New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-30
TO DEDICATE THEIR CHURCH
INTERESTING SERVICES IN HARLEM TO-DAY.
ST. ANDREWS PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL coNGRE1
CATION WILL OPEN ITS NEW HOME


CATION WILL, OPEN ITS NEW HOME
HISTORY OF THE PARISH.
The handsome new structure OF St. Andrews
Protestant Episcopal Church. at Ffth-ave. ana one
hundred andtwenty sevcnth.st will be formally opened
and dedicated to-day This Incident so deeply inter
estng to the members Of this old and historic PARISH
M well as TO its able and energetic rector the Rev.
Dr. George r. Van de Water, Will. with singular
propriety, take place on st. Andrews Day. AT '3o
O'Clock this morning, there will be full chora ceieoi
ton Of the Holy Communion, In conhecuoh VIII"
which there will be benedicton OF all the new
memorial and ecclesiastical furnishings for use In the
church. The second service, consisting OF morning
prayer Holy Communion and a sermon, VIII oesh az
IL q. m. Bishop Potter being the preacher n. '"o
D. M there will be a vesper service for the sunday
school. nj Hhich addresses will be made by two non
Episcopal cergymen the Rev. Drs. Marvin H. Vihceht
and Clark At 7:45 D. m. there will be evening
,rayer with sermon by the Rev. Dr. FRANCIS Loouei
of Buffalo, whom DR.. Van de Water succeded as rector
IT, Andrews. In addition to these services one'e
will be choral service every evening OF this week OK
cept Saturday at which there will be specla musca
renderings. The preachers at these services VIII NC
the Rev. Drs d. p Morgan, l. n Stranger, d. IL. Greer
Morgan Dix and the Rev. Mr.. Draper. The music AZ
all these services will be especially line ana III Keep
ing with the best ecclesiastical traditions.
The new structure is the outcome Of a movement
beCun a little over two years ago, not long after Dr.
Van de Water became the rector of the parish IL WAS
found that the old church and the Sunday'schoo Duu
ing on the north side Of One hundred-and-t"ehV'
seventh-st east Of Fourh-ave, were entirely 100
small: and the question came up whether TO enlarge
them or rebuild on q new site. 1t was a dnicui'
ouestion to decide and that had frequently before
caused discussion in the parish. But conclusive
argument In favor OF moving was the fact
nroved by a canvass OF the church membership
that large percentage OF the membership
came from the West Side, and that unless the cnurch
shouId he moved to central site it could not
long hope 10 retain these members.
On the other hand, owing to changes In the char'
acer Of the population on the East side in the neigh
borhood of the church. 1t could not hope to make good
their loss there Even aside from the financial aspect
NJ the case it was pointed out that site nearer Fifth
ave- would be more convenient to majority Of the at
PENDANTS and would also enable the church to add
largely to It's membership.
But some Of the old members hestated They DID
not like the idea of leaving spot hallowed by the as
sociations Of moro than sixty years and abandoning
n handsome stone church, built only sixteen years be-
fore At this tuncture happy thought suggested
itself 10 some one This TO purchase suitable lots
further west and the stones OF the old church In
tbe new This way out adopted. Lots on the
northeast corner Of Fifh-aye. and Onehundred and
twenty seventhst were purchased for 100000, and
Henry NJ Congdon, the architect OF the old church, was
asked TO draw plans for the new one. As soon as
possble work was begun the new church. and has
been vigorously prosecuted ever since.