The New York herald., 1870-02-21
BROOKLYN CHURCHES.
PLY MUUTH CHURCH.

The Service of Song-WhO Were There OF the
Prominent Members-A Flower Show-Mr.
Beecher's Sermon the Higher Christian
Lie.
brilliantly nne morning brought even more than
the usual crowd OF worshippers to Plymouth church.
Among the many commendable preliminary pro-
ceedings ut this church not the least s the attention
shown TO strangers Without any tnvidious dis
tlncron, at the tOling OF the last nve minutes bell
the unoccupied sttings IN the various pows are all
filled up by the ushers. Notable among those pa
tient workers are Mr.. A. b. Smith and Mr.. Bowen,
whose arduous duty it Is to pack the congregation
Then begins the clatter OF tongues at the door, the
rustic Of silks the cllnk OF the unfolding OF chars
and before the last stroke is toed every available
seat is filed up. Mr.. Zundel has played the voun-
tary on the organ and the pastor glides on to the
platform. He removes his ''rubDersn from his feet
throws his overcoat carelessly over the chair takes
his seat removes the manuscript OF the notes of his
sermon from his side pocket and places II upon the
table. The choir then sing with spirit precision
the old Eng iish anthem, I'm Jewry God s KNOWN
BY this time the vast congregation s quiet and in
attitude for worship.
Among the more prominent OF the families pres
ent yesterday morning were Mr. and Mrs. w. b.
Clann Mr. and Mrs. Henry c. Bowen Mr. and Mrs.
L. L. Bowen. Mr.. and Mrs. H. W. Sage, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Collins, Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Rollins, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward ovington, Mr.. Augustus storrs, Mr..
and Mrs. Duryee, Mr., T. J. Howard, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander Studwel Deacon w. Il. Edwards All
these are members Of the congregation and occupy
family pews, having, OF course, with them their
| sons and daughters well as their wives. There
were also distinguishaDle in the congreg cation Mr.
Ludlum, Mr.. y. B. Camp, DR.. Dow, Mr.. Hustled, iof
| the firm OF Hustled Carol. Brooklyn,) Deacon
Hutchinson, who leads the bass voices In the choir
| and whose family occupy pew near The platform,
Mr.. X. Moody, Mr.. X. X. Graves Mr.. ID. Porter,
tailor, Broadway, New York; Mr.. Freeland, Col
| lector ofnternai Revenue; Mr. John Knapp, Deacon
Jones, who IL also vocalist In the CHOIR and who
he sits up aloft can have his eye on his family
their pew the door OF the church. The house ~
popu ation of Brooklyn and includes In that repre-
| sentation majority OF young men and young wo-
| men all OF whom lead busy lives during the week
To these the cheering, quiet yet exciting services
this church must be great relic! and comfort aud
| form prelude 10 introductlons at the monthly
..soclables" In the sch0orooms and parOrs that
| leau on TO q closer and dearer union.
The floral decorations for the season or the year
were more than ordinarily attractive The lines and
nowerng planIs were noticeable tnat at the con.
cuslon OF the service large number Of the congre.
| CATION fingered behind to admire tDem Mr. BeecneI
extomporized quite lecture on Horticulture To the
| mower w0rsbippers
MIR. Beecheris text was selected from the FRS
Epistle OF ST. Peter and the eighth and ninth yerse
..Whom having not seen ye loved; IN whom, though
now We see HIM not, yet believing, ye rejoice VIII
JOY unsncskabie Snd fun OF glory receiving the enc