The New York herald., 1877-03-19
RECoNsTRUCTING A CHURCH.

RECONSIKUCIlNSt CdUhCH.
THE ATTORNEY STREET METHODIST EPISCOPAL
coLoRED CHURCH REoPENED AS A MISSION
HousE-ADDREssEs BY CLINTON B. FIsKE,
cHAuNcEY sHAFFRR, J. B. CORNELL AND
OTHERS.
laymen's Methodist meeting took place in the
Methodist Episcopal Church in Attorney, Delan-
cey street. yesterday afternoon to commemorate tho
renovation and rcopcning place of Methodist
ship ~ onaoi the oldest churches about Caua
This church originally the property Of tho Protes-
taut Methodist denomination, and was very -four
ishing II was vacant some years and finally
purchased by tho Methodist Episcopal Home
Missionary Society and opened as coIored
mission church. In time the largo colored popu-
latlon OF the east side began to drift away and
six weeks ago its colorcd mission
brought end. The Methodist Missionary Society
have spent about 100 making necessary changes
in tho interior Of the structure, which was yesterday
reopencd, with Rev. David Teod pastor. At the
morning services ali but about $3.50 OF the debt of
ST. 100 was raised and ut the afternoon meeting the
balance was subscribed. General Clinton Is. Fiske
presided at the Inter services, which were opened by
tho congregation singing the hymn, ''God Will Trust
Us Now After the hymn beginning ''HaIleluJah. It
Is DONE, was sung, Chairman Fiske remarked tnat
there could be NO more blessed thought than to know
that we have Jesus with US IN all our WORK.
FisKE's REMARKS
In November last he stood he said at Scabrght Sta
ton with his litic slx.year-0ld son waiting for tho
tram. For the first tino his little boy heard tho wind
whisting on the telegraph wires. He seemed sur.
prsed and Interested, and when asked what he
responded, ~ guess II Is the angels singing" The
father explained TO him the use Of the poles and
wires when he to the conclusion that the angels
wero using the telegraph wires as harp strings, and
putting his littlc ound the pole he exclaimed
81 know what they are saying; IT is Halleluah, II Is
done'" Yes, my friends, hallelujah, It Is done. We
come here celebrate the reOpenng oil new church,
and Jesus Is with US to-day. For any Ill there IS u
remedy in coming closer to Christ Let US in this
ncwcd church love To Christ aud the angels
will tune their harps III praise to Cod
sHAFFER's REMARKS.
Chauncey Shaner delivered vigorous address, In
which ne quoted The dying words OF Lawrence T.
Don't give up the p." To-day he felt like rcterat
ing this cry. II had long been Of dispute among
the Methodists whether thore any grace left Tor
the people ON the cast side OF the Bowery. Last year
he had been invited 10 go into Mackcrelvillc aud
assist In founding mission Sunday school God had
prospered their work and proved that there stl is
saving grace for east side sinncrs. The Methodsts
hold the tort the east side for there are still
precious souls there They were driven out by the tor
eign element in 1855. but to-day VIC have, said hc
recaptured our lost camp ana we mean TO
hold It for Jesus hereafter. Why can't wo here, on
tho side light up the old Methodist fire and have
u regular old time OF IT, We must work, and tell you
good Methodist work is good for the rheumatism l
icel IL myself in my bones. Let us continue these
afternoon services aud bring dear souls TO Christ
OTHER ADDRESSES
Very brief addresses were nado oy Kew. william
Hammon, Rev. james Mackcv and j. b. Cornell, Pres
ident Of the Church Missionary Society. The latter
distance of the mission, $4,000 souls TO be saved,
and II 10 bring them 10 Jesus that they had re-
opened tho edilcc. The services were concluded ny
prayer and tho doxology