The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-01
CORNELL MEMORIAL CHURCH.
Dedication Services Yesterday-Cost aud
Description Of the Ediace.

Dedication Services Yesterday-Cost aud
Description Of the EdiAce.
Yesterday the City Church Extension and Mis-
slonary Society OF tile Methodist Episcopal Church
dedicated house OF worship, in Seventy-sixtn
street, near Second avenue OF which the Rev. F..
Brown Is pastor. About three years ago mission
Sunday school was started in Second avenue, near
the site or the present edlce where II continued
until the place became too strait for them, and they
moved into q more commodious hail. inproviscd
from carpenters SHOP in Seventy. second street,
near second avenue, where they again prospered so
greatly that a new church ed1ce was decided ON,
aad lots were purchased and chapel reared, which
was yesterday dedicated. The school started with
fifty children. IL has now GOO and q very
fair adult membership. The building Is In the
Gothic style Of architecture and the material
used Is brick, with Ohio freestone front, ornamented
with Connecticut sandstone 1t mas a Mansard roof
finished with peak IN front, and OH the west side
bell turret The edi1ce Is 50xloo feet with an al
tar recess OF IL feet the west SIDE by which the
preacher occupies the centre OF the ROOM The buid-
ing Is two stories and q basement IN height; the
latter containing the heating apparatus, playrooms
and
o liz LIS. , ~ o,ris ,eocners c,sss rsor
parior and reading rooms The main schoolr0om or
hall Is on the second story; It Is 90 feet square, with
40 feet, SHUT on from the main hail by
frame curtain 20 by IA feet At the south end OF this
floor ~ a Bible class room, 10 BY 70 feet, separated
from the main hail by sliding doors Over these
latter rooms there Is large visitors gallery, ex-
tending across the whole Of the building. The ven-
tllation and lighting arrangements are excellent.
The windows are Of stained glass, OF varied pat
terms ana emblems, while the furnIture and appar-
atus are excellent and unique. Before the building
l. finally completed marble tablet Is 10 be erected
10 the memory OF tue late w. w. Cornell In the
main hall, after whom the church Ii to be known as
THE CORNELL MEMORIAL CHURCH.
Yesterday The Rev. Thomas Guard preached an
admirable sermon on Isaan's vision as described IN
the 0rst seven verses OF the sixth chapter OF that
prophets writing, and under the inspiration OF the
discourse The congregation subscribed So, 100 toward
removing dept OF $4,000 which remains due. In
the afternoon DR.. Foss, or 81. Pauls church,
preached from Exodus XIV, 20, explaining the
spiritual contents OF the ARK aud the mercy seat and
the ny iboica articles contained therein, and ap.
plying them TO modern church buildings and SER
vices. About $1,000 more were raised At this SER
wee. In the evening the Rev. ]. u. Merwin, Pre-
siding Elder OF tho New York diGtrlct New ork
East conference, preached, and $500 more were
taken In subscriptions
tue BUILDING COST s27 600
on which $4,000 nave been PAID out aud there are
bils vet 10 be paid amounting 10 $430O, so mat the
subscriptions and collections OF yesterday will not
quite release II from It's debt. Tue Rev. Drs MARKS
Curry, True, s. y. Brown and Rev. Messrs Hollis
Tower and other ministers were present at the dif
ierent SERVICES, and the officers OF the Misslo mary