MORGAN'S HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY CONFERENCE Page 18

CHAPTER I. 

REV. DAVID R. CROSHON

Was born on Staten Island, N. Y., February 15, 1834, and embraced religion in his native place. In 1855 he joined the A. M. E. Zion Church, Edward Matthews then pastor. He received license to exhort in same church by the same pastor. He removed to Elizabeth in 1863, and joined the A. M. E. Church of that place. He received local preacher's license under W. H. Ross and joined the New York Conference as a local member in 1871. He became a member of the New Jersey Conference in its setting off, by virtue of jurisdiction. In 1880 he was taken up by Presiding Elder Faucett, and sent to Orange to fill out the unexpired term of Rev. Harper; was returned the following year and built the present church. He was ordained Deacon at Morristown in 1882, by Bishop J. M. Brown.

REV. JORDAN H. CHRISTMAS

Was born at Farmville, Va., Prince Edwards Co., August 15, 1858. He was converted when fifteen years old in the A. M. E. Church, in the above named place. He was licensed to exhort by P. E., J. W. Cooper, at first quarterly conference at Orange, in 1885, and licensed to preach in 1886 by same P. E.

BURGOYNE FREEMONT CUFF

Was the grandson of Reuben Cuff, who was one of the founders of the African Methodist Episcopal connection, and also one of the founders of the A. M. E. Church in Salem, New Jersey. Burgoyne F. Cuff was born in Quinton, Salem county, New Jersey, August 30th, 1858, his parents being Burgoyne and Prudence Cuff. They did all that lay in their power toward giving their son a good common school education, and also taught him the holy scriptures. He was always seen in the church and Sabbath-school whenever it was so that he could get there and always took an active part in the printing of the lessons on the board for the school. At the age of eighteen years he embraced

Rev. Burgoyne Freemont Cuff.

Rev. M. M. Dent.

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