Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-30

ine ae"ica''on oh thursday ol inc inasn'nc'n'
eunee Jus' eo.'p'e'e" ioi "'"ec .nu'eh narhs an
epueh III our h'o'o.y 10 eiv. in's 10 'iie h.s.
soiu, 'aps'oic' e'iuchee lha' 'hc prosperity Win
WHICH ~, many YEARS "hl'ins'on nus oeeh p'efs-
gu, anu 'he i"piu's iue'e"s'hS "eaiti VI our pew
pie have on the one hand produced n liberia Ivy Of
Thought and action of which the past shows a
,onf,, i,.b an, n, tho o,har a oorr.,s,ona,n,, in
f"'."' .e"' "a' - - os =" ="
crease ui true taste and love Tor the beautiful.
Before attempting to describe this beautiful
s,r,c,,ro ~. sh,,, oive our ra,5ers shor, sketcb
'.,"e'"'s w s''-' = ~ 'N'">'' " $50 sAN'N'
Oh
ITS HISTORY,
and Of the origin Of the movement which resulted
l., 70, ..,,a
~ 40 e'.No"
81. Paul's NJ. E. Church ON Market ST, above Stv- |
entb may he properlv considered the mother of |
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uiaec ehui GU iiotne'' ~ .no "a5'no'i "'ne"
II separated without any OF those feelings Of hit
terness which too often mark such changes. The |
conore,,.,;nn and sunday scbooIs ~ Z, pa,,,s |
."u ou"Nay '.Aoo'' W ~
church haa Deen gradually increasing LOT years. |
ard In the latter part Of 1868 and the early pt Of
1854 the first md second year, or Rev w J.
a. 80 -
stevenson charBe Vi the CHURCH, thc Necessity
for increased accommodations for the Sunday |
schools began to be seriously talked of. As the
,oaosa,, h,o,r,. a,.,,,,.,,, 81, 81. h.,.
noeee',' oosan'o ',io.o s'ohsv iei' pian' oesAn
10 be devised, and IT was concluded TO erect
building with stores underneath and Sunday
acboo, hall above somewbere IN The y;cinitv If
ee-s
the church tor the accommodation Oh the schools.
Then followed the idea, "a but we need increased
accommodations for onr compensation a,so ,vbv
moi build a new church in ulaee n The old one"
This seemed IN meet viii ven,ra, f,Nnr md ~
one Of The stems m carrying II inin ,x,t,ou
| several gentlemen connected with ,hr church
purchased the property of Judpe Miusen At
tnn Southwest corner If Seventh md Market
s,,,..,s rhi. ioco,;nn ,vas chosan ,rinc;nuiIv IN
.,,n,, - IT, cInsa ,,rnximi,,, ~ M u IL, h,,rch
mi il was no snoner secured than two nraci.ai
nn,,,as rsa h,h rauaarad ah 1924, @
;,, r a.o1 T. m0n ,o. M. my ILL.,
',.r ,h ,n, M ny, hr,a ,ham,so,'s ~, ~
| ennt a;tbnr h, The damo,,inn nr aa,n If III, ia
chnr Il, hn;I5ins, Ia, ! nav. ono ho nroc,ad M mar
NJ i, ,;.sht T,55,s."ars ,hn raia,, - ,,,i,1;
n new A. p,,urs Tturcf had r. Ia he ahamdoned'
s,nnna hose who wore h wa, ths time dotnr,oined
oe.ouu, lioso wiz mei1 Y JUS ,iii.e Wy. n. ~,
70 psi,u nem , Snurcn nsu a nos us. S'2a VI sne
mon, ,nd dann.d ,ha snnr, s",,ar,, Sr,,, uayt,
to Shirley street. too small FAR in rrec,in Of sneh
Hrn 10 tha saa vi nil, NJ o,,a, .,,o,a
sr Snnaa sny,dp, ,,r,,rnna Hanaa H. mil,
a ,uh IA n,,n,pst m Masiln, 49,, ny ,r
sn "h1 ~ p'i.enas , .ue ~ eueea piop
ion. By tbis time. of course the building of an
, ns .1 , II, a ny Lnd hans " a n,i
gu H. X nnM anu ~ a ~ N Nv IN
IseI aa,n ~ tIy, a., ,u.o on 'os a,I a,
After PRAYER and discussion. il was n''
| T. nj.
,' IN. r, We p,euge ~ e',h osG, our ,o
iiios. 1cous cnoIte auu CONSTANT ,apoie ~ .nc
W1lh ol eons.rac''ng new anu nanusoina ne.n
nssn d ha in W 'Fs e auI sna. mi,m h h
piessnS hua nep Vi uou, our iapors siiali mol ue
relaxed unlll .his great ana gooa WORK shai nave
peen acconpisheu.
