New-York tribune., 1879-01-03
THE CHURCH OF THE NESSLIH.
HISTORY or THE soCIETY's sTRCGGrEs-EFFORT5
TO PAY OFF TIE DEBT oN HE CHURCH hDi-
FICE.

HISTORY OF THE sOCIETY's sTRJGGTEs-KFFoET5
I'd PAY OFF TIE DEBT ON HE CHURCH EDi-
FICE.
Conspicuous among the church editiceS of
Ncw-Tork IL the brown stone structure at Thirty
ourh-st and Pars-aye., known as tLr Church OF The
Messiah In. second Unitarian Society was organized
more than dtty years by members Vt the First Cn
tarian Society cf this clty, Of whtcn the Rev Dr bel
.ows ls pastor.
The r-t pastor OF rhe organization was the Rev
Nj Iunt. who died iu the Holy Land. lie was sue
cceaed by Dr. Oryille Dewey. vino occupied tue pulpit
FOR more than twenty years His successor was the
Rev Dr. Samuel O-good. During this pastorate the
congregation removed from the church IN which they
nad been worshIpp.nG Madlson-ave. 10 the present
building This structure was begun III l-Gj. l. was
planned to cu-t 100000, and tae lot on which lt
stand, wa, purchased fOr $4,000. But when finished
IL cost exclusive ~ the ground- ya- S2I5.GOO The
society thus found itself heavily 10 debt FINALLY Dl
D-.oYd rt.,lai. TB- Rev. q. n. HrpVOr was next
.rtirI pastor. During hi, mn>tTa,l'hS du alicIPt
-. nd. d, .uay inc cna- ,ter ~ the churCu, and TO
make t Orthudux TrntaraG. This came Wlinn tnrte
votes surCrrIn-: but thf IuraTldu- retained cnnluI
y, t,. .,c1,v ~ iI.nvolfh resigned and founded the
C,nsre tiaua nurcn ot The Disciples. The Rev. Dr.
william T. Aver tLen succerdrd "tle pqI *. he saiut
from Boston aut the author 0r the History "f the
Doc,rrr ~ the Future Life" The financial dihieu ties
"a ry ,id To, D., provided for AMI October last Lee
resigned aHd accepted cali 10 the CntaflAH Shl'h ID
.'ab 90, the church is IN the form % first nor
ca.c hrid bv thr Mutna Late Insurance tomauV' ana
second and laird Uorig ,-e bCn.s owned NANNY nv
members u the FlIst tLd Second JWttfidn No'i't''.
The tutai amount s el-J.UOu. The Mutual J. iheuI-
ance COMPANY recently began pr"c'rd'hgo lo
iorrcnsc tI ir mOrtgas~ Ihc conV LI'u VA'.
met lu size church last month, and was Largely h "-'
of Boston Uuitaiiau- Lad tur If- primary ui .i n'-
y-inz ur means -Hyr IN" puuIr- To thr % b. Inc
ASSOCIATION iar assisting the clIrrArs 90 thr ' "ui
tiuu uiuIIr-d furnish --l,JD 90 The need" 'huu'
II tac remainder couiu be IreL Az r. ID. ''il-
OF thr church u 81 ecIl commit o." reported A'' V'
had b,e. promised -f member. 1ud ihaf lA' -' ~
bones 10 tu, al.OLl-t iwi.. i.4i- tc-J "- $500. - -
tered 10 surrender them, anc thht ohN r~''"'' -'
man ca T. be- crowded .or 4 M k"Fr'' H ir-'Hl d
uruf la the Union Theological SEMINARY uH III '' -
cure Ia, amount. th- uturr -uh-rrP "u- N'f hu
binding. gv ur-scutIng the matter % me th'Il 81
Ea-tau sever. official ueu',i- ul l-c ,l roo -fi vs.
taray that the sacrifice oi tnr DuidluG "ou pr d" ''.
p..i rDr representa- cui i.t Ai'!c ,I'rl'' h "
a. -. said y-,triil. that .ithlitA'ln "tiEg l+t u
It~.. ,Id uuf thrive well ~ tnl- rtl li- l'hu H'N
her . more. .ru-r---f Than there, ana I'D" pt'c-'
Df a....te-atOu OF church organIhaiiub was ILnts
randi i,.- De- claimed. was I'd result 'l r..'"t' A"'
career Cd. the tl4Icu uf .uc M,---H. De- stated. "d'
curious Illustration oi the utU24ers cl ihVu-h.. l"" ."
las ..t.ar. mad -pu- bach 90 brEtat W, AHA u"A5 Va
lis g.f.r.I, NAT gwen ur t.uf"it- --'ih, ,.
size. d. A. gen ,4-uau'p thc Pdpii ul thl- 'h"i'H
IA. .-.t III ed bg -.tr.rnt pIta Dt,. tirif tAifi'
I.r., .fr... D..'Itu r' iar trustees; A.I' Ir
ms ullf.. ..l s. i be- under tue ruulrI4 ui Two N-"l' i
if,iar- f fIe rIDf Poo lpi 70 incur -A' H 'i
ur . SOC ETY. paJ. II Is 4per.rd 90 nave plr'AHS
,.-ty sunday. il tu- gcJ - AUl palt ne cuuit tA -'
-. , sold. lfs n .mbrr-IIp .a Low tAIty IaAle- at
BlIt cred l.tU