The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-31
Ceremony OF Laying Corner Stone In
Brooklyn.

The ceremony Of laying the corner stone Of build.
rg to be erected the Of Harrison street and
Tompkins place. for the Middle Reformed Protestant
Dutch church, took place yesterday afternoon At I've
O'Clock. The services held In the lecture room
Immediately adjoining the ats OF the proposed edhcs
The building Is 70 be OF brick, in ths Norman style Of
architecture, with two towers in front-ths principal
one to be $50 feet in height Ths Dimensions will be- 20
feet front Harrison street. and extend % fec. on
Tompkns place: the audience roam to hive n clcar
space CT "a feet in width Htsto DO provided WITH yai
eries and il is estimated taAt the building will seat
about eco persons The exterior IS to be trnmsd with
brown The cost win he $50, 100.
The ect~re roem adjoining is fiooted with blue
ble ard the new building 10 bo pAn,ed In imitation
The services we're comToenesd with the singing Of .
bymp AID prayer, when the following statement
read by the pastor. Rev. NJ T. smith, beng history o..
the orss nization Of this chnrch -
The South Classis Of Long leland met the 23d OF
November, 1s4s, on the corner Of Smith aud Butler
streets and authorized the orgsIistion Middle
frotsstart keformedDn.ch Church. meeting for tina.
purpose held In their NJ the namei
place December o. 1876 the Rev Dr. Brodbesd presid.
ing on the occasion Tho uu uber OF members at the
commencement was 10. - hrst officers OF tae church
were elected on the evening OF December p 1s4t,
ssting OF thpfe elders and three deacons. The first
stated preacher was John " ~ TalmAge, who
aaged until permanent pastor could be procured The
from the Reformed Dutch Church of Oyster Bay who
commenced his iabors March, ls47. During that yea-
the church % ce which the congregation has recently
left was buUt Mr. Oakley remsnng pastor for about
three years. The next pastor called the Rev Jas.
X. Tsmage from the Dutch Reformed Church OF Athens
N I., who commenced his ministerial labors 0;tober
1850, and remained about two ycars The next regular
pastor called Rev. Nicholas smith, from jthe Re
formed Dutch Church of Oyster Bay, L. who
mepesd his laboss February 1885, and the pastor
This new enterprise Was c5mmen sed In 1853, the
lots purchased that year and the session
mspcsd az completed and dedicated March, 1855 when
the congregation commenced worshppinr In H. and viii
continue 10 the same until the church cdi6ce
being built In completed.
Rev. Mr.. CrRLtY, OF New Utrecht offered prayer TO
the Throne OF Grace when short addresses mads
by Rev. Mr.. Cans Of Monmouth y. j.; Rev Mr. oAkeley,
formerly pastor Of the church, and Rev. Dr.. Dwight.
The corner stone WAS then laid by the Rcv. Mr..
DWIGHT the rain coming down ia torrents at ths time.
The box contains history Of the church from lis
gAnirAton list Of the members and officers history OF
the Sabbath schsol vi h Ulcers and teachers names
OF Buildirg Committee and architect; constitution OF
the Dutch church; hymn book and holy Bible charter
consolidated city Of Brooklyn copy Of the minutes Of
the last General synod Brooklyn city directory, and
nous secular and religious nawspapers.
The ceremonies were then coscludsd in the lecture
room.
The church numbers 26f eommu nicants, twenty
being the original number WHEN frat organized.
The building TO be well ventilated, and win be heated
with hot furnaces.