New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-04
4 CHCHCH UEMOLISUEU.
THE PACIFIC STREET METHODIST BUILDING
GIVES WAY To HAT

THE PACIFIC STREET METHODIST BUILDING.
GIVES WAY To HAT.
A hcap of ruins covers the site Of what once
the finest Methodist church in the city. Its demo-
htion marks the extinction Of society which existed
for nearly half century and oncc enjoyed great
prosperity, but by the removal Of population ana
downtown change, dwindlod to a handful Of
members before II dissolved The site OF the church,
of Clntonave. and Pacihc-st l. 10 be occupied by an
apartment house.
Tho Pacific Street Methodist Episcopal Church wa
organized In 1874. and the fifth church OF The
denomination In the city. II continued TO exist
until there nearly fifty churches. and tho mem
bershp Of the denomination had increased much more
than tenfold. The pioneer church of the dcnomina
tion founded more than century was established
In Sands-st From this the first 0fShoot was the
York Street Church. which still exists, ~ does
the sands Street. although the latter has changed
It's site and lis name, and Is the Sands street
Memorial Church, OF the Heights. The third cAirch
established In Westinghouse. and IFS structure
recently torn down to make room for the Bridge
storage tracks. An ofiShoot from T. was the
Johnson street Church, which still maintains
struggling and precarions existence.
When there were enough Mo,hodists in south Brook
lyn 10 warrant organization the Pacific street
Church founded. The original services were held
in what had been the building Of tho south Prc'iN-
terrain Ch,rcii, In Pdcifc-s between Court and Cln
ton SIS. The Presbyt erians had erected fine
structure ut Clinton and Amly >ts.. which SIN stands
although the society which erected il has long since
diSbandcd. u Is at present Owned ana occupied "
st. Matthew's English Lutheran church. Inc
McthCdiSts met in the old building until 1880. when
steps taken TO erect II new enc. The SHE Just
sold was purchased and the first brownStonc church
IN the city was erected upon 4. The structure WAS
regarded an ambitious for the DAY and !, rep
rescncd an expenditure Of nearly $4,000. The
brOwns,one front was adorned with tablets setting
forth the nam, Of the church and the date Of s or
sanization. handsome rose window adorned the
facade. The building seated 500 and In the basement
was lHrg' sunday sc,loOi room.
The church aiad number Of eminent ministers In
It's passionate in the fourShng period Of It's history
The FIRST sermon preached by DR.. G"org' P'ck'
then editor OF The Methodist Quarterly Review"
The dist Of pastors includes Or. Randolph = Foster
now Bishop Of the Methodist Church DR.. Marvih
II. Vincent now a Pr, sl,yterial and professor In
Union Theological Seminary Or. Albert >. Hunt now
SECRETARY Of the American Bib. society; Dr. W. H.
NIlburn the BNnd Preacher" now chaplain OF the
United States senate; DIR. F. :. dc Haas, formerly
United state, Consul at Jertsal'm; DR.. John Micy,
Dr NJ. b. Chapman. now of the Newlork Avenue
Methods Church OF Broolyn, and DR.. James H. Perry
who served as colonel Of the ASH Regiment, New
Work state Volunteers I'm the nnd was killed.
For ten or twelve years before ITS extinction t1.
church gradually dwindcd \ former rH,or s.,u "
II The church was cursed by having ono 'AciTN-
inclv rich member upon whom The burden Of meeting
the expenses was allowed 30 fan unh the DNcr m ;,
bcrs forgo; Ia give any extent, and When ne win
drew there was no proper supper Of the work 81 e
society The expenses We're M" by pul,i; mortgages
I,On the properly until Il was practically an con
stmcd in running the church ard thea 1t had I" be
sold under foreclosure OF mort gag $1,000, .
Ia-f ycor an effort 10 revive 10" church WAS made
bv the Rev Theodore r. Clark who made people /,
church, of It, but the result WAS no successful; am
The pHpeTttT was 1a win ~. eG in ne construction
of the apartment house 10 rise on the sit.