The New York herald., 1867-07-22
GnuncH usulcAIlnAs
Dedse alton Of the Twenty fourth Street Meth
Odist Episcopal Church.


Dedie aiiOn Of the Twenty Fourth Street Meth.
Odist Episcopal Church.
The EesLodst Episcopal church in Twenty fourth
street, near hiuth avenue, the stone of which
was laid in 1860 aud which has now just been conn-
pe.ed was yesterdAy dedicated TO divine worship the
services the occasion being OF unusually interest
ing and impressive character. The church is modest
looking brick structure about 50xI00 feet, built in
plain but substantial manner and in every respect well
suited for the purpose for which II is designed Here
toiore the CONGREGATION have been wotshpping In the
lecture in the basement OF the bu;.apg waiting
until they should be able to provide for the oopetlop
tne work On Sa ho SnqTca o. s
rooms on the same floor, which occupy the remaining
forty feet In the depth Of the building The auditorium
wherein sas regular services win n,r,arer -
heid, T@n.alns one gallery, is abou, lsxs0
feet, and y plainly, though ,asiofully, Rushed we'll
nsnea ana lnrnsncd and capable .. sealing probably,
sou, one thousand pcrso- IL Is estimated tho entire
5000 4. present the church membershp number
a. ~ ''.se hundred and seventy psrso.s while the
congregation viii average about ave hundred. In Add.
ton to THIS .sere is large Sunday school oonocted
There was very numerous congregation present yes
terdsy, every pew being occupied, and tho greatest
interest was manifested TN the services which
conducted by Bishop ~ s. James assisted by Rev. Thos
Chadwick, pastor Of the church; Rev. W. II. Ferris
Rev. Mr. Durbin TIE services were opened with sing
Tag and The resdirg Of aporton OF the Scriptures by
Rev hr. ssniord, who was followed by Rev. Mr Durbin
the sermon On the occasion was delivered by Bishop
James who seeced his text from the first chapter Of the
Epsue % the Galatians fifteenth and sixteenth
"Bui whcc 1t pleased God, who separated me from my
motherswomb and called mo by HIS grace and revealed
HIS son In me that might preach Him among the hea
then, Immediately l conferred no, with nesh and
biooS From this text tho BIsho5 delivered an elo-
quer extemporaueogs sermon, saying that to-day
the church and tho world arc sharing largely In the
benefits OF this event mentioned in tho text afterwards
called BY the epste the Conversion Bishop james fur
Of Of all IN
Goa u was possible that he spoke 20 some vho not
wiihsiandlng they lived in this Christian land, are
favored with Christian Sabbath, have had from their
childhood the reading OF the Holy Scriptures, have
been taught IN the Sunday school, have had mater
nal and paerna instruction, have oven becn brought
10 .ho altar OF God aud consecraied to Him-notwlh-
standing al these have been pcrverse In spirit,
dsprayed IN character 50 criminal IN their lives that
voice Of God ere they turned their attention TO those
great things which belonged TO their souls. They now
turned from the error OF their wayr rescued and re-
stored. God no, only converted Us TO mako good,
but He made Us sooi 80 that might useful, and
every pcron could be useful in particular way Ho
Intended we should 30 20 when He converted us The
reverend gentleman referred 10 tho duties OF CHRISTIANS
70 rescue the unconveed and went to say that he
did not know but that nIes could come down here and
relieve The law people in the churches There
plenty OF the good Wort to dc in this city, and # these
graded, aud they criminal because they did not
do Il. one drawback was that they were reason
Without inconvcnenoes Could they nnd delight
IN doing this dniy These wero the thoughts in their
rinds Iho bsnop referred further 10 the Importance
of conversion OF Its great influences aud resuts Ia thls
world, and pronounced Christian usefulness az the
Highest form OF goodness. Being thus sesul ws
would be hsppT here, and it or driv % brrnr
others TO 'So felicity and the same dcstly lie o1-
horted al no; to so 10 heaven without brncng some
ono With thon. They would therc receive tn reward.
In hts concluding romarks hc Bishop refeu "a 10 their
purpose Of consecrsting this house u all these
righteous teachings and inade eloquent appaa 70 all
TO renewed energy the good work Of converting the
wicked and degraded The foregoing however ts really
brt the mcrest abstract OF his Interesting sermon.
Rev Mr. Chadwick then rose, and In q few remarks
about the cost e. OF the chutch sad that they wanted
81 900 towards freeing from deb which be asked the
congregation Tor.
Rev Ar saas9ri sad the pastor 10 shoulder the 70.
sponFbiity Of Of 900 BUTT would bo wiped
out BY PARTIES outside the church. Tue church would
then be entirely free from debt He mentioned tho
fact that elegant Btle Sc had been rreserted 20
Vie church. Subscriptions and cast donations were
subseuu emily rsise1 frosn the audSnca uniting %
So 500 OF the subscribers puluns her names
down for $500 Zach,
The usual dedc,to-y services according ths Ms,ho-
dist Episcopal Church were then gone through with
Bishop James reading the service and the rnsaes Of
ths church Standing before the altar After s.1guf 10
doxologv the congrse alton was dismissed v!la tie
bcncdcton. IN The afternoon sermon was delivered
by Hov. Mr. Ferris and In the evening Rev Mr. Sanford
preached before largo congregation.
Dedication OF = Baptist Church In Brookiya.
The Baptist lturch atty erected the OF
Troy avenue and Hers'sr street, Brooklyn was deai-
oaiai lestAKlN sSQIpASl kha RsT. Dr. "A xoQke. lAst