The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-12

cultivation He would not quarrel with them. He
prayed that Gods grace might SO abound to them that
they might be useful But he would say 70 the conere
CATION before him. as church and individually, that
they would be Chriske they must preach the gospel
to the poor If they did not stand in the pulpit and, in
the technical sense preach the gospel to the poor still
they ought 10 belong 70 those church associations and
organizations which contemplated most fully the mita
ton Of Lord in that particular fthey were seduced
to leave the circle where they could carry out this
teaching OF the Saviour, both by precept and example
they would lessen part OF their power for good in time
and measure of their reward in eternity.
And that was just true Of the ministry
as Of the laty. That pastor who most
rgdy fulfilled the injunction to preach the gospel to
the poor who sympathized and suffered with thom APP
preached most nearly his Divine Master and would have
the largest rccompense In eternity II might be sell.
denial perhaps, in some cases, for men TO stay away
from churches that accommodated the rich but II was
just that kind OF fdenal which Jesus Christ declared
necessary in his disciples nc Bishop concluded by
enforcing upon the csngregaonthe duty OF preserving
and perpetuating the church In which he was then
preaching, and which ministered almost exclusively to
the poor
The Rev Dr. Du Puy then read statement relative
TO the present financial condition Of the church. He
said that there was an membranes upon the church
which the trustees found 1t necessary lquidate II
also necessary that repairs should be made TO the
church. and Il was deemed expedient, in order TO re-
eve the congregation from the very great for
under which they had hitherto labored that parson-
age should be erected and furnished For these pur
poses OF $25, 900 was required. or this about
So 600 had been already raised by the members OF the
church. and So more had been collected through the
instrumcntaty Of Bishop James They, therefore,
neeueu only ABOUT S1uUu anu Will great TcluctNce,
and only at the request Of Of the congregation,
they had determined TO make another appeal to their
own members. MI. Du Puy explained further that the
Legislature having last session passed special charter
taking IL out OF the power Of the Board Of Trustees to
sell the property there was no possible doubt that the
church would remain where 1t at present stood in per
petuity. collection was then made, and literally re-
sponded to- over a thousand dollars being received
Among the subscribers was Superintendent Kennedy,
whose mother, it was stated, former member OF
the church.
In the afternoon reunion service took place, at which
several OF the old pastors of the church delivered brief
addresses The Rev. Dr. Du Puy made interesting
in regard to the present strength OF the Me-
thodlst Episcopal Church. The number Of members,
excluding the travelling preachers, 103097S, max
ing gain during the present year OF l0 49, The
number Of bapslns the church during the present
year had BEEN: Adults, AZ 4S9 children, 81, $780, The
cemnemoration services closed with a sermon in the
evening by the Rev. Dr. Newman, OF New Orleans.