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3. When the singing shall have commenced, the two elders who are to sit on either side of the minister during the service shall immediately remove the cloth from the table,* folding it carefully and placing it out of sight upon the bench in front of the pews. They shall then resume their former seats.t
4. Before the close of the hymn, the minister shall descend from the pulpit and take his seat at the table: at the same time the two elders who are to sit beside him shall also take their seats.
5. The minister shall make an address, if he shall think proper, and then commence the service by quoting the words of institution: "Our Lord, on that same night in which he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks he brake it and gave it to his disciples": and he shall add, "Let us, in imitation of his example, give thanks." He shall then offer prayer.
6. Immediately after the close of the prayer those elders and dea- cons who are to officiate at the table shall take their places, standing in front of it while the minister breaks the bread. ¿
7. When the bread is broken, the minister shall say: "When our Lord had broken the bread, he gave it to his disciples, as I, ministering
* Until the service a large table-cloth entirely covered the table with all that stood upon it. This custom continued till 1895.
t It was customary on Communion Sunday for all the elders and dea- cons to sit together in the "amen" pews.
# The bread was in large loaves, so cut that they could be readily broken and placed in the plates.
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in his name, give this bread to you, a professed disciple of Jesus Christ: 'Take, eat: this is my body which is broken for you; this do in remem- brance of me.'" While repeating this passage, he shall first present the bread to the two elders sitting beside him, and shall then distribute the plates among the officiating elders and deacons, who shall forthwith pass the bread to the congregation-the elder or deacon standing at the extreme right of the minister first offering it to him.
8. After the distribution of the bread the minister shall say: "If any communicants have been omitted in the distribution of the bread, they will please signify it by rising." If any shall rise on either side, the bread shall be served to them by the elder sitting on that side of the minister. If none shall rise, the two elders who sit beside the minister shall distribute the bread to the other elders and deacons, and shall then immediately remove the bread from the table * and resume their places.
9. The minister shall then offer a prayer before dispensing the cup, and immediately upon the close of the prayer the officiating elders and deacons shall resume their places before the table, standing while the minister pours out the wine.
10. The minister shall then dispense the cup to the two elders who sit beside him, and then pass the same to the officiating elders and dea- cons, saying, "After the same manner, also, he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, 'This cup is the New Testament in my blood: this do as oft as ye drink it in remembrance of me. For as often as ye eat this bread and drink this cup, ye do show the Lord's death till he come." Upon receiving the cup, the officiating elders and deacons shall pass it to the congregation, the elder or deacon standing on the extreme left of the minister first offering it to him.
11. After the dispensation of the cup, the same forms shall be ob- served which followed the distribution of the bread.
12. The minister shall then, if he think fit, make another address, and give out the concluding hymn. After the hymn, he shall pronounce the following benediction (Hebrews 13 : 20, 21): "Now the God of peace that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen."
* Both the large platters and the plates were placed on the bench in front of the pews. This custom was discontinued in 1895.
APPENDIX W
CONSTITUTION OF THE BRICK CHURCH SUNDAY- SCHOOL, 1833
PREAMBLE
The Teachers and Conductors of Sunday-school No. 3, in New York, would feel that everything in the revealed purposes of God, every- thing in his promises, all indications of his providence, invite and urge us on in the work in which we are engaged. The millions that are fam- ishing for want of the Bread of Life in heathen lands, and the urgent de- mand for intelligent and efficient services in the cause of Christ in our own country, admonish us that there is pressing need of unremitting labor in training the young for the work of the Lord. Be this, then, the teachers' aim: "To win souls to Jesus Christ; and to prepare them for usefulness in his kingdom."
May the Great Head of the Church fit us for the responsible duties we have assumed, and keep us in the observance of the following
CONSTITUTION
I
This school shall consist of
1st. A Superintendent, whose duty it shall be to arrange the classes, preserve order, and to determine all questions that may occur between different teachers, and between teachers and their classes.
2d. An Assistant Superintendent, who shall ordinarily teach a Bible Class, and take the place of the Superintendent when he is absent.
3d. A Female Superintendent, who shall aid in the government of the School.
4th. A Librarian, who shall supply the School from time to time with catalogues of the books in the Library, deliver books to the teachers according to the rules of the school, keep an accurate account of the vol- umes received and issued from the Library, and hold himself responsible for books not accounted for.
5th.' A Secretary, who shall keep full and accurate records of the pro- ceedings of the School, aggregate quarterly returns of which shall be approved in teachers' meeting and read to the School.
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6th. Teachers, who shall be punctual in attendance, faithful in the study of the lessons, prompt in visiting absentees, and laborious in en- deavors to enlighten the minds and improve the hearts of the youth committed to their care.
