New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-06
1.NnrR A NEW ORGANIZATION.

The last meeting in the yestry under Mr. Parker
was held on July T. 1910, and committee was
there appointed TO form Congregational church.
As "A result Of this committees work the Broadway
Tabernacle Church was organized with memb er-
sNip OF sixtv.seyen persons IN that month. lease
o, The bu Idng was given by Mr.. Hale on liberal
terms The church wa, recognized By an ecclesas-
teal conncil on September and the sermon on that
occasion was preached by the Rev. Or. Leonard
Bacon. In October the society was incorporated
under the laws of the State rs the Broadway Fab
ernacle society" Tho Rev. l.. W. Andrews, Of
West Hartford. Conn accepted cal of the church
to be its first pastor, ami was installed on sunday
evening. January 81, 1911. It. Andrews resigned
h, pastoral charge IN the Summer of 1914, and in
March. 1915. the Rev. Joseph =. Thompson. then Of
Neg.IIaven. Cunn received MI invitation from
the society Ia be- ITS pastor. lie accepted the call
and WINS installed on April , Of the same year.
The Rev Dr. Leonard Bacon preached tho install
latiop sermon At that time the church numbered
3G3 members. Tie society soon took an active part
in the work Of advancing COngrcgatonalisn IN TINS
city aud throughout the country. Tho pastor OF
the church. as Chairman of committee OF the
New York General Association. prepared the call lor
inc general conven ton of ministers and delegates
from the Congregational churches OF the United
states. which met in Albany in 1852: The AmerI-
sgu
nacle also. The society took ilrm stand against
the Fugitive Slave law and, after the war broke OUT,
did much work for the sanitary, thrstan ana
mon commissions. Twenty-Five OF its members Gil
In 1857 tho old Tabernacle WAS sold and the pres
emf site OF the church was selected Tor the new
building Tho plot OF ground comprised SIX lots
aud cost 100000 The present ediice was finished
I'm 1859 and cost 81 10000. In lHI2 extensive
alterations were made az a cost OF $4,000. Inc
building aud ground ara now valued at TbOOOuo
ha butldiuu extends ninety iCCt along SlAlu-dN
aud 100 feet along ihir y-fourthsi. AZ tue corner
IL "A tower l3J feet In height Ihe style OF tho
architecture Is perpendicular Gothic. Inc main
audience room IL 20 feet vide and 80 feet long
The Nnils within are colored IN dfab. the pews arc
of oak upholstered IN crimson ana tho windows are
of handsome stained glass. There are ~ poWs IN
the house, 2l2 being on the man oOr' ana there arc
sittlngs for 500 persons counting only the seats
unobstructed 10y pillars. ,
THIS new church was dedicated on sunday, APri
81 1899. the dedication sermon being preached by
the Rev Dr. Edwards A. Park. OF AndoNer when
the building was finished there was inortagage
ppon ii OF ~ > 900. In 1868 when the Congrega-
lion had grown considerably. the society, by Volun-
tary contributions. paid OIL S21,OOO OF TINS ueDl anu
in 1851 by "A second subscription the rem aiming IN
debtcdnuss of 10000 was paid. On sunday Octo-
Der -, 1871, Dr. Thompson, having arnonnceu MS
determination To resign the pastorato OF the churth
ON account of feeble health, preached his 1areWcl
sermon after having occupied tue pulpit lOr more
than twcnty-sx years. Throughout tnaS PeHou
the church had shown the greatest activity. III was
i'm the front rank of the churches of the city IN mis-
slOn work of all kinds 1t had Wlthln lnoSe ycars
contributed for different benevolent purposes,
&BJOOOO. For maintaining its own worship u had
raised - 900, making. with the sums s1pscrioeu
for buying the old tabernacle. Tor cancelihs ,ne
debt on the new church ana LOT repairs on tn.e'
building n tOtal of S67S. 900 that had been CON
tributed by the society within the twrntN-sN years
After accepting DR.. ThumpsonS resignation the
church contributed $4,000 AMI presented II 10 nm
a. q testimonial of its regard The whoie huuOer
of persons added to the membership oil the society
within his pastOrateswas l.31G