The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-26

The Last Religious Services IN the Brscl
| Church-Sermo0 Of Rev. DIR. aardiue
Spring.
The last religious services we're performed yesterday
the Brick church. and its PASTOR after couu sct;ou Wit
it embracing period of for,y-sx years preached tn
last sermon which he will deliver within its wAs-
The occasion was ot the depss. interest and attracts
one OF the largest congregations that has asembs
IN tat edce. Every available foot OF sanding room
was occupied and the entrances thronged with
eager crowd. There were many who came feom Ion,
distance to take their farewell OF the old church. and
participate In the last devotional exercises Of Its oonQre
CATION.
Among the large assembage there who havs
been In communion with the church for than half
century, and whose children and chdrens children have
been baptized ct Its fcnt. Many exhibited emotion
like that they might feel at the loss Of an old and dsary
cherished friend; and when e venerable psstor alluded
With much depth oesing to their fnA. abandonment
tas old esidcs their eyes asled with tears. There
Ps1s e: E. .ssns. Of the
havssesn made shs ousads :sr the rssovai 4 tie
bOneE Of the dead, II ths sNne we hAwe sAwsys
knows IT, In two or three nonsOs more It Viii Ss
I, with sso the srand and .t IA mark
Of the buildings whic& have been associated
gress which has respect reverence for the
nents Of the past The work OF demolition, which has
been BY the remoral of the dead viii now be
extended to the church, and ,tth this vtsw the furn-
ture WILL understand be rev1cved during this week.
After the usual exercises the Rev Dr. GApNER SPnaNG
delivered bis sermon, which was devoted almost excu
sivey to history Of the church and his pastorshp He
commenced by speaking of the with which his
abandonment Of it had been forced by connAeratone
which he had doubt were for the best interests of
he nusd than with the past present occasion
The Brisk Presbyterian church had from origin occu
pied prominent position to justly
historical notice. The first account have of Presbyte
ranigm in this city the cobnation ssvera! Prss
byteran families from England, scsan& Ireland France
and New England In the year 1905 Tnsss families were
in the haSt OF assembling together the Lords day
private house. where they conducted their religious
cises without the aid an oicatirg minister Ths fol-
church. in Garden street, and In l716 they formed them
selves into regular congregation under the charge
pastor Fer three years this infant CONGREGATION
bled for public worship In the City Hail. whsh then stood
on the corner OF Nassau and Wall Streets in 1gl9
The stone OF the brick church laid 10 the AN
tumn of the 17e6 and the lst day Of January
tion worshippDg in Wall street remained one church. nn
der the same pastor but there division among the
To- % IN the they
During that struggle the edifce In Wall street and that
in which we are now assembled dsspocd Of thsir
furniture the former converted into q barrsck,
while this was used . hospital. The Brick church
only left in ruins, but was actually burned It
was however reerected though At great expense and
reopened in june 1884, by Rev. Or. Rogers The
ministers who we're successvey associated With him at
Mcknight and Rev Mr. Miller. is now XIV vsars ss
connected with it. it vas a tbs session Of the 2s
adopted. Here, added the Rev. speaker exhibiting
faded looking manuscript here the rst which
since upon looking it, how puere as it has seemed
to me- decided the question OF my appointment to the
81 i y
was but 10 compliance With the urgent and prompt de-
mands OF the elders Of the Bck church, accepted the
was hom ths great head q the church, and entered
upon the discharge Of my ministerial duties in Angus.
whi,h he had delivered sx years after his
OF the pestorship on Christian characterisics, and
Presbyterian Church. There we're, he ssId over
one hundred and twenty and they were intended to
combat and remove some errors of doctrine which hsd
been embraced BY some OF the members OF his congrega
ton The preparation OF these the greatest effort Of
his life and occupied nearly four years Of hborious
delivered listened TO- with greater eres. These
disc led to the of Bible classes composed
and conditions Of and At the meetings Of these
Glasses subjecs Of purely religious character and ten
dsncy were discussed The services In which they
gagged were Of the most sdying description, and there
are many men, said the Rev. Doctor, who, though
widely scattered the country will fergs them
The effects of these services could not be estimated
The last fifty years. said he, has been remarkable
PERIOD not only for the progress which has been made
in science and the arts but for the extension Of Evan
1892 and terminates With 184S and it memorable
in the history Of the American Church Scarcely any
did feel the effects of the revival North to South
and from East to West Not only the churches bat the
The reverend speaker here alluded in feeling language to
the many proofs OF kindness snd affection which he and
bis family had received from his congregation and which
on that occasion he could not allow to pass without
speaking Of publicly While on this subject he said
were dead. with regard to the church, the ques
tion had, he remarked, been very properly
The SeD.. Of those who lived IN hotels and boarding
the question Two years ago the proposition had
that any Thousand dollars should be sub.
scribed them towards s purchase for that purpose if
thuted the other Presby churches throughout
the city The proposition was not accepted, and the
present were r. 1sussan obliged to dispose
subject Of the greatest regret but they had fault to
find with themselves for the manner 10 which they had
cusoD take my farewell for Of this sacred edhce
tho companion OF my ministry through forty six years
omnipoenoe and grace- has been the scene Of many
sorrows, but Of joys unspeakabe ALSO and during the
whole Of my ministry am not conscious Of having done
wrong to any man, woman child inside outside OF
it's cosecrSed walls, but 1t has been my desire to
Gods holy truths to those who have been placed
unoer my cn4rge.
AT the close Of his sermon the Rev. Doctor pronounced
the benedicion and tbs copgeg aton dispersed
again TO assemble in the old Brick church, after this
Sunday, for religious purposes.
Fires I'm New York.
FIRR In FOURTH AvKNUB-THREE HORSES BURNT TO
DxArH-shorty before IL O'Clock Sunday forenoon
fire broke out in small frame stable in the Of 435
Fourth The flames spread with great rapidiy,
consuming three valuable horses before they could be
trcate and extending the three story brick buildings
in 'front.' Nos 436 and 433. The fences and several
vies belonging to the buildings Thireth and Thirty
first streets were also destroyed. horse belonging 70
Hees and Hosgsnd badly burnt NO. 436 WAS occu.
pied by William II. HAiGht -four and feed store HIS
stock nearly al destroyed also his three horses va
lued at $500, on which he has no INSURANCE His
papy for 81 00O which will probably cover bis loss
The second floor of No. 1885, was occupied BY Mrs. Ice
burger as boarding house. Her furniture tahen
ont considerably damaged by water and breakags
insurance The third floor occupied lodge room