New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
LOTS Of CHURCH ACTIVITY
EXPANSION and Celebration Prev
aIent Throughout Brooklyn.
photograph by MarceaW.

aIent Throughout Brooklyn.
In spite Of political conventions and pro-
posals for new parties Brooklynites are not
losing interest In church work To-day one
church will celebrate its fftieth anniver-
sary At the same time two churches are
preparing TO build, and Plymouth Church
is celebrating its Beecher memorial plans.
Fifty years ago the Tabernacle Baptist
Church was organized. Although the church
had really been in existence for ten years
before It organized as the Tabernacle Bap-
list Church. II will celebrate It's iftieth an
niversary az a church with appropriate eN-
ercises to-day.
In 1852 fifteen members OF the Strong
Place Baptist Church, which had been In
existence some years. formed the mission
which afterward organized this church. Ihe
church edihce. which IL situated at Third
Place and Clinton street, was erected In
1873. The first pastor was the Rev. I.
Edwin Brown. He was followed In 1863
BY the Rev. Dr. 4. &. Osborn. In 1913 he
was succeeded by the Rer. DR.. Thomas
Rambaut For period Of fourteen years
the Rev DR. Frank Rogers Morse was the
pastor succeeding the Rev. Or. Ramoaut
i'm 1875 The present pastor. the Rev. Erwin
bennett took charge OF the church in 1872
The Tabernacle Baptist Church has al
WAYS taken a prominent part IN Baptist
denominational work. Several years ago its
present pastor became active in home mis-
sion work The foreign population was In
creasing very rapidly IN the ne.ghborhood
Of the church Tho Rev. Mr. bennett be-
in, b. Ng Of
large membership among the foreign
rpeaking people Of the section has been
built I'd through this home mission move
ment
The Roy. Or Newell Dwight HiiIis pas
tor OF Plymouth Church. has announced
that the two buildings to the right 81
Plymouth church are TO be removed. An
arcade will be erected In tho rear Of the
site OF these buildings. contract has
been entered into with the sculptor. Gut
zon Borglum for memorial statue OF
Henry Ward Beecher and for eight bronzes,
all 10 be completed by June 1913. when the
centennial OF the birth OF Mr.. Beccher will
be celebrated. 1t Il planned 10 have the
churches throughout the United States that
are Interested In the Beecher centenary
set aside the last Sunday In May. 1913. FOR
sermon on the life and work OF Henry
Ward Bcecher The bodies OF Mr. and
,, Mrs. Beecher viii be buried in tho little
park beside the church on next Memorial
Day.
Frank l.. Ferguson one Of the trustees OF
the church, has taken over from the Beech
or Memorial Committee the lots In Orange
street, opposite the church. An apartment
house is to be constructed on these lots in
harmony with the architecture OF the
, church and so constructed as to safeguard
for all time the light for the front OF the
church building There will be brick wall
and Colonial gateway constructed on the
asst side Of the church.
81. Peters Evangelical Lutheran Church,
Bedford avenue. near De Kalb, Is the larg-
est Lutheran Church in New York state.
It's pastor the Rev. DR.. John ]. Helschmann,
born in the United States and raised In the
mining district Of Pennsylvania, Is cons!d-
cred one Of the best preachers using the
German tongue in the United States. He
breaches in German AT the morning service,
but Is thought TO be equally eloquent AT the
Sunday evening service, which is conducted
i'm English Or. Heischmann performed his
. Goth marriage ceremony last week.
The Seaside Gate SstcrhoUd has just or
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ganized Within the next year IL plans 10
have a new Jewish temple in Coney Island
The Jewish population has Increased so
rapidly In that part Of the island that the
present temple is inadequate as a place OF
worship. on July % midsummer night
festival is To be held. This is the beginning
of an active campaign which will be con
Quoted for the purpose Of raising funds to
be used for the building OF the new temple
Among those vino are expected TO take part
as patrons at the midsummer nights fcsti-
val are Supreme Court justice Isaac kap-
per- Judge Otto RosalslS, or General SEES
sions, Edward LaZansky. Secretary or state,
and Chief Magistrate Otto Kempner.
In the East New York section the rapid
growth OF the parish OF 81. Matthews Ro-
man Catholic Church has made larger
church edifce necessary Plans were filed
few days ago for "A building to he con-
structed Of concrete and brick with front
age Of So feet and depth Of 1870 feet
There will be n lawn on both sides OF the
edlfce. The church has a membership o,
more than 1900 The Rev John +. O'Har1.
pastor Of 81. Matthews, has done much To
build up the membership of the church
He is an eloquent preacher and has been
very successful In the administration Of the
parish affairs.