New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-21
WHAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF
NOTES AND JoTTINGs IN THE CITY OF
CHURCHES.

rh,hlv the most interesting occurrence Of the
inc week will DC tie unwilling OF the Beecher statue
ON wednesday afternoon. The day is chosen because
I, &c the seventy eighth anniversary OF the great
,reacher's birth Mr. Beccher died In March, 1887 The
movement 10 erect statue in his memory in the city
rhch he had made his home for forty years begun
sboly after his death It's progress has not been rapid
h,,t II slow twas also The contributors TO the
statue fund were numerous, Of the gifts being on
. modest scale so that the completed work in truth
represents the tribute of the people Brooklyn TO the
most celebrated of American preachers. The model
ling OF the statue intsuscd TO J. q. A. Ward, and
,he work PRONOUNCED by those who have seen it in
rs various stages to be excellent BY some misap-
pr,enson the statement has recently been circulated
that the principal address In connection with the I'M
Yelling would be made by Mr.. BeechcTs successor In
Plymouth Church. No doubt DR.. Abbott would have
spoken elcquenty, fccllncy and toucllingly had he
been chosen for this Office The fact is, however, that
fe original programme is not be departed nom, and
that the Grafton win be delivered by President Low OF
Columbia College, who. though no longer resident OF
Brooklyn, still retains the warm place in the affections
Of the city that ne formerly held. notable grafton
may be looked for from Mr.. Low, and doubtless the
small space available for audience In the vicinity
Of the statue will be fully occupied.
Dr. Talmago has come to the defence Of the COM
nittee both as 20 the location and the posture OF the
statue. Thus far, believe. he stands alone one
Citizen who has given considerable attention 10 the
oncston OF posture. told day or two ago thst ho
had taken the trouble 20 measure the length Oh "e
CITY Hall and tho distance of the statue from s front
wan and that as it is inward, the statue Is so
near the building as really 70 be part Of II. OF
course said he Il have tho greatest respect for the
opinion of Mr.. Ward but am confident that his iudg-
rncnt is all wrong 10 this matter To make the st nc
actually a part Of the City Hall is monumental
blundcr There is something in what he says about
the light and the shadow, and is true that one does
not want 20 gaze up at statue and find the sun as
background, and his eyes halfblinded 10y It's rays
But al any rate that would only BE- the case at GER
tain time of day. Besides, understand that the lace
of the statue IS inclined to the left somewhat so that
If turned around il would really face toward the noh
west and Mr.. Wards chief argument would thus lose
its force have spoken 10 good many OF my iIlehus
on the subject and have yet to find ono VINO thilhs
r.ou ~ ,bc decision of the committee" There is no
doubt that this fairly expresses the opinion Oh the
people who have given thought to the matter IL ID
unfortunate the extreme that so nluch dssaISla uo
should be felt A good many believe, further that IL
is great mistake u put the statue in the CITY Ian
Park and some 20 so far to express the BELIEF that
before many wears II will be transferred TO Prospect
Park and placed in appropriate Situation. IL Is
great pity that the decision once made TO put IL mere
was reversed.
Mr. Howel's buster about the irreguianty Vi inc
election Of Colonel Wagsta as Bridge president and his
own intention OF cOnesng the election III the courts
was sound and fury signifying nothing. The mimic
war is over. Mr.. Howell made himself the laugIuhg-
stock of the town. and then humbly and complaeehty
consented 10 do what agreed to do on the day the
election took place-ho accepted the Office Of vice
president to which he was at that time elected Vi
course there ground whatever OR which 70 mako
a contest II Mr.. Howell had been wise and prudent
ne would have learned thus much from his lawyer be-
for, proceeding to make himself ridiculous. When
man has been completely outw1tted the wisest thing
ne can do is 10 make the best Of it, Colonel Wag stah
/, must b, said seems 10 be taking hold OF the duties
Of his new Office with commendablc spirit ana IN
business Ike way. One improvement he mas aliNdul
introduced-ho has shortened the intervals oetween
trains after l O'Clock in the morning. Inc hi'erVai
has been fifteen minutes heretofore, and IL mas pefdl
cnt In t.yo This win accommodate large number
of night workers who live in Brooklyn Ferhaps
Colonel Wagstaf will be able TO bring some ihnuehce
upon the transportation companies III Brooklyn 10 III
Once them 10 run trains and cars more frequently Ill 'e
early morning hours
II Mayor Cbapn had postponed for couple OF weeks
mis- elaborate defence of his connection WIN te Eao'
1ovv York vaferworks affair, he would have been ap@
IN command more attention for that state paper tau
u has received The Bridge controversy came al !uSt
,be wrong time for him and 1t must be dOuby gaining
N him 70 reflect that il he and all IN" Other broOAy
prdpe trustees had attended that meeting theIe "ouiu
have been no Bridge controversy at all 10 Wsus0'
Tic attention from this great message
hat
having arisen Mr.. Chaplin has been engaged IN cor
letting the names Of a large number Of men OF both
narties in all parts OF the city, evidently WIN uo III
tcntion of sending out the message TO them III pam
nblet formOf course at the expense OF the 'ApdSes
" an official document and will be printed as such
at the cost Of the city. The Mayor has been III Ine
habit of sending out his messages in this shape here
tofoy and found IL cheap method Of helping hlseh
10 a second nomination and a second election ~ Is
understood that in spite Of all that has occIreS nc Is
still looking hopefully toward the nomination for VOv
ernor but II is not believed that the Democratic leao
r In nrolyn indulge in any hope in that direction
soma NJ the MAYORS Over-zealOus friends are insisting
that he should have third nomination for the Mayor
atty as a vndicaton, and one Of them went SO lar Ia
the course Of the week TO make such Stateuen' III
reported speech. There is no question that ne needs
a ytndcation. Third terms, however, are not popu-
lar IN Brooklyn, as Mayor Howell can bear witless'
The exercises at the tomb OF the prison-smp mar
tyrs on Wednesday naturally directed general ateh"oh
20 the failure OF Congress TO provide the money hecos
sary for the erection Of suitable monument Ill ueii
memory Bills on the subject have failed in the last
two Congresses though victory seemed In slght III inc
LIST Another attempt TO secure the appropriation
will be made next winter; perhaps with betIer
chance of success view of the big Democratic major
ity in the House Of Representatives and the sona
Democratic delegation from Brooklyn 1t IS not d
party or local matter in any of the word but
trply National one since among the II, 800 mon who
miserably persisted in the priSOn-ships at the Nail&
bout were representatives of all the colonies, and the
cause in which they died was the cause OF American
independence The memory of these men has been
TOO long neglected by the Nation.
The proposed approach to the Bridge compeN'
among other things the removal OF the brooklyn eaV
ings Bank which occupies a fine building at Fulton
and Concord sts. Only few years ago the building
was nearly doubled size by an addition at the rear
and it is this very part which the widening OF LID
clty.st will cut OIL. So the bank had to change us
quarters. 1t has been supposed that IT would not
leave FuItOn-st and it understood to be LOOKING
for site on the opposite side Of that thoFonge ana
not far away from its present location Surprise was
th,refore caused when il became known that negona
tons were n progress for the purchase by the BANK o
"A L. MI ntlat Church. At Clinton