New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-22
PLYMOUTH PARISH HOUSE.
A NEW BUILDING HIRED FOR THE SOCIAL USES
OF THE CHURCH.

A NEW BUILDING HIRED FOR THE SOCIAL USES
OF THE CHURCH
Plymouth Church has rented the house adjoining
the church structure the west for use III the soc''
educational and devotional work Of the church ana IL
will soon be fitted up for the uses to when IL Is 10 DC
pnt Tho house IS No % orangeSt., and Is three
story and basement frame structure. % feet wide.
II is exactly similar the house next TO It, NO o.
An alley alongside the church separates it from the
housc and affords access the lecture room and sun
day school room Of Plymouth Church from orange 81.
4 doorway has been cut In the fence at the rear ol
the house 80 that it is practically connected with the
church by back entrance.
The need Of more room for the social work OF the
church has been apparent for some time Shortly
before Mr. Bccchers death the social parlors OF the
church were doubled in size by taking in part Of the
ecurc room adjoining and the last day before his
fatal illness he went New York 10 select furniture
for the enlarged rooms proposition was maze Il
year or two ago by several OF the wealthy men Of the
church 10 erect building as memorial OF Mr.
Bcccher on the site OF the present lecture room, and
fl il ND for sunday school, prayer meeting. and social
and educational work, with all the modern convenenccs
for carrying forward the different branches. But the
oppo,iton 10 any alteration Of the room In which
Mr. Bcechcr spoke Friday nights for nearly forty
wears on the part Of Mrs. Beccher and Others, was
sufficient TO defeat the enterprise and the oHer was
not accepted. But the pressing needs have maze IL
imperative
The basement and frs, floor will lie occupied by the
Earnest Club and Earnest Club Junior and the hrSt
floor also 10 be used for the general purpose OF The
church. The Young Mems Union Will have cluhroOms on
the floor aud IL Will also use two rooms on the
thlr, floor Dr. Abbott will have "A study In the 'front.'
room OF the third floor The house has twelve roorls
Toward the furnishing OF the house number OF Sft'
Of rugs carpets furniture and books have already been
made To meet the expenses incurred by the new
work the Church Work Committee asks for Sl,1oO IN
addition 10 the contributions already made.
The house TO be part Of Plymouth Church
has long been closely identified with IT, Ii was built
I'm 1888 by the Rev. Jonathan Grceneaf and occupied
by him for number OF years. At that time the
OF the First Presbyterian Church stood
where Plymouth Church now stands the church IL
self being In the Of IT, facing upon CrHhbcrry-
Il. The church built In l-23 and the lecture
room In 1881. In 1877 after the Fist PRESBYTERIAN
Church had removed To Henry St. the property was
purchased by John r. Howard and was turned over 10
the newt" organized Plymouth Church. The buildings
partially destroyed by fire In lSiJ. and In re
building the church placed In the Orange st. Sidc
Of tho property and the lecture room was placed on
the Cranberry st. Side. In the exciting times at
Plymouth Church I'm anti slavery days, the crowds
unable 10 get into the church overlooked into the
grounds Of this house next door and filled the street
I'm front Of Il. Now II will be still more closely con
nectcd with the church.