New-York tribune., 1896-07-22
THE NEW CENTRAL CHURCH.
GROUND BROKEN LAST NIGHT FOR THE
PROPOSED STRUCTURE
pr-11.DrNG TO BE ON THE SITE OF TIE OLD
TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. WHICH
WILL. UNITE WITH THE CENTRAL CON-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF TIE
MAIN AUDITORIUM AND

| WILL UNITE WITH THE CENTRAL con-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF TIE
MAIN AUDITORIUM AND
| TIE CHAPEL.
Ground was broken last evening at O'Clock for
tho new Central Presbyterian Church which Is to be
bu,M on the old grounds Of the Trinity Presbyterian
| Church at Marcy and Jefferson aves. There was
| large attendance at the exercises. The programme
| provided for addresses by the Rev r. l. DAWSON
| moderator OF the Brooklyn Presbytery Darwin H.
| James and the Rev. A. b. Prichard Letters were
read from the Revs. A. c. Dixon. Cortland Myers
| DIR Thomas A. Nelson and others. The Invocation
was delivered by James Warwick. and the singing
| was led by William Cameron. The Rev j. r. Car
son. the pastor, presided
| The cornerstone Of the new building VIII DE aiu
IN about two months The history OF the Central
| Presbyterian Church Is brief one, altnoush the
church as an organized body. dates back TO 1891.
Dotween 1857 nd 1892 the church was connected with
| the Reform Presbyterian Synod In 1871 the mem
bcrs Of the church. differing In matters OF discipe
from this body, decided to sever their relations WIFI
| the Reform Presbyterian Church. Application was
,do ~ tho Rrooklyn Presbyery Of the Presbyterian
Church to be taken into its ranks. This application
was una animously granted on April Is. 1917. Inc
| church then started out on a career OF prospe'4!
| which has continued to the present day. In the
| four years' history OF the church the membership
hos increa from 1G4 Gil In the same time the
| Sabbath school has increased from so members 70
| nearIv 700 The contributions for the same perlou
were s4 Co. an average OF $40 $50 9s year ABOUT
year ago the attendance upon the sabpath services
| increased rapidly that new ana more eo"'"o
| d,ous church became a necessity. meeting "@s
held on Tuesday evening, June T leso. AT which
,,r,o .ba trustees were instructed to sell the OLD
| nronertv and a building fund committee was ap-
! pointed TO solicit subscriptions for new churcn
The following Sunday $4,000 was raised Inc oio
property has been sold to the Methodist Church
cOn nala a
old Trinity Presbyterian Church at Marcy ana Jel-
larson aves was purchased. BY the terms or the
sale agreed 10 by both churches, the forces OF
Trinity Church will unite with the Cenfra |"urun
in It's future work. This action has Deen hear.is
Endorsed by the Brooklyn Presbytery. Tnis union
will of the strongest church societ'S III ''o
Twenty-third W ard
The situation IL In the hear. OF the thicKiy popu
lated rich and prosperous Twen,y-thiru "a'u' ms
ward contains three Baptist churches, TWO OF t1e'h
being the largest Baptist churches IN the city, iouf
| Conversational churches. two Of which are 'he
largest CONGREGATIONAL churches in the country anu
| ara Methodist churches three Of which are among
tho largest in Brooklyn; three Protestant Episco-
pal churches and six churches OF other ueio'''''"
| tions At present there are only two SINAI! fresoy
terrain churches in this ward. and the new churcn
| will have a large fe,d
| DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW CHURCH
THE now church will contain all the modern feat
o.
of s5xso feet. and the chapel will cover an area OF
avon feet The style OF architecture will be round
Arch Cothc and the whole building whiie moue'" i"
all its features will be dstinctive.y cnurch-HNe III
ornsorancs The main entrance will be In Marcy
ave where three large double doors Will open INTO
vcstbule eight feet wide by thirty-seven leet ions
| In addition 10 this central vestibule there VIII De
| tower yestibue at each end OF the church, with
! stairs leading directly TO the gallery above S'airs
leading from the gallery to the church floor VIII be
noced at each side OF the pulpit platform. l"eie
will be six entrances the church. four IN Marcy
ave and two in Jeferscn-ave, and there VIII DO TWO
additional entrances the chapel In Jenerson-ave.
The two main gables IN Marcy and Jefferson aVes.
Will be fifty feet high. and the tower at Marcy ana
Jefferson aves. will be about 100 feet high
on the main floor OF the church there will be
seating capacity Of 92j. with additional room Tor lo''
by using side aisle seats, making a total OF l.csS
The gallery will contain 534 seats and extra side aisle
seats to the number OF IA may be placed making
the seating capacity Of the gallery 6s. The choir
gallery will contain thirty seats. Thus the total OF
the seating capacity Of the church VIII be ls' Inc
pulpit VIII be at the west end OF the auditorium and
facing Marcy-ave BY this arrangement the church
will gain It's light from three large windows, on the
north east and south sides. and will be one Of the
best lighted auditoriums in the city The organ and
| choir gallery will be back of the pulpit and about
eight feet above the pulpit platform. On the left OF
the pulpit will be a room. l2x32, for conferences
the organ will be the pastors study. large room,
l2x22 feet with a bay window to the south. On the
north eide Of organ will be the chorroom OF the
| same size a the study.
! will be 9 three-story and basement building The
gable Of the chapel win be The same heigh,, as the
viii rise about sixty feet between the church and
6 caaS Will VIII - Be hS up wh %
Boys Brigade dining g-room. Kitchen ana IN
|
1Sx3O feet The hrst floor Of the chaPs,o Po VIII, De
south end Of this floor viii Be the church pa arlors and
on the Jeferson-ave. end Will be placed the cnurcn
Office n sxl3. and room l3xls for the officers
The Second floor of the chapel viii be the main
the nfant-class room, with accommodation for Isl
scholars and with two separate entranSsd ,he s
floor will be seven large classrooms the seating
of this heS S0F opens on Ss the MAIN s~nday
school floor. will contain twelve classrootms; con, %
nsG1ed nrce tbs entire The Sealing capacity OF
the gallery floor will be 4o4 giving a, total seat
9f safes ocTs Of or seating
chapel from JeHerson-ave
HOW THE WORK WILL BE MANAGED.
The Building Committee had a competition by
sly carefully selected architects, and chose the
plan submitted by L. B. Walk g. Son, Of this city,
who were selected as architects for the build
ing This will be the 925th church erected under
the supervision or these architects. Among the
churches In this city Of which Walk & Son
the architects the new ST. Matthews English
Lutheran Church. OF which ex-Mayor Schieren Is
a prominent member: the Epworth Methodist Epis-
copal Church. ST. Andrews Methodist Episcopal
Church, the Pilgrim Chapel st. Marks Protestant
Episcopal Church the Church Of our Father. Cen
tennia Baptist Central Congregational Ross
Street Presbyterian. Greenwood Baptist and Sixth
Avenue Baptist churches
Contracts have not yet been given out for the
new Central Church. and II Is not known what the
cost will be. The architects are completing their
plans. and estimates will be received about August
10. when work will be begun at The contract
for excavating the cellar has been given to Con-
tractor Daniel Mccarthy. who will begin work to-
he archlfects the church neOnle that