New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-19
RALPH HoYTs CHURCH BY THE wAYsIDE.
Laying OF the Corner .tone-rhe Efforts Of Chris
rfan Woman.


To ~ TSi;or q TIE Eraagalioal Caia.iie.
SIR: A stranger in America going 70 and fro 10 the
land ard Just now in charge Of church near me NV
l sometimes make excursions INTO tue rarai us'IIc's
around me, dropping word Of warning o.. %
by The sf- ara catching gmPse- OF me NE ~ tn7
PEOPLE in their houses snd m the fields asked cry
broiher WHO j. hard worked generally. To come GU "a
breathe the s.b air # ne country and sreh as Iinp'
tho efeen ssard and expand his lung. win pure a
uosDh-re and drrk in the beauty Of The country IN Is
srrirg tin. and reposA He and after having me
I.ssur- Of ss.pg bis ANXIOUS city face ct'en SnI ~
gew the r--h geb@, and 10 tn Tree ar SILL -
of SOULS while were waiirg ffr q z ran ana pnI-d
I'm ;hA Hudson 10 thu jersey shore Jlst mere,
where | thought adventures and oar eXour-"n W-re
ended thy really begun; and for the honor oi reSon
md he encouragement ard confirmation OF the tA'h OF
Others. tell Won what saw.
On climbing the spur Of the hill wh'h runs out u IN
tie Pai-sd-s tel upon the grass grown stones ~nlcn
rsrs d The camping ground Of the revolutionary army n
Fort lie Out ~ the ruin. a wooden house vas rising
sra ersgfd n the hsndicrsi OF house building &c "9nd
two cl-rsyuep Il the Church vorsing with the Aoor
arc travail q their hands, that they might h't
"chargeahle 10 any | WAS sfrauger ol, We Jonei
them received their h. Nty greeting with n'i the
mutual surprise Alter going 10 point from Fnch Se
got glorious view OF the North Snd tSt RIVERS A
glance with Flu-hpg in the distance liz 10 ~ the sitting
| made inquiries about small hutfing y
church Ike appearance which had seen by ths ssy-ie
l. came up / found after many quesuonin<t tnl'
ore II n. cle-gvrnen = cordial modest man. had been
city rector, tho found biz occupation there gone b7 the
sale Of churches secular and tn moving of others
tie flrted tnen Df tnr lIn-Atl "t us 'ii
der srd 0H9ustg fW which the rate OF house rant
il the City caused 10 migrate O. some quiet couny nook
His wife said him day SITTER they arrived when ne
propoed outlay for her which shr thought might ~
a., red that she would rather have the money spent m
raising shed IN which they might worship Con. >on~tne
ago vi the the gr und, they borrowed 4
reghhor yoke ~ and she drove the buo' DO Fn
dragging big stone ster them @ the site prepared in7y
sang hymn and made prayer and liid me IN lson I
the lrl- Church saF No one helped them. They d'd
not know how il was b. finished. They had faith, aud
buy new umbr sottey went INTO the city and begged or
bought the old building materials boards AMI beams Of
houses hs pulled down there from time - TIM 70 m "a
vay for more spacious and ornate piles N'h part ot
these they made fire and warmed Themselves AMI with
o'her part thu raised temple 10 the LORD hr' WIZ
their own hards They raised the frame AMI h- hlspSnd
nailed ~ hosrds he had and when they ialed ne
rested and waited for the dollar TO come which was TO
furnish more.
A year ana more ia passed, and the work = ~@lIn,s9
done n has rs0f of boards oyerSd with old tn utted
ard raed on by himself Single too dear sud ~
b. .ad he could not co that work l1r want OF skill lie
%, a heterogeneous assortment Of furniture from old
churches in the city that have been pulled d'Fn H'
poverty and his will consented 20 their al Uon 70
TIN. new use Thus. in the MIDI, of spiritually Deserted
but popuous neghborhood has he raised house OF prayer
by the gav.de nd m9Iorfm Ili g'0rtdm man more pre-
t,ntious edices While h. engaged m this tpoinU'
lsbor his wife ev4Dgel.zing te children ana iu"''
and binding M more glorious eddce with lively stones
He has twenty young catechumens ready TOR oapn
a thriving sunday school and overfoSing cpngrrg
ton in the afternoon The congregation give no aid |
now
,uars of which not paraded hut extracted too MN
by .uLdry questioning and intrusive curiosity ana IN
tr = IN ny part could not repress was struck by the
faith hcL bad here removed mountains 81 dhculy ana
III hariiy which receiving little could It'll give omdr
then determined, besides such personal self denial rs |
could exercise in hi favor & do that which IA, not been
done and viii, feel risk his displea-ure IN dong now,
viz 70 make known his case To those VINO hsVng UNI
worlds goods will not Chrss sake, leave this good
brother to struggle on in need
Wrwlnt hack % the house, and were introduced 70 his
wife and children and touched me-s man u.s. 10 hs
purple srd fuc linen Of Established Church - see 4
man a scholar aud poet, and s-td-nylng CHRISTIAN
crg,man beneath The humble roof which be- had re-
with bs own hands When witnessed bis cn-sruln-'s
and his content his faith uudmmed and his charity i per
i,hi3g souls # he had large means TO give rom ~ ana
me good and unlocked my sympaihes As, pray Goa t
NAV unlock those of many Christian heart
v b,le We talked his hand dered over the keys o,
some small instrument he had rescu"d rom ie runs {"
some church and falling # by com non consent ana
without reconciliation into the chant Gi0'W ~ tree -.
Dco W. sang II through After this went out with iul
h, art 10 play with the children aud then with God bless
ING Oh him and his Abors LEFT this interesting plA'-
need not add have written this without his knowledge or
consent in the hope that many who have % give ana
know where to besOw their bounty may turn t1- stream
of their ams deeds this hitherto unnetcloi p.ics
dare say You will hesitate Sir Editor % receive what
G,d nav put II into the hearts of ChrisIan men u give
and sui faithfully yours, AZ ANGLICAN Pt.,afI1R
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