The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-13


final all matters of appeal submitted for its decision
The minister the president Of this body and he with
the deacons and elders constitutes the governing power
Of the church. The right of receiving or dismissng
members is vested in the consstory. II any difaculy
should occur grand consisory having power only to
advise and consisting Of such members Of the congreg
ton as may at any time have been members Of the con-
sstory, may be summoned together The Dutch In those
early times adhered closely to the doctrines Of Calvin
and adopted in their churches the Cavnistc mode Of
worship In 1888 they were Obliged to have public wor-
ship on Manhattan Island in the upper of mill
which was worked by horsea Everardus Bogardus was
minister Of this-which may be well called primitive
church. wooden church on the East river,
Broad street. between Pearl and Bridge streets,
was erected, as also . parsonage and stable
for the minister In lo4s, somewhat through
the assistance and interference Of Do vries, who
had attained considerable fame sailor stone church
was constructed at the Battery, and for hyons years
after constituted their only public place Of prayer Gar
den street church opened for worship 1898,
the site where the houses 49, as and ~ Exchange place
now stand But accidents, time and the naTCh q i'm.
i74i destroyed the church in the fort which had been
ing o he Charter q is Protestant r. principles: As de-
upheld on Manhattan Island. But there was added a
clause that other religion should be tolerated This
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Al home Jews and Catholics, English Purtans. Scotch
Presby terians French Professionals and men who de-
Tended the doctrines Of Aran came here to claim the
and to the credit and honor OF the latter II must
be said that they acted towards those who Red
different faith in liberal ana t enlightened an Tm
copalians Trinity foundation at that time had no
church, and the Dutch willingly gave up their church
to the Episcopalians for portion Of each Sunday The
installation OF the first rector of Trinity church took
place in the Dutch church In 1897 when Rector vesey
was led into office as an Episcopal clergyman two min
listers Of the Dutch community-Seyns, Of New York,
and Nucella, of Kingstonwere present by request OF
Governor Fletcher. The crime-the horrible crime--of
prosecuting conscience cannot be charged against the
Dutch Of New Amsterdam. Among other sects who
found an asylum in America from the vengeance and
bgotry Of European tyrants were the Methsdists who
wanted house TO worship In but tho law recognizing
none but the Episcopal church. toerating only those
who preserved some form Of the English worship, the
Dutch did, presented barrier to the wishes Of the
Nethodists But it did not prove to be
bic barrier The Dutch pointed out to the Methodsts
means Of evadng the unjust law and told them
on their church it could not, in the eye Of
existing legislation, be regarded as temple OF wor
constructed edce In the suggested by their good
neghbors the peaceful Dutch bnrghers An incident
somewhat similar occurred in Ireland In the penal
a church in Clarendon street, Dublin. but the penal
laws enacted by the English Parliament had nearly
their design, and they were ON the point Of
abandoning II altogether until they got the advice
of an eminent Protestant lawyer-we believe 1t was
John Phipot Curran~wno assured them that il they
built their dwelling house right over the church,
the law could not reach them The Francsoans adopted
prosecuting torturing and killing the Jesuits
who had gone out among them as missionaries, the
One of them, who had come from Quebec was beat
by the IroQuos with sticks They off the nails
his fingers and cut of the thumb of his right hand.
After captivity Of nearly year and half he got away
from his tormentors and came TO New Amsterdam.
Governor Kieft received him kindly, him clothes,
had his wants attended TO- and procured him comfort
able lodging ID the fort The roquois maddened at the
escape of the Jesuit demanded that he should DO
rendered. This demand the Dutch refused, but they
far. The name of this jesuit Jogues, and
he received the utmost attention and civy from the
New Workers, who sent him home TO France. But
scarcely had he arrived there than he requested to be
sent back among the Iroquoi and De Courcey says
than he was cut down bv Another Jesuit
named Bressania was also ransomed from the Indians
by the Dutch. His passage France paid and Gov
ernor Keft provided him with letters and safe con-
duct.
How the wealth Of the Dutch church came TO be accu.
Illus Steinwyck. whose name denotes his nationality
made WILL by which he left an immense and valuable
property called the Manor Of Fordham for the support
of the ministers of the Reformed Dutch Church In the
city New York. The value Of this property has never
been publicly disclosed by the authorities Of the Cole
qtate church. Aany suits have come before law
courts In reference TO this church and It's estate but
there has been constant and persstent refusal on the
part Of the minister's elders and deacons produce the
books allow them to DO examined any way By the
will Of John Harpending tanner made in l722 there
were bequeahed TO the church Tanners Fields and
also Harpendings tan yard and several surrounding lots
for the support the ministers The leased for
twenty years each from 1851 and valued at the
sum Of 600 The yearly income is esti-
mated at 500 600 This arge property entirely within
the management and control Of the consistory The do
nors appears by their bcquest LEFT special directions
that their legaces should be applied the payment Of
the salaries for the maintenance Of the ministers of the
Reformed churches or congregations in the city and TO
no other purpose forever
The English coioniss were now beginning to pour into
the island in such numbers that il became necessary
for the purposes Of trade and commerce that their Ian
guage should be and question arose a. TO
whether the English tongue should not be used in the
Dutch church. in which the mother language only had
been hitherto spoken When the matter was formally
preached many Of the Dutch grew angry and went
over to tho English congregation saving f they were
to have English let them have English" Dr. Ladlic. q
Scotchman, in 1763, preached In the Middle Dutch
church now the Post ohce) the first English sermon
ever delivered in a Dutch church in New York and In
1903 was preached the last Dutch sermon. A minority
of worshppers who warmly end firmly protested against