New-York tribune., 1896-09-28
A NEW CHURCH DEDICATED.
OPENING SERVICES HELD IN THE BAY
RIDGE PRESBYTERIAN STRUCTURE.
MANY wELL-KNowN MINISTER'S PREsENT-IN-
TERESTING HISTORY OF THE SocIETY'S
DEVELOPMENT.

DEVELOPMENT.
The opening or dedcatory services Of the Bay
Ridge Presbyterian Church were held in the new
church building Second-ave. and Eighty -frst-st
yesterday afternoon. The Rev. DR.. Theodore H.
Cuyer and several other ministers made addresses.
Every seat in the little edifce was occupied.
The Rev Or. r. A. Nelson. of the Memorial Pres
byteran Church, presided. The Rev. Dr. David
Dunn Burr, pastor of the Classon Avenue Pres
byteran Church, read Psalm xci. and Ephesians
H. liz The prayer was offered by the Rev. c. W.
Lyon pastor Of the Bay Ridge Methodist Church
Dr. Nelson. after commenting on the beauty and
harmony in detail and appointment of the audi
torium introduced the Rev. Bishop Faulkner pas
tor of Christ Protestant Episcopal Church OF Bay
Ridge who cordially welcomed the young congre-
cation that was beginning under such bright aus
pces.
The Rev Rowland r. Rawson. Moderator OF the
Brooklyn Presbytery, followed with a " earnest
words of hope
Addresses were made by the Rev. DR.. 7. Calvin
McClelland Moderator of the South Chassis OF the
Dutch Reformed Church: Or. Burrill the Kew. Mt
Lyon. and the Rev. DR.. John +. Carson pastor Oh
the Central Presbyterian Church.
Dr. CuyIer gave one of his usual aggressive talks.
He said he liked the church because you could see
in It, hear in it, and breathe IN IT, Sectafiahlsih Vi
the acrimonious sort, Or. Cuyler said, was an
abomination. but he had found that II a man uiu
not work in his own church. he would not do any
work at all When the financial crash came, atter
Fort Sumter's fall. Or. Cuyler said his cohstesa-
ton was debating whether or not 10 dDahuoH d
new church they were constructing III was Pi"0
tically saved by young woman teacher or New
York city who called at his house in Soutn oS-
ford-st ard handed him $50 nugget OF gold She
was 4 gold standard woman. said the doctor one
insisted on its going into the churcn puiui"S' az
though she herself not church memoer'
Aftcrward she joined the church was MAJ iie" ~
IT and now has a son in Yale and daughter III
Vassar. ,
God has a pastor waiting for you somewhere
said Dr. Cuy.er referring to the fact that the. con-
gregation has organized and built nome "i'no"'
nas,or What the congregation must have to sue
coed was a baptism OF fire. he adde5 As oco'cn
engineer said when his engine stopped '"eie wa"
plenty Of water, but it was not "oiling'
Tho Rev Walter I.aidiaw, OF me teGerauo" VI
Churches offered tho benedction.
DR. Cuyler preached al night ,
,rh dcvolonment of the Bay Ridge Presbyterian
Church has been rapid From services "e' ,;
h,ginning November 1. 1885. the church speeu"S
,eri,lized on December % 1t was decided III We"
of the apparent need indicated py the a'pmt prei
arce AT the preaching services TO Apply " 's ne non
r,ary r. 1S95 committee from the o TresUS s9
consisting OF the Rev lCrs Nj; MI; ~, II cook wa,
,;iiland and Elders Crulkshdnk ana w H. No0N' '
IN ;Ntehra''if January the Sunday school was organ
f'StlE "a, III. pnr,er being elected superintendent IL
s ~, crntinued TO grow steadily. weekly pratyeT' pt III
meeting was started aoon, .ne IN his was remark
ABLY well main talned - A-.,or for rho present
ani shortly afer the cornerstone "ds ..iiu
by " H. Thom"S Lhe sgPgrJJ ssgEaoI: j j. Petit. the
t.pisGop@' and II L. bowling. the builder roof
The building which Is OF nrick VIZ" h eighry feet in
d1p6 p and extension 5 SxI iss5 tIr The
o. u.e men with hardwood trusses. ana esiI I's M
some handeers add Of maierIny n,s mxed glass and
pfarSh'r memorial window over the entrance Was
by Mrs " L. DowMns CgaTiSs the communion table
sIyen nd I p,no Mrs Main the communion Ser'c' anu
at tnn cl,',cr Tho communion linen. .,o.,-o for
Mrs Sow'' .Sr,ion 70 use the present structure l9r
wor.h.p Only temporarily as in hs he" bilding Just
e1pnc,ed viii ;hen be used for ne sun nm mis- ob
An adjoining plot has been I me properly has
e,, , In ~, neighborhood Of $l5eo .,.,o.s arc a
rbo ,hurch being without pastor se. 4. ., AZ
ne 'St,t T., he afternoon a $3.50. but i - eA
pccd mat pastor viii be called IN !nS viii hfAf be- hed
Tn.'. T ,rssent I)r T. \ Nelson, OF me Nenioiidl IA
Pr5,bvicrian Church brooklyn * moder"'o' u '''