The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-11-03


TRINITY CHURCH,
tcas first founded IN the year 1890,
Tr-aA Enlarged and beauitied In 1877,
e and entirely destroyed In the great
Conhagratlon OF the Guy, Sept mber Fl, 1876
THIS Building was
Erected on the site OF the former Church,
H In the year 1888 .'
Right Rev. SAMUEL PRovosr, D. D., Rector
JAMES DUANE, Esq and JOHN JAY, Esqr., Churchwar-
dens
This is the inscription on the tablet; and this brings
down TO the history OF the parish and It's reCtors.
Trinity church is the parish church OF the parish
of that name, which contains also St. Paul's chapel,
erected in 1906 and ST. Johns erected In 1877. St.
Georges church was also formerly chapel. Tn
nifty church is under the pastoral charge OF Rector
and two assistant ministers. The hrst OF these 9th
ces is held by the Rev, VIM, Berian, d. D., and the
last by the Rev II. Y. Higbee and the Rev. ]. NJ
Wainwright, ID. ID. Divine service is uniformly ce-
LIBERATED in Trinity Church and St. Johns chapel not
only at the usual hours on Sunday, but also on the
morning OF every wednesday and Friday, and OF
every festival and holiday OF the Protestant Episco-
pal Church
Notwithstanding the antiquity of the parish, tn
present rector is only the eighth that has he'll that
Office. His predecessors are the Key VIM, Vessy,
from 1896 to l7i6; Rev. Henry Barclay, d. ID l746
to 1764; Rev. Samuel Auchmuty, ID. D., 1864 to
I777 Rev. Charles Inglis, d. d., afterwards Bishop
of Nova Scoia,l INTO 1888 the Right Rev. Sam'l
Moore ID d. afterwards Bishop OF New York, } from
1900 TO 1916; Rev. J. II. Hobart. d. ID. afterwards
Bishop of New York; from 1871 TO 1890 OF the
above, all except Mr.. Vasey, DR.. Barclay and Bishop
Provost were previously assistant ministers In
addition to whom, besides its present incumbenis,
the fol owing gentlemen at different times have held
that office Rev. John Ogelvle, ID ID Rev John
Bowden, ID. D.; Rev. Abraham Beach, d. ID Rev.
John Blsseu D. d; Rev. Cave Jones, d. d.; Rev.
Thomas Y How, ID. D.; Rev. Thomas G. Brownel,
ID. D. LII. d =, (now Bishop of Connecricut;) the
Rev. Henry Anthem, ID. D.; Rev. J. +. Schroeder,
d. d., and the present Bishop Of the Diocese, b. 7.
Onderdonk, d. ID. nfr
Among the communion plate belonging to this pa
rish are several articles presented by William and
Mary, and Queen Ann, and others with the initials
c.. r. There are also few articles from private
donors, and among these two plates presented by a
lady, on Christmas day, I7lS.
We come now to the history and description Of
the church now building, and of which the above is
a most admirable representation, from drawing
mode by the talented artist Richard UPohn, Esq.
Il will be remembered by many that in 1888 and
1899 great alarm was let about the durability OF
Trinity Church--the ioot was said to be falling, and
the congreg alton deserted it In the spring OF 1899,
il was decided to pull the old building down, and on
examining the bases OF the wooden columns we've
found so much decayed as 10 have given way three
or four inches, and had the church not been taken
down, II would have fallen shortly with fearful
crash.
In October 1899, the present beautiful edlfce was
commenced; and although II was hoped that hve
years would be sufficient to complete IT., II Is now
almost certain that it will not be ready for conse
Grafton until May or June, 1916 1t is built OF old
red sandstone, of very fine tone and color, and
admirably adapted for the Gothic style of archltec-
ture The sandstone is brought from new quarry,
opened for the purpose at Little Falls, New Jersey
out OF a great many specimens examined Tor the
purpose. The cost will be over S50O,000. The fol-
lowing will be the precise dimensions of the church
| when completed