New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-05-20
THE CHURCH OF THE PURITANS, IND
ST. GEORGES CHAPEL.

disappearing The Ivy OF inc one sun clngs uespalnSy
the projecting ntels bending the doorway as
IN sorrow swayng with the wind breaking meath the
shower Of stones and mortar while children play and
horses tramp the graveyard of the other The
histories each would fill volumes That Of the ancient
gray, mOssc0vered pile the corner OF Broadway ana
Fifteenthst known as the Church Of the Purttans.
carefully studied would tell the story OF the beginning
of Abolition and the end Of Slavery This church was
the temple Of deuunciaOn the battle ground OF earnest
mental ana tn Sss dS S the G summer Of @ The
Rev. Geo. b. Cheever was called TO preach 10 INC E
and last sermon heard within its walls. About
the year 1856 he espoused the cause OF aO9ntIoh,
and from that time he became marked man. People
pointed at IN the street mt feon lie was exled
almost from human sympathy, save with the Few VINO
then believed that America sh0nid be tue nome OF iree
men In front OF that church Horace Greeley ana Dr.
Chceycr have been burned In eflgy, while hoouihg,
"out O. doors Within Vas the spirit of un,
rest. Committees from the congregation waited
on the Doctor earnestly requesting tn ha
he refrain from referring to slavery i IN ms
sermons yet the minister moved steadily on Many OF
the congregation were obliged 10 leave; thelr Urn
trade was suffering They believed the theory OF aDo
lition oil right yet the actual working out OF !ne
theory would rain their business Nor that alone men
who attended Dr. Cheeyers church were posted IN the
South Que young man to the o aH Sus
OF the mercantile house where he was ca ho
SsSn r cons T E T1SR at the storet must be
sent TO his house. where no could read " IN beereS
but II he went TO church he was sure 10 DC seen.
Many of the congregation falling In the attempt TO gag
the preacher determined to Dust him. Church me
stment TO turn ont the The exparty councils
met and we're determined to close the church doors and
tanned both its pastor and its integrity; The at
tendance was always large. yet the stme
[s the ash of june 1856, the Rev Dudley A. Tying OF
Philadelphia preached on "our Countrys troubles a
he referred Slavery great National SIM and ne was
Interrupted by vestryman who rose and objected 10 ms
proceeding further that theme The sermon was con
ued and finished II caused great sensation through,
out the length and breadth Of the land The yestTy hcld
ion N he
questing him TO belen on the subject OF Slavery yethe
minister held not his peace In his answer to se Ses nv
brother in the recent controversy and at tho same ue
boldly set forth what ne considered 10 De , ,
mate action OF Vesy, inasnuch as nowhere either by
the Constitution and CanOns of the Protestant Episcopal
Church. by the Charter and BY Laws of the Church OF the
Epiphany, by the fundamental principles OF the Chuch
opy censorship of tho Pulpit He would further declare.
with adefeenee for the recorded Misrepresentation OF those
whose approval he would gladly have in his official &C
ton that In the preparation and delivery Of the said dis
course Our COuntry's Troubles he acted under
solemn sense Of his duty TO God and his country aud the
souls OF his hearers and that now after careful review
OF all the circumstances he stands justified therefor at
the bar Of his conscience Soon aferthe gifted young
man was cflled home. and memorable sermon was
preached by DR. Cheever taking text the last words
evening, May Io, 1858, the memorial sermon was
The church I MAS sd 70 e
sEs 6 s9S for his s1 IA
when he was come to years called the son
81 1 s T ns.d r's s S
faith in all that was good and his breaking away from
rom bondage Into freedom taking the costs upon him
self and welcoming contempt and scorn and fatigue He
alluded to the bravery OF DR. Tying in daring TO speak
against the great National slnand closed with Young
men, stand up for Jesusi Stand the ministry he
nedE Ss anG stand a. f. the SsS GGS for the
are in bonds, as bound also with them. and do
with your. might in this great work whatsoever
That sermon seemed to be good seed sowD FOR other
churches encouraged by the brave example Of the de-
the end was close at hand on the day that John Brown
hanged at IA o'clock, the precise hour the drop fell
The eIereises were Very Impressive Many Of the con-
gregatOn, however. entered solemn protest against
the doors cd and the OSSt
was a meeting at the Cooper Institute. Wendell Philips
Horace Greeley and DR. Cheeyer were upon the platform
bent mischief Had IT not been for the presence Of
ladies the platform blood would have been she'd for
and shouting These we're the mutterngs Of the Storm
when broke forth with fury the Church Of the Purans
what heretofore they had seen only through dark
a and he FORTUNES ss
OF the Church of the Purtan In II marked by
ger But the Great Father not destne that temple TO
bedestrOyed hair OF the head OF It's priest be injured
industry and the onward march Of national prosperity
Church of the Puritans when II shall have been built
ftGcOrges chapel situated
Of Beeknan and Clss The time was when this church
the arstocrate church Of the Acknowledgements
NewYeTk City Erected about the year 1856 Trinity
Chapel afterward became the church OF the wealthy
aud arist0cratc Loyass of the city. Within Its walls
Majesty George III gathered often while the city was in
possession OF the British ana by letter and prayer gave
the sea who endeayoring 10 put down this
most wicked rebellion against wise and virtuous King"
taken suddenly III and almost instantly expired His
body inferred IN the church vaults The Federalsts
entered the CITY, Washington attended service at ST.
Paus In 1912 the chapel took Gre and burned down
1t rebuilt in 1914 About this time IL separated from
the mother parish and became corporation OF itself at
the request Of the congregation The Rev George Miner
upward Of forty years During this time washnston Ir
eongresson was the weathest in the city The most
distinguished men OF the day gathered within its walls
ceeded by the Rev DR.. Tying In 1914 The Church. known
the st. George Church grew In wealth and Importance
worship and st. Georges Chapel then erected In
for the poor people who Lived IN Snat
to take place. Young New-YOrk was not content to
their daily work was carried on and they began to build
private residences up town. and the poor people came
change Of base in order TO Keep his congregation
gether, but he met with fierce opposition Many OF the
uptown were attached TO the old did not wish
70 mako change The wishes OF the Doctor, however
Shown that the Rector was right; had no not made
the change when he did IL Ia more than probable
that the congregation would in time have scattered
10 the winds Trinity Church now resumed It's control
and provided services Of mission character for the
Zach year the attendance grew less aud less The great
bulk Of the population lived pP town The mission work
Paus Churches and there very little for ST. Georges
Chapel to do. In 1861 u was passed over
use and occupy II was now known as the
again changed its title, and was known as the Free
Church OF ST, Georges Chapel Under this name, and
tnued until at last the old church was sold under fore
cosure and the house was TO be torn down. Ero the