New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-01

ALPER-A NJ. E. CHURCH TO BE BUILT or TIE PALI-
sADEs-HARvEsT HOME NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
BY THE REV. HENRY WARD BEEcHER, THE REV.
DIR. MILLER OF TRENTON, AND OTHERS
A few days ago the following was given to the
pubs At Alpine on the Hudson the ladies OF the Alpine
NJ Z Church Will hold Harvest Home celebration on Fri
day Sept D. aid the erection OF ehnrch building
on the Palisades opposite YonkeTs. ETC. That celebration
Shall we describe the scene We could not If We would.
We could 9oy say that mere Tas ofo p 49, ~, w.
the Harvest Home; ana thete rlght " l.1ns wa
sheer precipce OF hundreds OF ethe everlasting oufesses
ofthe hhls-a preclpce 50 sneel ai uP su $500 - al
breath approached the verge ana soagus alan
means anluter wreck" That there cngng 70 the massive
wills OF rock ana standing beneath them were trees IN
which the frost had beautifully blended the golden and russes
and with older That onward up ana down
vas the long OF the river are all SO proud Oh aohg
the OF which the spirits our oel9yed li1g 10
still love to An this we could say out hos
are words forth tue spreading out from the cap
AIoine is in the town OF Harrington, NewJersey about
W. Pss@dss was formerly known Cioser Dock. The
Methodist Episcopal Society in ms pace rs many h"o.
800 has worshiped IN rude wooden Oudng ihsy now pre-
pose TO church edifce of stone wmch VII COZ
Tor this purpose site Tor the building has been gwen
BY Mr. es 1t Only few as 5, rJas bs Rev
@ ne dinner had been disposed Of there speeches.
DR. Henry Muller Of Baptist Church Of Trenton introduced
Inc Rev Henry Ward Beechsr
Wv SPEECH BY REV. HENRY WARD HEcHER-
Mr. Beecher gays expression the great pleasure Which
was his ar meeting macy friends and on 80 happy al occa
10 He ssidbs ned Iycduwenty years n New York and had
nave, bsre been ca the Palisades lie had hardly dreamed
OF thegreat beauty and wonderful scenery IL W." pWt M
place for the abode q business OF a sS
near spot woad be eagerly sought II uear the great oV
OF Londoo Nng would ali these budng sites remain un-
oooupied THIS the wonderful outsretching arms
OF The great metropolis Nature has here cone he part man
must now do his Here might truly be made home Beside
the dwelling there were two other indispensable TO
true American hOme-the church The other wss
school house In talking what home should be and wbss
It's he said might DICK up any
matter rough, and him 10 good undbeafte
woman and il was certain good would come oct oc
hin with wife on ore side and CHILDREN the other ha
could not help doing better than before In Aasrea tpo
true American never feels We has home without tao
church Few however bad object % tne wives oehE
good Therefore glad they building church en-
shattered t. He said he was not Meth0dst-somemes "a
thought it was a mistake that he wasn't one-ont se
Ssd lived mueh among them. especially IN ths
West-he had preached at their camp meetings Se, eha a.
together had enough Of them % know their goodness
ere we're some Metbodss and Bspss some Presby.
terans and Episcopaans all Joining IN THIS wsyr
and now all thew needed good
He had been offered eleven acres OF land he
would come up and settle the Palisades lie tnosght hs
accepted the offer he might join the church TOO Ae over
r NJ acme length on the forms religion he said he cared
little npe eIternals True Christianity vas tLa wheh
Jesus Christ and grand impulse Of love 70 fellow
He wouldn't disturb any man IN regard ~ nero .
a man concerning this matter OF love TO God and
S STs No matter II he is Pope Of Rome The present.
Pope Of Rome nice old gentleman he means wen out no
hadn't the oensht Of sn early ddn 49, & 'Ie
the New Jerusalem Mr. Beecher concluded bis speech by
saving You engaged In good work. hope some tmo
10 commune you yOar little church. or to break to you
the bread Of hfe. -, ~.
Addresses were then made by the Rev. Mr. Van Zandt
Presiding Elder OF the district Rev. Mr. Faplk OF tho
NJ Church at Engewood the Rev Mr. Brewer Of the Fps
sopa Church of YonEsrs the Rey q Ie5sc0 R We
Mr. Fletcher OF the sandsst NJ. Church Of Brooklyn the
Rev Mr. Bauveli OF Closer Station Reformed Daie.
Church and by tue Rev NJ Bsgens OF ne Baptist Caureb *
Yonkcrs The iTaterual feeling prevailed
The Harvest Hone celebration was eInlnentr success.
both financially and socially Tie af- vas re. ccesA. "a
close WI Iaie u the evening.