The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-18
CEREMONIES AT GRACE CHURCH, BROOK
LYN, FOR THOSE SAVED FROM THE SAN
FRANCISCO.

FRANCISCO.
An invitation yesterday extended to the of ssrs Of
the Third Artillery and their families Who saved BY
the bark Kby from the wreck the san Francisco to
assemble 1T Grace Church, Brooklyn TO offer mp their
united their safe deiveranes from DEATH
At lo1 O'Clock the hour appointed for the conusnss-
en of the MONIES there had assembled not very
large audience owing to the Indictment ststs OF the
ther There present about hundred ladies and
about dozen gsntsmen; most OF them were members Of
the church and residents OF Brooklyn and very few ap
peared to be Of the unfortunate body who suffered
San Francisco The Rev. Mr. Cooper was not present.
The ceremonies were commenced by singing tho T,
Deu after which the prayers read predatory the
communion.
The choir then chAnted the lo7th Palm panied
by the audience, Is follows
vs thArks unit, the Lord for he graoieus and his
Let tnem give shanks whom the Lord hath rsdemsd and
Ans i5sm dn q Of aai S tn. %
from the wess from she north and r IN ths south.
1ssy the wilderness out Of 'A' way and
Hungry ard thirsty h. souls tainted in them 50 they
cried unto the Lord IN their troubles and he delivered
led them forth BY the right way They might 60 70
would .h.rstor praise hs Lord fr hi. good
For ;. sassh tho empty SOUL and alloth the hungry
50 when cried unit the Lord in their trouble he de-
For he brought them out the dartne" and out Of the
REV . ae 80 Down sna The s D %
These the works of the Lord and his wonders In
a. His word The stormy wind sri.ssh which nss.h up
They are c.risd up to .A. Heaven and aoxa again shs
They reel 70 and fro aAd ssassa like dtunIen man. and
eth them ous q their distress ''' nv
He the storm 70 osase 30 aAt tho there
II y M .s: y = and
When the singing Of this psalm had ended, tie Rsv.
Dr.. vinton Ascendec the pulpit and satd:-
Beloved Brethren-rhs sentiment Of the psalm which
We have just surg has been experienced by many who
present We have here to day thaaks to
God for his Of many souls from he psls OF
the dep There are those around who have lately
been tossed upon the raging aud who then felt tho
msrkab instances OF the power Of prayer la thus case
when tn reverend minister pi .dnx With Jssus
tossed upon tie ea,ss and he raid, Let calm
and toere ives calm And ~ soon this p.aysr was
ended the shos Heavens opened the rain I'll, Ia
and the sess we're csmsd. cannot forgt that Of
the mem bers Of this copsr gat of them who
are now gone were here in this hou Ia comm union
with Christ, the very com nunicn day b,f re they
saedthe last they permitted to and last
We had partAen OF bsors that tremendous gale Ia this
sssembAss We have come to kosel TO Him in Haven be
fore m 70 sckao slegs sins ADD ak forgiveness
for them. And let tho'e who HAYS from this
sad catastrophe the ALWAYS plAcs heir hope
God and may the blssspg Of the Fain Add SJo rest
upon tn, 70 forever Apau
The choir then sang the 10Th Hymn Is follows
When through the torn sail the wild tempest STREAMING
When Ger thu dark ths red lightning cleaning
Nor hope len de- 3 ray the poor scan so TO cherish.
We 6y 70 our Maker, Save, Lord, or we psristW
o J.sus, ense rock'd on the breast Of tho biilov,
Aroused, BY the shrek ct despair from thy pillow
Now seated In glory, ehe m riner cherish,
" no cries In his ans uish Save, LORD, psrishr'
And o, whom the whrlwiad Of passion 10 rasi,g,
When sin In our hearts its wild warfare waeinR.
Then send down thy spirit thy med 10 cherish
Rekuke the destroy Gave, Lord, o psrlshp
The holy communion vas then Administered In which
large lumber participated
The exercises were concluded by the singing Of the
Gloria Ero after which the congregation dispersed
By unor anate misApprehsnsi, very large mum.
Der who anxious to be present the ceremony
posed that 1t to take place At Grace Church In this
CITY, and accordingly several hundred people visited the
latter place and 10 their grat disappointment were In
formed Of their error.