New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-28
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OPENING AND DEDICATION SERVICES,

The Ladies' Union Aid Society of the Methodist
Episcopal Church opened their new building IN Forty
second street near Eighth avenue yesterday morning
al nine clock for the inspection oil ends and V't"rs'
The bulding ia 81 feet long aud 62 feet in width,
four stories high including the basement. which Is
above tho Ground, with full-sned cellar beneath.
The from, u of brown stone, and the rooms are ar
,onped "a 10 accommodate from seventy-fve TO one
Hundred per.ons a Chapel and Infrmary with Com
,n;ttee Reception and atTop rooms provided and
fbe basemept plan il cOnAructed to supply all
necessary cOpvenenceS. In the basement floor are
the kitchen, dning-rooin, laundry, washing-room and
firying-room.
On the frst floor are commodous corner parlors for
the use of members Of the COMMITTEE Il regular Com.
nittee-recm a recepuon-room, large and airy hall
leading from the front entrance at elevation Of one
ftory above the level OF the street Ths area or nan
L. lighted from the sky-lighs which pour their hgnt
through space surrounded by balconies, which are
in front Of the passage-way or corridor, IN the TWO
upper stories. The balcony work, which is wood I"
an the Gothic style
On tho second floor the chapel, corner pariof'
and rooms for the benefeiares.
ON the third floor and over the chapel the lnnrm,
1ry spacious and lofty room, well aired ana nSn'ed
wiz gas, with large window ~h,cn I'M, by ~,
view of the space in the interior from tne Top oi Ihe
building TO the entrance hall on the hrst moor:
The roof supported by arched timber on brackets,
with aide and center pendants III the uo'hc S'ye' ana
Thsrs !. syeTy accommodation in the building that
eoud be desired: bath, wster-closet, washstandroon
IL Is welI heated and has a ventator in every room
At present the rooms all look scrupulousy clean and
If they are kept 80 by their future occupants good
health must inevitably prevail.
At II O'Clock the rel gious ceremonies attending the
dedication Of tho building commenced the opening
hymn having been read by the Rev. s. King. The
Rev DIR. X. s. FOSTER offered prayer; the Rev. DR..
a. 7. PICK read the Scriptures the Rev. j. b. WAKE-
LEY read another hymn, after which the Rev. Bishop
JAMES delivered impressive, instructive and eO
ouent discourse from I'd Chronicles, 9th and 4Oth:
." Now, my God, let beseech thee thine eyes b.
"open, and let thine be atteDt unto the prayer
/" that is made in this place"
The Rev. DIR. FOSTER then gave q brief historical
sketch Of the institution, representing IT as having
como up to this time and to this state Of perfection
i'vitbout observation" and without noise in the
street." The ladies, who the sole promoters OF
this institution, have raised the amount necessary to
erect the building, $751; ,0OO ,
After which the congregation, which was for the
most part ladies' repaired to the dining room, in the
basement, TO partake refreshments provided by the
ladies Of the house.
The collection which was taken up amounted to
nearly $780,
The remaining part Of the day was devoted to
S3onation Writ in reference TO furnishing the entire
building The exercises of the evening were con-
duc:ed by Rev. Drs. j. T. Peck and Bangs, and Mr..
Wakeley and several lay gentlemen.
The entire services Of the day were OF the most in
terestins character and doubtless the building ia
grand feature in the Church organization of which 1t
Z 40 important branch. 1t looks as Il the ID. T.
Church believed in the old and good maxim, Charity
begins at home