The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-04
NORTH BRooKLYN

pkDAVATI0N OF TIE NEW DUTCH REFOk1ED OhU1VHs
NORTH BRooKLYN.
Ths sdiAos erecting for the Of the sesstJ
worshppns according the tsnsts Of the Dutsh Re-
formed Church, at Bedford avenue North Brooklyn, was
dedicated with appropriate ceremonies yesterday After
noon.
The new edfce situated the Of Lee avenue
and Hewes street. near waIsbout Bay. Ths pastSk Of
the society is the Rev W. Holloway Tho church viii
be Of thepothc order OF architecture constructed Of
brick faced with red sandstone. Its dimensions win b.
thirty i've feet front by seventy feet deep and forty feet
In height 1t will be two stories in height and win front
on Lee avenue The estimated cost ton thousand dol
lars The situation Of the ecio very pleasant
and when the Improvements nos eone On N ~ ~ 49, AZ
are compleued the location will be one OF the moss %
sirsble in the "City Of Churches. Inc soclety, smc
May lst has been woIshipVpg Ii Bedford svenue, ~
il believed that church Will % READY Ior use ~
the frst Of November. There are now six Dutch NJ
formed churches in Brooklyn ~.
The services yesterday = tesDoon were commonces VIZ
PRAYER by TIE Rev Mr. CHI OF The Methodist EpisecpA
Church. he invoked the Divine pleasing upon the vGk
going forward and prayed th~' lhs artisans mgnt %
protected from accidents daIpg their lsbors and nat
the Of sucb might oonducs 10 their r
tual benefit He prayed for the spread OF the Snsch
and that the Thousands 10 greet CLUES might . orgnt
from spiritual darkness to Spiritual light Dy the Dine
influence. he prayed the Dey 10 bless the ehortsnow
going forward for the cors ummat on Of this end
DANIEL SLIIhAN, ESQ of BIO KY o, then came iormru,
and .AidIn the year 1911 pearly three centuries ago.
the Proesrants Of the Netherlands adopted their Aitn
and put forth declaration Of The same to the wsu;
While their religious 0pn,obr OF the fullest ana
feest nature they granted the same freedom 70 AL ner
sects and Denominations. Til, the origin O me
Dutch Reformed Cbu-ch, ADa Holland soon beeam the
refuge for the people Il All Countries who had
been pe,secu.ed for opinions sake. The PILGRIMS
self exiled from EpglsDd lived here for twelve
the famous Mayfo~et." ola The 'WAlloons," VINO
settled the vicinity where No Low stand were also ous
In 1854 the first Dutch Reformed Church in thA New
Netherlands was established under Dominic Pohamus,
the first church butt 10 Brooklyn, whore thu
City Hall now stands, under Dominic Segus The So
cisy had worshipped, for years. In BARI; asd Cor
one bundled and twenty Ave Year, this the only
Dutch Reformed Church. How the church has pros
pered since too we'll kbo se.d mention; and the
last gratifying fact that ia
ratio Of increase greater than that Of any other de-
| nomination.
wallabout is one Of the earliest settlements Il the
white child born in New Netherlands; Aad 1t ID
at the desire Of VI the cendants Of that child,
erected. It was his ~,.h, sap1exsd 10 his chill
dren, previous to bis death, and . portion
Of the land has been added by the Schools family.
1.-THE speaker paid an eloquent tribute to the mcmvry q
General johnson, and th.n ID the stone speak
ing as follows i" lay the founoaton OF edidce to
be the worship of Almighty Gsd accord
ing TO the rights and tenets Of the Reformed Dutch
Ghost
tanning copies Of various Religion. and secular newspa
pels coin, the names of the pastr trustees, &c. DO
The Rev DR. DE WITT, II Nes York then delivered an
eloquent though somewha, sng by address. he alluded
to the striking instance OF the Of the FIRST
settlers New York, displayed oy its prosperity et the
present day. and said shat the which he htood
should be less sacred 10 untrys history than the
Pilgrim Rock, At Plymouth Here Tin 1929 was made,
by the "Walloons the fret agricultural settlement in
New Netberlar d. There had settlements before,
but only of traders and soldiers He referred the per-
scented Wilderness who aed from Piedmont TO Holland
1855 656? and six hIDor-d Of Shom sent here BY
the city Of Amsterdam, spd enlsc Staten leland.
When the transfer Of Ne~ York made to the English,
1864, there bu. Thousand ao4nders in the
colony, and IL Is ed hat the Dutch blood runs
in the veins Of Lees tbsD millions Of the citizens
OF this republic The doctor historical review OF
the government Of 6olsnd closed hts address With
tribute to General Johnson ah.u characterized a.
true Knicker booker and true Christian gentleman.
The exercises closed Nth impressive prayer
by the Rev Mr.. WHITE snd the siDging Of hymn. The
attendance quite large AID the services very into
resting.