The Hillsborough recorder., 1870-11-30

We must have Church Of our own,n
he said,
That's Just what was thinking or /
replied; 'shut how can we doit? Here we.
have Southern Methodists, Northern Me-
thodists, Southern'and Northern Presby-
tariaus, southern Baptisis and Northern,
Engllshmen ands Nelchmen, and Dutch,
attending the Church what shall we call
s5tg''
II That's 50, said he, scratching his head
Nth bis penn" Well, let's calI II
rxsfEcHURcH oF THE LORD JESUS ftTp1ersH y
" II thought over 1t and drew up ID paper
embracing the codes Of all the churches as
10 whata church was. u, Expressly slip
ulated IN one of the articles that the eccle-
siastical status of the pastor or any lay
member of the church shall not be affected
thereby This submitted; and invited
All who wished TO join under this discip-
lineto take communion with us the next
Sunday. Many came; and the next Sum
dsy many more. And now we have a
hundred and seventy members. Fifty-one
fTpmsNew York; five from England; one
from Wales; twenty-one prcsbyterians;
thirty northern methodists; SIX congrega-
tionalists; four dutch reform one luth-
eFan one independent; and fifty SOUTH
81. n,etlodists. Beside the foreigners. 6S
are ksoni the north and 81 frolI, ths scstlnr
nsIt wanted church.
I Echurch came into market
-kr. Kellogg had just left 1t and Dr,
BootIpsaid he would let me have II for ten
thousand dollars less than anybody elses
Thought once would takcit anyhow pn
| three'months time and trust to God to lget
the money. 1t was a presbyterian church
ana magnificentone that Ahundred.
feefin front and fifty in rear. In one
sq,hre of Broadway aud one of the New
York Hotel. It will seat twelve hundred
persons; the lecture room four hundred,
besides a ioon for the sunday school and
gooin for the sisters Of the strangers I"
It win be iIiterestingI know to this au-
dl1iee to hear the delicate manner In
which
CefSFLIus VANDERBILT or NEW YORK,
ri1tle me q pressRt.pf this elegant church.
i$father aud nfy,e wereold friends. He
| IoVexmy wife, and !ovb both oft.,e ladies.
0l5a1uIght I went overland taund NIk van-
del4'lI>1nd DaidA Drew togetIler. Mr..
i Dreuz{;llke,l awhile with me and then Mr..
Vanderbilt asked me some eqlestions. As
/ gotupto go. Mr.. Vanderbilt followed me
to the door. !. Come here, tomorrow
n rht, 2 said le. eCan't Gomez said 7.
Hwhy not?r
4. I've got to attciid a prayer meeting. Y
t'Come Thursday night, them"
Cant. Gotto marry a couple. y
!" Friday nigbt?'
Can't Got to meet SOME friends from
the south.r A
ssscome whenssou can, then, said he.
sunday night went. Mr.. v. had com
lfs4S. / rat awhile and saidn / thought
I y5y wanted tusru me- commodore, will
have 10 go now He followed me 70
thedoor and asked me in a private room.
We sat down by atabie. Afterasking me
a few questions, II was in hopes he want.
edsne TO talk with him on religion, as
wasthe only minister he pcrmittedto talk
wifi him on that subject, he said
\ viii give you that church,
4 nearly jcrked me from my seat!
! q win give you that Church, y repeat
4 ed he. a
esaid I. hooking him In the face, a. Mr.
I vanderLilt Wouldn't be. any mans
Clsar}dlu dn the face.of the earth.n
- ieplied, 1--WE got no use Cor chap.
Buxht b have, said I.
five you that Church, !" said he
4 hrlcrbilt Y said I, you haven't
eotss snpngh 70 make me take M,
lKuts |kIloso Bearing on any sinner VIII,
poAcs IL head above the breastworks."
'eThats What like yof for" said he
..WeIl, 4 said I,rlf you'll settle the
church on me TO use Internationally it's
all right.
"I will do it,i' he said.
So the church Is settled on me during
my life dime aud AZ my death il passes in
to the hands Of rcsiduary trustees whom
I'ilappoint when I get back 70 continu'
on The same basis A. the "Church Of tn,
A.t1nu.rs,.g.if