Biography

Lansing is mentioned in 18270709LCC_FMS1. LCC is going on a trip with a man she doesn't really like, Rev. Samuel Sitgreaves. "Mr S express'd his opinion very freely of Lansing & Finney & finally of all the Presbyterians. I encouraged him & afterwards told Mr S that I was a Presbyterian." LCC is a cheeky one.


From the History of Cayuga County:
"The Evangelical Recorder, a weekly religious 
magazine, was started in January, 18 18, by Rev. 
Dirck C. Lansing, and continued for one year."

"Mr. Woodruff was installed June 22d, 1813, and continued 
until August 29th, 1816. During his pastorate 
the first church edifice was erected, at a cost of 
$16,000 and dedicated March 5th, 1817. Its 
cost had been fully paid and the prosperity of 
the society was not checked by the burden of 
debt. Hitherto their meetings had been held in 
the school-house on South street and in the 
"long room" of the " Centre House." 

Mr. Woodruff was succeeded March 3d, 1817, 
by Rev. Dirck C. Lansing, of Onondaga, where 
he had held a pastorate for eight years. He con- 
tinued here until June 16th, 1829, over twelve 
years. He then assumed the charge of the Sec- 
ond Church of Utica. 

Dr. Lansing's services with this Church were 
signally successful, in which he had very little 
assistance from any of the evangelists, excepting 
Mr. Finney. He was aided by him for a short 
time only, in 1826. The accessions to the Church 
in the first four years of his ministry were four 
hundred and seventy-five. Dr. Lansing, by his 
great influence over all with whom he came in 
contact was well calculated to win converts, not 
only to his faith, but also to its successful propa- 
gation by means of an educated ministry."

From the Auburn Community Hospital History:
"Until 1849 the ‘Lansing Property’ had been the home of Rev. Dirck C. Lansing, pastor of First Presbyterian Church and principal founder of the Auburn Theological Seminary."