, evening 7:30.  Sunday school after morning's service.  Prayer meeting on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Epworth league at 6:30 Sunday evening.  Dr. M. H. Smith, pastor.

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL:  Sunday services.  Preaching at 10:30 a.m.  and 7:30 p.m.  Sunday school at 12 m.  M. I. Mead, Supt.  Y. P. S. C. E. at 6:15 p.m.  Prayer meeting Thursday evening at 7:00.  Rev. A. D. Kinzer.

ST. IRENAEUS CHURCH:  First Mass 8 a.m.  Second Mass 6:30 p.m. Sunday School 2 p.m.  Vespers 3 p.m.  Rev. Martin B. Murray, Pastor