The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-23

Religious Intelligence.
LAYING TuE CONNIE STONE OF A SEw CHURCH.
Yesterday Afternoon the religious ceremony took place
Jersey City Of laying the stone Of sdacs
for this use Of tho congregation Ct the Fst Reformed
Dutch Church in that place. The site OF the building
the that Of the original church namely, near
the corner Of Grand and warsn streets In the ast
ed street. II situated opposite TO the Roman Catholic
church, having another of the Episcopal dissemination
IN the rear.
The proceedings commenced With the singing Of thu
third part of the l1sth psalm By the ono Ifsr which
the Rev Mr. Mcclure pastor Of the church. read the fol-
lowing description Of the int ded edifce -
The church design ed in The pendcuar STYLE the
latest period OF Gothic architecture AID including but
esses and urrefs in 'front.' OF about 100
feet by 10 feet The plan divided into nave and asles
by Avs bays of stone columns and arches supporting
lofty clear story The the church projects one bay
o. ore ne a.es In front and also extsads DO
You'd ths m In the rear. making entire length OF 90
feet by 20 feet six inches In width, the sisIes
being % feet cre by 10 feet six sches The lower
po ton OF the f M projection of the BY
SC cen crossing the 10 hae sh front walls
OF he aisIss. thereby forming front vsstibus with
gallery sbyve H. there being In front Of the vestous
three extei Dsl doors In ths ceUt and
side Of the 'front.' PROPOSITION OF The The angles OF
the nave In front OF tho church have oesgoss
OF large dinner sione running TO height Ut than
100 feet terminating bell and spiral
steps giving adms ion TO the gallery stibue
All the roofs are timbored and enriched with
rscery sirg go tina height Of tina roof being
about % feet and the greatest height Of aisle roofs
about 70 feet The clee story Is divided into thirtssa
bays With tracer isd windows in each BAY and In front
ter minated By large and richly trscsried six light
window. which sls up the er d OF the the
principal doorway the opposite end OF the oeiog
finished With pulpit arch &c Tae floor OF the church
is elevated above the level of the side about feet
Acconme datirg the lecture and Offices which
cupy the basement The whole sr,or of the church,
includxg the window 'rscery will Of stone and II
In to use stone for the carved stone
The architect is Mr.. John WEIGH, Of Newark The ms.
sons and stone GUITARS work Is consused By Mr. James
Bolton o. jersey CITY, and the carpsnters work BY Mr.
The store outters' work was commenced last fall and
the masons work In the tpng a. the old church
character of The foundation which required pDg through
out it has been unsvodably oelays The old wooden
building has been removed fsthr Grand street, the
where In used for Divine bio by the
and will be still emp oyed for that purpose until the
building Is finished which, It Is expected wilt be com
short distance off is the Pesbytsran church, large
store building, With lofty steepls OF commanding pre-
ten.ions so that within few yards Ct each other
collected the congregations of the principal secs of the
followers Of Jesus Christ
The Rev. Mr. IxBREE then offered up . prayer, after
which the Rev. DR.. BENJAMIN G. TAYLOR Of Bergen de-
ivered mcst eloquent address, In which he gave 70
Prospective account Of the progress Of the Dutch Re-
formed Church In North America from the time of the
first settlers from Holland From 1t give the folio wing
extract containing the history Of the first Reformed
Dutch Church in New Jersey
The earliest attempt to constitute Dutch Reformed
Church In Jersey City was on April 2Sth 1907 when
Messr. CorDeson and sker informed the classs that
form cd under its jurisdiction but ~hich attempt how
ever, Stalled at that time On January 81. 1880, the
people then constituting the Fist prssoy terrain Church
IN Jersey City beipg without minister, BY the removal
OF their pastor the Rev. Mr. Olcott we're placed in cir
cumstances which prompted tho session aud trustees
ton the propietylf becoming ReformsdDutoh Church.
under the care Of the clsssis By vote almost uaaa
inous, the CO.'S sgaton decided TO seek for
connection with that Sect and empowered the
session and trustees to take the necessary steps,
each acting ~. In their respective liz: Of duty
City urited in applying to the session for dismissons
with view to present an application to be organized
into R,formed Dutch Church and they we're 20 dis.
missed An appropriate petition then duly present
ed to the easss the 10th Of February Of the same
year PRAYING for suca an organization. 1t sgued
BY forty eight heads Of families aud thirty
sicants The request was granted consistory elected
and ordained, and the church duly constituted In pro
OF the clasas rhs consistory Immediately called
the Rev Stephen H. Aeeker to be the pastor and he
installed on the oh Of May folio wing: and October
10th the connection dsaclved On the 9Th Of february
them until January SOth 1888 On November 10Th Of the
same year the Rev. Matthias Lusk was installed and
after having minstered for many years he was succeed
removed by death He was succeeded by the Rev
Mr. Lord, who Riostered for about year and
ceeoeu W tne Preseht pSsecr, inc rev M MSClur0.
The Rev. Dr. De WITT then delivered address In very
forcbs language after which the folio wing enumeration
Of the articles to be placed beneath the building was
made by the Rev. Mr. Nc Jure
copy Of the Holy Scriptures, Transators Revised the
Reformed Dutch PsAlms a0d Hymns, with the symbossl
books and liturgy. the Constitution Of the Reformed
Dutch Church the Jersey City Directory for 1858 pam.
inlet containing The school question coresp ndsuce be-
tween the Rev j Kelly and the pastor Of the church.
the various newspapers Of Ne~ York ant other
publications of lie description also. q manuscript
history Of tbe church and list Of the officers cd
with it. Tese baving been de posted In box. which
placed In the usual position. the corner WAS
laid BY Abraham Van santvoord Esq., Chairman Of the
Building Committee The usual fornalitss having bean
gore through, the DoxoJosy then sung aud the
semby then feparaed after bsL edicon had been pro-
noun csd by the Rev. 3. d. Van Ceef.