New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-17
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
DEDICATION OF A CONGREGATIONAL
CHIRGH


The customary services of dedication were per-
formed Yesterday on the occasion of the opening the
frst time for public worship Of the Clinton avenue
Congregational Church, Brooklyn.
The morning discourse was delivered by the Rev.
Dr.. ID. C. Lansing who has been the pastor OF this
society for the past six years. but who now, on ac-
count of age and feeble health res gns his Hook TO
the cara of the Rev. w j. Buddngton who offciated
IN the evening 1t had been announced that the kev.
Henry Ward Beecher would even assist IN the SER
vices by delivering sermon In the afternooni pu'
that gentleman was suddenly called upon to attend the
funeral Of a distant relative and, being therefore
unable 20 be present his place filed by the hev
DR. S.oyrs OF the Church Of the Pilgrims. The ordi-
nation ceremonies do not take pace uuui eane'uay
evening when the new pastor VIII be installed In MS
charge. ,..bua
ing formerly worshped In the church on the corner Vi
az l.rger edfce In the month OF September, 1894,
the OF the present house was lad on Ie
corner Of Clinton and La Fsyeite avenues Inc ouII
Ing is a very imposing one-being next 10 rguoa an
Ch.Tch nhe Rev H. W. Beecher's,) the largest In the
nity ana capable ot seatipg twenty-five hunoIed
people II is built Of brick with stone corners VIII
dos-ss caps and ornaments, at an estlmstea cos. OF
s62 ZOO In addition TO the main building, spacious
scture,oom ia in process Of erection, immediatey al
Joining. and corresponding with 1t IN material ana
stye OF architecture. This latter edsce VIII ooutaw
a iarce lecture room, SAD
rooms study for the pastor, &c. and the cost'
ia es,jrp s,e5 will not fall short Of $50 600.
The bell for the main buildng, which will be placed
in The tower this week, Was cast by Meneey X Sons
and weighs 800 pounds The church Is ooMpeFu,
xith n q exception of some minor details which VIII
he speedily flushed and the spire, which II deemed
advisable not TO erect until the wss OF the building
sAal have settled and become fixed. The spire VIII
be built Immediately upon the present ps,o"er nS
ipe 10 hi.ht of 96 feet which will make Its So nmu
G5 fee, from the ground. This latter work wi prop
ABLY be commenced early In the Spnng, ana CON
plsteo during the next Summer.
PROPOSED PASSENGER AND BAGG AGE LINE
The COMMITTEE on Ordinances, TO whom was re
ferred the subject OF granting to company the PRIV
iege CT establishing line Of omnibuses for the pur
poss o. conveying passengers and baggage to and from
The steamboats, and railroad routes In the city, met on
Saturday for the purpose OF hearing circumstances
against the ordinance previously reported by the Com
pitt.s IN favor Of granting the privileye All the
msnbers Of the Committee were present Council N an
Otis d. Irvan presiding. Not more than twenty per-
aors were present, one bali OF whom were hacSmen,
mo mara than any other class interested In the
Mr.. III. A. Whit resd q memorial from Messrs.
Tre.dvel & Acker Of the ST. Nicholas Hotel, in
which they detsi various reasons WY tne privilege
nresent system the wants Of the travelling public are
we'll supplied that by granting the privilege large
number OF persons who rely upon driving hacks Tor
Their livelihood would be thrown out oil employment,
and that too during the Winter season, without the
l.ok owners and dri having prepared themselves
for such an unlock ed. for emergency. lac memorial
further urges that fifty additional stages 10 br0adwG
voud tend much 10 increase the frequent bookcases
re,nn0 from the great amount Of travel which exis
on that tboroughfare. The grant, too would DC a.
fsoded with pecuniay losses 70 back owners and the
tepriciatioa which would result In the value oil tnsu
property.