Historical Sketch of Brussells Street Church - We have learned in 1849, one year before the church was organized, a Sunday school was formed in this place with N.S. DEMILL as superintendent and a staff of 18 teachers namely, Miss Elvira SPILLER, Miss Eliza ROBINSON, Miss Amanda DUNHAM, Miss Mary BERRYMAN, Miss Mary WRIGHT, Miss Hattie ALLAN, Miss Jane ROBINSON, Miss Anna MASTERS, Miss Sarah BLAKSLEE, Miss Mary Jane SMITH, Deacon John SMITH, W.H. BROWN, J.E. MASTERS, David CURRIE, J.F. MASTERS, John CHALONER, John WRIGHT, Hezekiah McKENZIE, Deacon BRALEY. During the 41 years of the school's existence it has had 14 superintendents namely, N.S. DEMILL, 8 years; John WRIGHT, 1 year; T.P. DAVIES, 5; W. WOODWORTH, 1; Z.G. GABEL, 7; James CLERK, 1; Joseph READ, 2; R.C. SKINNER, 2; C.C. PARKER, 5; James A, ESTEY, 2; J.C. DUMARESQUE, 1 year 3 mos.; E.W. ELLIOTT, 9 mos.; C.C. PARKER, 1 year (second term); M.C. BARBOUR, 4. As early as 1854, the first Juvenile Missionary Society was organized. The first work of the society was to distribute tracts and papers in the destitute districts, the jail, lunatic asylum, old alms house, on Carmarthen street, then known as Poor House Hill and also among the sailors in the port. During its six months engagement with Rev. Jarvis RING as city missionary, a room in the vicinity of Marsh Bridge was procured, where he labored and where a Sunday school was formed. After running a short time a meeting was helfd March 10th, 1857 and a committe consisting of James E. MASTERS, John FISHER, E.J. BARTEAUX, George D. GODSOE, S. KINSMAN and Thos HICKS was appointed to arrange for securing ground and erecting a building in the same neighborhood. The building lately abandoned as a mission hall was erected on the 15th day of September, same year, was dedicated for public worship. On March 29th, 1858 was formed what was known as the Marsh Bridge Church. (see original)