New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-07-13
A CHURCH ANNIVERSARY.
The Rev. O. f. Ertre at hs Puritan Congregational cA"r
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The details of decade in the life and work
OF church. with the lessons which it had brought, was
tie theme OF the Rev Charles Everes sermon In the
Puritan Church. at Lafayette and Marcy-ayes, Brook
lyn On Friday next the tenth anniversary OF the
organization OF the church occurs and yesterday tho
pastor gave a sketch Of its progress The outlines
merely the skeleton OF its hstOry-were given, the
speaker saying that the experience OF each Of the mem
breathe into this the breath Of life The text
chosen from Hebrews, H. IL: In the midst OF the
church viii sing praise unto thee"
True history. said the speaker cannot be written III
must remain unwrtten. outlines may be given. but
no pen describe feelings emotions and experiences
OF the SOUL Yet these make up the history OF life ana
OF a church. Real life is Language is compare
lively cold and 1t chls what it describes. Experience
il vital, but statistics dead The histo& or the
church for the past ten years is divided into three por
tons First, the physical: second, the mental, and
third the spiritual record The physical portion OF the
church had its first manifestation in a store on Myrtle
ave- about Christmas time in 1863 1t was nourished
and supported by few SabbathschOol workers
Some what significant this beginning in store 1t
meant that religion to be carried into tho places OF
MISUNDERSTANDING the walks OF Besides this 1t taught
business principles must come into the church aud
regulate it could thrive The next step was the
formal organization Of the church in the July IT, 1864 In
the DeKalbaye. Methodist Church. The place where
a church is born has always something to do with its
career, and to the birth OF this church in Methodist
house OF worship might be due something OF its feryor
The first church ediice at DeKalb-aye. ana wal
worth ST. whittier the congregation removed on January
1865 It's present pastor assumed charge The con-
regaton included 80 members and the Sabbath-schoOl
containeds5. After this site for new church was Sc
cured ut Marcyave and Pulaskst. but not being SUIT
able the cation built its present house OF worship
In regard to the mental charac erstics OF the church.
church may be kind of secaran mold into whlcn tue
members run and whence they emerge all bearing
the stamp. THIS Is not the case III the present IN
stace individual opinion has always been respected
and left unnparcd. 10 Is evident that statistics only
feeby represented this condition, yet may say that out
OF the 40 received into the church. 800 were In profess
sion Of their faith. The SuDdayschoO too, was dong
good recruing for tho army nave outlined the his
tory said the speaker only briefly and imperiecty but
the Divine hand alone write the true record Among
the truths estab and illustrated IN the history OF
the church is the power Of Christian unity. Again
t has been shown that sacrifice made for christ
sake brought regret We would be willing 10 rake bacK
nothing that has given in behalf OF Christ When
the old veterans OF the Revolution came home from inc
war OF ndepeudence with tho freedom OF the nation
won their battle could not be bought, Tor they
were precious TO them and their children In con
GLIDING the speaker said that II the church at the emu OF
its first decade stood still and made further progress
IL might perhaps be better had n never been born what
they had done should be merely steppingstone 10
position OF higher wider influence, ana an Impulse
10 press them on TO erander deeds ana hoD!er