The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-06
TO WHAT BASE US rs.
Places for the sale Of Liquor en- the site Of
tho Old North Dutch Church.


In 1857, Mr.. Lanphier, a missionary Of
the COLLEGIATE Reformed Church. organized In
the chapel Of the old North Dutch Church.
which, until year ago, stood at Fulton aud
william streets, a daily noon prayer meeting,
and soon thereafter the name and the noble
work Of the Fulton street PRAYER Meeting were
known 10 almost every hamlet In the United
States Christians everywhere welcomed II.
and all over the land churches and mini't tiers
prayed for Its success. Daily prayer meetings,
OF which IL was really the parent, sprane up Ia
every VILLAGE, and in the most remote country
school houses. the honest farmers met with
their families on winter evenings. and after
praying and singing, talked OF the latest news
from the great prayer meeting In the heart Of
the gre { and wicked New York.
There 10 probably no spot this side OF Pales-
tine held more sacred In the hearts Of Christian
men and women In America than the site Of the
old North Church. wnen the old house Of
wor.hip was torn down thousands OF Christians
regretted that II had to give place to an immense
business block. The prayer meeting was per-
manently moved to an upstairs chapel over .
large furniture store on the upper end OF the
plot, and there II Ia still held.
But on part OF the very ground on which
from 1857 stood tho old house OF prayer, and
which Is still owned by the Collegiate Reformed
Church. there are in full operation, with glaring
signs and CONSPICUOUS exhibitions OF beer Kegs
and wine bottles, two hourishing bar rooms.
One. he largest 10 at 62 Ann street Over the
door Is the piacari, Restaurant" and under
meath that tue words. wines. ales, and liquors."
On the glass door hangs a placard, Hot inks
this is "Grossman's DINING Room" On tue
sidewalk near the door Is a pyramid NJ lager
beer kegs, ana IN the large show window 81 nds
consDicuuus q great bottle labelled, Rhine
wine" The interior " this place IL fitted 10
with large and costly bar, with rows OF hotties
behind II aud tables for aueste and " Ia orna-
mented with cheap paintings and evergreens.
At the tables at all times OF day men 1t ting
and drinking, ana clouds OF tobacco smoke con-
tinunlly rise almost over the spot on which the
| earnest y, ayers that found an echo IN millions
OF hearts throughout the laud were offered up
with solemn earnestnes-.
Tue other oarroom, Geston's French Restsu-
rant" Is In the basement at l06 Fulton street.
| Centennial schooner Of s c mt LAYER" Inside
are small bar and number Of ,ables. One Of
the plaeards on tue VALE announces the " Bal
On the William street front Of the same
new block. whicn covers the site OF the old
house Of prayer. over DOOR are ne words
| ~ holesale Liquor Dealers" but the proprie-
tors Of TINS score explain that they are dealers
| In ints and oils, and that tue revenue VS.
require them TO put up sucn n sign because they
have to deal In scopol IN connection witn their
When, on Monday evening, reporter for THR
| sun asked the Rev. DIR. OrmlstOn, Of the
ColleRia Reformed Cburcn. % bout the existence
| oil oarroome on the site OF the old mouse OF
PRAYER In Fulton street. the Doctor promptly re-
| piled tn al there were no bhrroOus on the plot.
80 But there are the reporter said. i've seen
them In operation"
DR.. Oruiistop wss nevertheless increduious.
" he lease has provision against IT," he s-iJ.
| The COnsistOrv resolved that the property
should not be used for such PURPOSES" Hut
| II Is so used" " linen | diun't Know II. TN
| glad YOU told me. You can ask MI. Pnyfe. the
| treasurer or Mr.. Slit, the clerK, about It. There
| are some members OF the Consistvry here, and
| shNll tell them to night"
| Yesterday the reporter visited James Phyfe,
| treasurer OF the tullegi lto Reformed Cnu1cn.
| lie Is a venerable, white-h aired man. He said
| that the Fulton street plot had been leased TO
| Andrew J. Kerwin, who erected the luge urick
| block that now covers II. The le sc II for 81
| years from May i. 1879, " IN covenant Tor two
| renewals Of 81 wears The rent Il fl4,0JU u
| year. The tonsistory " 4hed TO impose con-
| J-cled To- H. lie said ne might desire to let the
| Easements for RESTAURANTS. aud tue Consist, y
| Y We up the condition.
| George >. silt, clerk of the COLLEGIATE Re
| formed Cnurcn, said. when told that DIR.
OrnIston had said that the lease pro .iDited bar
rooms on the sight OF the old house Of prayer,
| well. DIR. Oimiston. peru sps, does not under
| 81 M all ABOUT IT," Inc lease to Mr.. kerwin
| WAS made. Mr.. Stitt said because old Oh srv n
euincs was In sucn conoi ion tn Il the society
| might have bad to sxpend from tIs.0o0 to $4,000
| III repairs, winch tue society could not anOru 10
do. Accordingly the edihce WAS taken down
aud the grOdnu leased TO MI. kerwIn for a
| gOnd rent Mr. kerWtn objected to clause
being put into the lease against Ito nor selling.
| "COul mt II nave peen rented to some cody
| else with that 81 use IN p iuqulred tno re-
porter
| "No. they couldn't hive got any such rent
| as flfOO-t they couldn't have got over tlOUv,"
| Mr.. sti replied. lie continued:
| uere IL a disposition, yOu know. 10 md
| fault with what Uodios, "a persous Of exalted
| ~ d.