7 eo'ilni'ico was .he1 eppolnleu 70 pros sI
'a n Univ, S; iooo, gu pe,fiy a',,h
> anu s,ollhy nisn', which prcsentcu U laiscf as
a senoiage, ABOUT twenty OF inc lrienas OF me
A movement assemoled III the Lecture Room OF 81.
: saui ohurcn, anu were addressed ny bishop
u onpsom on .ne z..i VI .he siine ,on.u sgai
W WE h lnoyu ah ,a Rard OF
.eos eiec,eu, " W Known US the noaru Vi irus-
i teGs oi Grace ChuIcn.
inus .'i ,no si.e hnu ny pech cnosch of lne
lsie ~ lhe cnurcn aeciueu upon. ~ hau oeen
us,e'in ' W eiect co"houlous atiu eoniort-
d aolc uuiiu, , wv now the luea Oh conolning
/, beauty WIN comfort was suggested and also the
iaca % iiahing lne pniiaing cosby tnank-
d oneiniS IN .hc oeutehafy year Oh american
If M1thoaism, ~,
:, ~ accordance Win these IDEAS, on Mnrch 2oth
II looo, ,ne pans lor the present puilding were
aaopted,and Messrs; ..eorge ". SPARKS j.. Taylor
uause, anu oop II. oachson appointed the ouiiu
'r my committee. On the 9th OF the following
N n,pfil Tue present sue was purchased OF oamhe
, Harian Jr ana on october ,th the corner ston'
a q lle chapel was iaid py BISHOP simpson, an,
D. work upon the building rapidly pushed forward
oh me .9th oi Marcn, 1866, opening service
< were itlil III TIE chapel which was not yet finish
IN e. AM ~ appropriate sermon was preached D.
w Kew W, d. stevenson, VINO mad up 10 TINS I'm
+" been pastor OF 81. fauls, but was now assignee
ke to Grace Church Chapel
an Un June luth 1876, the Chapel wac iorinail
- dedicated, and on tue l,th the Sunday rclral
ep room was deaicated. work was now rapid
ed pushed forward upon The main building, aud o
November 2ith inc steepie and spire WEI ri g.
up upon thc tuwer WORK mas stehdlly ait rni,'i
nd ptos.cs'eu on .ie main ouiialhg ny 70 Iir pre-
9 cnt .iHe, the congregation, IN tae interval. ao
supiuS Ia the chapel, until To-day thy t'r u
,rs nr.t time enter the beautiful building whr, The
ok VIII heIeai.er meet. ene sunday sen, = in'
Wh,ea was the Origin o. .he movement which r
SUITED ~ thG eIectloh Oh tlis oulialhS ma new
Deeh iost slght OF, and me hrst MONEY ever r.
ceived ny the new cnurch-Soo rom me sale
pews IN me chapel-was approp iatrd to Il
a sunday school; oo Ihc whole cost OF the chur,
VIII DC over S2o9,ooo, ana WIN one exception u
la the money raised has been by contribution, al
1il with TINS one exception put one appeal has ev
\, been made 10 any audience for aid In buildir
" ths ennren. Ihis exception was when an appe
ii Tor Slo,eUO was made 10 meeting ln The chap,
Re- and In response $4,000 received. The emil
proceeds Oh Inc various lars held nave gone
it the Ladies' Aid Society for the purpose Of ia
os nlshing Tue churcil:
it'll most assituously and have spared neither lime
md expense to make the building as beautiful al
complete as possible In every detail
They have received in their great undertake.
the support ana nearly encouragement not on
OF their own members but OF many persons II
tile members of their denomination, and have e
mil countered on the other hand considerable opp
sition and jealousy from many. One pleas,
on manifestation OF sympathy from their itlil
, of Methodists was that when the corner stone "
in lad tle National Convention q the Local rrra,
of city, and The Convention in a body participate
in the services.
THE BUILDING.
The new ediGcc stands at the N. w. corner
nd Ninth and West Sts on terrace about five fl
al nigh, ana measurgs over aii, on 'ne ground,
eel, which the congregation assemblies for worsh
is GA by 81 feet in tho clear, with lofty, poll
age ed ceiling. The Chapel is 40 by 80 feet in
non clear with two floors. The main tower wi
belfry and spire is on the South side, in the
ing gle Termed ly the church and chapel, anil is
of feet high to the top of the spire There ~ a Il
-, ret and spire at the Northeast corner of
leu Church. about 100 feet high porch ON the SUI
side, and wide vestbulc to tie East
mr. The chancel, or pulpit recess, the orsan ch ,
ui Der and the ministers room are at the West
d a of the auditorium, adjoining the chapel the
min, gan chamber being South OF the chanc aud
P'n' minister's room North.