. Record of the life and work of the Rev. Stephen Higginson Tyng and history of St. George's church, New York, to the close of his rectorship. lly an open and free church to all whowished to hear the gospel there proclaimed. The cost of the church to the time of its opening for servicewas one hundred and ninety-two thousand five hundred dollars,the whole of which sum had been advanced by Mr. Whit-lock. His assumption of this responsibility, even, as it was known,to the endangering of his own commercial credit, was a remarkableproof of devotion and fidelity to the church of which he was,through
. Record of the life and work of the Rev. Stephen Higginson Tyng and history of St. George's church, New York, to the close of his rectorship. lly an open and free church to all whowished to hear the gospel there proclaimed. The cost of the church to the time of its opening for servicewas one hundred and ninety-two thousand five hundred dollars,the whole of which sum had been advanced by Mr. Whit-lock. His assumption of this responsibility, even, as it was known,to the endangering of his own commercial credit, was a remarkableproof of devotion and fidelity to the church of which he was,through life, an earnest and honored member, as he was an unwa-vering faithful friend to its pastor. Of his action. Dr. Tyng says inone of his anniversary sermons: One of the most remarkable of all the features of the history,was the providence by which internal dissensions in the congrega-tion and outward hostility from others, in whose hands there waspower to annoy, were made to arrest the premature sale of theproperty of the corporation, and to tie it up until such a change inits value as should fully reheve our obligations had taken fiiANCKL OK ST. (;koi{(;i:s ( 111 i;rii. 1,S|.S IS(M.(Frutn a phutoyrapli.) Ministry, 184^ to 18^j, 225 The opposition was meant for evil; God was pleased to over-rule it for remarkable good. In the meantime He gave to one faith-ful friend of the church, the ability and the will to meet the wholeresponsibility, and it must never be forgotten that, to his energyand noble conception of Christian duty, this church is wholly in-debted for the edifice in which we now worship. The subsequent application of the property of the church, andthe complete overcoming of all the obstacles which were placed inthe way of its successful sale, enabled the vestry to meet all theobligations which he assumed. But the prospect of such a resultat the time when this burden was undertaken by him, the most pru-dent men would have been ready to think the least probable.
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