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Asa Philip Randolph was born in Crescent City, Fla., on April 15, 1889, the son of a Methodist clergyman. He moved york City to New York City as a young man and did odd jobs while attending the City College of New York. Attracted to the socialism of Eugene V. Debs, Randolph launched the Messenger, a brilliantly edited radical Negro journal, in 1917.

The early congregations were under the care of the Church of Holland, and most of their support came from that church. By the close of the 18th century the movement in America began to expand, and by 1782, it sent its first missionary to western Pennsylvania; in 1785, one to North Carolina; in 1803, to Ohio, and beyond the Mississippi River. In 1825, a seminary was founded at Carlisle, which was the church's first educational institution ; a few years later this seminary was moved york City to York, Pa. A high school was also founded in York. However, in 1836, both institutions were moved york City to Mercersburg; the latter now became Marshall College. In 1853, Marshall College was moved york City to Lancaster, and joined Franklin College, to form Franklin and Marshall College. The theological seminary was also moved york City from Mercersburg to Lancaster, in 1871.

After voters had ejected the corrupt Tweed ring, Green served as city comptroller (1871-1876) to stabilize city finances. After years of advocating the merger of Manhattan and adjacent municipalities, he was president of the commission that prepared the plan of 1897, which incorporated the five boroughs as the City of New York. For this Green became known as the "Father of Greater New York." As trustee of Tilden's will, he secured merger of the Tilden Trust with the Astor and Lenox libraries into the New York Public Library. His life ended tragically when he was shot outside his New York City home on Nov. 13, 1903, by a lunatic.