New-York tribune., 1896-11-16
THE NEWS OF BROOKLYN.
ST. MATTHEW'S DEDICATED.
INTERESTING EXERCISES IESTEHDAi
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
1 LARGE NUMBER OF MINISTER'S PREsENT-Ex-

A LARGE NUMBER OF MINISTER'S PR'ShNi
MAYOR scrIIERENs GENEROSITY
A great and interested throng filed the new 81.
Motbow.s Evangelical Lutheran Church siNth-
ave and Second-st. yesterday morning NJ AZ NV NV,
I'm the afternoon at o'clock TO 'akc p"'' Al" ~ ~
formal dedication exercises EVery'mhs p"''.u
according 10 programme. and there was ho'i.i"s
70 mar the toyousness Of congregation WIN" "
worked heroically to establish peau0ii"' 'A
tuary. - en-.
one OF the features Of the occasion was 'he
muniflcence of ex-Mayor Charles A. och'ere" "''o WV
pledged himself TO pay 90 cents Tor every ~ uo,-"
raised in the collection yesterday and until iui.io
rottc. Tho collections amounted TO upward or
e Uo including n subscription of $1,000 from Eo-
ward Luckenbach. , rA
The morning service began az 10 o'clock. Inc
dedication services proper began al cioch ia 'o
afternoon with prelude. The AC\'h rsa'', "N'
read responsively after which followed the scrip
tur. ,esson read respons!vely from Isaiah XXxv
The hymn oh Worship the King All GLORIOUS
Above" was followed By an address by 'ie Pas'oi
the Rev W. r.. Main. who spoke .orceluny o. WV
needs Of the hour. ,he necessity OF 'hris'iain az
tiyity and of the future work OF The society men
followed addresses by the Rev. Dr Isaac IN u''h'
the Rev Dr. A. Stewart Hartman. e~-MayoT
Charles A Schieren. the Rev. Dr. Samuel i' I'd,
nitz Of Des Mones, Iowa: the Rev. Dr 'ohh o.
Heschmann OF Brooklyn; the Rev. Dr. George u
Wenner of New-York; the Rev. Daniel r. Wise
OF Brooklyn.
Dr Funk dwelt particularly on his former con-
nection with the church. having been us pastor
TWENTY-FIVE years ago. The vc.ssituGes CT those
early times served make his hearers NOR" Keeh'y
sppreciate the privileges OF the present
Ex-Mayor Schieren was III the audience ihele
were calls for hirn and he responded. telling oil ms
happiness at seeing The fruition OF the ch'"V"
efforts and hopes lie said it was one of the nap
piest moments of his life when. us yoH"S man.
he joined the society.
After :he singing Of "Blcst Be the lie 'h"'
Binds addresses wete made by the Rev; Dr. John
j. Young. of NewYorh: the Rey , t,mil RON, no ,, ol
Brooklyn and the Rev Armand e. Mler' o' NV"
After the SOLO The Holy C.;y'" by Masser ,dol
Brown the interesting conservation services 'ooA
The services last night attracted n an & nadieRss Wss
largely given to the presentation 70 me chuiTh &
er enbarS nS'D gave a reading desk in memory OF her
nephew Harry Lewis Luckenbach Ihe presen'a-
Barni'z. OF Des MONIES The pulpit; eii, from
the Womans Home lad toreiga M,ss'IIary MS r;maU aU
gssy Tss chaneel was iyI wndoW. gift Of NJ and Mrs
Charles A scheren In memory OF Malle ~ ih
Rev John A. Sinemaster. The altar and reredos
SIT from Mr. Mr and MIS arrr eTs ewis Iuckenbsch
was presented by the Rev DR. j. IS heheNs'isue'
The acceptance OF the gifts for the congregauoin
by the president OF the BOARD OF idST in
terspersed with singing and responsive readings
service of greetings and congratulations', ex.
tended by sister churches in the vicinity VIII take
place in the new building Wednesday evening
Of this week al 7:i5 o'clock.
The church officers as follows; :,
Trustees-J. Fred Hdebrand. Bethuel G. ConK-
ling Henry A. Bade John II. Hahn Cnaries D.
Schieyel William II. Middendorf. Henry D. heis-
senbuttel and Lewis Luckenbach. - ,,us
Eders-Wam II. Middendorf. j. FREQ iHue-
brand and Henry F. Wehrman. . VII,
Deacons-Bethuel G. Conkling, David H. owen,
Charles H. Potter William, Bramm ana Johh
Lands.
Pastor-The Rev: ". f Main Main ,,,so,rard c,s,r.
man: Lewis Luckenbach. William H. MiddendCrf.
Charles A. Scheren and Henry ID. HeissenbuttcI'