7th. Scholars, who shall be punctual, obedient, and studious during school hours, and silent and respectful in the house of God.
II
The officers of this School shall be chosen by ballot once in each year at a teachers' meeting in the month of April, and oftener if need be; and the teachers shall be appointed by the Superintendent upon every elec- tion of that officer.
III
Books shall be furnished upon one Sabbath to the male department, and upon the succeeding Sabbath to the female department, alternately; deliverable in the afternoon, upon condition of punctuality and the safe return of the previous volume in the morning. Teachers shall make a list of the books desired for their scholars, and be responsible for them to the School.
IV
This Constitution may be amended by a vote of two-thirds of the members present in teachers' meeting.
The SUPERINTENDENT expects of the TEACHERS,
Ist. That they will be in their seats five minutes before the hour of opening, ready to greet their scholars as they appear, approbating punctuality and reproving delinquency, and that they will not unnec- essarily leave their seats during school hours.
2d. That they will always accompany their classes to the door of the church, maintaining order among the scholars, and in cases of necessary absence from the school, a teacher will feel it to be his [or her] duty to provide a substitute.
3d. He still further expects that at the ringing of the bell there will always be perfect silence throughout the School, and that this silence will prevail during the opening and closing exercises of the School.
4th. In conclusion, he expects no idleness in any class for a moment, but, on the contrary, that teachers will be prompt, faithful, and punctual in everything relating to their classes, and that they will insist upon the same in every one of their scholars.
APPENDIX X
SUPREME COURT ORDER
At a special term of the Supreme Court, held at the City Hall, of the City of New York, on the fifteenth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three.
Present, Henry P. Edwards, Justice.
In the matter of the Petition of the Corporation of the Brick Presby- terian Church, in the City of New York, to sell their church property in the Second Ward.
On reading and filing the petition of the Corporation of the Brick Presbyterian Church, in the City of New York, under the corporate seal, and duly verified by the oath of William Couch, President of the Board of Trustees of said Corporation, and on motion of Mr. Horace Holden, of counsel for said petitioners,
It is ordered, that the said petitioners be, and they are hereby author- ized to sell and convey all their church property, lands, and tenements, situate in the Second Ward of the City of New York, bounded by Park Row, Beekman Street, Nassau Street, and Spruce Street, and either at public or private sale, subject to the conditions and restrictions con- tained in the grant, under which they hold the same, and to execute, to the purchaser or purchasers thereof, good and sufficient conveyances therefor; and to apply the proceeds of such sale to the purchase of other lands in said city, and to the erection of a new church edifice thereon, agreeably to the prayer of the said petition; but the purchaser or pur- chasers thereof shall not be required, or bound to see to the application of the purchase moneys, to any of the purposes specified in said petition.
RICHARD B. CONNOLLY, Clerk.
APPENDIX Y
RULES FOR THE CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF THE CHRIST CHURCH MEMORIAL BUILDINGS AND THE WORK CARRIED ON IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
It is expressly understood that the following plan shall not apply to such of the internal affairs of Christ Church as are legally under the control of its session or trustees nor to the internal affairs of the Sick Children's Aid Society, including its finances, constitution and election of officers.
1 .- THE COMMITTEE
ITS PURPOSE AND NAME
The general control and management of Christ Church Memorial Buildings and of all activities carried on in the Church House, shall be in the hands of a Committee to be known as the Christ Church Memo- rial Buildings Committee, but the session of the Brick Church in respect to spiritual matters and the board of trustees in respect to other mat- ters may modify, change or annul the action of the Committee.
2 .- CONSTITUTION OF THE COMMITTEE
(a) Membership. The Committee shall consist of the following per- sons: The pastors of the Brick Church and of Christ Church; an elder from the Brick Church and one from Christ Church appointed by their respective sessions; the superintendent of the Christ Church Sunday- school, who shall be appointed by the session of the Brick Church; the presidents of the Christ Church Mens' Club, the Boys' Club, the Bab- cock Club, the Van Dyke Club, the Junior Department and the Sick Children's Aid Society; the general treasurer (hereinafter provided for) and the treasurer of the Brick Church, and the secretary of the Committee.
(b) Advisory Members: The pastor of the Church of the Covenant and the assistant ministers of the Brick Church and of Christ Church shall be entitled to attend the meetings and take part in the discussions of the Committee but without a vote. (This, however, does not exclude
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them from being members in full of the Committee by virtue of some other office.)
(c) Occasional Representation: Representatives of organizations or departments of work in Christ Church House, not directly represented on the Committee, may be present by invitation while business of special concern to them is under discussion. Such delegates shall not, however, have voting power.
