New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-31
THE SCOTCH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH


anthem By sarrc,t. Prepare Yc the Way OF the
| Lord" The invocation VAS delivered ny '"r ~
| Dr s,odlart. OF The New-York Observer. Inc
pcv pr sutton read the Nth Psalm. Three
verses OF IN, hymn, "Oh. Come To-Day were
| sung by the congregation. followed py PaS'
| from the Rev Dr. James u. Steele OF inc r"''
Reformed church. The rest OF the pros" '''0
| comprised an anthem. sung by the cho''' an
| nouncements and Offering. the sermon Ln'ne'
HYMN "a Mighty Fortress II our God; dedica-
tory Scripture and sentences. by the pastor. ~
Wyle. dedcatory prayer. by the Rev. Dr. NlIliah
| C. Cattell o, Philadelphia: hymn. "A 'fo"i"s
Kingdom. doxoogy and the b"ned'cuon'
The Rev Or Mutchmore. In his sermon a""u''
feelngly to the recent Armenian massacr's anu !"
some timely words 10 the congregation sal'' i"'
church is not place OF luxury nor OF culture ~"
even OF elegant ease but n home II "" IoSc ',''
ide, then We have fallen FAR away from the 'u'"
y, GoI Many people look II az tho place simply
where persons 90 common BELIEF me"t tos,'"e, ,
mr. nIa,e that is convenient Ia their ne.shborhooa
That f. not Gods idea either. The church tx the
family nest. "A place OF security. The'e Wlns''
teachers OF theology that were sold hVe lo'
farthins have mach 10 show u. NhoeV'r n''ir
the birds croaking In doubt lest Gods walls sh"N
M, ,ro,oc, them or His cntablaturc support The
,r. not only preachers OF theology; they are aso
teachers OF faith
The Scotch Church which dedicated 80 new
building last evening. has had an interesting MS
tory chilled Us first pastor. The Kew JONI
Mason. in le7s when it's people worshipped In small
frame building IN Cedar-s', bciween l'rohH""E
and Nnssau-st SIX yeara later this modest bu"d-
ing gave way 10 "A substantial stone elih'e. MI
Mason entered the Continental Army ~ Il '""P''"
returning after the war 10 his church. ne "'''
in 49,, and Was succeeded pastor by ms son. inc
poy linn Mitchell Mason. In ten years 600 per-
.ons wer. added TO the church on confession ~
| faith Tho third pastor the Rev Il. H. {. Mcleod
| acrvcd Twelve years. and followed In ls2f by
the Rev Joseph McElroy whose ras'orate l"''''
nearly half "A century. Ia 1875 the uptown move
| men, began and new church was bullt IL ''"'"
and Crosby SITS and I'm 1873 the ~" IN f"u'ir'h'"
St near Sxth-ave. was secured mere '"T ''-"'''n
| years DR. Samuel ~ Hamilton was the pastor, ana
VA, succeeded In l.M by the Rev. pr. l'N'H -
WyIle under whose guidance the present structure
| has been erected. ,, e,,l,. thir,v-
| ,brac vears of age. Like ,hc church whtrA ne
serves he is scotch though born IN ono ME- lac o
lcsc; am ~ orsity Of I'M, Guy Of NewYork
studies ID r, ron Union Theological sem
| mary IN 1851 and after rev wears 90, 'iS
,on 'wnrk IN the lower part Of the city he became
sloi or Tho Knos church in seventy second 81.
| p,yhcre IN i've years the membership grew rom
DO To 10 building 72%loo feet l.. is Q, the
Romanesqu. style OF a 'nd p' blue
stone a. 1" and above that Of bun Indiana imesionle
richly n7'H se, in hcsht The 'front.' at the westerly
end terminating in small circular tower. TIE
| ipsift1
| rccrgseI arcn extending nearly the entire helFht
Of Tho building; In the lover part or ms arch tfSc
| arch.d openings afford entrance 10 thc, 'iiurcn'
| T'nese arches are supported on polished SVanlte
| columns finished with richly carved capitals, the
| MINER mart OF the great arch IS finished WIN Il
| large, rose window nlled with stained glass. pro-,
| ducing n superb effect. The side fdcsnS central
park is arranged with "A projection terminating IN
| n gable above the clerestory wall and s.inilar
| arrangement has been made ut the west sice OF
| the building. These two projections iorm the
| transcpts OF the church 49,, ,, H.,
| Entering the church through The arched door
| WAYS a spacious Vestibuic H. reached. win Il nOor
| Of marble mosaic work. on the walls of the YES
tbuje arr, three marble tablets, memorials o! three
| Of the pastors OF the church. the Rev DIS Mason.
| father and son. and Dr. McElroy The Nestibuie
/ rs lighted by three lanterns pendent from the cell
| ing To the right OF the vestibnle anh opening
| from Il is a reception room from which access II
| had to the church. The vesthule Is "tparated
| from the church by n handsome X en- Inc
| upper panels OF which are filed Ia YER en-
| bossed plate glass go m
| The church In arranged with a '.'' sup
| ported on steel columns placed six t. 4 the
| aide walls thus forming aisles and lea' IN pews
| Gear OF columns over the vestbulc II ;al!ery,
| reached by a broad staircase In the tower Under
| the great arch, the chIncc end on the rear or
the church, spacious platform raised three teet
six inches above the church floor and approached by
wide steps on either side In the centre OF the plat
| form Is the pulpit The choir gallery Is elevated