New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-07

which Ood N Zisa law.
10 ould our hesvenly hopes upon
And hs eternal Prsi-
Inc AZ ver,e sung was the following:
"ha, tho1rh the rats Of he'll vithssosi
let HIs, this ~ 6ns n.;
us thine ON work Almighty Ged.
And wondrous in eJ,s
rrsyer Wa then offered up b. Rev. 7. {. Young OF
he N.nth+t NJ Church ,her which
Rev. stepheo Tying D y Rector OF - Gsorges
Episcopal Church. opposite stuyvesant square pro
eeeded TO address the assenblAge He spoke OF the
bond Of love which united the children Of id 10 HIS
work. bond which would be perfected in Eternity
10 The house Of worship be erected that spot be
hoped hundreds would he born into the favor OF God
and prepared to enjoy Him IN Eternity. The more we
gan Of Gods spirit here the better We shAl be pre-
pared 10 do our bhssfu work In Heaven The spirit OF
srniiy among Gods children IL the true Evangelical
sPirli. Let men see that you love one another Is
the Injunction Of oar Teacher I would speak the
words Of encouragement for this enterprise. Men may
call this building small they mess are II oJ
The rule and survey thy the eye but God calls large
II but soul "A brought from am and death TO hsh'
and salvation. by its construction consider that this
enterprise belonging 70 the Methodist denoninanon
IA "a worthy Of my encouragement "a If II beiongeu"
my Denomination and would ss freely give It enoour'
sgement as to my own. ] know no difference anon!
Christians in the same work. Six years ago laid
the eoner stone Of the church in which oficiAfe
I wa told that there would not be q consreg--
non gathered about il in twenty years time Al tnst
time there was not house bet wherc stands ana
the river shore. Not = house Of the many winch you
about here wa tken erected A mile OF Long
I,lspd shore presented IL front 70 unobstructed
view Only shanties % be seen upon the ground
now % well occupied wedrove out drove of butch
L.. LAID the stone.
We worked with faith In God in erecting that house
and he b,e..ed uand 30 soul. have been born into the
light Of the Gospel during the four years that We have
occupied H. the number Of members has Increased
20 nbou, ZOO and about loo children taught in oar
Sabbath School Yesterday (5abba;h) notsthstand-
ing the incernepcy OF the weather so children were
prc,ert 10 be instructed Tho families Of the ch and
Of the poor are there united In the good work
The congregation erecting this Church are entering
an smpl, field Hero are twenty thousand residents
within reach Of it, influence and there work enough
in hi, field for ell the Methoss from here TO Montauk
Point The speaker commented upon the unity IN this
work Of the Churches the crecds Of which were 80
similar that they could be united in effort and together
take hold OF the hands Of the rreligous, aud help
them out Of the miro and dig them out OF the pit thst
they might bless God In the enjoyment Of HE grace
In his ministerial experience of thirty yesrs he had
never known better day than when he hal helped
brother man TO come to the Lord and in this good
work in which the Churches Of God are and should be
united in this neigh5orhood, he hoped they would all
rejoice together the fruits Of their labor unic
God blessing on this spot We will brl- oarsheaVci
homo and bcfs God that we have gathered them from
his GARDEN and broush, them into his garner The
foregoing l. but mca-Cr sketch of his appropriate and
interesting remorks
Rev Asa d S.n.h Of the lithst Presbyterian
Church then took the stand and TO speak a;
len eth and ably upon subjects sppertinng to the oc
cason lie said in the course of HE remarks that the
scene vndicatod the Truth OF God lie spoke of the
circumstance Of the origin Of this enterpri.ehumble
obfcurc and trying they were they promised under
the blessing of Col, to result in great good When
projects are started with ceremony and ponp there IA
dnngor of the motive of vain glory bu: not when
1t Is begun Ia fceblcncss AMI with tears and sup?ca
tons % did this effort /, had IL. origin in sabbath
School, conducted under great embarrassment. So
dark were its prospects that it wa oaly in Msy last
that the question was discussed whether or not IL
should lie abandoned. The speaker, by way Of Illus
uuuon mentioned man Of philoao2hic mind who, in
rcstoning with himself as to what sort Of wife be
would marry decided to take who in early life had
suffered affection becauze he believed that her chnrac
ter wouh be stronger from her endurance OF sorrow
30 | have thought would sooner be the pastor oil
church reared under trying circumstance. and cspa
bic OF enduring tribuaiion than established by
wealth and infucuce. Il would our city we
must multiply the churches Tho agency Of women
in good works engaged the attention Of the speaker
and to il he paid glowing tribute. After some fur
Their remarks he concluded
Rev DR.. Kennedy. Of the Washington-si " +.
Church Brooklyn faid he would not mae remarks ct
lencth Oh Tie subjcct after mnch had been sail 30
betting 20 the occasion lie spoke hlso of the loy
of women Ia moral and rel gious cBtcrprscs, AMI n
in;imnting that collection would be taken up he r..
minded them Of The directions given to the rrapcr' by
one OF ol3 TO let fa h ndfu tbs; thu poor widows
who cleaned in The field might no. 20 away empty
We have been blcsscl OF the Lord VIII prosperity, we
have CLEANED comforts and riches, and now We should
let fall handful into tic Treasury of the Lord. He
then stated ths, importnn; the sueecs Of the
cntcipri,c - raise tho of 81 go th. occasion
Pledges were then hsnied in from slOO TO 81 each,
until els over sl OoO led been pledgei
The laying OF the stone by Bishop Jan then
took place as follows lie placed the lesden box
tanning the follow nc articles in the cavity prepared Tor
4, in the corner stone:
ABible Of the American Bible Society Methodist
Discipline Constitution and By Laws OF the Ladies
Home Missionary Society; Rev. Laban ClsrEs Semi
centennial sermon Rev Or Ranges semi-cen'ennis
Sermon a cory Of each Of the Ncw.lork Daily New
papers Annual Report Of the Missionary society
Annual Report OF the sunday School Society Me,ho-
dist Almanac. for lsse and l-3 Annual Minutes OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church for l-j2 General Con
ference Rerou for lsi2 liz; Of the Member, and
Subscribers of this Church, and number Of Coins.
This box placed in III stone by the BishoP who
said
AMI row for the honor OF N.rtur and ehg'nn-'o
promote the slly 81 AID the glory Of God
lsy this stone m the name OF The Fa'her AMI
OF the Son and of the Holy Ghost Amen.
This mission originated in the efOrts Of the LAdes
Home Missionary Society OF The ". T. Churyh rive
year. ago, Sabbath School was established Tor the
nee lected children ofhai nghborboodby that Socies
in First-ay in the vicinity Of the spot whercon Ills
Church is being erected They got missionary a.
po nied the year to lAbor there. and have sup
ported him Under their and supervision The M
-on pro, rered until this Church has grown out o. T.
In their SIKH Annual Report published N lsSN' th-y