Valentine's manual of old New York . anniversaryof the dedication of the church was celebrated. On Sun-day, the 6th, appropriate services were held; Dr. Henryvan Dyck, who was the minister of the church from 1883to 1900, and very recently United States minister toHolland, preached in the morning, and the present min-ister Dr. William Pierson Merrill in the afternoon. Onthe evening of the 10th a special historical service washeld and the church was filled to its capacity. Robert Fulton Cutting delivered the opening address atthe evening service and made some interesting referencesto the changed
Valentine's manual of old New York . anniversaryof the dedication of the church was celebrated. On Sun-day, the 6th, appropriate services were held; Dr. Henryvan Dyck, who was the minister of the church from 1883to 1900, and very recently United States minister toHolland, preached in the morning, and the present min-ister Dr. William Pierson Merrill in the afternoon. Onthe evening of the 10th a special historical service washeld and the church was filled to its capacity. Robert Fulton Cutting delivered the opening address atthe evening service and made some interesting referencesto the changed spirit of the church since it was first organ-ized. In contrasting the early with the later period very strikingly showed how the leaven of democ-racy had permeated the religious life of the people andchanged the attitude of the church from the paternalismof its early years to the fraternal spirit and co-operationwhich we find to-day, or to use his own words instead ofworking upon the people working with them.,, [264] -7. The First Brick Church, Beekman and Nassau Sts., 1767 OF OLD NEW YORK Dr. Albert R. Ledoux in an interesting address on thehistory of the church in its relation to the nation, showedhow closely our governmental structure corresponds tothat of the Presbyterian church. He also gave an accountof the work of the ministers who have served the churchand of the more prominent members of the congregation;and perhaps it will not be without interest to that largebody of Scots who still exert a great influence in thePresbyterian fold to know that the petitioners for thefirst charter described themselves as the UndersignedScots of North Britain. The churches of those days seem to have had their littledifferences just as they have to-day. In this case it provesthe old contention that differences and friction promotegrowth and progress, for the Brick Presbyterian churchis surely a fine testimony to its truth. To those who areconnected with this church and in fac
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