The New York herald., 1866-09-16


ministry. rhs building contains two hundred aud
,weny psws and viii SCAT twelve hundred people The
membership s Ave hundred amt ANY. There are new
IA Brooklyn 8fteen churrles of this denomination.
osTBoIJc rarscn.
In tho month OF July, 1922, circular addressed
by che Rev. Peter Cu,raa TO the prominent Roman
Catholics in The city. calling upon them 70 unite IN their
cndeagors Ia procure church. school, &c A. that
moro than seventy persons could bc found 10
centriblto either IN sbor money the enter
prie 10 the month NJ March of the following year
eight lots Of ground bought ~ lay nni
Chapel Streets The 2slh or August church
dedicated and was lied ST. James Cathedral In Oc-
tober Isb3 when the trsl Roman Catholic Bishop ef
Brooklyn consecraed there three churches IN
existence Since that time owing principally I tho in
defatgabe ,abors Of Bshop Lnughn, thero have risen
is. building a cathedral, between Van
derbilt and Clermont Lafayette and Greene ave-
largest church IN America, the eost of the build
ing amounting TO ST. 500 eco. Besides tho churches
there are fourteen religious institutions, principally
devoted 70 the instruction OF the young In these inst
tutions $50 pupils given the advantages Of edu
cation, and in cases board and lodging They are
all under the superintendence or monks and nuns
There also sixteen parish schools for day instruction.
which s25 boys and 4 i20 girls taught somewhat
ON the plan OF tho common schoola by these figures
and facsit will be how vast tho workings OF
this Church and how complete Its appurienances Tho
Roman Catholic Church has grown almost ms quickly a
any OF her denomination In the city
TIE YRTsBYT1uAE CHUnCHssPsSr PRESBYTERIAN CHuRcH,
o. g
This chuEsa was organized In 1898. building was
erected corner Of Remsen and Clinton streets In 1855,
in Which the congregation have worshipped. The
present membership 10 $50 During the late war this
church became thor notorious In consequence of the
refusal Of the pastor, DR. H j. Van Dyke to allow the
American flag 10 be hosted his church In celebration
OF Union victories II was strongly suspected that he
presumpto TO say whehor this true not though
the fact patent that several prominent members with
drew from the church IN consequence sf the minister's
course Professor Eaton, OF the Picker Institute, ~
member OF this church.
rlRsr PRESBYTERIAN cBuRcB Ms
This church. tho first OF the denomination formed in
the city, was organized in 1890 Many years ago II
made itse very conspicuous oy its action IN resd :,
having nortgaged the cemetery and failing 10 redeem
tho mortgage, Greenwood was the Of being pnt
up for sale when this church forward and paid tho
money. II retains number Of lots for the burial
OF the Of the church, and has erected aDe vault
for the pastors and their families This enterprisng
church has during the past year built very respectable
miason school Ia Concord street Their present pastor
and ns Duties ss aS hs soeg
ling expenses in Europe. he las jus, returned
erous donation. The buldine, in Henry street. near
Clark street. has two hundred and five pcws and will
accommodate fifteen hundred persons There Is men,
b4rshp Of little over i've hundred Cyrus r Smith ~
a membar of this church.
acss STREE PRESBYTERIAN cuuRcn o. =.
This church has only existence of two years, being
organized from DR. wss church In April 1854. 1t shows
however, more life and vitality than any other church
OF the same denomination in the Eastern District
Hireoy organized call extended 70 Rev. O.
y PoneroJ, who accepted In October 1884 The church.
formed with twenty I'VE members and has increased
freed themselves from debt entirely and at present pay
.hsr minisier salary Of $500 One Of tns most most
pay To their mnsic, which is excellent The organ
zones from Dr. Osgoods Church Of the Messiah, On
tonsL Al present The society worship in chapel they
have buiN, but intend in short ,ime building very
Porter Fitch, tho prominent New York merchant
is n,embor OF this church He has recently
taken upon himself the duties of choristor.
LAFAYETTE AVENUE PRgsBrrERlAy UHracn, n. =.
