The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-20
Dedication OF the Congr~g atiOnaI Church Il
South Brooklyn.

The beautiful new church, just completed in So~.-
Brooklyn by the svvsety the South congregational
church, dedicated yesterday with appropriate religious
exercises.
Te building Is situated on the OF Court and Pres
dent streets was commenced about year ago. and has
s Ss5 OOO Most of the money was raised by subsdrip
ton: one gentleman furnished $4,000 towards It, The
church Il about s17 900 debt but that amount will pro
badly soon be paid by the sale or rent OF pcws anu
o<hervise The church and lecture room form one
building III by CO feet; the inside OF the church Is
@ by Go feet contains 132 pcws, capable OF seating
TOO people. The structure - oil brick; the INSIDE Is
srsco panted in imitation Of block and presents very
chaste and rather imposing appearance. There are no
.i,ers but the church u built they can be put up
any time The rental OF the pcws from SIS to $40 each
per annum The lecture rocn ri the upper cha W w.
church. and forming part of the same building Is " zee.
adtns the lectureoom whitley the focr above thers are
two oommodious rooms the one prayer roo ihe o'e'
s services Yesterday were performed by the pastor of
The cburcl-the Rev Mr.. Rufus W. Clarke. The church
vas entirely oiled by Respectable ana usyou, aoenoe
me text the forenoon, taken from the ON verse OF
The q6lh Palm: 'Strcng;h and beauty are IN ms se,n
ary" The reverend gentleman began his OBSCURE oy
ahoxinr that there certain principles IN inc material
orld OF strength, beauty and harmony, but was more
par,iculary a spiritual Fense that they rs ch1rch
se.,red thi strength and beauty should dwell In their
s,pctuary Though but little light entered II through
rnnied windows he hoped they would receive the hht
Of heaven. Though they Boosted not great wealth they
NO rigid conformity fashion, they made preparations TO
receive royal robes. lie praised the enterprise ana be
nevoence Of the church In missing that chaste ana bcauh
SaI house for sanctuary In which 10 worship the Lord OF
r,ta II Was n worthy deed tor the church, which com
rnepced with only twenty three menbers, but seven OF
bo,n arc now left lie enlarged the beauty Of be-
nevoence Tie widows mie, said he, hns more power
thar nil tho trcagure and arne Of the Roma ncnpre had
The British Bible Society as more power than cr count
tss aces After pronouncing the dedication, no sad n,
now sought TO qualify himself for his duties with forycnt
mayer and meditation he td upon that altar no divd
ed heart he approached it with no tailoring
ssep be trusted in the CO operation q hi'
brethren and sisters, but chiefly depended upon Col
n Ia not only said he for saving sinners nut tor
making war upen error The trumpet tones OF our mo
sher's voice calls Us TO the work The haf opened
q the battle opinion the struggle whether trulh OF
error, whether virtue or vice, whether hoeriy of
slavery, whether righteousness or tniqniv shsl lom
the mastery OF this nation, and from thus nation the
whole world. II Is not sufficient 10 our day to bat
lie with sins that passed; is not sufficient y
shov the sins antedeuvsns No, the church OF h
nuetecnih century must graphic with living sii-with Nv
Ing thing Those struggles Of the PAST arc over, and nc"
,rea cali upon us. We thank the heroes OF the iast to
thelr heroi.m-or their struggles and let generations ye
90 cosne thank us for lat the cross OF The God o.
Clear ia held up the only remedy Tor sh hcrcsh
rv means OF salvation In eternity. Tho audience Scr'
achly pleased with the discourse