New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-23

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place. erected since 1875, aspurchased by the Geo.
Ecs in 1910, and is now occupied by them as q. A..
drew's Church.
But few churches, oompaI stivey have been o,a.,.,
in this lower section of the city daring the past ,hir,,
years and not one, If we except missions, has be-,
built in this district in twenty years.
Perhaps the most novel feature connected viii a..
subject Of downtown churches is the use 10 VIII,
some Of these edfees, now remaining lately .t.,a
ing, have been devoted. The present Po-t-oso.
building-formery the Middle Dutch Church-l,y ~
sau street, is the most prominent and probablv ~.
most respectable instance Of these desecr,to,. \,
was erected in l729 in its present form. Being co,,
modious il used by the Kings troops in the Rev.
outon as riding school, and as prison for r.h.,,
1t again occupied rs a Dutch Reformed Chu,rh
until 1914.
The old German Reformed Church in Nassau ss,s.,
near Maiden lane, used for many years after u,
abandonment for church purposes an eating.hoa..
II will be recolcced by the old sign OF "Go.laop,
Dining Saloon" II was final taken down in isf7 a.,
the erection of stores.
Christ Church, Episcopal, in Anthony street, pss.
Broadway, where the Rev. DE-. Lyle ofieia,ed s,r
nearly forty years was erected in 1923. Ii was sbaa-
doned four wears ago, and since that time bas BEE,
used as the office of the Commissioners of -.nsr..
ton at which emigrans procure situations or Informs
ton and directions 10 guide them in their adopted
country.
The Friends Westinghouse which stood in Liberv
street in 1925 became Grant Thorbwns seed store n
1896 bu, its site has for years past been occupied By
stores.
The Associate Presbyterian Church in Nssas
street. between Fulton and John streets was erected
l7S7, and occupied by that denomination until ID,
il. sale to the Baptists in 1926. II then became the
South Baptist Church. The Presbyterian congrc-
ton which then vacated it removed to the corner Of
Grand and Mercer streets where they had erected ths
church which is now occupied as livery stable. The
Baptsts disposed of and abandoned the Nassau street
Church nearly ten years ago, and 1t has since thai
time been occupied as decorated depot for the sale
Of sarsaparla for the of all the Ills Of the flesh.
The good of souls is longer matter Of anxiety and
regard 10 that edhcc.
The Baptist Church the Rev. DIR. Maclay's ia
Mulberry street, near Chatham, was converted into
tenant houses about four years ago. The front po1.
ton Of il was taken down and brick building erected
upon the line of the street, leaving the main ps Of
the church in the rear, which has been converted into
stories of small poorly lighted and mperfectly yen,i-
lated rooms for very poor tenants. Our reporter
passed through this building during the hard Winter
of 1875 in company with visitor to the poor VIII,
was giving out bread-tickets, and hos seldom seen
diIter tenanthouse, or one containing more poverty
and wretchedne,s. II is only about five years since
the famous revival conducted by Elder Knapp, tock
place in that church. Them not only the church
densey packed but the street in front was thronged
by those who could not gain admittance.
A small church in Franklin street. a few rods west
Of Wet Broadway is now used as market tor the
sale of beef poultry butter eggs and prairie chickens
1t was erected by Presbyterian congregation in
1873. That part of Franklin street was then called
Provost street, and West Broadway was Chapel
street In 1895 the edifce sold to the BaPtists
In 1882 they leased and aerward sold it TO the Fourth
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, which con-
eregaton continued to occupy it until less than I'VE
wears ago, when il was abandoned by them and eos-
vorted into market
The Methodist Episcopal Wesleyan Chapel in yes.
try street, founded in 1885, was occupied for religious
worship until three years ago, when il was sold AMI
converted into a stable. IL is now occupied for that
purpose by the American Express Company.
The Ebenezer Baptist Church in Anthony street,
between Church street aud West Broadway was
erected in 1906 In 1910 il was sold to congregation
Of oolored Bcptists, and was called the Aoy$ini4
Baptist Church II ha, not been used for church pur'
poses for four years past During the hard Winter OF
1915 was used a. soup house for feeding the poor
in that part of the city. IL has since that time been
converted into a tenant-house, and is now hst
with .qualid occupants, chiefly colored.
Two years ago the Mariners Church, in Roosevelt
street of which the Rev. Mr. Chase was for many
years the pastor until he died three years ago. wassod
to the Ronsn Catholics, and by them converted into
school, for which purpose il is now used. The Aetho-
dist Episcopal Church, at the corner of Catharne and
Madison streets was then purchased, and is now usei
for the Mariners Church. under the auspices Of tho
Port Society of New-York. The Methodist Fast New.
York Conference supplies the pulpit with clergyman
The Free Missionary Chapel of the Holy Evan
gests, in Vandewater street, was abandoned tor
church purposes four years ago. After It was aban'
doned as a church it was employed as rag depot
for the storage Of paper rags for about year whsn
il was burned down. Two 6ye-story brick buildings
now occupy its site.
Christ Church German Lutheran which stood N
the correr Of Frankfort and William streets was "'
moshed at the time North William street wssopened'
aud the Globe Hotel now stands in it's place Ja"
before It's demolition il was used stable, auc pre-
vious to that as an auction store, by the auctones'
Familiarity known as Parson Bell" IT was known a.
the cod Swamp Church"
The Friends Westinghouse in Rose street sn
erected in 1924 and continued to be occupied Dy tnsa
as Westinghouse until two years ago, when II ws
sold 10 Messr. Fox & Devlin, and the eongregauou
removed to the Friends Westinghouse ct the eor'er
of Elizabeth and Hester streets. II has been coDfem
,l,.d % oo,x.,t this edihce into Ward-schoct
building, but this was prevented by the disagree
mont As 70 terms between the owners Of the building
and the authorities The roof Of this ediee was par
tally destroyed by fire on the night Of the ID Of 1@s
last I, has since been repaired, but remaius unocea'