New-York tribune., 1876-10-09
THr WORK OF THREE YEARS.

The ReU. Dr. Rerbsa Je9rey at s Mafy Afe'Hs bdp'''
Chufch (BrO0ktyhL
The Marcy Avenue Baptist Church, Brooklyn,
was reopened yesterday morning, after undergoing eX-
tensive improvements the Rev Reuben jeffrey, d. d.
preaching. The chapel, low, wooden structure
tastefully finished in blue, brown, and gray,
was filed to the doors with a large audience
The cost OF ENLARGEMENT was $500, OF which
$4,000 have already been pledged in payment Further
exercises in commemorat0n OF the enlargement OF he
church will take place during the week, meiuuiis
sermons by the Rev DR.. Thomas Bambault, the Kew
Hiram Hutchings the Rev. Dr. stephen H. Iyhg) )r" ana
the Rev r. b. Kolsay DE- Jeffrey took for his text the
17th verse of Psalm xc.: Establish Thou the WORK oi
our hands upon us yea the work OF our hands espsu
Thou it, lie spoke substantially as follows;
Gods plan Of salvation began with eternity anu
heaven His worS was continued in the mission
Of our Savior when on caIth b.' -, rr, i"r roo,in
less is It carried in the enterprises OF is pgoht,
the work Of our hands" 10 In the spirit OF ths
thought that the text for this morning was
bmne today There is no sacredness In church build
ING I'm itself but It becomes sacred through we a,soc
tions that cluster around IT, II - sacred ana u lOil5
sacrd channel through which tOeXpress Cbrs loFe.
David and Nehemiah both found expression Tor tncr
unus feelings the erection OF cdlices IN praise o %
Their friends among the people participated zralousl III
This work but their enemies, the enemies also OF riuii
showed their hatred 10y their apathy, whether toWalu
tLe huidiug of the temple the walls about JeIusarl
And If the ancents could love the tabcrnacle ah
es.ocatons we neither rituasilc nor mateIlhls'c
whom we saw nj the present time that have ught 10
vnress our qrdor i'm OF religion by means OF
beautiful house of worship. We utter the same prayer
we plead in the same spirit did Gods servant OF od
when he first entered the temple, The work OF our
hands-our hands weak and feeble though they Dc
establish Thou it," .,-,.- A.. A.
The prayer OF our text contains two thouehsthat the
work may appeal 10 u.s. and that 10 may appeal 20 our
children and those who are 10 come aitrr US II Is no
egosm which prompts us to say mat we are anG 20 & c
tbe workings Of God In this church IN very marked de
gree A glance at history proves ms. ScaI,ey
three wears ago this church was formed with I'mDcr-
shin Of Is. Two years ago today we entered our en-
orred building ahuudantly Satsncdu we could utctHtA
nm il and to-day into an cdlhce 0f twice thr SIZE
Nor has our success been due in any way 10 sensho
means No tricks Of Oratory eccent1citics Oi manner
i'm thp pulpit no marvel ~ singing or wonder Oi organ
plavug have done this bur simple cndeaNort0 60 Goa
work faithfully. This can ana TINS we know 10
he true our text also contains "a prayer mat our
work NAV ba made manifest 70 our children
We are willing tO 20 into tins spdIrely y~ei'el
region and be pioneers OF religion in tins uerhborhood
mat when these vacant lots necome inhabited people
may find here an established Church OF God. We have
many things 10 thank God for in the pas-the spirit ne
has given us love, of union, Of concord Of cahohcy-
and what wish and pray IS that ths spirit may go
with us TO the Judgment Day We wish 20 blll so wen
in the Christian religion thar snail nd ~ the Jdg-
Inpnt seat that our work is good; We wish 10 Wd 50
well that the generation shall be able tu move on
higher plane than have done; we wish 10 buli I'D
well that we shall have addressed 10 Us the "ol wen
DONE good aud faithful servant; enter thOu INTO the JOY
q Lord"