Significant Men and Women of Broadway Church

Henry Albert Stimson, The Fourth Pastor, 1893-1896

Henry Stimson’s pastorate lasted only three years. He had the ill fortune to follow Dr. Taylor, who had attracted a large, loyal and admiring congregation. Following Dr. Taylor’s resignation there was an almost immediate decrease in both membership and attendance. Stimson’s arrival also coincided with a time when an outward movement of the city’s population to Long Island and Westchester had begun. Dr. Stimson realized that he would not accomplish his mission by remaining at the Tabernacle and, hence, submitted his resignation in 1896. Shortly thereafter, taking nearly 100 Tabernacle members, Stimson established the Manhattan Congregational Church.