New-York tribune., 1895-10-14
AN ODD PLACE FOR A CH URCH
prc11,AR HOUSE OF WORSHIP IN AN Of
FICE BUILDING.
-. &c ~ THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE METHODIST
STRUCTURE AT FIFTH-AVE. AND TWENTIETH
sr HAS A PASTOR AND CoNGREGA-
TON. AND CONTAINS MANY INTER
EsTING RELICS OF MISSION
AIRY WORK AND EARLY
METHODISM.

METHODIsM.
Although New-York has many huge once ouo-
,nps II is safe to say that the NUMBER oi '"en
containing a chapel or place OF worshp 10 ,,,,
email In all probability the Methouis' p'"'e 80
q, Tventieth-st. and Flfth-ave, Is the o'lS JIM
building in the city which mas sue" ~ T.,
on,rt exclusively for religious worship anu IL
,hich servtces are held every Sunday. LOOKING d.
enc building with its numerous business signs s'a'
tho down at the street from the winuo"s' 0'''
would little imagine that on the thiru "ooi - o
~ the prettiest chapels In Newton p"' '"~
IS the fact. 80, ,,.Aod,s, En,s-
Tho office OF the secretary OF the Method's' Ep'S
-, N,,uonarv Society is on the third moor Oh
/ 49, ry,,bava SIDE OF the building. one AFTERNOON
last week a Tribune reporter called 'he'o a. w.
osked the secretary II he could take iooH a. "
cbanol Receiving courteous repiS III ti -
tive he stepped into the chapel whicn ,''' - VI. -
g., ,ha roar OF the secretary's Office. Inc rooi" -
| ,a ord high we'll lighted and lastly ana aPPIo-
,r,,elv furnished 1t was originally hh'e'"e" ~
hoardroom for the members OF 'nc H,i
| poard but has since come TO De uS," % a. Tnts
| - moro nropery it is St. Pauls Se''o'9' ~ -
| conal Church. Services are cohu"0 ~
e'r'a, morning by the pastor, the Kew D'' a. '
| Palmer. o,.orod With a soft
| .h. .0.ctually provides against any u'
,,,rh,ng noise and the comfortabie ch"'' . - ,,d
,here are enough to seat so peoP'e' a." ~ ,,,,ros
| &, rod nlush one OF the most noun 'e"'e o,,a
III w ,o, and one which is most appropriate
! g. ,ha manner in which the wails arc - -,
Is 'he =. .A available space is hung with po'
=, Methodist bishops and secretaries "a ''1
,,.noa,., Missionary Society. In the ce""e u
y,au over the minister's rosru'ii 'S 1 ,h,s
| I,r Wesley the founder OF Me'houis"' o." N,h
'oh'' " -, ,rrourded with others OF the hrst DISH
| 80 ., the Methodist Church III Aiheii0A ,,
| ~, or,raits are those OF many men ""o' ~
~ ,ca and fearlessness, have carrieu "a"
p,, ro,,gion into foreign lands ana o'ne''
..ho u,,th az much energy. have laporeu a' "o'''
WIZ r w. roar Of the chapel, leaning against '',e
u,au in an obscure place. Is an -, 7, Co. a
OF ,H,rs W or collection OF pictures, al the oo''o
which il the inscription: ,,omorial Living Minis
ers ahd aymen The E. ChuTn nhsrs to- the
1856 Presented by C. e the eoS II Z. Church said
Ieservns to himself his heirs ana
the right Of using &, i q, for copyrgh %sfas COPIES
as S well as 5ns Is about 81 by feet and
over two nnd background done by hand
in ink 1t begun in ls at thS iSe ' 10Th ami
ynrsapv of Mothodsm in America isbnns IN t Of the
are grouped the pictures or me hIne h are Rshops
Sn,, Morris simpson. Baker Ames
ley clark and Thomson Inc ,,n men ministers OF the
Church r them are bGy many ork msh TS Including
Ano,her portrait which Is nteresns ,ate at 'he s thst
glance from the grave ana veufrap uas one OF the
oarriarchs oa r Of Method!sm. He was born In me cary
part OF IA IN ten America and lived until the latter
par, of s7s having first celebrated the centena,
dinnd The picture presented in the group was
taken when Father Boehm was over ninety ro, can
% tains the pictures OF laymen OF the Church. me
whole work has finely wroueht M of Se pictures
| have faded to some extent they are SUN
The Congregation that attends the chapel on sun,
dav mornings not being large enough TO MI al ti'
chairs the gallery has never been cen useu 10,
Tb Tbe tribune reporter while looking about on the
main aoor haRpenea nd to see the scam ianor kindly vol
untecrei to admit him. he went up 10 ihy'soasasPG G
Here cnarped nn by he mssonsres have been
sent out by the Methodist Society. There were
pipes idols articles OF clothing cabinets OF i, uen
cate workmanship and even tea-chesis, from ihdla
Sam and China. All were covered with dus' ,,n nne
The jan!tor said he was glad the reporter i had
called he himself had nevr seen the Collection
before but, having seen IT, would soon remove II
20 a place where it could benefit some one
One OF the larger idols was OF Ganesha ihe @ eie
phant-h headed god In II Hndoo mythology ne Is rep
resented as the iord Of the Ganas, or troops or IN
sroT dGs hcn s goa Of Wsom he is also the
mover OF obstacles proptiated at the beginning OF
any any cnmmcncement II books This particular do
Is about two feet high. and made or white marble
zine nclosure at Debit on the spot where WI
GoshSy whS s6qo 9e b
Another statue Of Humayon. the monkey
god This is also made OF white marble and was
taken from a tomb at Delhi In 1888. Then there /:
g.ldcd Buddha. made OF white stone. and EN-
belllshei with strange devices The statue Is abou
two and one-haf feet high and - In the usua
sitting posture Buddha. better known to some a,
Sddarth Gautsma, was the founder OF th'
great Buddhist religion. and IL worshippcd sucl
by many millions Of the Eastern people
names have been lost to those VINO know anythn.
OF the collection. In one OF the cases there wal
also an interesting cap OF silver embroidery. /
was once the state cap Of one OF the princes o
D~ihi. II was found at Delhi many years ago.