(d) Enlargement of the Committee: The Committee shall have power from time to time to add to its membership representatives of such or- ganizations or departments of the work in Christ Church House as shall have gained sufficient importance to warrant representation, and to drop from its membership officers of any society which has ceased to be active in the work under the supervision of this Committee.
3 .- ORGANIZATION OF THE COMMITTEE
(a) The officers of the Committee shall be a Chairman, the General Treasurer, and a Secretary.
The Chairman shall be elected by the Committee. He shall preside at Committee meetings, and shall have general supervision over the whole work of the Church House, acting as the executive officer for the Committee. The first Chairman shall be the pastor of Christ Church.
The General Treasurer shall be appointed by the session of the Brick Church. He shall receive all funds contributed by the Brick Church or coming from other sources for the general work. Appropriations made by the Committee to the several organizations and departments shall be paid by him to the respective treasurers, whose accounts he shall annu- ally audit. He shall, under the direction of the Committee, make the general payments connected with the work, and shall have charge of the internal maintenance of the buildings. No appropriation or expendi- ture of money shall be made, however, without the approval of the General Treasurer. He shall submit his accounts annually to the ses- sion and trustees of the Brick Church.
The Secretary shall be elected by the Committee either from among or from outside of its members. It shall be his duty to preside at meet- ings in the absence of the chairman, to keep the minutes of all meetings, to send notices of meetings and to perform the duties usual to the office.
(b) Meetings: The Committee shall meet regularly once a month from October to May, and at other times upon call of the chairman or of any, three members.
(c) Quorum: Five regular members shall constitute a quorum.
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4 .- DUTIES AND POWERS
(a) Management and use of Buildings: The Committee shall manage the Memorial Buildings and shall determine and prescribe the use of the various parts thereof. The treasurer of the Brick Church and the general treasurer, together with the pastor of Christ Church and the superintendent of Christ Church Sunday-school shall be a Special Sub- Committee on maintenance of the buildings and the employment of house servants, and shall report to the general Committee.
(b) Control of Activities: The Committee shall exercise general con- trol over the various activities carried on in the Memorial Buildings. It shall receive reports from the different organizations and departments, shall receive and act upon suggestions regarding the work and shall make such recommendations or regulations as may be necessary. The Com- mittee shall in every way seek to promote the harmony and efficiency of the work as a whole. The Committee shall appoint or approve the ap- pointment of the presidents of the various departments of the work, and shall engage all paid workers connected therewith, except as otherwise provided for herein or by the Committee. All Constitutions or rules of management of the different departments and organizations shall be subject to the approval of the Committee. Details of management shall be left to the proper officers of the different departments and organiza- tions, but the Committee shall have power to veto any forms of activity and to prescribe such activities as in its judgment are necessary, or advisable.
(c) Estimates: Prior to the December meeting in each year there shall be presented to the Committee by the heads of departments and organizations and by the general treasurer estimates of the sums of money needed for the ensuing year. The Committee shall examine these estimates together with such estimate as shall be presented on the part of Christ Church, and on the basis of them prepare a general bud- get which shall be submitted to the session of the Brick Church.
(d) Expenditures: The Committee, from the money received by the general treasurer shall make appropriations to the various depart- ments and organizations, and shall authorize expenditures for the in- ternal maintenance and repair of the buildings and for the salaries of officials and employees except the pastor of Christ Church.
(e) Reports: The Committee shall at any time make reports to the session and board of trustees of the Brick Church at their requests respectively.
INDEX
INDEX
A
Abbott, Rev. Lyman, D.D., 388, note
Abbott, Rebecca S., 533
Adams, Charles D., 417, 532
Adams, John, 112, 197, 252, 517, 522, 526; also opposite 122
Adams, John G., 375, note
Adams, Robert, 537
Adams, Dr. William, 291, note, 316
Addams, Jonas, 538
Adee, William, 537
Admission to church membership, 174 f., 539-541
Affiliated churches, 31, note, 401, 444. See also Christ Church and Covenant, Church of the
Agnew, A. Gifford, 341
Al-Burtis, William, 520
Alden, Marcus, 178
Allen, Charlotte, 199
Allen, Moses, 198, 252, 271, 302, 499, 517, 522, 526, 527, 537
Allen, Priscilla, 199 Allen, Hon. Stephen, 241
Allison, M., 538
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, 124, 237, 245-247, 249 f.
