The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-17
CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY.

Farewell services-Sermon by the Rev.
stephen II. Tying, Jr., ID. ID.
The elegant and well-known Church OF the Holy
Trinity, Madison avenue ana Forty-secOnd street,
was filed to overnOwing yesterday morning by
parishiones and strangers take part In the fare
well services Of this house of Worship. AZ around
the present structure there Is already being laid
Hthe foundation Of q more cOmmodiOus and grander
building and from this date divine services will be
held in the temporary church, Madison avenue and
FOrty-seventh street. After the usual preliminary
lessons and prayers were read. the pastor. the
Rev. stephen II. Tying, Jr.. D. D.. announced as his
text for the occasion H. Kings vi, I'm parN -
"And the iron did swim" He said that Elisha
in his prophetical Office, was only second to his
miraculous powers. Always in the lonely places
as the Brook Of Kedr0n We meet him and know Of
his connection with God. The instances OF the
supernatural connection therein, and so directly
appointed that the power is manifested OF God are
peculiar to Elishas miracles In other places like
results were only attained by the aN OF Divine
authority, but here they seem illogical. Natural
ism cannot explain Elisha's wonderful words; the
best and worst we can do Is to believe. DR.. Tying
continued upon this line Of thought and referred
to the impossible and improbable in life and the
agencies that oyercame the improbable in godly
works, and though the age OF material miracles has
passed. yet the history OF every life IL full OF in
stances that border on the magical. He then said
that to-day the history OF this congregation sug-
gested host Of Illustrations OF the opening theme,
going to prove that both the improbable and i'm
possible may be overcome in godly words: Their
hindrances and endorsements were not few, but
out of all the
He had often smiled when others in like work
had come to him with stories OF trials and troubles
just as If theirs mad been a bed OF roses. During
day, and they had seen adversely and been knee.
deep in the slough OF despair Having at their be-
ginning thought they h had atemptea the
stare them IN the face, all the laws OF life were
against them, and no man Of business would have
the usual laws OF profit and loss.
He related the history OF the church and
sn,es sa treSpes o %h
ing their great financial difficulties through
which they had passed they were worth $500, 600
troubles gone through with, DR.. Tying referred at
length to the ecclesiastical difficulties through
which the church had passedthe arra aIn en
known to the Church, but without success; and
thus again .the iron did SWIM"
THEIR FORM OF WORSHIP
was simple; no meretriciOus accessories for de-
monstration and effect mad been resorted to. And
after enumerating the various charities which the
read the following statement Of the work OF the
church since their organization :--Baptisms, 1888;
Sl2; communicates, 1900; sunday school
children and teachers, l,ssa; contribu-
lions to the poor ana general Oner-
ings, $1s,529; domestic missions, $11, 484, and
ali collections made during the nine years. $519 900.
The sermon was concluded by advising that the
only part OF the furniture of the old church that
could be utilized was portion of the organ, and
an appeal was made for money sufficient to build
the new one TO be required and this act would re.
main memorial OF the last visit to the old church.
The appeal was needed, and 81, 0OO-the amount
reQured-subscribed.
In the afternoon there was church for the chill
dren with baptism and in the evening the Rev
DR.. Tying, of st. Georges church. and the Rev. DIR
Dyer and others addressed q large congregation