The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-27

UvShodlst Epasospal Church.
LAYING OF FOUNDATION STONE AT yoRsvIAL1
The ceremony Of laying NE stone Of nsw No
sAodhs church, h Ne course of srscucs N Eighty
sixth street, between The Third and Fourth avenues wa
performed yesterday stevuooa o. four O'Clock IN The
presence Of large and attentive eeagrsgsssn
On the platform the folio wirg gentlemen we're ~ ted:
Rev. Dr. BaDgs Dr. A. n. Osborn, minister d The church.
Dr. Strickland, Rev j. b. wakey, Rev. l. " Peak, Rev.
D. Devpie Rev. samuel Seaman, Rev. d. Nrry, as~ J.
Wilde, and Fev. T. @. Betchforo Of shy Pre.pytsraa
church.
Ire proceedings OF the evsuug we're ousr Of ,h s,Dg
ing after which appropriate prayer was cnxed by oae
of the reverend geniieUsn present
sc The conclusion oil this prayer another hymx was
surg after whch The Rev, DR.. Oshorn delivered IN
dress, in which be related sucsmc history Of the
raj churches which bad been erected in This city far
hack ninety years ago He spoke Of the moral rspa.
cance attached To 30 important ceremony as the yipg
Of corner s'cpe-a significance which greatly ex-
ceed the simple cefemo,its employed the
cssseD. The umbers and q great part o. ths
materials rbich had been used in the Brst
Episcopal EetboCst church In this country bIousal
nto me in the ediace now gradually rising up iaso
me proportions N a church.
Nj J. b. wAsErY ,hsn addressed she meeting He said
he's on two csR'ors God WIS engaged In laying fo1aia
ion stones fire rst 1ss Sben be ,a1
CT tais esr.n--s tine WHOM the morning stars 10
gether sDd al tbe Of Sod shouted for Joy lie loved
tbis bright and beautiful world although onany fjaod
aid IN Aoas gro and cer'an corner sope, uyon wooA
wbonaosveg est shsl nevox be deceived. ,hs foUnda
'iop was The icsA Of Asesshs Lamb nasn from bstore
the fgunss!iop Of lie soss. Abrgsa IL father OF ito
sifui BAH upon tsa, fo0n NATION; &csss % sb 81 hs
"a Jeh, ana toe minstrel rrophes David, ,ut ION lss
icIpdasioD cf Zion the tiled sGnetTet sy hssvcl. By
BEL, by angels ind devis Bat is Us arn a. the pillars
which support the tnyoae OF Goa. Tu,s eneasa spoke
very nue0ty and 1t considerable length de tnen read
variety Of receipts dated In ts yesr I7s9 10 hsua
writing OF Philip EmbeSy, the orsoal builder Of e drs
church n connection With Wesleyan Nehojisn on the
American continent Hs nexs spike Vi ne veVGra.on
due 10 Tecs, AMI DO therefore regarded Lae tibers OF
tbs efst 6etnodS church beng relics worthy Of par
ticuIsr rohre.
oone,non shortly after taken MP, after which
pss, by Or. BsDRs.
Duyne the coeotoo tie pastor of the Cbursn exhibited
soi9 oss'ed oake1 stick, the first spuiaca1red b.
bnseF from OF The old cmbars Of the irst church.
tie stated 10 showing 10 the congregation, bat tne
Row. Mr. seao,sn the int pastor OF the church, was
present, he you'd Ike {, present him with tho caoe
n nstDe and behalf OF the Congregation rho ~
fifty dollars. which IT'S price coa.d no raised by sub
aorpsoh from the cong legation present An eif,t foS
thr purpose was occcrdis ely made, and evsnt1sy the
sum required raisej, liberal lady ulsnoey skug
coosuon az i've dollars followed with toe ny
some gellS1sn.
After the had been laid Dr. Bangs addressed tho
assembly OF the history OF Methodist. churches ia
rsos.
The csne was lastly presented 10 the Rev Ar Seaman
who reF addressed by the pastor OF tha church
same tune. MIR. seaman sesy appropriately returned
tbarks.
The doxology then sung and the peneiiS,ioa ORC
ncunoee, and the congregation dispersed.