American Home Missionary Society, 244 f., 248 f. Anderson, Alexander, 69, note Anderson, Rev. James, 7-9
"Announcements," The, 398 Appleton, D. S., 532 Appleton, Malvina W., 533 Archer, Mrs. Eliza, 538 Arden, Thomas, opposite 262
Ash, Thomas, opposite 262 Ash, William, opposite 262 Aspinwall, Louisa E., 533 Atterbury, Rev. Wallace, D.D., 417
B
Babcock, Rev. Maltbie D., D.D., ac- cepts call, 454-456; early life of, 456 f .; first pastorate of, 457 f .; begins work in New York, 458-
462; his preaching, 459 f., 462; his personality, 462 f .; pastoral work, 463, 466; his industry, 464 f .; his interest in the affiliated churches, 465-467; in the Men's Association, 467; his first year completed, 468 f .; his pilgrimage to Palestine, 469 f .; his sickness and death, 470; results of his work, 471-473; present music of the church his legacy, 482; the new Christ Church a memorial to, 487; published works of,499, 502; see also 516
Backus, Henry A., 411, note
Backus, Mancer M., 418, 530, 532
Baker and Scribner, 140
Baldwin, Jacob L., 520
Ball, Dr. Brayton, 417
Baptism, 81, 176, note, 327, note, 542
Barber, William, 69, note
Barbour, Norman, 485, note
Barbour, William D., 342, 346, 375, note, 485, note, 518, 521, 523, 525
Barbour, Mrs. William D., 330, note 395, note
Bartlett, Joseph, 538
Bayard, Samuel, 66, note
Beebe, Mrs., 330, note
Beecher, Rev. Lyman, 118 f.
Beekman Street site, 17-23, 80, 251- 269, 272, 547
Beers, Lucius, 531
Bell, Rev. Govello B., 345 f, 535 Benevolences of Brick Church, 40 f., 85-87, 231-239, 299, 334-337, 392 f., 452, 491. See also Collec- tions
Benevolent societies, relation of Brick Church to, 87, 233-236 Benevolent work of Brick Church, 36, 203-211, 328-334, 364, 367, 370, 384, 392-398. See also Brick Church Mission, etc.
Bennett, George A., 300, note, 351, note, 518 Bergstresser, Charles M., 398, note Berian, Nicholas, 69 Bethune, Mrs., 212
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Betts, Ellen P., 533 Betts, George F., 533
Bevan, Rev. Llewelyn D., D.D., call of, 357; London ministry of, 357- 359, 362; personality of, 359; ex- pectations of, 359-362; pastoral letters of, 363-372; resignation of, 373 f .; see also 499, 502, 516 Bevan, Mrs. Llewelyn D., 369
Bible classes, 173, 227, 453. See also Sunday-schools
Bible Society, The American, 240
Bible Society, The New York, 240
Bibliography, 497-510
Billings, Frederick, 375, note, 378, note, 523(2)
Bills, Mrs. James F., 395, note
Bingham, John, 111 f., 197, 517, 522, also opposite 122
Black, William, 201, 351, note, 523 Black, William D., 300, note
Blake, Marshall, 418
Blakeman, Caldwell R., 375, note, 521
Blakeman, Mrs. Caldwell R., 330, note, 395, note
Blakeman, William N., 518, 521
Bleecker, F. Matilda, 533
Bliss, Ira, 271, 518, 520, 523, 526
Bohemian Church, 425, note
Bokee, Abraham, 197, 520
Bonnett, Miss, 330, note
Bonnett, Mrs., 330, note
Bonnett, Daniel, 538
Bonnett, Mrs. P., 537
Bonnett, Peter, 112, 522(2), 524
Bonnett, William H., 537
Bonney, George B., 531
Booth, Dr., 71
Booth, Rev. Henry M., D.D., 387, note
Bostwick, Rev. David, 10 Bowen, Prentice, 69
Branch Sunday-school, see Christ Church Sunday-school
Brewster, Henry, 223, note
Brick Church, cause of its founda- tion, 16; site for first building, 17 -23; money for building, 23-25; building erected, 25-27, 54; ori- gin of present name, 26 f .; rela- tion of, to Wall Street Church, 30 f .; character of the congrega- tion of, 31 f .; its building dedica- ted, 33 f. 55; forms of activity of, before 1774, 33-42; relation to Revolutionary War, 42-76; its building restored, 73, 76; the re-
