The New York herald., 1868-04-24
ST. JOHNS N. E. CHURCH, BROOKLYN, c. o.

cDurcn under tne above name situated on Bed
ford avenue and Wilson street, Brooklyn, Il. d.,
erected by the members of the South Fifth street
Methodist Episcopal denomination, was yesterday
afternoon, in the presence OF large and fashionable
congregation, more than moiety of which was COM
posed Of ladies' dedicated to the service of God and
the PRONUNCIATION Of the Christian doctrine as held
by the followers Of Wesley, by Bishop James, who
preached the sermon OF the OCCASION assisted in the
general services by Revs. Heman Bangs A. S. Hunt,
Ii. =. Pease II. j. Fox, ID. D.. and others.
The ceremonies were commenced by voun-
tary very finely sung, accompanied by on
organ. This was followed by the reading OF IN
Introduction lrtual), hymn, commencing with
And will the great eternal God
On earth establish His abode =
prayer, and lessons from Chronicles and Hebrews.
Then another hymn,
Here a house Of prayer and praise.
At the conclusion of this sacred song which, like its
predecessors, was finely rendered, the Rev. Bishop
rose and stated that his text would be found in the
second Corinthians, first chapter and fourteenth
verse. The sermon was mainly doctrina and was an
attempt TO prove that the Methodist Episcopal
Church found its germ In the Church Of Cornth, and
that If that was Christian organization then was
Methodism purely so, and its ministers, like those
which iaborcd with Paul, also called, and were
not educated to iii the sacred desk as mere pro-
iession. The reverend teacher to sustain the posi-
making free use OF the writings Of st. Paul. When
he had dscoursed at length on the nature Of Meth
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unwearied labors OF its ministers to spread the gcs
pei among the heatlcn as among the civilized, he
turned hiS attention to the new structure, which
briefly noticing and sounding its praises, closed his
remarks with benedction.
An appeal was next made for money. The Rev. T..
q. Andrews the PASTOR stated that the edtce when
fully completed would cost about 500, 600 ana of
ths sum $4,000 had remained unsubscrbed. He
asked his congregation to make tup, and after some
time spent in canvassing the congregation ten per-
SONS subscribed 81 900 cach and another S5, 900 WAS
raised by more modest contributions, ranging from
tn = fb0 nuysg.
st. Johns Methodist Episcopal church Is, arcbitec-
turally considered, really splendid building. We
doubt II, among the sacred ediceS belonging TO the
Methodist denomination on Long Island, 1t has its
SUPERIOR When completed Its front Will DC exceed
noble towers, Ornamented with clustered buttresses
canOpicd inches and pinnacles with q magnificent
rose window over the main entrance which
Is on Bedford avenue. One tower will end
with dying buttresscs, sustaining centre pinnacle,
and the other crowned by Lofty spire. In the
nches eight III number, will be placed LIE size forms
representing angels. The ground which the
church, sunday school, lecture room, parlors and
parsonage stand Is one hundred and six feet width
on Bedford avenue and one hundred and seventy
five feet in depth on Wilson street. The interior
Of the main building Is plainly but richly and artis
tically finished. The seats are. the main floor and
IN the galleries, OF black walnut. Tie organ a
superb toned instrument and exceeding large Is
with the singers loft, placed immed q, ely IN the
rear OF the altar the opposte end OF the nall where
the choir IL usually placed being given to the peO-
pie, thus greatly charging the auditorium. lhe
Sunday school apartment IS quite original In IT. ar
rangements, having fountain in the centre, with
pearance Of concert hall into which without ex-
pese II could be turned. The entire superstructure
ls III what we presume may be called the modified
Gothic Elizabethan style of architecture. IL is eX-
pearance and its congregation cannot but feel dc
liglted with ii.