Harry Emerson Fosdick was called to serve as pastor at a church that opened its doors on October 5 1930.
Harry Emerson Fosdick (May 24, 1878  October 5, 1969) was an American pastor. 
 Although a Baptist, he was called to serve as pastor, in New York City, at First Presbyterian Church in Manhattan's West Village, and then at the historic, inter-denominational Riverside Church in Morningside Heights, Manhattan. 
Riverside Church is a Christian church in Morningside Heights, Upper Manhattan, New York City. 
 It opened its doors on October 5, 1930. 
