New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-29
Evangelical Anti Denominetional Convention
in Brooklyn.

| meeting Of the ministers and representatives Of
the Evangelical Churches in Brooklyn held last evening in
Reformed Dutch Church, OF PierrepOns and
Monroe place with consider and adopt plan
organized effort toward bringing under the preaching Of
the Gospel the large proportion of the inhabitants OF
Brooklyn whom from whatever it fails to reach
The meeting opened by the Pastor the Rev DR. EEIs
with prayer &C. and motion, the Rev Dr. Hodge Of the
Baptist Church called to the chair and the Rev Messrs
Kba and Smhes appointed Secretaries Of the Con-
The call under which the meeting convened was read
B1eea. In our population consisting Of 300 900 individual I.
t Gully about So regularly under the
III proposed Convention Of ministers and
Saop .eme pp OssDled effort to meet this sresi want
1heiore We the .uo,cnes spPrSyE ahs oe' sd m
cal ns such CONVENTION Reformed Dutch Church
evening June 2s at o'clock
1i it, . w G 81 Sa1A
gs P d sss sG's & &c object"
- ADDRESS OF TIE REV Mr. THRALL.
Mr. President and Gentlemen Of the Convention: we
needed Gods direction 1t Is now and We are ever az we
great day Judgment to answer for any words VIII DC oT
those that we utter here THIS evening hh Is ,ee nrs e
70 meet Christians Individually nor as denominations
but SS 1S The great .sG qsiTS for 'Gs e curb
large city like this to meet together Church and work
together in harmony and Lover need no, s%Hq you bow
anxousy and prayerfnly 70 see whether We are gong
succeed sO S o sSgse we CONNIE oaI
possible 10 the specific call upon which we have
The Church Brooklyn do something for the pershng
around Notwithstanding the many oeauultempes OF I'D
the people Of this city are outside
that although is called account Of its extraordinary
privileges the City Of Churches yet the Church has
taken, even here, the commanding position which
ought 10 take Then again. the summer coming on and
muclneeded rest country. The time Therefore
do something for the OF the peOPe
70 BE- len behind here ae %sS S anS So %
The proposition is then 10 erect possible taoernacle-no
mS SsT sT Tss ssfs Gn @ and part our
where every body; rich and poor can come ~ ana
Sssr n s s rSn q The ys hest pea5ers Us
That the simple plan Now that plan feasele The
proposed that each successive Sunday afternoon In
order 20 avoid invidionsnes the preacher occupying
bis peculiar views which, it was believed. would
make the services peculiarly interestingly the members
TO guide minds that had been awakened Over such an enter
prise this there mns be guardianship and 1t was
Union Association which numbered among is officers suoh
men the Rev. Messrs: Rockwell. Beecher, Ihrall.
GssAs s d E ns whose e.as
objects could be perverted and which bad for Its central
Master and who Was well known to the people the Rev Dr.
Waterbury Th association however did not claim their
ss ~ 1s n
The Convention then addressed by the Rev Dr. WATER
sssnen in they would BE-
for It's eciencyi would interfere but cooperate with
BILE be erected In which services 10
be held Sunday afternoon evening the clergyman hold
ing service for adopting his form Of worshp the
hymns be printed in large type and suspended In view OF
the congregation books could not be ed posters to be
placed frequend places announcing the services and the
Of the clergyman ofciang the management to be In
trusted the Christian Union Association and report OF
the proceedings to be made from time to time when
| sary.
The Rev. Drs SPEAR and ROCKWELL and the Rev. Messrs
FLETCHER and GALLAGHER then spoke In advocacy OF the
| project
Mr. BURKE spoke at length. He dksented from th,
statistics which had been given believing that there
more than IS 900 persons in Brooklyn who did
church He also claimed that the efficacy OF the Mission
churches present operation bad been greatly understed
After short addresses by the Rev Messs Fitch and Eels
the Rev Mr. Lowry (Baptist spoke in opposition TO tn,
He doubted whether the erection Of big aber
nace IN which but big preachers should preach wou
| secure their object
Considerable discussion followed resulting nthe re
fussl OF the Convention Of 90 TO e. 10 adopt the
luton and motion the Convention adjourned subject Il
| the call Of the com mittee