New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-27

.I Nd %, b.en ererted in vain. Il ss II hat
tine that the celebrated Fnney began MS re'Fes OF
religion at a pro,raoted meeting N the f,inCe
Church. At this time also II nad heen aeeneu A..
portant 10 locate a church in Chathsm street &C
cordsgly the Chatham Theater was procured LOT 'ns'
purpose the proprietor giving 81 600 ovard COM t
Ing IL into church Shortly after actor who had
been eeRvert made the first prayer ie the building
and in ,hree months after il WAS opesed not one Of
thirty grog-shOps wheh nthe immediate NIcimty
Of the theaNr was in existence.
TIE buidiag of iAs Tsberpacle, whi,a was she
event of ibis movement Was commenced IN MAJ
isa5 and completed IN SS6. at n eost of s6aOea TIE
builder Mr. Joseph Ditto. was s'aed TO be present a
the closing s.rvc ICES. Il wa. epsDed for PI5ir wor-
hip on April 10. 1896. having beea the NTH shch OK
The Free CAnch plan in tive yeaIs. The P'eaehmg
of fhe Rev Charles G-Fnney, ~ Ssstor dres crowds
sf interested hesre, snd the proest OF airee curch
for the mas>e, for a Tim. sue-'rsiui -" after
enc wears laSas in tae Tab-rnacse Mr. tlnnvy was
compelled by l-health TO reiRqnsa tins promising
Geld. This veteran minister Ot Shrlst, whe' mas
preached almost daily during the past inter n the
mrses, Congregational Church in Boston ,Vark
street, laid aside twenty years agt as confirmed
invalid
Ia sopseouencs of the Withdrawal II Mr.. Firecy
from the Tabernacle at she vers beginning of the en-
trrpri,e the infaut church became involved IN
pecanary embay1assnens, aud after Ts5ons expe Nj
ents to avert such catastrophe, the Tabernacle vss
solS at ancten uoon foreclosure II mortgage, IN Jus,
1910. Mr. David Male became the purchaser.
Soon after a congregational Ghurcs WAS formed
under the name of the brUadway Tsbernacie
CEur h. and in connection Herewith, an ecclesia+
,icsI society was duly organized, Ia whsh Mr.. Has
executed a lease of the Tabernacle for ten years
with the privilege OF purchase whiu that time.
In 1915 when the Rev. Joseph 2 Thenp-on, ther
cf New Haven Was invited ~ become the pastor of
the Tabernacle Church. the Tabernacle Soeety pur-
chased the building Mr.. Hale cordially seconded
proposal to that effect fInm Mr.. l., ana msde the
Terms VI purchase liberal and cas- In u letter to
Mr. Thompson upon this point, he rems, ke,i: You
Il I,.vsfl n al
have locke on the matter of NV sole ownership
- as a sine gvG noR but rs us.iormation which
would be corrected in due time. | shall be most
happy IT, in the beginning OF youn .ab0rs among us,
YOU are able 10 bring upon tight basis. The
" mombers Of the congregation have nsponde
Cheerfuly to what you propose" M. Hale reaped
no pccuniary advantage from his ownership OF the
Tabernacle.
4 few wears later the lot by which entrance to
the Tabernacle was secured from Broadway, WAS
purchased in Zee and thus the Sosiety came into full
possession Of their valuable premises.
The Rev. Doctor described in glowing terms the
success of the Rev. DR.. Parker and the Rev. Mr..
Finney.
He then went into an explicatOn of the doctrines OF
the CougreaSs, showing that they were conservative
He also stated that as body the CongregationallSts
had done their part in defense of Truth aud Freedom
Many hard things had been said against the Taber-
nacle Church and its pastor, for moving up town. 1t
had been stated that the public demanded the Taber-
nace and could never do without Il. lie had only one
argument to meet such charges with. Why did the
public not retain il The downtow population being
made Of rumseers ernigrant boarding ghousekeepers,
and all sorts of things it not probable that people
of ,huIch-going character and habits would live IN
their midst but if any persons willing to establish
church down town would come forward and invest
the necessary funds he would become their pastor.
The Rev Or. gave tho challenge fairly but there was
no response.
In reference to the change he hoped that the pews
in the new church would never control the pulpit 40
that the poor might be neglected. the poor slave de-
MED the benefit of PRAYER.
He then concluded bis interesting discourse with an
effective appeal TO the congregation for the love OF
that faith which had rendered sacred the walls OF the
Broadway Tabernacle.
At the close of the sermon, prayer was offered by
the Rev. DR. Leavitt. The choir then sung another
anthem named "The Voice of Angels by Dr.
Clarke the solo of which was well sustained by Ms
NJ Colburn aud led by Z. II. Nash. The whole con-
gregaton then united in singing the hymn, From nl
thst dwell below the sAies &C., to the tune OF OA
Hundred and the Rev. Mr. Field closed by pronounce
ing the benedctiOn.
Mr. Grape presided at the organ, and the con-
ductor Mr.. Bradbury, was assisted by Mr. Andrews,
the former chorster 0fthe Tabernacle.
The Church is 10 uieet hereafter until the new
church is built IN the Assembly Rooms, No. Ais
Broadway, at the usual hours for divine worship.
The weekly Lecture will be delivered on Friday even
ngs usual, III the small chapel OF the University in
Washington sqasre. All other meetings at the A.
seublv Rooms. The church ~ to be erected'at
the corner Of Sixth avenue and Thirty'tourth street,
at tia junction of Broadway and Sixth avenue so that
the Broadway Tabernacle will not die out, but'e.
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