The New York herald., 1872-12-23

We gratefully accept your oner this evening least
&C.. pA'' . ''0 a"u 'e'it0I DE Nv WITT i T1LMAGE
GENEROSITY OF DIR. DuRyEA.
;, at this stage Of affairs Rev. Dr. Duryea. OF the
his own pulpit in charge OF Rev. Mr. Murphy, OF
the seaman's Mission Society, upon hearing ol the
them the use Of his house. Having accepted the
oner OF Plymouth church they, Of course were
SSmDesa saereS nso Gsene nS sE
respecting the nre. The tabernacle pastor was
cheerful, and expressed determination to have
another ediflce erected on the site OF the recent
by the officers and members OF the church. 1t
the way down to lie church when the lire broke
out. Mr.. Talmage saw the dense volume of smoke
remark that it looked as If the Tabernacle were
burning They had not proceeded far before their
Dr.. Duryea Expressed The %s'S hope taat nothing
from going right on with his services as usual and
church II 1t were ever required.
DR.. CUYLER TO THE FRONT.
far behind their Plymouth brethren and DR.. Dur
yea, for while the latter was present the following
letter was received from the "Hill":-
LAFAYETTE AVENUE CHURCH. Dec %, 1872
Ds4 81 the oss with Yen ~ and ynr
the trustees and session Of the Lafayette Avenae Presb
@ % iys
formal discussion then ensued as TO the arrange
ments for the evening service, and, at the suyges
u mon o as ne .h was
the corner Of Schcrmerhorn and Powers streets:-
cna1sS sw wS :.
The meeting dispersed without transacting any
further business.
The men OF the Tabernacle say that they have
only lost about seventy-fve thousand dollars and
they have gained by experience They win not
but % win Urea rear large handsome ne and n substantial
brick edlnce on the site occupied by the burned
structure; they are wealthy mock, and feel
The Fire Marsh.Ts Investigation.
The following 0ficial investigation as to the
cause Of the fre was made by Fire Marshal Ready,
si1flxklFT Ts' o. TsR nj ASSISTANT SEXTON.
My name is William Earl. ! .esidc at No. Put
Talmage's tabernacle. 1 went to the Tabernacle
At eight O'clock. ! llled up Two o. the furnaces
two, the back ones. When the nre occurred was
at the pulpit; coming up one OF the aisles said TO
in the nue, on the southeast corner Of the building.
The name was then about az high as mans head;
IT burst out all Of sudden. There were four fur
The smaller ones were in the rear and the larger
ones in the 'front.'. The due from one Of the large
the fire IL was In the chimney near the ground noor
OF the church. 1t was inside OF the church. When
he the ps anG he then
the alarm. the FIRST enort to put out the fire was
Corwin. The names were then about eight feet
high. ! ran into the, old Central Pres
,Sos Them sa Ss sp' RAW n0 no aaS
one Of the little rooms and gave them to parties
who carried out the water; they carried out about
finally some one said the rope is broke; the fire
spread rapidly; no one was IN the church at the
the church clock when the fire broke out the fires
were burning slowly all night; the fires are regu-
utes after The fire broke out before The firemen ar.
rived; do not know anything about the construc-
tion OF the fiues.
] reside at $40 Livingston street. am sexton Of
this morning when the 1re broke out. Mr.. Earl
says halo here's fire. looked around and saw
the %s sT
ume OF name from the southeast lue OF the
s Se n Corner ns Of se ae Vesss Hsss
us only RPs Base sS a aas
morning about six O'Clock to see to the nres, and
found them all doing WELL They were about quar-
each OF the two front furnaces about eight or ten
scoops full Of coal, and then put the furnaces IL
psRne ns os y sds ao
nicely. Then left the cellar and swept on the
snow from the walk, and went home to break
hour. When ! came into the church began to
put some things in order about the pulpit;
was busting on the keyboard OF the
the fre. The nue was built Of brick and covered
over with corrugated iron, and still another round
iue OF sheet-iron In the centre. The fre caught
where the nue passed through the moor, and seemed
There was wood base and think there was o
wood coruice up near the ceiling. gave the alarm
IN nsd yes Sesn
kept the doors closed. have heen sexton about
one year. Never had q dre in the church before.
Had the furnaces cleaned out this Fall.
The Tabernacle.
The corner stone was laid In June, 1870, and the
church was opened in the October following
Everybody in Brooklyn knew Talmage's Tabernacle.
IL was semi-circular In form and constructed OF
wood with covering OF corrugated iron. Its
seating capacity was about four thousand but fully
i've hundred more persons have frequently been
crowded into the building while as many more un-
able to obtain admission, turned away disap-
pointed.
The acoustic properties of the church were per-
fect and another advantage arising from its pecu.
liar construction was the fact that the pastor could
see the faces Of his audience, and not
their backs, which, a. he himself expressed
it, were "the least interesting parts OF
them" The means Of heating and ventilation
were also very good, and, in fact, the church was
regarded as perfect in all respects. The appear
ance Of the interior was marred little, perhaps,
by the presence OF the columns supporting the roof
but as q matter Of safety IL was decided to erect
these, so that the roof would be secure
One Of the feafures OF the tabernacle was
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