Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-07-26

ocucaln tucu was shc 4DhSWa.o
ton, which was also placed over the door
facing the river:
Hoe Trinitatis Templum fundatum est
ammo regni illustrissimi. supremi.
nonfnf
Guiielmi. tertii.
Del gratia Anglia. ri 81
scotie, Francir OF Hirbernie Regis,
Fidei Defensoris, Octave annoq:
Domini. 1899.
This being Auglicised reads as follows
This Trinity Church was founded in the
eight year OF the reign of the Most Illus
trious Sovereign, Lord William the Taird,
by grace Of God, King OF England, Scot
land, France and Ireland, Defender or the
Faith, and In the year OF our Lord, lGoG.
Some one, who Is much wiser than /,
must explain how the little of the King
happened 10 be incorrect, unless in the
strangely mingled successes and OF the
war between Louis XIV aud the League OF
Anysbury, some famous victory, like that
of Namur, suggested To his legal subjects
the propriety of anticipating the possible
future greatness of their Sovereign. The
Church was dedicated February, 1897,
seven month before peace was concluded
at Ryswick.
was not entirely ignorant OF the some
what renowned war, that for nine years
drained the treasury Of France, almost
equally exhausted the nations Of the coall-
ton and in which larger standing armies
were engaged than had been seen in Eu-
rope since the days OF the Romans; but In
writing OF the church, l intended to apply
the language OF the inscription with quota
ton marks and let the historical inaccura-
cy fall on whom It might. The sin OF
omission. it seems Is As disastrous as the
sin OF commission.
On Broadway above Trinity, at the head
Of Fulton street, stands 81. Paul. The
iron gates are closed except on Sundays,
but many persons pause to read the III
scription upon the monument that stands
in front of the church, between the doors,
aud which was erected by order OF Con
gress in l77G TO transmit To posterity the
grateful remembrance of Richard Mont
gomery, whose remains were conveyed
rom Quebec and deposited beneath the
tablet some forty years later by the State
of New York. The tall shat OF brown
stone. that is placed At the right OF the
church, in memory of Emmett, brother of
Robert Emmett. the Irish patriot, whom he
strongly resembled la eloquence aud BRAY
cry also attracts much attention. What
a train OF thought 1t might suggest OF
Englands oppression, OF lrclands resis-
lance, OF unsuccessful effort, OF impas-
stoned words. OF lives dearly sold, OF the
Que bright life that persisted In early man
hood by an iguominious death and the
broken hearted woman who so speedily
followed him, and the brother who sought
4 new home beyond the sea and gave 70
his adopted country the affection. wisdom
anI c!oqueucc that was so lily requited III
hi, native land. Such lives cannot die
1.-The eternal years OF Gods are theirs,
AMI even - the busy, hurrying throng
tina, surge by, with aims and purposes so
different, the sight of those names and the
thought OF their deeds cannot be wholly
lost
While We are visiting churches, let Us
turn down John stree; and take a look ut
the first Methodist church built Ia the uni'e
Stltc. |, j. the plsincst OF plain red brick
building, With ! tablet over the door say
In 10 Was erected l76s, rcmodelcd In lsl7
AMI again In lsil. The Interior Is equally
unprctentiOus aud a. much OF a contrast
u the elegant church in Brooklyn where
Dr.. Buckley preached last year, as the
handful Of Methodists of a hundred years
ago is 10 the professors oftoday. The sun
never sets on the churches OF that denomi-
nation for they belt the world. II seems
marvellous that in 4 little more than a cen.
fury, the doctrine has flashed across the
great continents and from island 10 island
in the vast oceans, and numbers It's be-
lIeyers by hundreds of thousands.
The Church OF the Strangers on Mercer
street was purchased and presented 10 the
parish by William II. Vanderbilt; DIR.
Dums is the pastor, man of broad, liber-
al views and active Christianity, as the
presence OF several hundred orphan chill
dram, who are cared for by his parishion-
ers under his advice and influence, abund-
antly testified. The service | attended, the
galleries seemed full OF happy, rosy faced
lads and lasses, who but for the prompt
and Intelligent aid OF these Christian peo-
pie would be living In wretchedness and
wickedness. The tablet at the LEFT OF the
alter was sacred 10 the memory Of Will
liam IL. Vanderbilt. He is worthy for he
hath built synagogue. Inasmuch as the
synagogue proved an excellent means for
great result in furnishing protection to
the orphans, the inscription is not SO Ill
after all.
The evening of Holy Saturday, we went
to the Church Of the Redemption, built by
penny contributions. The alter was blaz-
ziug with a thousand candles and the
whole interior was decorated with flowers
that made the air heavy with their per-
fume. procession Of soldiers Of young
girls with wreaths of lilies OF the valley,
and of boys with tapers and banners
marched around the church, and priests
carried the host under richly embroired
canopy the insence arose, the music filed
the place and it was all very wonderful and