New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-02
DoIyGs AMONG THE MErH0DLSTs.

A ENLARGED CHURCH Observation-Disclosures
A NINETIETH ANNIVERSARY.
The miniature Methodist EpicOpal Church in
Fiftvsixth-st near Tenth ave. which opened as "a
chspe last OCTOBER Organized "a a church on Easter
sunday and has Just extension Of two stories add
ed 10 H. rcOpened yesterday at p M The building
which is now twenty-five feet wide and nInety-hve deep
was in "A 10 ove-10 and addresses were made by
Bs1ou r. s. Foster and Charles H. Fowler. the Rev Dr. J.
l. Dav of St Pau's Methodist Episcopal Church. the Rev
Drs. Charles Harrow, George Z. Strobrdge, and a. h
sanford and the Rev. Thomas b. Smith. The building
belongs TO the New-York Church Extension and Mis-
sjonary Society of whose twenyour missions DIT Sand
ford is superintendent The cost of the extension which
WAS built for the accommodation OF the infant and Bible
classes was 30 OOO and this amount taken up in the
collection yesterday.
The Seventh street Methodist Episcopal Church IL the
third church OF that denomination established in this
CITY, the John Church being the first and Forsyth
street Church The second Yesterday the Seventh street
Church. which was formerly known as the
Bowery Village Church, celebrated It's nineteth
birthday by . reunion In the morning Bishop j. NJ.
Warden preached sermon the advantages to the con-
vered man OF being connected with the church In the
afternoon the sundav-scloo reunion took place AT .
o,,l.r and ai 3 o'clock reunion of the Old members
ana pastors was held. The only old pastor present was
he Rev Dr. j NJ Reid. missionary secretar who was
n.Or Of Inc church thirty years The exercises con-
sisted % recltas OF experiences ana recoeclnhs ~ the
members. The Rev. Or Cook. OF Paris made snort al
dress. Chsuncrv Shater. vino was member or me
church from $40 1873 led the singing The lately ap-
pointed pastor 4. g. MOrchOuse. was Al home SICK lAe
evening sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Reld
The Rev. ~. b. Afleck. OF Yorkshire, England.
ureached the seventeenth street Methodist 'hulcn IN
line morning the Omu presence OF Gods providence
Mr.. Ani-ck had to shift Tor himself when hat small
bow. His carrier surrounded by harishlps
and Urvatiuus. but he managed 10 MT !lnlse
above them and acquire knowledge from BOOKS ana
/ otherwise His language fluent ana TIE
ealnesiuess ais delivery emphasized by strong
" marked North Country accent. " There s almost M
splraton" he said. IN poetic words of James Rus
sell lowell VI al Is immortal ull MS WORK s done No
creature can put period To the existence or any man
t God pcrui.s No man was more laueuted man EOod,
Old honest Abraham Lincoln, who was an advocate Or
human freedom world over; but think ms WORK
Wa done Ue are apt u think o. the great VINO are
,hat their work IL unfinished; but we cannot see
the whole OF Gods plans. All things WORK together Tor
GOOD 10 them that love God. And If a man really has
mar Won cannot put him where he will be unhappy God
moves m a mysterious way his wonders 10 perform !
have sometimes found more spiritual enjoyment, AMI
stronger evidence OF the working OF fhe DIVINE spirit 800
feet in the OF the EARN than in his sanctuary
A service in AID the WOmcns Foreign Missionary
Society held last evening In the lhlrtY--cventn
street CnurCn. Few people attracted by the
announcement. and the Rev. Mr. Davidson. missionary
in japan, nome on furougI. delivered an address
Mrs. WRIGHT widow of Ex-Governor Wright, Of Indiana,
and Mrs Lowry wife OF the Rev Dr. Lowry, also made
remarks. Ms. Wright is president Oi the society