New-York tribune., 1879-02-24
ences. Pardon for a sin comfort in all trouble light
IN all darknessj and every wilderness has well In it.
CHURCH DEBT REMOVED.

TIE Rec Hsrram at ne Church oJne &s,sah (UnHsyia
The Rev. G.. s. Merriam, OF Springfield,
Mas occupied the pulpit OF the Church OF the Messiah
at Park-sye and Thirtytourthst, yesterday morning
aud at the close Of his sermon said sives uo great
pleasure to what you oil doubtless Of
but which has been announced, that the last dol
lar of the Rrea, Indebtedness of this church ba been
pledged snd that the whole debt has been provided FOR
It Indeed day Of thanksgiving cOpgrstulat,on and
Joy"
For the last ten years the church has been bearing
under debt OF sl25 900. OF this sum 10000 was
drs mortgage, and e23ooo in the form o. bonds .Hd
accrued Interest, held by the ssosy OF DR.. Bet
owss church At the annual meeting or the Church OF
the Messiah on December 81 progrsnms for The re-
oval OF the debt laid oa and through th" streRu
Efforts of the members OF the society aud cfsister
organiSato1s the plan has proved successful tthat
JOHN Bsbcock, Joseph p. Hale. ptxier A. Haw Sins.
Timothy &. Eastman, ThompsOn Dean, \. j. Wyeth.
Eeose Ss! H. Sen ny as nHd Dr.
church would give up the bonds held bv that :oc!ety.
and !! the American Unitarian Ass00ittlon would rhP
$4,000 the church itself would collect The remaining
s8S.00O. The work OF securing ehe sO5o 900 Ia tSe
was or-anIled and inc Rev. NJ K schernc-noTn 9sstor
ofthe Unarsn Church in Newport T. T. nG~ lnYited 10
nicre,t ia the work. He Two sa:n,ns, snt 20
good the result that the ladies' secured subscriptions
covering the enTe sum OF s,00O ali except - very
,sisl IN ount Il which has been paid in J. f. Hale
sl70GO' and L C. Eastman and lhGHpioI p :, DsSa ,,S
up their bonds, which witn accrued lntersst amounted
to $22OOO and the American UpitgriJn Association
promised the S35, 900 wIich WAS asked OF Il lAH' %
MarCg l 10 is confidently expected thAt lhS chulen.
which cost 100000, Will be entirely ire from q, D. -,
Tho fourth anniversary o the VrganZaIlon or the
Church Of Messiah Will occur on March II, ana the
or he church from lts great ccnt viii be
celebrated by convention OF Representatives. OF the
Unitarian churches throughout the country. uhder Lns
ausUces OF the American Unitarian As,cchhoE The
exercises will begin at y. M wth an aItisss py thc
Rev Dr. Bellows and the following day ana evening
Will he devoted addresses by Others. Oa Ihesdy
M Rev DP, l.. N. Chaplu VIII Lecture III
the church ON Orders OF Nobty," and me proceeds
will De- devOied 10 the genera fund The chGi'h J. Wlh-
u pastor and one VIII be called until 0i'er
March 10.
1929 AMI the building situated at Prince aud er
Ghc Rev. Mr. Lunt. who subsequently "a IN
Egypt the first pastor He was succeeded NJ INC
Rev. Orvlle Dewey now eiZhty-four years Old ana
who l. cIpecrcd TO 0e present at tue anniversary on
March 10. The church was destroyed Dy nIt ana the
.Ocicty moved to Broadway near Elghthst. The tev
Dr. O-gOOd the next pastor, ana he roualned win
the society for nineteen years Metnwhle the sOccLy
moved again 10 hedisOnave and Twenty ghthS ST IN
1865 the society occupied the capei Oh Cne lot whore
The present church stands at PaTKave. and Ihirty-
fourtsi., and not long after tine church proper wss
completed and taken possession or Dr. Osxooh, now
ever, unable to I'll the large church. aud after f'Hr
he having received, however, purse OF eoooV
from the church between which and himself there was
always the kndcst OF feeling.
The Rev. George II HepwOrth was then appointed pas
TOr but the Affairs OF the church s In troubl"d
condition Mr.. HepWOrth drew good audiences for u
year, but then the attendance began fall on. He re-
manned at the head VI the church until January, 1873
The Rev Mr.. Powers was then called 10 the vacant pu
pit winch lie nled for two years. In 1874 the lEcv VII
liam r. AlZer elected pastor, and h" remained WIN
the society until last October when lie accepted pas
torat0 Denver, Col Ii was then determined not TO
hire another pastor until the debt was paid.