The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-25

Dedication or the Welsh Calvinlstic Church.
There are four Welsh churches in New York. vz:-ono
Baptist one Con gregatonalist Cavinstc and ono
Wesleyan Methodist in which there is preaching In ths
ancient Welsh language every Sabbath.
Tho embers Of tho Cavinstic church formerlv war.
hipped in thor edlhco in Allen street. which, becoming
90 small for their purposes, thoy sold and purchased
cite in Thirteenth street. between Second Third ave-
nues for which they paid $4,000 On this ground they
proceeded 10 erect very neat and beautiful church. n
the Gothic style Of architecture the front being of Nova
Scotia stone, giving it, with s large window Of neatly
which quite ornamsnia to tho street. Ths srouuS sS
the building and furniture, cost s23 0dO The Allen street
scrptons applied to the erection OF the new edGcc,
amounted " about $i 000 leaving balance due on the
church Of about 5000, against which there arc from
600 TO ~ 0CO unpaid sui scrip0ns In the basement
below Is a very neat aud well arranged lecture room
while the main part Of the edce, devoted public ser.
end furnished The whole in% co.!osS
to secure ample light and ventilation At nqht Il &,
tho R1 sas
Talents zeal and pety have endeared him TO the oongre
The dedcatory services yesterday were opened in tho
Welsh language by tho Rev. Mr.. Liter of Ooeda county
N Y. preceded by hymn in Welsh sung by tho choir.
in which considerable portion Of the congregation joined
The Arst verse Of the hymn was as fonows:-
r!h enw q Q Arglwydd Inawr.
by fawls sJdddyrc6afwu
At the conclusion Of the prayer, second hymn VIZ
surg, the nlst verse Of which was az follows
A fydd i'r Duw tragwyddolmawr
AZ ssldae " o1se az nsT x;
babel yma iddon dyf
The Rev. Mr. Roberts then and deli, cred the dod
catory sermon, from the sh chapter 9th verse lat
Kings, in the following words, from Welsh Bible which
we give In English
But WIN God indeed dwell the earth Behold the Heaven
aho me Heavens OF Heavens csnnot contain thee muca
From these words he preached an atfe and cioo,a,s
sermon in Wesh which space bids our underta
ng TO give, even In summary FORM with Justice 10 the
speaker, a, the conclusion Of his sermon he held up
which. he announced, present make TO the church
oya welsh gentleman Mr. Isaac Nathans resdent
nectcu II ia In both Welsh and Epgsh and was printed
and published at Swansea in Wales by the Rev. Josea
Earru thirty six years ago.
On listening TO Discourse In the ancient language OF
the Cynny Wesh, II sounds something like tho ancient
Greek, with sort OF Hebrew modification. 1t is known
10 contain great many words analogous in photography,
Creek and especially to those in the former This fact
stamps the being OF Eastern origin probably fro
the Caucasus or tho shores o. IN, Black sea s said
nifty IN the Welsh, when translated directly from tho
Hebrew into that language, wh;ch cannot bs realized
or attained 10 the English. Tbs Welsh claim that
their language is tho Oldest living, written and
spoken, that g ezant. They say Il has beea known
y Britain fol 1000 years, and that !, s still essen
tilily the language that IN which Caractacus
doany addressed Cauoiu Cassr Emperor Of Rome and
whose language still lives in devotional strains raised
The true God while that Of the cesars has ceased 10 oxss
Tho oongresaioB presented the appearance Of being
thrifty neat snd intelligent people: fact in behalf OF
the weeh population may be stated. The Secretary Of
stao report for 1863 the pauporfu tas State
makes known TIA. not single native Of Wales ia Now
York Brooklyn, Is supported at the public expense.
The SERVICES were coptiruod In the afternoon by n ser-
In English, by tho Rev. Dr. Dewitt and in the evening
by the Rev. Mr. Krobbs The hymns foreach occasion
neatly printed on slip OF noto paper, and distributed
among the congregation. The day fine, and tho a.
tendance good throughout