The New York herald., 1876-09-26
GRACE CHAPEL CoNsECRATED.

A SOLEMN SERVICE, PRESIDED OVER by BISHOP
poTrER-sKRMoN ON FREE cHApELs BY REV.
DIR. PorTER-THR RDryICE.
The service OF conservation Of Grace chapel, East
Fourteenth street. between Third and Fourth avenues
was held yesterday, Bishop Potter ofnciating and q
largo number OF the Episcopal clergy being present.
The service we'll attended by the laity and was
very solemn The choir from Grace church.
Bishop Potter IN his robes hoaded the procession,
which entered the sanctuary at tho appointed hour
foIows:-The Standing Committee OF Graco chapel,
tho architects. tho vestry Of Graco church, the
dens the reverend clergy. the assistant ministers Of
Grace church. pastor of Grace chapel and the
tor.
The service having opened tho instrument Of dona-
tion presented by Mr. Adam NorIc, senior warden
OF Grace church. After exhortation and prayers by
the Bishop the sentence OF consecraion read by
the pastor Of the new chapel. Rev. w. 7. Egbcrt
Morning prayer then said by the Rev DR.. GslIsu
det, the first lesson being read by the Rev. Dr. Ecclc
son. OF Staten Island and the second by tho Rev. Dr.
Haskins OF the Diocese of Long Island The prayers
wore read by the Rcv. Benjamin Shaw Of Frederic
ton, N. B. Bishop Potter said the communion service.
assisted by the Rev Dr. Price.
taking his text from Proverbs xii, 2-"The rich
and the poor meet to2ethcr and the Lord is the maker
OF them ALL" Tho preacher began by alludng to tho
fact that the text tho legend which formerly
crowned tho chance arch Of the chapel which was d.
stroyed by re in 1872 He thoh proceeded to sketch
tho history of the free chapes erected by Grace church.
beginning with that built in 1S49, on tho corner OF
Madison avenue and Twenty-oighth street He then
to state tho motives which had Influenced
thosc who had erected the present buildings
to arrange them N their present position and
indicate the work which they designed to do.
He pointed out that the sunday school building which
occupies the front OF tho lot aud which will be known
Grace Hall, essential to the due working vt the
frec church, which demands ample accommodation Tor
parochia and Sunday schools and for parish societies
Ho then alluded briot to iha aims which those erect
ing the chapel had endeavored 10 accomplish. The
remainder OF the discourse argument for free
churches, the preacher taking the ground that they
demanded by the principles OF apostolic teaching,
the permanent welfare OF the Church and the peculiar
cxigenccs OF times In particular he insisted upon
as essential TO the hold OF the Church and even or
Christianity itself upon inc massos oil the people he
owned that the pew system So rooted the tra-
dtiOns and prcudiccs OF largo class OF that
IL would take long mc to win iss way TO general ac
ecptance but he maintained that the history OF the
movement IN England demonstrated that IL had the
eympathes Of the people themselves and OF thoso In all
walks OF life.
Alter the services had concluded excellent lunch
was paraken Of by tho clergy who had assisted in
Grace Hall
rho chapel. a very elegant lttlo structure cost
$780, 900 In architectural style II Is Roman Gothic.
The front Of tho lot Is occupied ny a building TO be
known Grace Hall, which contains sunday school
psrochal societies Tho centre oil The lot Is occupied
by the chapel, which has sitting capacity OF 1000
persons The interior OF the chapel IL Handsomely
decorated, the chaDce being very elegantly designed
IN all it's requisites TINS the second chapel
under the Rev Dr. PotIor's jurisdiction rector Of
Twenty third street, now known the German s-
sion, under tho pastorate Of the Rev. Mr. Siegmund.