New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-19
4 NEU PRESBYTERIIN CHCRCH.

BUILDING OF THE ARLINGTON AVENUE SoOIHIi
$500 t. BIZ DEDICATED.
The recently organized Arlington Avenue Pr'Nby-
t.rIau CIurch will dcd,'al" IL nr,' buling viii,
has been erected In Elton H.. b"tvcch Iulior''t'
md Arnson-avc on sunday. February 20. This
i, the only Presbyterian church in the annexed dis
frict Of the dty which formerly TIE village Of
East New-York. There are nearly a dozen other
urclc, in that part II the diy. and few wears ago
il Wa, decided to form PRESBYTERIAN society. Tue
Rev Augustus y. Pri,chard. at that time pastor Of
The Cumberland street Presbyterian Church. In the
downtown part ~ tie city. conducted "a" services
ana finally resigned hi, pulpit to take charge Of the
Arlington Avenue Church. which was organized IN
1890 lie was installed IN hl, now pulpit whom the
service, were held in >hciicldave. y, tn name
Arlington Avenue had been adopted for the church
II VA, decided 10 remove the service, 10 a point
nearer to where the church to be erected. after
the site at .lrlingon.ave. and Elton II. Tad been
secured No building was available save an oid
watch-casc factory a. Dresdenst and Arllngon-aVe.
This Il was found possible 10 us, ana By making
some repairs 1t has proved adequate for the work
II the church and IS known as Dresden Han. Mer
flo site for tn new structure had been secured 1t
wa> proposed to put up pretty frame structure
fl,ins Arlingtonavc. But when the plans were OBJ
,,in.i f. wa, found that the building would cost
more than It Was contemplated to eAp"nd, ana IL
was decided to erect chapel In the rear o inc io'o
and n,s il for both church and sunday Nchooi puF-
pose, and defer the building Of the church proper
rnul a later period. 1t is probable that a brick
or structure will be- cree ted on the lois iA'h-
Arlngton.avc In the near future.
I'M. sit. wa, selected because II IS midway be-
tween Trinity Episcopal Church and n" Andrews
Methodist Episcopal Church. In the centre OF terri
tory fourteen blocks in length and seven blocks Wlie
without another church. ana being rapidly built up
wlta pretty queen Anne cottages. whi.A attract
desirable elias, Of residents.
The new structure j, a pretty frame chapel the
outside covered with shnslo, for the upper story ana
the roof crowned with 4 modest cupoh II occupies
plot - by "a feet. AMI consist, 81 main S'r1 ture
with AN extension In tbc rear. The main auditorium
will scat 80 and In tho hctTc room In IN" rear
which opens into tn auditorium by mean, Of oling
do,r, there will bc seats for 100 The interior
li, hard I'M. he'd wall, and ceiling of Georgia pine
rhc windows are filed with translucent gla,-. The
pew, are Of oak 50 arranged that in every alternate
one there J., reversible scat for Ne BY t.c teacher
Of u elias, IN the sunday ST ioo which Will IL" the
I'm the rear OF the pulpit will De- used by th" infant
class. IN pulpit tunin" !, Of "aA to match t ,Gn
prW>. The church has membership 81 n'arN lp
and a sunday school Of 30. Last year over 1000
WIS raised. ,. ,oo ,
100 feet IN Arnetona'c. and 80 feet in EltonSt'
IT, cost Of the chapel ana II, furnishing haS s "d
about 5000. making q total Investment Of 1ll.O'o.
The moacy has all been subscribed TO pay FOR the
II the Dedication Of the now structure it will he
transferred the trustees At the morning service by
william VI. Culquhoun. of the building committee.
and tue pastor. the Rev. y Il. lritchard; Will accept
1t n, chairman of tho congregation. lie VIII then
preach n sermon. The Rev W. IL. lngerroil VIII
assist I'm the services. In tho afternoon IA sunday
school service viii be- held with addresses by the
Rev. Mr. prtchard. Superintendent Charles o,.I II
INA Others. In the evening the Rev DR.. Alfred IL:
Moment. of tn" Westminster lr'~b, terrain ,hurrl VIII
preach tn dedicatory sermon. pn Monday "Nrhln-
The Brooklyn Presbytrry Will give It's gr'ellhS'.
The Rev Robert ID. Sprou. Moderator Of The Pres
lytcry will preside. and addr >ses are expected from
The Rev. DR.. Charles Cuthbcrt Hall, theodore H.
Cuylcr and David Gr,gg.
On Wednesday evening. March |. "A service OF an
Observation-Disclosures character VIII he heard The Rev
Cornelius Wocfkin. BAPTIST the Rev. Dr. jess"
W. Brooks. Reformed ard other, will deliver con
gratulaory addresses.