The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-27
PRESBYTERIAN MEMORIAL CHURCH.

Dedication or the New Edffice-ImpOsfng
Ceremonies-Every Man Proacher-
Sermon by the Rev. Theodore l.. Guy
Ter, ID. d., OF Brooklyn.
This church. which has been lately completed,
is of the largest in the city in respect TO seat
ing capacity. The pews are nearly all rented, and
1t Is expected that the debt and interest will be
paid of before the twelvemonth il gone by. The
church. both interior and exterior, is elegantly
appointed. The Keystone in the arch over the
Madison avenue entrance bears the following in
scriptlon ITO the Triune God" The steeple and
the capitals are surmounted with golden and blue
enanened ornaments, which throw reflection
painful to the eye when the sun strikes them. The
interior Of the church, filed with
SUMMER ATMOSPHERE,
is magni1cently upholstered. The pulpit and COM
munon table, on which Ia carved 'In Rcmem-
brance OF Me-" are made Of wood from the Holy
Land, and were presented by one OF the members
OF the church. The aisles are richly carpeted and
the pulpit door is covered with red velvet Brus-
sells.
THE DEDICATION SERMON
was preached by the Rev. Theodore L. Cuyier, D..
D., OF Brooklyn who chose for his text Luke TX,
oO-'Go thou and PREACH and continued in sub
stance as OOws:-We are not told to whom IN
particular these words were addressed but they
to go and preach the Word there was no one
appointed over them; no archbishop, much less a
pope They We're individually instructed TO preach
preaching to any one peope or In any one country,
but to all mankind heather, Jew and Gen.
addressed alone to the apostles. or that
to them was bequeathed the sole right to preach,
for such Is not the case Their followers were also
the apostles The apostles did not transmit this
right to q select few, but every one to whom
they preached was instructed to preach the Word.
1t Is grand suppose that all the preaching
and Godlike work that Is done IN New YORK Is done
by the exertions OF lew ministers, about three
become stagnant and the wheels OF religion would
be cogged and imperative.
A pregnant question for discussion is, How Is 1t
that nowadays
CONVERSIONS ARE so FEW
and far betweenS Some contend that the early
Christians were attracted by the novelty OF religion
others that their prosecutors forced them to noble
deeds and made them stubborn In their desire to
prOmulgate the new doctrine, but neither OF these
opinions is entirely correct, and have one which
l think Is nearer the cause. 1t is that nova
days we have very few who lead Godlike lives 1t
was more the actions than the services OF the
chosen twelve that gained converts; they in every
particular duplicated and copied the life of their
divine Master and in SO doing they, like Him.
won hearts and golden opinions for themselves
aud the doctrines they professed Now people are
content with leaving the work OF the Lord In the
hands Of the minister's who are too few to do the
combined work OF priest and people. What signl-
fes few words from the pulpit once week
Nothing at all. Each and every one OF you should
preach an exemplary sermon every day OF your
lives, and whether You do good whether con-
sciOusy or not, you are the best judges. Now, as
you preach a sermon every day, be careful what
you choose for your text Do not many OF you
choose for your text the quotation Of stocks in the
Exchange, and from that text preach sermon
which ip substance is that
GOLD ALONE CAN MAKE ONE HArrYY
Let your conscences answer. Why. then. when
such is the case, do you not bring your religion
into your counting houses, your homes, and into
all your conversations Lead good and holy lives,
and In doing show men that the spirit OF Christi
anity Is not dead.
After the sermon DR.. Robinson made brief re-
cital OF the history OF the projection OF the new
church and its progress, and stated that Is the
and meet that they themselves should dedicate 1t
to Cod, which was then done, according to the Gus
tomary ritual.
After the dedication an anthem was sung by the
choir. and the benedcton delivered by DR.. Cuyler
ended the services,