New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-02
A DAY OF THANKSGIVING.
THE SANDS STREET MEMORIAL METHOD
IST EPISCOPAL CHURCH CtLfbNAi 70
IT'S FREEDOM FROM DEBT

THREE SERVICES HELD IL COMMEMORATIVE W
THE PAYING OFF or AN INDEBTEDNESS OF
slaoOo-pAsTons OF OTHER CHURCHES
AND LAYMrN DELIVER ADDRESSES.
r, vas = aav ~ Jubilee a, the old Sands street
Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church yesterday
1t was celebrated with thanksgiving service TO
commemorate the lifting Of a $4,000 debt. when
had long hung over this old congregation. for be
IT remembered that The Sands-st. church was
organized in 1894 and is the parent organization
Of all the Methodist Episcopal churches in Brook
lvn There were three services. In the morning
Bishop f. G. Andrews preached the commemora~
tion sermon The afternoon service was lay
mons niatform meeting in which brief addresses
were heard from friends representing dhfereht
Methodist churches I'm the city ana also one Oh
two others from other denominations The MS
tory of the Old church is well known to Brook
lynites
When the old church property. situated at the
present terminus If the Brooklyn Bridge. was
sold to the Brooklyn City Railroad Company III
1SS, mart If the money received sl06,ooo, was eX-
rordod in purchasing the present site. TIE
church including the Sunday-school was a once
begun and in the mean time the parisni'nefS
met IN BROOKLYN Institute at Concord and fui-
ton SITS Then when the Sunday-school was m
ished church services were held there Ii was
jus, five years ago that the church was deal
ca;ad and therefore the thanksgiving services
had a twofold significance. The entire cost or
tbo nronor,y as II stands to-day sl5O.0Op.
Ex-Mayor D. y. Whitney who made finan'"i
statement said that in addition II the money
received from the sale Of the old property, S-oo"o
was raised while the church was being built and
fi.,lif tod
of $4,000 which was reduced to $4,000 soon after
ward by gift of $1,000
HOW THE DEBT WAS PAID.
OF the balance. $4,000 was due on the chur'n
and $1,000 on the parsonage Since that ume
several members Of the church had given sums
of from $500 to $1,000. making it easier for the
balance to be raised. 1t not until the pres
ent pastor the Rev. Or. Jordan, came in that
much progress was made in liquldat'ng the debt
OF the earlier pastors who have ofiiciated at ire
present church. there were the Rev. Di. George
Adams who was there In 1883; the Rev. DR.
Boiler from 1890 to 1891 and the Rev Van Al
styne. whose pastorate ended in 1892 when the
Rev Dr. Jordan took his place.
John f. SearlCs memhe" OF the NtW-i ''h
Avenue Methodist Church. referred to l)i J'l-
dan as the one man who had brought In" chulch
by his unfiagging interest and nara Nork mo
its present state of efficiency. one trouDr VIII
the church In times NE ny ndn Deer III NV
vailing method Of itinerancy. Preachers h9d
come and gone with such rapidity that uirN
had no chance to become well acquainted WIN
their congregation. and therefore could not nave
been expected to accomplish much. lie thousht
the time had come for new departure IN chu''l
organization. Mr.. Searles said that ne dld not
wish TO be understood as not believing IN Juno
ancy. but h. thought the church might m.dny
its methods somewhat Eut there was WORK tor
the members themselves - DO, anc the new ldei
ought 10 be so brought out that every Individual
III. canH dc Street
do in order that the interest and love el for lis
welfare should never be allowed To flag
IF this hoped-for organization Is brought
about" said Mr. Searles. in closing tn" pastor
who follows Dr. Jordan Will find united
church. and in that event considering MAJ you
are not hampered by debt can continue the
organization where Or. Jordan leaves on wlrn
he is transferred. although we will hope that
the Conference will see III TO leave nm III MS
present charge.
A MILESTONE IN THE CEit'RCTrs HISTORY.
Ex-Judge G. G. Reynolds said THAI the &C.
cason IVES a milestone in The history Of the old
cna c,reot Church. "Thcre is" said he.
something special in this Here is a
church not encountered by any such incubus
"a q church debt The character in which We
now know II is that it is the first Methodist
Lnisconal Church in the city Of Brooklyn al
tha nrasent time From II have sprung over
6ftv churches Of the same denomination. some
of them. like campfires. have biazed ~ ndol
day and then gone out. TINS church - w"
con burning on in a steady ray. Ihere II
scarcely Methodist Church in its history, or,
/ eanized as it was in 1894. but has ret-iNe!
many remembrance from H. reJ9 reg, 60, ," ,here
has accomplished a permanency. and that thfre
/ Is no more debt -, 49, ,,bn
Brief addresses were made also by Johh
p,anch ~ the Hanson Place Methodist Epis-
ar c,hurcb. {. F. Jones. of the SUNNI Ave
me church George Mead. OF the firS' l'cH ,
/ ,erian Church and J. J. Barmer ~ the cioS'
of the addresses Dr. Jcrdah III nI"n =. eoo ro
VI Co. a collection stated that $I,ODO more
was needed part Of which was for current '@-
penses.
prpPOiCHED WIFE KILLS HERSELF.