New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-31
LAYING THE CORNER STONE or ,v,
CHURCH EDTFICE.

The ceremony OF laying the cornerstone Of
building to be erected on the corner q Hsr;,..s'
ard Tompkins- place, Brooklyn, FOR the MdSo ~
formed Protestant Dutch Church, to,k plsea -
dsy afternoon at O'Clock. The services sen.i.,s.
the lecture room immediately adjoining the ST 80
proposed edifce.
The building is TO be Of brick, in the Norman ..,.
o. architecture. with two towers in frons-,Ae mr..
pal one TO be $50 feet in hight. The dimension. *
be 20 feet front on HarrisoD-st. and extend IS s -
Tornpkips. place-the audience room 10 have a..
spsce of ca feet in width II is 10 be provided vii.
galleries and il il estimaied tha, the building VII 49,,
ebont 900 persons The exterior Is TO he trnu.s
with brown stone The cost viii be $4,000
The leciure-room adjoining is frontei with Nu.
marble aud the new building IL to be painted n IN
itatiOn.
The services were commenced with the singing al
hyrp and = piayer when fhe following sfatemeut sv
read by the Pastor tho Rev. y. Smith, being
history of the organization Of this Church:
The South Chassis of Long Island met on the 81
of November lsf6 on the corner Of Smith and Ba.
ler-sts. and authorized The organization Of the Mide
Protestant Reformed Ouch Church. a meeting *
that purpose was held In their room, q, the above
named place, Dec. ., lsi6, the Rev. DIR. Brodhess
pre- siding oh the occasion. The number OF m smoes
at the coma encement was i6. The hrs officers OF IL
Church were elected OF the evening OF Dec. 9, lisa
consisting of three Elders and three Deacons. The
first stated preacher was John V. n. Ta'mage who
wa engaged until permanent pastor cOuli be prs.
cured. The first ular pastor called wx
be Rev 7. ID. Oskey, from the Reformed
Dutch Church of Oyster Bay who commenced hs
sbors March, 1871 During that year the church
edince which the congregation has recently left wss
hui mir. Oakley remaining pastor for about threa
years. The next pastor celled was the Rev. Jas. r.
Tslmsge from the Dutch Reformed Church Of Athens
New York. who cpmmco I'D his ministerial labocs
October. 1855. and rem ned about two years. The
next regular pastor called WIS the Rev. Nicholas L.
Smith from the Reformed Dutch Church of Oyster
BaV L. L. who comuc need his labOrs February, 1854
and il now the pastor. This enterprise cou-
monced in 1853 the lots purchased that year and the
Session Room commenced. and completed and ded-
Gated March, ls55, when the congregation commenosd
worshiping in IT, and will continue 10 nse The sane
until the church editice now being bulls is completed
The Re. Mr.. Curtiss of New Utrecht offered 4
pray er TO the Throne Of Grace when short allnssss
were made 10y The Rev. Mr. Cans of Monmouth NJ;
the Rev Mr. Oakley formerly pastor of the church. and
the Rev. DIR. Dwight.
Tie COR er-stone was then laid by the Rev. Mr.
Dwight The rai coming Gown in torrents at the tine
The box contained history of the church since i.s
organizations list of the members and officers; history
Of the Ssbbah School, With officers and teachers;
names of building committee and architects consdta-
lion of the Ouch Church, hymn book and Holy
Billie; Charter consolidated City of Brooklyn; copy
of the minutes OF the last General Synod; brooklyn
City Directory, and vsrious secular and religious
newspapers.
The ceremonies were then concluded in the lecture
room. r.
Tie church numbers 264 communicates, 20 being
the original number when first organzed.
The building is TO be well ventilated and will b.
heated with hot. air furnaces.