The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-13
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1885, Twenty nrst street church lisa


were aDie 70 Dud churcn OF their own IN WAL stroe
not far from Broadway This they did in 17l9. and in
174s the church enlarged The number Of Prosby-
terians increasing found necessary 10 provide
more church accommodation. and accordingly, Ne
LIST Of January l7es the Brick meeting house dsdi-
Gated In September, 1874 the foundation stone Of
fine church. hundred and fifteen feet long by eighty
FIVE feet wide. was laid Fifth avenue between Tenth
and Twelfth streets The cost Of erection $s6 0eo
and the church opened for worship the llth a
January lsle The lot upon which the 'Brick phursh
had stood was known "the Vineyard" and the iron
railing which for many years had enclosed the Cd
church was removed and placed round the residence oa
Mr. j. I. Stranahan, South Brooklyn. When the Eng
sh forces occupied this city the "Brck church" wss
used for q hospital It was repaired and 70
opened In june l7sl. In 17oS the Third Presbyts-
ran church was opened in Rutgers street, was co..
structed of timber but rebuilt in stone In 1sA2
has recently been sold TO the Catholics and ID now known
as the Church Of 81 Teresa Wan street church ~
rebuilt in 1902 but 10 partially destroyed BY aEs
1870 The congregation Immediately rebuilt II for ~
second time and In ls42 the lot upon which stood ~
sold for taoeo and sone BY stone Tie sdsss was taka
down. removed TO Jersey City and thsrs ressscsd NJ
Brck church. famous for It's aid to benevolent enter
prses removed, and the 31st OF October, 1&ga
the "Brick church" Fifth avenue, near Murray
HILL opened. Dr. Spring delivered the dedicass.y
his "Hstory of the Earliest Churches OF New York;
large costly and noble Cedar street church founded
church in Duane street. which cost $4,000 But ths
tide Of commerce soon overwhelmed them, and now
range Of business palaces occupies the site upon which
in their spacious handsome church ut tho corner q
Fifth avenue and Nineteenth street. In l76s the
Scotch Presbyterian church founded In Cedar street,
not far from Broadway. new congregation being
formed they completed stone ediace in Murray street
in 1872 This property sold, and commanding site
obtained in Aston place. which the church. a. 4
originally stood in Murray street. was reconstrucsod
Ca.hoos fitted up as Catholic place Of worship and IN
der the title Of St AIMS church. affords accommodation
to a large and respectable body Of worshippem me
Presbyterians used meet for religious practices IN
Cedar street. From that place they went to Chambers
street. The edihce becoming 100 small by reason Of tae
brick church erected in Its stead in 1873 In 1888
the congregation purchased the Dutch Reformed church
Of Chambers street removed to the Union Presbysa
church in Prince street. near Marion Four years 'sses
church bu in Twelfth street The FIRST Associate Pres
byterian church in New York was built IN lvS5s
in Nassau street. near Fulton street TINS, however.
was Sold and erected at the corner OF Mercer
and Grand streets opened in 1924 The Presbyterans
and respectable body Among them are IN
cuded several Of most wealthy and intelligent citt
Gems In early times like many other sects they suffered
for defence Of their religious convctons
to anything and everything that OF oppression
for conscience sake they here found an asylum, wners
tory informs US that among the earliest Presbytsraa
settlers Of New York was OF that persussiea
who came from the parish Of 1Abay, county OF Mon
Afghan, Ireland This gentleman, with considerable
number Of his congregation left the Old Country cary-
ing with him deep resentment against Engiand-are-
which washington and the American people nOated n
umphanty into the harbor Of republican Independence
These men TO Presbyteransm what Philip Embuzy
and his followers were TO the cause Of Methodism.
Meeting Houses OF the Quakers, or Society
OF Friends.
There appears be doubt TO the date Of the
foundation the first Quaker meeting house in New Yer.
Some authorities say 1885, others in 1908 What
ever uncertainty may attach to the date, there Is nsns
about the actual foundation and is well ascertansl
that the Quakers of New York first met for public vr
ship in small wooden building in Little Green street.
Maiden lane then called Grown street, In l7pA
the house being much decayed was taken down, and
brick building put up in its stead meeting houss.
constructed Of brick erected on Pear street. near
Oak, and in 1924 the congregation removed to ans.
edice Rose street. In 1919 another hous oponeA
the of Hester and Elizabeth streets Two 0ne
meeting houses have been built in Stuyvosant square
body Of men, Like the ilustrious Penn, they ~
advocates of civil and religious liberty in It's most sx-
tended sense
The Huguenots.
The Hrst Huguenot chapel was erected Marketable
street. Petticoat ane. not far from the Battery.
French Protestants assembled there from Staten Isaa1
and from New Rochelle to worship LEglise du Salsa
Esprit in Pine street, opposite the Custom House, vs.
no trace OF this building For one hundred and thirty
sI bsz aSnosss Of the and erected whs
marble church on Franklin street. corner OF Chursh
street, costing sixty thousand dollars This was scns
qucnty sold and TO replace 1t splendid edncs has 80
erected on Twenty second street
Jews.
In 1856 permission granted by the city authorities
TO Jews assemble for public worship Their rst syna
goeue Mil street. which then occupied the site %
trAs no.y 4 MA n
frame building but Il replaced by stone house n
1880 The Jews sold their property In Mill street in 1874
built large synagogue IN crosby street ana sney nv,
very elegant on Sixteenth street. They give then
such names Emmanuel God with us, Rod Of shaloa
phe pursucrs Of peace Ans Chesed he men OF beosvo
lencc), shaary shomain 1.-THE gates OF Heavenl
Baptist Churches.
II is supposed that l72i the earliest date at which
Baptist church founded in this city. The Baptisss
erected meeting house In Gold street. and opened
on the 10Th OF June, 1Te2 The Gold street meeting
house and others had been converted stables for
the British cavalry during the English occupation a
New York 'sThe Second Baptist church" orgnn-
lied about the year 1890 In 1906 the congregation ~
. moved from Rose street TO small wooden building n
Broome street. Broadway. A brick church w.s
streets but this soon after became stable The Abys-
sinian church was composed OF a number OF pcrsons
from the congregation Of Gold street The North Bereaa
church. also from the Gold street congregation had
house OF worship, and II continued there I'LL 1919.
when IL destroyed by fire. The following year nns
brick church was constructed IN Macdougall street.
and in this the "Bereans carried their worship.
From this church several other churches have sprung
and the Baptists point TO some OF the hness
csiascal buildings In New York their property.
The Baptists rich, and they give literally for b.
nevolent and missionary purposes. One OF the atese
public acts Of this numerous body was the laying u
the foundation stone OF Dr. Chapin's new house q
worship entitled 'The Church OF the Divine Paternity"
THIS ceremony took place the 18th OF October 1885
the stone being laid at the OF Fifth avenue and
Forty nth street The church accommodates eighties
hundred persons The style Of architecture Gothic,
The front OF cut stone and hankcd by two towers and
spire the latter hundred and cightynve feet high
The building Ia close 10 the Park, and when en-
trey completed in all Its details, will be great on-
ment TO the locality Beneath the foundation stone
there have been placed copies OF the HERALD By laws
OF the Fourth Unversast Church and Society, cana
magazines and books.
Methodist Churches.
The Methodss, who are largo and intelligent podys