The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-16
NORTH DUTCH CHURCH.


Sunday with an Old Landmark.
rha time.bIstered. sombre-brown old edince at the
corner OF Fulton and william streets was reopened
Yesterday for religious services by the Rev. Mr..
McNalr missionary, and Will be open from this date
for the usual twelve O'Clock prayer meeting on week
days. The building, relic OF 1907. has been closed
Tor repairs accustomed by the cutting on Of portion
OF the rear to be converted TO business purposes.
and ole, A.5itues who re-entered it yesterday found
the interior considerably metamorphosed. SO high
bids business In fact, for all eligible down town
locations that New Workers may expect to see the
strange old creation OF the last century disappear
presently, as did its c0rUfere and counterpart IN
Beekman street year or more ners ~ must e
dered: as must its more magnificent COMMEMORATIVE
it. though Rrander-St Paups on broadway, by and
by; as must Trinity at last; for Business must have
room ana whatever stands IN the way OF the crawl
of the monster must yield to the inevitable. Be-
Sides the decreasing resident population OF the
southern wards OF the city year by year renders the
congregations Of these old landmarks thinner and
thinner until at last the necessity OF their existence
must depart altogether, ..-
The old building at the corner OF Fulton and william
streets has maintained since 1857 certain peculiar
tngs which at the beginning were largely attended,
but which latterly have been somewhat neg
lected. When panics occur New York takes TO
Drawers as counIer-irritant; when the money
market Is easy again the prayers become
secondary consideration. The renting OF
the interior occasiOned by alterations has
been done as nearly IN harmony with the quaintness
OF the original interior az possible, and 1t is now
proposed to reopen for week day services so long
the old landmark shall be permitted to last. The
Sunday services will consist regularly OF sunday
school at nine O'Clock In the morning, services at
hall past ten and evening services at half-past
seven. The daily noon prayer meeting will be con-
tinued, beginning with to-day when the little white
signboard may be seen swinging over the wicker
work iron gate, and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS meeting
ct twelve O'Clock this day."
Externally the yard Is still encountered with con-
siderable rubbish.
The services yesterday morning did not attract
very large congregation. A few dropped IN, and at
half-past ten the house was perhaps half full Of
sort OF guerilla congregation The sunday school
was not put In organization at all, ana at two
O'Clock In the afternoon some pupils were hanging
about to find ont when an organization might be
pected. The experimenting missionary conducted
the services, and delivered brief sermon after the
usual prayer and devotional singing: Similar ser.
vices were held in the evening, Though the cOngre
cation was very small. In fact the Old North now
ranks as SIMPLY mission, its ecldt having departed
with the heglra up town, which has occupied half
century. Hdbitues Of the daily prayer meetings.
and they have been nany-will be glad to learn,
however, that the old house Is open again to-day
and that the usual combination OF one hours prayer
with eight hours business can be effected from this
date. The prayer meetings are under the control OF
the Board of Missions and Board OF Publication,
located m Fulton street. the Rev. Mr.. McNalr being
ACHING missionary.