stored interior, 76-78; activities of, 1783-1808, 81-94; separated from Wall Street Church, 103- 111; its first officers, 111-113; difficulties in securing a pastor, 117-120; builds lecture-room and chapel, 137-140; its use of churchyard and cemetery, 141- 143; attitude of, toward New School schism, 168 f .; services and meetings of, 171-183; music of, 177-183; schools of, 1810-1850, 203-230; missionary and benev- olent work of, 231-250; north- ward drift of members of, 251- 255; negotiations of, for sale of Beekman Street property, 254- 269; critical condition of, 257- 259; strength of, nevertheless, 269 f .; looks for uptown site, 279- 281; acquires present site, 281; erects present edifice, 284-289; adjusts rights of pewholders, 290; dedicates its new edifice, 291 j .; calls Dr. Hoge, 296; prosperous condition of, 99 f .; attitude of, during Civil War, 301-309; calls Dr. Shedd, 309; calls Dr. Mur- ray, 315; improvement in music of, 320-323; publishes a hymn- book, 323-326; changes in ser- vices of, 326-328; organization of women's work of, 328-333; enlarged benevolences of, 334- 337; members of, start a mission Sunday-school, 339-343; adopts this school, 344-346; builds mis- sion chapel, 346-348; buys a par- sonage, 356; calls Mr. Bevan; conditions of, in 1878, 363-368; in 1879, 369-372; calls Mr. van Dyke, 376; condition of, in 1883, 377 f., 384; revision of roll of, 378 f .; increased attractiveness of, 379 f .; interior of building of, redecorated, 380-383; rejuvena- tion of, 384; devotion of, to Dr. van Dyke, 385-388; evangelistic campaign of, 388; debt of, raised, 388 f .; interest in services of, 389-392; organized work of, 392-398; mission of, organized as a church, 398-402; need of endow- ment for, 402-404, 430; union of Church of Covenant with, pro- posed, 404, 429 f., 432-434; agree- ment of, with Church of the Cove- nant, 434-437; completes the
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union, 437-439; endowment of, secured, 438; dual pastorate of, 439; accepts Dr. McIlvaine's res- ignation, 440-444; relation of, to new Church of the Covenant, 444 f .; anxieties of, regarding Christ Church, 448; solves that prob- lem, 449; prosperity of, 452 f .; debt of, to Dr. van Dyke, 453 f .; calls Dr. Babcock, 455; its prog- ress under his leadership, 460, 463, 465, 467; accepts the help of Dr. van Dyke, 473; calls Dr. Richards, 475-477; prospers and enlarges its work, 479-483; erects Christ Church Memorial Buildings, 485- 488; further endowment of, by Mr. Jesup's legacy, 488 f .; sum- mary of entire history of, 489-493 Brick Church (Beekman Street edi- fice), erected, 25-27, 54; corner- stone of, 25; dedication of, 33 f., 55; use of, during Revolution, 69-72; restoration of, 73, 76; re- stored interior of, 76-78; fence of, 112; interior of, 1810-1850, 132-134; neighborhood of, 135; exterior of, 135-137; addition to, of lecture-room and chapel, 137- 140; rumors of removal of, 254; negotiations for sale of, 254-268; sale of, 268 f .; last service in, 271 -276
Brick Church (Murray Hill edifice), neighborhood of, 279, 283 f .; plans for, 284 f .; exterior of, 285 f .; in- terior of, 286-289; dedication of, 291 f., 294; last Old School As- sembly held in, 317; organ gal- lery of, enlarged, 322 f .; interior of, redecorated, 380-383; subse- quent changes in, 383 f., note; lecture-room of, remodelled, 391 1 .; entire chapel remodelled, 487, note
Brick Church Mission, 336, note, 338-351, 363, note, 364, 370, 372 f., 378, 392, 393-396, 397, 398- 401, 535. See also Christ Church, Christ Church Sunday-school, Christ Church House, and Mis- sion Sunday-schools.
Brick Church Mission Chapel, 346- 348
Briggs, Rev. Charles A., D.D., 417 Bristow, Benjamin H., 523 Bronson, Judge, 265
Bronson, Anna E., 533
Broome, John, 57, note, 59, note 68 Broome, Samuel, 59, note, 69, note Brown, Mrs., 330, note
Brown, Rev. Francis, D.D., 417
Brown, John, opposite 262
Brown, Rev. John, 117 Brown, Samuel, 197, 520 Buchan, Mrs., 330, note
Buchanan, Mrs., 330, note
Buchanan, Ronald M., 375, note
Buck, Dr. Albert, 417
Buck, Amelia H., 533
Buck, Dr. Gurdon, 417, 530, 533
Buck, Henrietta E., 533
Buck, Susan M., 533
Bulkley, Horace W., 197, 517, 519
Bulkley, Rev. J. M., D.D., 388, note
Bulkley, Dr. Lucius Duncan, 521, 527
Bulkley, Mrs. Lucius Duncan, 395, note
Bull, Henry K., 223, note
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