New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-12
THE NEW GRACE CHAPEL.
CONSIDERATION SERVICES TO BE HELD
THIS MORNING.

A FINE GROUP OF BUILDINGS TO BE Sci Al AM
FOR THE TEMPORAL AND SPIRITUAL BENE-
FIT or PEOPLE on THE EAST SIDE
The consecrat. on of the new Grace Chapel in East
Four:eenth-st.. between First-ave. and Avenue A.
will take place this morning at 10 o'clock. whsn
Bishop Potter will deliver the sermon. This fire group
OF buildings covering several lots In Fourteenth
ST. and running through TO Thrteen,h-st, consists
five buildings practically under roof In these
buildings whore the temporal and spiritual wants
OF the people will be supplied, there is 10 De an
exhibition to use the happy expression OF DR. HUNT
ington the rector of Grace Parish. OF u niVe:Sity
Settlement plus religion"
Although connected by corridors and closters 50
as to constitute. in sense single structure, the
build ngs number five in all (a) The chapel proper,
with its adjoining morning chapel; OBJ the osp!tai.
with It's three departments-the House of Simeon.
the House Of Anna and the House Of the HOY
Child; (c) the parish house; Cd the clergy house
() the clubhouse. The chapel and hospital front on
Fourteenth-st, the other buildings on Thirteenthst
The group is situated just east Of First-ave. and
may be reached either by the elevated trains or by
the line of surface that runs through Four
feminist.
INSCRIPTIONS on THE BELLS
In the clergy house the Wears study and the
choirroom the wears apartment. and on the top
floor quarters for six young men working with the
vicar the Rev George II. Bottome his assistant IS
the Rev. Melville X Bailey. In the tower are ten
bells made by the Meneely company OF Troy. Inc
nine smaller bells each bear the name OF fruit OF
the Spirit. which love- JOY. peace. long-surering
gentieness. goodness, faith meekness. temperance
ON the large bell is inscribed the words, "The Spirit
and the Bride Say Come" The bells were given by
the daughters of Orlando B. Potter In memory Of
their mother. Martha Green Potter. They ring the
Westminster chimes at the quarter hours and a cur
few at p m.
Between the hospital and the clergy house there is
10 be a large grassy court 5Sx75 feet in The
large parish house contains quarters for clubrooms.
reading rooms. library, rooms for Classes, meet
ings. ETC.. and the top floor an assembly hall for
Sunday-school work. Under the Boys Club there
well-equipped gymnasium and swimming
tank. In the basement there is complete steam
heating ard electric light plant.
The buildings have been erected after designs.
which Were accepted after competition. by }.
Stewart Barney, with whom is associated Henry Henry
Gothic They are constructed of brown Roman
brick and Ornamental with terra Gotta trimmings
the hospital. The former is 100 feet long and 80
feet wide with seating caPaGity OF lao rem en-
resentng the five greater prophets the apostles m
pu.pit is the Francis a. Stout memorial wind9y;
while at the right OF the pupI d Is O eoppe
gwen by her husband George Coppell There Is
also small chapel to be used for early morning nh
Sosnits 1,o fitted up With the most improved app
ances for a first-class institution of the Kind.
WHAT THE RECTOR SAYS.
DR. Huntington says in the Year Book OF Grace
Church: Some curiosity has been expressed as 10
the sources from which this building enterprise has
drawn its strength. and there would seem to be no
good reason why 1t should not be gratlnel Let Al
be said then. that with the exception o. s.iisG
lot on the Thirteennst. side. which was d slecIaI
gift, the land on when the Dul.ulnsS $40 'CboneI
taken as the equivalent of the OLD Grace .napeI
property which is still on our hands anu Wa' it ia
be sold We may say. Therefore tnat 'ns f SirT
the gift OF the past Inc oeneia Az even ms our
Standing room OF the several buildings lle a.
count 10 be given is follows: The chapel ptLoPei'
with Its accompanying cios,er am IN concert all
IS the gift of the parishioners acuns III iven In
rhe money expended upon II having pesn 81, q Nd
rnsnnnsa TO appeals made from the chance alu
nmuch Of II having been "a M T. should be- for
tbongh we might not have been ape - pui - az
adjoining buildings O. the group WHOM i,3l VI" We can.
GUS aid that has been gwen py hrch the one fabric
,oupa when ali the others cluster ana IN w, -,
shev find their centre. should nave ps.' ~ whole
the' great congregation the monument Oh "'
P"1f me three departments when taken ,on il
no,;,n,e Grace Hospita. the House OF 49,
the gift Of Mrs W. y. , hOli'n ,h eft Of Mr and
NJ. Wi,iam NJ Kingsland and the hUus nT ~ OF Of
Holy Child. the gift of the MlsseS ode The cub
the buildings on tne uri i' p r Auchmuty. and the
Iargv house the gift of Mrs JAMS NJ Nv narIsS
Rot6 of these buildings are nen ,h two buildings
mousse WIZ ororing an area equal 10 botn OF t'e'i
Jes, a1,S IN he given. Whether the MONEY ,a,rfi,
ST. :, viii he given by Individual, py Nv the
or as in the case OF tnT remaIns to be seen
IhS ; az deem disappointment 10 me, ai aunial
less TO many others also. II tns rr having wiped
OF ours allowed to pass W Indebtedness from so
away every single GEM. u
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