The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-03
THE Old GREENE srR EET on URcH.
The Final Services Therein A venerubIe
Landms rk TO he ObltterIted.

The nnal services were held in the Greene
Street Methodist Church yceterdav. the building
having been sold for drmolitiuD. In and n.
the pulpit were the Rev. Nessrs Joseph Lon
kins u. =. Osbon, J. A. Edmonds, Angelo o.
trtnder. As, Il. Lvon, a rmcr ~ stor. j. A.
lm"nds, the pr sent pastor. u II. Stone A. *.
pdfor !, II former past, r, DE-. Crav ford. Bsaop
II mis-, md ~, Rev. Dr. John Reed. rnon
preached bv DE-. Reed. who tecolvc' ed the
dedi ration ~ tie church. lie re- d prorrn mcs
~ auuivrr-afV xer,l-cs held therein. inciud ing
the names II od members. and mentioned the
rmy debate OF tn General Conference In Il
about ri very. In lSlL
In tn, evening the Rev. A. X sandford
pre- chcd, and "a love feast followed the SER
mon. It was exactly forty-four years yesterday
that the church was conn lctcd. During the
years iSN ri much religions fcrvur was manifesto
ed in tho city. and the seating accommodations
OF the existing churchct became inadcqnatc-
the central part " the city being especially de-
Il lent in Methodist churches Twcnty gentle
men. members uf different congregations,
agreed To- become responsible for "A share ~ tho
expense uf hiring halli that part of New York
aud holding regular sunday 'erviccs there. The
broadway Hall" on broadway. between How
ard and Grand streets, where the recent large
nIe OCCURRED, wlS hired a. an annual rent OF
$50 The meetings thcw hccame OF great In
forest. and the board NJ Trustees ~ the circuit
rc-ol' ed to purchase four lots ON Greene street,
near liruumc, which Mr.. ncchman offered Tor
Si0Nn The decd was mado ont IN June. lS'l
but before the money was paid thc trustees con-
cluded That the ground was unsuitable for n
heavy building. IL being all nled-in, or made
ound, and they induced Mr. Ibeekm To re-
lease them from their bargain. Lots were then
secured in Mulberry street and preparations
made to build; but In August the trustees
again changed their minds. and the Grcene
street property was taken from Mr. lieek man
At the price first agreed upon. Tho contract for
the mason wuri, uf the church was given TO MI
Jacob hunting, the price being s1.Sn and Mi
John Carr tool, the carpenters contract for
g. "a. making the completed house cost $1,000
The work was completed In April 49,. The
Mulberry street lots were sold 60 the Method 4
Nnnt Concern. and have since been occupied 10y
them u~ y publishing adjustment. The Greene
street thurDl soon became a Vcrs large and
/ influential organization. n was at a conference
| held ia this church In 1Sil that the Method Il
/ tluith Vf the southern states ana that Of the
/ Nurth were separated hy the question OF slavery
/ During the war 81 the Rebellion the GrecnC
J street Church was well represented in the Union
! army.
During the past SIX or eight years the cnngrc-
CATION has diminished In numbers. many Of M
/ members moving away. ard two years ago tho-,
/ that remained united with the Duane Methods II
/ church.. and the two held united services. Last
! mouth The entire property In Greene street Wa
| sold for SlNWn cash which was $4,000 less thar
! was once ororcdi. and the cungreE cation pur
| chased the shurch on the east side az a-hngt ~
! square. formerly occupied 10y Dr. Hutton : Hook
for S~ltnn The new PROMISES Will be dedicatct
and occupied al an carly day.