New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-06

sons a third removal was planned. In April.
1872 il was decided to erect another and larger
edifcs and for that purpose the present site at
Fifth-ave and Fifty-flth-st. was purchased
The former owner refused to sell the lana
to the church at any piice but sold 1t TO
Robert Bonner, one of the trustees. Tor
$3.50 600. Mr.. Bonner gave check tor $4,000
to bind the bargain and Immediately transferred the
property to the church The building occu-
pies 100 feet on the avenue and 200 feet on
the street, and cost $GjO,O0O Carl Pfef-
fer was the architect. Besides this property
the corporation owns the parsonage at No. 3 West
Fiftv-sIxtn-st which cost 100000 and three
buildings where the mission schools are held: val
ued at 100000. The corner-stone OF inc
new building was laid on June g., 1872.
The dedication services were held on May y,
1875, and the debt incurred IN erecting the
costly budng was entirely paid within TWO
years. The style of the exterior is early English.
for the interior more modern treatment was
adopted. The organ is one of the largest and
finest in the city. IL built by George lardine a.
Son Tue organist is Eugene Tnayer DIR. A. a. Bar
rows is the precentor. The Presbyterian Hymnal Is
used. and DR.. Hall invites all the congregation to
DR.. Hall receives a salary of $4,000 and the
uge of the parsonage. When he was called TO the
church in 1867 hc received $4,000 in gold ana
the parsonage. In a few years that amount was
changed to $4,000 in greenbacks, which was
again increased III 1850 To TlJ,OUO. The church
paws $40 900 annually for tho support of its three
missions The price of n pew III this rich ana
fashionable church ranges from $500 70 $1,000
Many Of the members own their pews and even
purchased them at premium When hired ny
the year the rental is cent on the cost OF the
pew. There are az present few pews either Tor
sale rent. while there are many applications on
tile. some dating back two or three years There
are many influential families represented III the
church membership The elders are William
Walker, James NJ. lialsted, Henry, &. DE Forest
Henry Day. jacob ID. Eermilye, William l.. SKID
more. James Fraser. Robert Bliss, Cornelius IL
Agnew. John, Sinclair. John Patton. Malcolm era,
ham John II. Mortimer. William Campbell and
Hooper &. Van Worst. The deacons are Frederick
W. Whittemore Alexander Maitland, john Sloane.
Edgar ). Auchincluss and Even Mcintyre.
Starting in lS0S with Lwenty-elght members,
the number of communicates in 1915 had in
creased to 444 in 1872 it was SOB, and at present
there are about 1000 members The number OF
Sunday school children last year was also 1000, an
increase of 800 scholars in ten years In the last
report Of the General Assembly this church Is SAID
To nave added 100 persons to lis memnershlI; ana
contributed TO foreign missions -. 10; TO home
missions 1873 for congregational expenses S33,-
1888, aud S27.7l4 for misce lanoous purposes.
The services IN the church on sunday begin at
$50 "a. m, when the Sunday school assemblies;
there are also several Blble classes. At o'clock
the morning preaching service begins. When the
text is announced the outer doors are closed to
prevent interruption and no one Il allowed to
enter the building until the close OF the service.
At $50 IL ere is Bible class for servants. and the
afternoon preaching service begins AZ o'clock.
There lsa meeting for young men on the first
SUNDAY evening Of each month. aud reunion OF
tho Sunday-schOOl teachers uf the church aud mis-
SONS on the Monday evening following each COM
munion Sunday. Services are held on every sun
uay Of tho year. although the pastor enjoys n
vacation OF three months In August they are held
in The lecture DR.. Hall delivers a lecture on
Wednesday evening at : o'clock, and teaches IA
Bible class Of yOung ladies on Friday afternoon at
o'clock IN The lecture room. The general prayer
meeting conducted by OF the elders. ~ held on
Saturday evening at o'clock. The Lords supper
is administered on the second sunday OF October,
December. February aud April and the first sunday
i'm me at the afternoon service. Infants bap-
tied at he service in the morning OF that day, and
adults al the preparatory lecture given on the Fri
day evening preceding the communion Sunday.