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portico with a double row of fine marble columns of the
Ionic order.
The Reformed Dutch Church—On Washington Square, is a
large and imposing structure of Gothic architecture, and appears well, even by the side of the splendid New York University.
The Middle Dutch Church—In Liberty street, corner of Nassau, has been recently relinquished for public worship, having
been rented to the General Government for the use of a Post
Office. This venerable edifice has stood for one hundred and
fifteen years, and eight or nine successive generations (counting those who were aged at the time of its opening), have
worshipped within its walls. On Sabbath evening, 11th August, 1844, the closing exercises were held in the church, in
the view of resigning it for other uses. In connection with
the usual devotional exercises, a sermon was preached by the
Rev. Dr. Knox, the senior pastor, from John iv. 20 to 24, and
an address delivered by the Rev. Dr. De Witt, one ofthe pastors. During the Revolutionary war, in 1776, when the British
took possession of the city, several of the churches were occupied and greatly injured by the British soldiery; but the Middle Dutch Church suffered the most. Being directly adjacent
to the famous sugar-house, the scene of atrocious and multiplied cruelties inflicted upon American citizens, it was at once
used by the British soldiery for their quarters, for a hospital,
and then for a riding-school in which British horsemanship
was displayed. The whole ofthe interior was destroyed and
rendered desolate. It was not till 1790 that the church was
repaired, and again opened for divine worship.
COLUMBIA COLLEGE.
Columbia College, at the foot of Park Place, near Broadway, was chartered by George II, in 1754, by the name of
King's College, and confirmed, with the necessary alterations,
by the Legislature of New York, in 1787. It has a president
and 10 professors, 1170 alumni, 100 students, and 14,000 volumes in its libraries. The building is 200 feet long and 50
feet wide, with two projecting wings, one at each end, in
which are accommodations for the families of the professors.
It contains a chapel, lecture rooms, hall, museum, and an extensive philosophical and chemical apparatus. The funds
DESCRIPTION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
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portico with a double row of fine marble columns of the
Ionic order.
The Reformed Dutch Church—On Washington Square, is a
large and imposing structure of Gothic architecture, and appears well, even by the side of the splendid New York University.
The Middle Dutch Church—In Liberty street, corner of Nassau, has been recently relinquished for public worship, having
been rented to the General Government for the use of a Post
Office. This venerable edifice has stood for one hundred and
fifteen years, and eight or nine successive generations (counting those who were aged at the time of its opening), have
worshipped within its walls. On Sabbath evening, 11th August, 1844, the closing exercises were held in the church, in
the view of resigning it for other uses. In connection with
the usual devotional exercises, a sermon was preached by the
Rev. Dr. Knox, the senior pastor, from John iv. 20 to 24, and
an address delivered by the Rev. Dr. De Witt, one ofthe pastors. During the Revolutionary war, in 1776, when the British
took possession of the city, several of the churches were occupied and greatly injured by the British soldiery; but the Middle Dutch Church suffered the most. Being directly adjacent
to the famous sugar-house, the scene of atrocious and multiplied cruelties inflicted upon American citizens, it was at once
used by the British soldiery for their quarters, for a hospital,
and then for a riding-school in which British horsemanship
was displayed. The whole ofthe interior was destroyed and
rendered desolate. It was not till 1790 that the church was
repaired, and again opened for divine worship.
COLUMBIA COLLEGE.
Columbia College, at the foot of Park Place, near Broadway, was chartered by George II, in 1754, by the name of
King's College, and confirmed, with the necessary alterations,
by the Legislature of New York, in 1787. It has a president
and 10 professors, 1170 alumni, 100 students, and 14,000 volumes in its libraries. The building is 200 feet long and 50
feet wide, with two projecting wings, one at each end, in
which are accommodations for the families of the professors.
It contains a chapel, lecture rooms, hall, museum, and an extensive philosophical and chemical apparatus. The funds
