The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-09
Dedication OF the Fourth Avenue Presby
ferlnn Church

terlnn Church.
Purspsnt TO announcement, quite large audience as
sembl.d yesterday morning 10 witness the dedca.ory
services Of the Presoy tersn Church IN Fourth
avenue north west Of Twenty second street The
church email one being but hundred feet deep and
sixty five in width The Insight Of the to vers OF which
there two, hundred feet The edce ia built
of Jersey red sandstone, material BY the way not a.
all calculated to add beauty grace or finish to build
ing however superior its style OF architecture might be
But she fact the architecture Of this bulldog not
of superior description indeed is beneath criticism,
and would not notice It 1t not that many OF
these bots the religious architecture of
The county are now going up in This city The great
difficulty is that these churches constructed without
reference to any plan leading style of architecture
they neither Corinthian, Doric Gothic neither
'Rsh nor flesh, nor good red herring" but most in
congruous blending Of divers Styles thrown together
without reference to any leading plan, aud often,
in utter defasee OF the most ordinary suggestions
Of good taste. the American spirit rite In tue
country would but manifest itself in painting In art
all in the construction religious and public
eoihces, II would indeed be blessing; bat Ia now
mutt be confessed that while beginning to be
exceedingly jealous Of foreign huences in politics aud
religion, we pay very little attention to its mauifssta
tcns IN tn. higher forms Of art We no longer hear the
q1estiOn " Who reads American booksp May we
hope hat the cay is not far distant when IL will be
no longer aquestion as to whether have American
The church under consideration is an
towards the Lombardie perhaps properly the
Byzantine, without the graceful pillars suggestive of
that STYLE The pews great high backed old
cd arrangements, such as those most OF mbsr in
ant neehs 10 get even lair sight OF our venerable oar
sons bald pate while voice was rsverberating above
us lie distant thunder The mellow light stealing in
thrt ugh the stained windows and the graceful adorn
m+nts Of the other part Of tina edifce ad ,st odd
ano nconsruous effect in conjunction with these strait
This church is admirably built for acoustic effects it,
ceiling approaching to the form OF cone the bes. pos
sio'e fer that purpose But enough of this. The sd:
The platform yesterday wa, occupied by Chancellor
Ferrs Drs skinner, Robertson, Cox, President Mott
After singing, md brief prayer from the pastor, in
which be sked for mere wiscom for both the President
of tie United States and the Governor OF the Stste,
commodity people think they sadly naed Of
Dr. Parker took his text from these passages Scrip
ture viz
s 4, ss s or that III. T. the s
Lord, and to inquire in His temple. : ~
ssA, BY
Ip Tor Hi snss , iors. . Israel And
the lori because the foundation Of tbs house he Lord
But OF the priests and Levites and chief OF he IA
Tiers Who we're ancient that had the
w,pt with loud voice; and many shouted aloud Joy
the could not discern the noise Of the shout
p. PEOPLE h0ussd with loud shout and the noise
pc e OF css sn hs p e no ss the tenn
The idea, ssid the Doctor that temple should be
built 10 the Most High Is Old and proper sent OF
the human beart There is difference In the temples
erected AZ he various epochs Of the the earlier
checture icing rude and TIM rolled on
they became more In rdsnce with the Christian IDEAL
The reverend gentleman described the three varieties OF
religious archectuIe-lst, The purely FERROUS like the
first temple Of the Jews 81, The spiritual typfed by
the re constructed temple; and Sd, The Christian
trurg them both ibis last the true ideal to which
TIE previous styles subsidiary The church not
building but congregation with Gods spirit in .her
midst No doub house devoted to the service of the
Teity exercises salutary influence but true church.
after ali, is built OF Christian snd uomen Tbs
may be performed there and swnss aesh placed upoa
the very altar Not with q temple Of living stones
glowing with Living us5s and sdon.d WITH Christian
msnts in the sanctuary. They were meet aud proper
"1he long erawn aisle and fretted vault" on "ths
chsmbtred cell and dim religious light well enoush
in their places but better II chren wreathed
in flowers, or fair women glowing with spiritual light
beautiful the neon and glorious the at
day Tie preacher here referred 10 the various articles
brought from the Bescktr street cburchthe font the
of be old church which now lies at the root OF the
prsructure Of the new The for ner elders Of tae
church referred to- especially sessrs Wilbur aud
TAYLOR, to whom the congregation were much indebe
ttr hinenes performed After touching allusion 70
the previous pastors CT the church the reverend gentle
man continued TO portray the advantages to be derived
from q livirg church, from whose belly would
now living waters" There IL time coming when St
Peter. ard stpaups would erumbs and the IVY creeping
aong 'her walls would only conceal the decayipg
but how different with I'll temple not u,Ads With
tIsip 10 ,hs heavens In conclusion the speaker said
sotmny cedcae this church 70 the rrune God Ather
son aud Holy Ghost BE this temple, then sacfedly de-
voted to the proclamation OF the pure gospel the ce,e
bfaton OF Christian ordinances aud tho ocee of PRAYER
and p'aise Let these walls stand palaces built for
God let this pulpit be dedicated 20 truth preserved
alike from the cankerous power OF beresy and tho vain
babbpgs OF speculative philosophy Let the D, Wa OF
ms house be evermore orators OF devotion aud from
ne choir let there ascend the pure incense Of praise
Let bese windows be dedicated as ayeuues Of ,tn,.
Tight TO beam upon the sacred page thus be
mental Of Divine ilumI alton. Let this ceiling thess
arches snd this dome be dedicated the re
Of all the accents OF holy worship and thus st IA.
church In ell its parts be Dedicated Ions "a n shs
stand to the Father Of Merce Jesus Christ his son
glorious Mediator 70 the Holy Spirit the
20 God rriune, and pleased for sverunorc. Amen -
The audience dismissed after q prayer from Dr.
Mott There HNfs services In the afNAsnoon Or Siin