New-York tribune., 1900-10-29

spoke OF their long connection with the church
while young people, the fourth fifth generation
OF families to worship there made brief remarks
At the close Of the love feast Professor Marcus
D. Buell.. Dean Of the Theological School OF Boston
University. preached a sermon
The pastor, the Rev. ". c. Brakeman. invited the
congregation at the close OF the to look at
the relics of the church. They included the Bible OF
Philip Embury, the first local preacher who read
from it the text for the dedicatory sermon; John
Wesley's clock sent over from England. and now
keeping good time in the vestry; Bishop Asbury's
chair, now in the pastors study; a gavel made OF
wood taken from the Old John Street Church, from
the only loyal Methodist church in St Louis during
the Civil War. and from the first Methodist church
built OF the Mississippi River. The gaveI was
used by the last General Conference, and given
by unanimous vote to the Old John Street Church.
Among the other relics OF the church is old
painting OF the original building. the work OF the
son Of the Rev. J. Smith OF the early pastors.
The afternoon meeting was held al 2:SO O'Clock.
It addressed by four former pastors and there
were many present The Rev. DR.. Harris. who
pastor from 1851 to 1S5s. spoke first. He said
in part:
Forty-three years ago I first came here, and nv
"reminiscences stretch far back into the past In my
time the plan OF having anniversaries first tried.
that large annual gathering nights help our
finances some 1t would be amusing now :: We
The old men wore what 1 think were called shad
hats While the modern fashion is to put every
thing on top the way they was to spread the
millinery out in front Of the face It was always
a wonder 70 how sweethearts-and there We're
lovers in those days surely hus9ands-eyer greeted
another with those walls N the way As
remember, there were many quaint personalities
used to cry at a love Ieast ana theh scream IN a
way that would startIe modern Methodists, but II
was then common part OF the service when this
woman was present
The Rev Dr. A B. Sanford, who occupied the
pulpit during the years 1SS3-'s5, said:
Fr5
it in Old John Street Church as nowhere else IN
America I wonder what Philip Ernbury, the car
ion Sermon. would say to what the critics are say
ing about the Book? wonder what good Barbara
Bible as a whole IS greatest comfort
The next sneaker was the Rev. Dr.. ". W Bow
dish who had charge Of the church from 1855 10
1880 inclusive and is now the pastor OF the Sixth
Avenue Church. Brooklyn. Some Of the greatest
inspirations Of my life he said. 7 got here It
was because met the aristocracy OF Aethodism IN
this church. BY aristocracy I mean the highest
form OF artstocracy-the ar1stocTacy OF the heart
Here every one has heS6l and & one as ss aFge as
ening influence throughout this region OF business
interests GaT d5 nov o ne coed t6at mis- church has
dore Men like the Brown Brothers and the Goulds
Iro5pBoI5 Of religion in the city south of Four
teenJh-st Miuionaires ought here TO endow
The Rev Dr.. F G Howell whose pastOrate ex
tended from the year s mic [ae esco6s ye & 6reb Ie
Brooklyn. was the last speaker.
In the evening At 80 o'clock an Epwg9Pth gG. Leagqe
7:9o the Rev. DR.. Thomas B. Nelly, Editor OF The
cbIre6's first building, a stone chapel, was put up
on Golden Hill, rising ground near what IS Low
Containing the name OF the Mayor and other prom-
4ent citizens 5s5teS The see0nd on 5nTaTT ISIS John
Summerheld preached his first sermon in America
this church T 5o26T a9a ~ % s bs T9 The present
church was built IN ls4L