New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-13
HE ORIGINAL CHURCH OF THE PURITANs.

IHE ORIGINAL CHURCH OF THE PCRITANS.
Presbytery he decided to leave the denominat ion
He is now the pastor Of the Central Congregational
Church of Boston. The doctrines to which DIR.
Clark took exception were these: % The inspired
word 1t comes from God is without error; C9
the Scriptures false, and Christ Is untruthful
unless Moses wrote all the Pentateuch and Isaiah
the entire book which bears his name; 80 the
nscience and unchangeabeness of God depends
upon the fuflment of every detail and figure Of
protective prophecy; (D knowledge Of the historic
Christ and Of written Scripture is necessary. in
the sense that all other light which God may be
pleased to give is insufficient for salvation.
The history Of the Church of the Puritans Is
record of struggle and adversely at first and later
of prosperity and success Organized in 1872 by
named the Second Presbyterian Church Of Harlem.
pastor of the North Church Of New Haven. was
the church has become one Of the Important
churches Of Harlem In ISL four lots were pur'
ave. for 10000. OF which $1,000 subscribed by
members Of the parish In May 1873 the congre,
in Harlem Hall. and In one weeks time a wooden
CHAPEL was ,s built This was occupied for only few
the church we'll under way toward %sardr The
church the funds resulting from the sale OF the
lease of the historic Church Of the Puritans, in
had been largely in lots Dr. est
mated to be $4,000. Three conditions accompanied
Cheever. The third gladly observed In per-
petuatng the name Of the Church of the Purttans.
The church was dedicated on April IT, 1875. with
Indebtedness of $4,000
Dr. Clark. who wrote history Of the church.
says: '''rhe debt was indeed increasing, but 80
was the parish: 1t was a question of holding on
and wishing for the day. but financial storm also
held and most heroic efforts must have their
limit. In the spring of 1878 the end reached.
and foreclosure proceedings were commenced" The
Church Extension Committee, however, with the
help Of the estate Of John C. Greene paid the
funded debt, and the people OF the parish raised
$4,000 on one memorable Sunday in May 1878, and
the beautiful ediice. a monument to the self-sac-
rfce and courage of its founders. entirely
freed from debt. Many Improvements and additions
made in 1888 and 1885, An Easter offering re-
placed the wooden fence with the present granite
coping and iron rail- new stairway and hre-es-
capes added to the chapel. The galleries were
built In 1885, at cost of 5000 Memorial windows.
the pastors chair. the flower table sedilia choir
screens, the drapery of the screen and doorways
the stairs either side of the pulpit, the rich
carved panels In the centre of the gallery bays q
organ and the removal OF the organ from
and memorials The early English style of archi-
lecture chosen by the architect, James W.
PrTson.
In a sparing use OF cut stone, in the strong rub
BILE work of the walls In firm. yet graceful arches
in deep hollows and gold rounds. well In the
honesty Of purpose shown In the use of uniting
string courses. windows, which let In light, but
trcsses which support. piers which sustain and
cornces which bind together 1t confirms the saw
ing of ColerIdge: "A Gothic church is Christianity
cut I'm stone