The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-19
DR.. PORTEOUs, CHURCH MOVEMENT.
Meeting OF the Committee Last Night
Reports Of Progress by the Sub-COm-
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Meeting OF the Committee Last Night
Reports Of Progress by the Sub-COm-
mittecs.
The committee OF fifteen Qess two who have
undertaken to organize ana found Protestant
Episcopal church in Brooklyn for the Rev. DR.. Por
teous, met last evening at the residence OF Mr..
Foote, in Vanderbilt avenue. Mr.. CrOzier, the
chairman presided. The several subcommittee
reported the results of their Investigations and
labOrs. The Committee ON Location have secured
the Academy OF Music for morning services
and DIR. Buddington's church, on Clinton
and Lafayette avenues, for evening service,
The inaugural services will take place
on Sunday evening next at the Clinton avenue
congregational church. The style and title Of the
new enterprise is to be "An Souls Protestant Epis
copal church, The organizers, VINO are faithful to
the Protestant Episcopal Church, do not intend to
SET up for themselves unless compelled thereto by
the continued hostility Of the Bishop OF the diocese.
They win obtain the endorsement Of three bene-
feed clergymen, with which. according to canon
law, DR.. Porteous can demand recognition. II the
Bishop refuses to recognize him then the Church
will carry Its grievance before the Diocesan Com
mittee. II that body snail sustain the Bishops
position there will then be nothing left but an In
dependent attitude for All Souls church.
The Committee on Music have interested Mr..
Goodwin, the PRESIDENT OF the Handel and Haydn
Society, OF Brooklyn, who win provide the new
church with a volunteer choir, some OF whom, as
Mr.. Gordon himself stated to the committee last
night, VIII eventually identify themselves with the
new movement. MIR. Morgan the organst OF the
Clinton avenue church, has consented, Temporal
rily at least, to supply the Instrumental accom-
PAYMENTS TO the choir for the services In That
church. The hymns TO be used have been
selected from the Songs of the Sanctu-
ary," used In DR.. BuddingtOn's church, and
will be published in pamphlet form OF
eight pages and distributed to the congregations.
The committee intend TO have good music, but not
to maze that the great feature OF their service.
SO lar as practicable congregational singing Is TO
be encouraged; but chants and solos Will also md
an appropriate place in the services and 20 aid 1t
the choir Is to be provided with church music
books. 1t was decided TO take up the collections,
after the sermon instead Of before, That the
financial interests OF the church may not Interfere
with the spiritual. This Is In c0nsonance
with Or. POrteous' wishes also. SIX ushers.
who are also 10 attend to the collections.
appointed last evening The members
OF the committee present last eveniDg-Messrs.
Crozcr. Kempton, Herries, Blauvelt Foote taylor,
Crombe. Hallock, Sinclair Young, Hazelton,
Lownsberry and Archer-paid one quarter OF their
subscriptions in advance so as to put the organza-
ton on q sure footing finance and an adver-
Using committee were appointed last evening.
Mr.. kempton is the treasurer. 1t was decided Tor
the present not to effect permanent organiza-
ton until the church can do so according to the
statutes in such case made and provided, which
Will be IN a few weeks The Committee on Music
Is to meet at Mr. Halock's mouse this evening,
and on Friday evening the choir will practice In
Dr. Buddngtons church and on Saturday at Mr..
Slade's. DR.. Porteous met the committee later
last evening Rnd wee pleased win their action.