Show First Church Introducing Chanting The honor of being the first church to introduce chanting into this country country country coun coun- try is divided between Christ Christchurch Christchurch church church Philadelphia and the church in Marblehead Mass where it was first introduced in 1787 The popularization of chanting was the work of the Rev William Smith a Connecticut clergyman The first Sunday School in New York was started in 1803 by Mr and Mrs Divie Bethune and Mrs Isabella Graham In 1809 the movement reached the West with the formation formation formation forma forma- tion of a Sunday school in Pittsburgh Pitts- Pitts I burgh I I |