The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-30
CENTENNIAL cELEBRATIoM.

CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.
| The Services Of Holy Conmunion-"H History Of
Sc. Paups and Remipiscences ofthe Past.o by
Rev. Morgan Dix, ID. H.. Rect0r-Full Choral
Services In the Evening" etc.
The celebration ceremonies Of the Hundredth Ami
versary OF the Dedication Of st Pauls church were
continued yesterday morning in that edce on the cor
ner Of Broadway and vesey street. The attendance was
large Thsnteror Of the church appropriately
decorated Against the chancel windows and ON either
side Of them were masses Of evergreen while the left
OF the pulpit stood small Of fresh danodels and
green leaves supported above the font on pedestal OF
azalias begona and other flowers OF every tint and
various odor The exercises opened by singing and
prayer after which the solemn and impressive ceremony
OF holy communion was performed the organ, mean
while, filling the nave from aisle vault With melody
epressioy sweet and tender The congregation, after
this ceremony, dispersed until twelve o'clock the hour
| set apart for the lecture
Kew. Morgan Dix, D. d., then delivered lecture on
"the history Of st. Paus and "reminiscences Of the pas
TO quite large audience
affections Of the peope snd around 70
associations. hundred years ago the city Of New
YORK extended only along the East rver the rest
field Of gardens with few public houses here and there
Broadway then scarcely distinguishable Originally
the property Of the West India Company, It coded
1850 10 the corp ration OF New York The common
place whose history is almost forgotten II sim re
mains open space, but all that exists OF its former
church wheat hcd was there In I7ea but in ts place
there afterwards built holy house, Broadway
and Fulton stree. This building was commenced in
hold the first religious exercises within its wals On
that OCCASION his Excollency, Sir Henry Moore Mayor
Of the city and others distinguished In the colony
present The first sermon was delivered by Rev. Dr.
Samuel Auchmerty, D. D. There evidence that
however % far ss practicable, without d. aid Of
bishop The years IT'S and 1776 years Of great
agitation In the former year Gov. Tryon practically
Clergy In England closed their churches during that pc
Rod on account Of their relations 70 the King This
washington arrived and took command Of the colonial
forces, and General Howe In the year came with
which they accomplished In isss sres. are occurred
which Destroyed onoeghth Of the Of the city in
Guiding Trinity church, and greatly jsopardsng st. Paals
nrst sermon was preached by Lord Howe's military
chaplain. The ruins Of Trinity remained untouched
during the war, and st. Paurs was the leading church
for twelve years. In 1859 services held appropriate
70 the Inauguration ceremonies Of George Washington
ington was regular attendant at this church until
Trinity was rebuilt In 1706 the church narrowly
escaped burning Tho waters surrounding the city in
early tmes we're filled with English cruisers and in 1906
small American soop fired into BY . British frgate
and one man named John Gill was killed The corpse
yard Great Indignation created by the deed GEN
eral Monigomerys remains In 1918, inferred In ST.
Is. n,n wsc ana s
80 familiar. In 1924 Lafayette landed bore, and
IN honor OF him z grand sacred concert was
given IN St Pauls church on the 10Th OF August.
been gwen in st. Paus others having been cslebrated
commended in the cSmmsr, iai Aduersssr. me OBI G.
Of thes. concerts was 20 aid IN Rebuilding zops church
Sf % s:c S
the church Is Broadway, because when 4 was built
tower was made 70 face the Hudson. IL then al
luded TO q pleasantly situated on tho east bank Of the
90 many years Il Was ssi grand and elegant building
comparing fsvoaby In these respects with other church
% nces Of the city. Following the above facts resume
Of recent events, generally familiar given by the
reverend lecturer when appropriate rel gious exercises
closed the services OF the day.
Evening Services.
evening cas very large .S In
bration OF that church. Full choral services by the
united choss Of Trinity chapel and Trinity church,
der the direction Of Mr.. VIM II. Walter, tho
features Of the occasion This choir consisted Of about
nftyfo men and boys and dozen clerical singers by
selections were voluntary proper psalms siIsy
and eighty seven, Trinity Psaiter; Bonum Est; Benedic
ANNA hea hymn and after the sermon On elaborate
solo and bass and tenor duet and conclud ID with .
quartet semi-ciorus and the fuguc These were per-
formed with considerable skin, tho singers acqutng
themselves creditabiy
The various lessons were read by Rev Drs Haght and
Dutton
The chapel appropriately decorated with flowers
and cedar branches AGAINST the chancel and the
pulpit and desk were two white cloths, on which golden
crosses were relieved The ample light which fell from
the numerous Jets the clean white walls and
sve pillars gave the interior look Of cbeerfulness and
stability scarcely reconclabe with the fact that the
structure has whsood the corroson Of century
THE PAST AND PREsEyr.
The choral services and lessons concluded, Rev. DR.
Weston delivered q sermon 1.-THE Past and Present"
having reference especially TO this church The spirit
Of these ceremonies he remarked, that Of thanks
giving II would be interesting TO know how many
marriages and baptsms had been celebrated In this
church since It's dedication, and 10 know other
statistics but that was Impossible be ascertsned II
Was simply known that tho church had great
vice In the good cause from is foundation 10 the
present tms-from the period In our history when
Il would accommodate one-tsnth OF the population
Of our city. on the countless thousands who had
attended on the minsiraions Of this church many
nas sss ss s' .esrc wse @y s
church. Had these walls tongue, what eloquent ser
mons would there be In stones What tale hey could
tell of tho emptiness Of human vanity and earthly
ambition In rejecting the myrnds Who had tredden
these ases and OF he had known and now paused
away, he could not but excaim with the poet
For Inc sound o. a voice tina, !. stn
Our metropolis rapidly saining proportions not
anticipated contrasting strangely with ~ appearance
one hundred years ago when contained but ten thou
sand people, while comprised nearly one million
or those churches which existed below Canal and Grand
streets and between the North and East rivers during
the irst twenty Ave years, there have been nearly
score OF them turned into stores Among them arr the
Cedar street church. the oil Dutch church, ths South
Baptist church In Nassau street. the Scotch Cove
nanter's Ia Chambers street, now used for the city
courts the Presbyterian church In Broome street
and tho Ann street French Episcopal church Since
then not single Catholic church had boon
used for any other purposa This LEFT 400 people
without the OF grace, the population has In
creased dsproportOnately< There lis Protestant
churches In the city that viii seat 10 900 persons
% The 900 600 population % the city Including all
demon natlons-the twenty ak Catholic churches, nine
teen Jewish synagogues. aud others some sixty IN all
would be 5os 600 people without places o.
worship. To remedy this evil the sunday sers Ices
should be held freq entity and the church build
ings made moro commodous He recommended more
afternoon and evening services on the sabbath
An anthem and the customary religious exercises
closed the ceremony Tor yesterday.
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