New-York daily tribune., 1863-12-26
Dedication Of the Third Unitnri"n Cn"Fcn'

The church edifice recently erected on west
Fortietb street between the Fifth ard Sixth avenues
nv the Third Unitarian Church In this city was dcd
Gated Yesterday forenoon with appropriate religious
The bull ding presents front OF 20 feet by
100 feet in dcuth The style II the decorated Gothic OF
the 18th century and s carried ont in chase and elc
CANT manner The principal feature Of the front Is the
large window filed with elaborate tracery; the iouf
pinnacle butrssses dividing the front into three divis
IONS ending in many pcdimcnts. The audience room
Is In one unbroken space with q loi'y nrcheu M"
groined ceiling resting short corbe columns on 'no
side walls which paneled In bold, effective mah
ner The walls and ceiling enriched with architect
ural frcsco painting The audience room s wen hghted
from the front and rear and also from the ceiling In
Guiding the email gallery In front it will seat about soo
per,ons. The pulpit stands in recess or apse ornA-
me nted with long slender ooumns tracery &C. anu
fine orran hy Stewart side Of II, on the mnin
noor The basement eYten!s under the entire building
Of good hight hat simply furnished ind VIII be usea
ss lecture and sunday school room. Mr.. Rembrandt
Lockwood IL tho architect, tho builder MI w. Shnte'
At the dedication there was large audience pre,ehu.
The Rev. Mr.. FRoTBHGHAM Is a scholarly innh Whose
siylc Of eoqucncei is artistic rather than I'M vd
he fails 20 kndle m interest In the hearts o, MS
hearers by hi. cernest manner. the boldness OF us
thought and the elegance and poetic beauty o MS uc
tion. He chos. the following text ~
John w. 9: am tho Way aud the Truth and the LIE;
| The building OF a new church, said nr f. Should
cause low among the angels for every Church stands
for man hopc and dream of the blessed lfc In inc
mds, Of buildings dedicated to commerce. ouiihihp
which counts ior much gold-ihc Church
stands useless In any ordinary sense of the teiin'
pays no dividend; c,sn, a%s".T, .n',. of of
money spcat on II. II costs money 70 t'.p
In repairs but is shn, for two or three hours IN
The week Men pay ms price ,"r se sn, !, roprs
.ents the Infinite Religion opens 10 man the f'ai OF
tho ideal TIE world 81 clear vision, bonndess a'p'h,
ion aud purojoy Men need religion; but they need
also a religion The ideal world must be shaped by
great soul who commands ave reverence ana o'e.
The dream must have form. and the aspiration Tone
borrowed flom tho experience Of some noble spirit,
Tbs special form o. religion !. for Us. and
now for nearly tho whole civilized wo'f'
Christianity ho. come 70 be synSn! N m ior n,.o m
| ing a. much Of the Christian element as they can.
, The, who challenge the originality Of Christianity
cIat II by proving II universal by sh9Ns hs, .s,
doctrines are a. old CftatiOn they THINK they dos
s peculiarly: IN reality. they assign 90 IL the peculiar
y of every other faith they make II The standard re
,ion Bit when We say thet Christianity is religion,
ye must add thnt Christ Is Christianity. Christ as
type Of humanity. 80 style Of character es ofh :"
the relying heart Il, the center Of tie faith. hope ana
longing that found expression in The religion. SOU
ks His must have generated such beliefs as His lake
Christ nom Christianity sud the system would ,thp.e
into q heap Of inconsistent dognns lie makes thr 70
gup perroMal and establishes that close connection
he,aecn tho belief and tie chara5cr which s one Of
It's oharseertcs This idea character o' TIE 'hIl.'
rake. Hin secm visionary. transccnienal. inpraotca
b. 20 our life but this - HIS Glory. lie can
not BE- en,anyled In our worldly Affairs. or dragged INTO
oar polite. or monopollz.d by phllosoll!e, IL
Ho could lie would no, be- the ideal that lie u.
% human anairs A ki,iorleai' CHRIS, yoald
be O-, IN history an Ideal CHRIST ,s.'ia.i aHa,I
Christ may y ou,grovn. An ideal Christ u eie nai
A. tie IDEAL Il humanity -. type Of m"nhood chr',
Is tie Wes Indicating tho direction IN which personal
character sees is highcsr Development aud i'
fa hAypins. aud the dirvcon In which society must
~ to hnd 10 unity. peace. and concord mo IrsgnaI
ylrius. are Christian virtues The Law. ~ haTmoious
soclc,y arc appc ations of the Golden Ruc. As tho
ideal u humanity. thris, 10 tho Irth- No 8" -"
world Il o,eatl and u ifo beet from a.. hight OF III,
,andarJ Of manhood. His character glvcs Ne ihe key
10 the rrv,iirIcc in human existence ~ The ce OF
humnniry. clris, = the L,T. No, I'll wo zee In lin
the purely human docs lo heip ps Ar teacher others
may equal him. IN eIcmpar he sssgns dutic. but
lo poscr 20 disghsrsr them u s ss an iusplrr that
Do cones bono 60 nud hr s. an insprcF because he
brcAihes the same ar ia, do IL Is our frFicso 70
lave this proud idea. limo has detached Josu- from
~. nation and made Him unycfssL II has detached
Him nun Jrfra ard given HIN q ils ".t4d
Scholsrsiip La detached him from tie New
/ Iost-mont md committed Him 10 the sonl -
mankind. Experience has dcstrutcd His ind'
To this lovely child we d~dcai, this house, o. the
divine humanity 60 the divine IN mar to tie crown.
ing bop" Of ogI nature - ie hesft' mfcsi imhgr qi
purity II j. n0t home for Hin Tor tie S.cety j. Ills
hone II - pie hf HIM. sor tic inhnit. IA iho
sngl /. Hls temple. II Is cradle for Hin. We hope
that the shepherds aud humble peasant people viii come
ia Ia errct fm. We tgusi that the msgi end kings
Wil here l,y their gins NJ N- feet. May the angels
s.ng here thel sons 4 peace and good WI And may
tLr star sometimes stand over our humble dwelling as
sign tlat The DIVINE enid Ia within.
The concluding prayer was offered by the Rev DR.
trotLns ham 81 Bo.ton. the venerable father II the
pastor and the ag,lor Of the iedicltory hymn. The
sins!ag very spirited artistic. and impressive.
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