N,is ch1rrh--ono Of tho mos. popular In Brooklyn-
organized in 1854 and hos anco grown rapidly
TO number over 900 members. Dr. Theodore l. Cuyler
has been the pastor from the beginning and, judging
nom the rapd increase, has been mott successful In his
ministry.
This church Is the mother OF Congregational churches
In tho nity. II was organized when great prejudice
tY:p years has developed seventeen churches Of
this denomination, which In rapid increase than
any other can boast Of This church. organized in ls4s
composed principally of the different Presbyterian
churches throughout Brooklyn. II first met In the
Lyceum, IN Washington street. bu. soon commenced
worship In the chapel aa he'd 70 their present church,
while the iator building The present pastor, Dr.
r s sto,rs Jr., called and accepted In ls46 snoe
that time the church has been steadily progressing till
now It numbers 400 nosnbers. II has the name OF
being tho most liberal church In Brooklyn; It's annual
contributions since i,s foundation average $1,000
resolved 20 build mp another Congregational church. and
this produced the well known
PLyMoUm cHtHuI
The first meeting Of thosc Interested in the establish
ment OF q Congregational church IN Brooklyn was
held May l ass Five wealthy my en s ,sSs ss
occupied by the First Presbyterian church ur Robin
sons The ss s religious ssvss % WAS held n s tbs build
city invited to preach the first sermon A. this
silne there were iweniyons persons In the church y
so % 5Ss sl nsn!y %a
Boechcr, VINO was then pfaGhf6s In fnd'snSrors. Tho
eal wm ACCEPTED and ON Sunday the 10th of October
lsls, MT Bcechef commenced his iAbora On Thursday,
the llh of November, he pub!icy installed pas
tor Of the church and congregation From the rst the
sne Of the building as % suggest during year
tho necessity cf rsbuiidng The question: however, was
unexpectedly settled by de yanaaryis. sas which 70
seriously damaged the structure as 70 neccsstte tho
erection OF now building. J. G. Wells, architesi, sub
mi,sed plans foo~sA church los feet long and 30
feet broad with height of * feet from the door 70
the ceins the lecture VI two stohos S0xs0 feot
the whole extent of both, from stcef gtreet being
audience room, ueasur!ns 7eSs2 feet in ths clear; the
lecture room, lsx6f feet, the Sabbath school, l8xbl
Feet four rooms fof Bnie add infant clases each loxl0
and pastors study. oaSh lls22 fcst The church will
In pews and sse sats almost three thousand per-
SOUS The stone of the nov buidirg laid
Nay 20, iS4s and tho house drst occupied for public
worship hst Sabbath In January 1850 The prcsept
o. o. 'ps nov sssnds - ss,nins over sas oSo The
period during ~hch the church had house u worship
was passed In temporary place lo religious service IN
existed with It's present pastor about cig hteen years.
has enjoyed continued prosperity. There IL aill
a1c $4,000 for which scrip has been issued, the interest
nens payable In Pow rents the sale OF psws for the
year 1865 amounted to s42 ooo new organ, the soc
largest America has just becn erected at OF
$780, 000 Tho church building extends from Orange 70
Cranberry ssres.s bstwesn Hicks and Henry; there 10
membership Of about two thoussnd, the consre
gatiou IN very wealthy; a. proof of which vc might
oits collection taken Up IN Deccmbcr isst, which
Amounted 10 over $4,000 Among tho prominent
men coonec,ed with thu church may be mentioned H. ~
Claiiin, ~ Z. Bowen proprietor OF the fspcadr, and
Theodore niton, editor oi the same Isrwr.
METHODIST saIscorAL csUnciss-rHt srss1r mURru
document reads 'sThe First 81. y. Church, 10 tho
town Bruoklyp kings county, on Nassau Island, In
the state Of New York Incorporated 18th May
A. H. 17eA" The irst meeting Of tue church took place
ON the sane diy, and six trustees elected The
first list of mcwbers recorded In i7as when tho
list Shows CITY whites aud twenty.scyen blacks The
latter sfnost all sssvca The first preachers names
rccor were IN is0p-Cyrus Stobtius and John Wilson
At this time the congregation worshpped In a small
wooden budiny tho sito in Sands street Fulton
sireat pyookiyn road, as " wcs then called Since
shat tu1c three other bulldogs have succeiyely