The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-17
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE,

Religious Services To-day.
Rev. Charles g. Smyth breaches this morning In
the Eleventh street Presbyterian church, between
Second aud Third avenues, on ''rhe Great Ecumeni-
cal Council"
At the Presbyterian church in Forty-second street
services will be held at haltpast ten A. NJ and as
haif-past seven r. M. by Rev. w. A. scott.
At the Church of the Reformation protestant
Episcopat in Fifsieth street Rev. Abbott Brown
will hold services at quarter to eleven A. NJ. ana
quarter to eight in the evening.
Bishop Snow will preach In the University, Wash
ngton square, this afternoon at three O'Clock, on
the "Sneedy Doom OF the Roman Beast"
At the EYcrets Rooms Miss Nette M. Pease will
speak before the Society OF Progressive Spirtuasts
at haf.past ten A. NJ. aud half-past seven p. NJ.
Services will be held In the John street Methodist
Episcopal church at ialfpast ten A. M. ana In tue
evening at haif-past seven by the Rev. William p.
Corbitt.
AT st. Luke's Methodist Episcopal church Rev. DR..
X. 8. Foster will preach at haf-past ten a. NJ. and
at half- past seven p. NJ.
Rev. George II. Hepworth will preach OF the
Church OF The Messiah this morning at forty-nve
minutes past ten. and this evening at forry-Aye
minutes past seven.
Rev. DR.. verren win hold divine service in the
French Church du st. Esprit this morning, at half
past ten O'Clock.
Bishop Clarkson, OF Nebraska, Will preach this
morning at half-past ten o'clock. in the Church Of
Heavenly Rest and Bishop Robertson, Of Missouri,
at four O'Clock p NJ.
Rev. E. D. Remington win preach In the Memorial
Church Of Bishop Wainwright this morning and
evening
Rey. E. r. Atwin win preach In st. Joints chapel
this evening. at balf-past seven O'Clock.
Right Rev. Horatlo Southgate VIII hold divine SER
VII al n Il M 4
ten A. M. and at four p. NJ.
Dr. Henry NJ Scudder will preach this morning,
at half-past ten O'Clock, IN the church corner Of
Tweuty-ninth street and Fifth avenue, and at half
past seven O'CLOCK IN the church corner OF Twenty
eighth street and Fifth ayenne.
Church Of st. Vincent do Paul, Williamsburg.
The Church Of st. Vincent do Paul. In Williams
burg, which has just been finished and viii be dedt.
Gated day Is the most spacious and elegant Catho
lie edi1ce in Brooklyn, and Ia o splendid testimony
to the munincence OF the people in the Eastern Dis
trct and decided proof as TO the progress IN tho
population and wealth In that portion Of the city.
This church is 14o feet long and seventy feet wide
the side walls being thirty six feet high. 1t Is built
of brick and is In French Gothic STYLE with equ
lateral Gothic (polnted) arched windows, having
gcometricai tracery frames. Tho windows In the
body Of the church are stained glass. oiled with
the ediace, on either SIDE having figures
Of st. Vincent dc Paul and St. PaIrlcK.
The windows IN the chancei over the altar
are Of tho richest stained glass with the
figures OF Lord, st. John and ST. Peter. On each
side OF the cnance are the chapcls OF the Blessed
Virgin and st. Joseph. The grained arched ceiling
Ii painted In various coOrs; tue centre panels on tile
ceiling OF the nave represent angels and other 1g-
ures Indicating different religious emblems. Tue
side walls painted buff color aud are wascotted.
IL contains some $50 peWs on the floor, which Is d.
vidcd into three alSlea, the wood beng chestnut
trimmed with oiack walnut. so that these peWs alone
will seat over 1000 persons. The gallery projects
twenty eight feet from the front WALL 1t mas thirty
six pews, which will seat over 200 persons, and on
it iS the organ loft, with splendid organ valued
ut $1,000. In the rear there are two vestries.
The church has basement running the full length
and breadth oil the building. and Is twenty feet
hign, which VIII greatly add to the accommodation
OF the church, as it can be appropriated to confes
edtfce in the French Gothic style, has hipped
roof There Ii a large pediment iii the centre anu
tower and splre In the lett angle botn being 200 feet
hign with four pnnaces aud pediments OF the
spriEgng Of the spire AT the lett side there are
two plnnacles. one at the hip OF the roof aud the
other at the angle. IT has three large front entrance
large rose window filled with tracery and stained
glass OF geonetrical design.
The building runs from North sixth to North
seventh street The pastor Is the Rev. David O'Mul-
romeos church, while under the pastor
ate OF the late Rev. DR.. Pse Opposite
building 81 the same name, which long served the
purpose OF the worshippers OF that portion or VIII
iam5burg. The cost OF the building Is estimated at
100000. 1t has been rapidly run up, the rounda-
ago. The architect IS Mr.. Patrick g.. KeelY whose
extensive and elegant operations in Catholic eccle-
siastcai architecture, In New York, Brooklyn,
Boston and elsewhere have reflected so much credit
upon him and which might well entltlc him TO be
GATED the Pugin OF America The builder Ia Nr.
Francis u. Turner.