The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-25
OLDEST CHURCH CELEBRATES
IT IS 20 YEARS OLDER THAN THE
CITY, WHICH IS NOW $50.
St. Nicholas Was tho Nsmo OF the Original
In the City OF New Anlstertian,-It Haa
Eight SuccessOrs-Dr. Burrell, Chief
Pastor, breaches on Its influence.

Pastor, PfeacneS on us Annuence.
When New Amsterdam received its first
charter $50 years ago, the city had only
one church, that OF St. Nicholas, which rep
resented the established Church Of Hol-
land. Its place OF worship was In Garden
street The corporate life OF that church
has continued without break until the
.resent. 1t is now known as the Collegiate
Church Of New York, taking its name from
the fact that it ia made up OF college OF
churches, eight In all, all governed by
central consistory or board OF deacons and
elders. The central place OF worship Is
the Marble Collegiate Church. at Fifth
avenue and Twenty-ninth street. the
pastor Of which Is the Rev Dr. David James
Burrcll.
The consistory decided early in May that
the church should take no part in the off,
ca celebrations, but that the 275th ami
versary of its own establishment and the
25oh anniversary of the city's birth should
be observed simultaneously in all the asso
cated churches and chapels. This was
done Yesterday, when the pastor Of each
church read to the congregation resolu-
ton by which the consstory called attention
10 the signific ance of the day, and then
preached an appropriate sermon. The
American flag was also hoisted on each OF
nI,veS I'm to-morrow evening
.ha Narhle CaIIe o;ate Chmrch On aArha
Making, of the City" His sermon was a
comparison between the city OF $50 years
ago and of to-day, Five factors, he said,
had contributed to the building Up Of the
hugs. the school and the Church. In
referring to the home DR.. Burrell drew
a sharp CONTRAST between me sltlpllcty
of the past and the luxury Of the present
% Ha said d. '"e 7e'o''' '"''0'' '"e WORKSHOP
1sa uo,,n,ors ,,.,o ,;s+o,;,,u. M. IN,
dstri. neane ef ths Vail XII the nen
va. hau e. i,e , .n w , rn, no " r. a.
e" oon d,epa r ~ E.ran nnd Tho usSnft
ne &c eondons IRE e ana Ine result h
t T., sne on pitni and labor ''""' 'o''"' 'e
The Whole difficulty comes from the fact
that two new ella sses have been developed
in the progress OF events both Of them non
nroduce Ia a me- emoerers OF the ground;
btidm t nmbli" wc and whns
adysncementt ia Mt tie expense Of smaller
"a pitalists forced TO the wall
On the other hand there ira class of non
producing laborers who aim to bring down
Their more skiitnl and successful ss fellow S,y
hours small prodnGt!oTn AND u PM ten
New Amsterda ~, and IN those days there
was no grapple between capital ana LABOR.
OF the stadthuys DIR. Burrell had this
to saw.
po,;tios ~ .hos. do,. w.r. war, ,,,oh
,,, rohuicn IN 'noss uatS Mere r9 s uum
in New Amsterdam as there are in New YORK
and never were there more reprehensibis
methods in politics than those pursued by
the great PATRONS, conspicuomsy by Wo'!-
a van mn iS. We , .e NJ " n" u TIE
hn;;d, q ~ tha wall IN Tefend the fown apainst
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