The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-02-05
Trinity Church Corporation

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Trinity Church Corporation.
The communication OF your correspondent " Sid
ney," In Tuesdays Herald, will not, fear, be pro-
pery apprehended as was doubtless intended TO be
taken as buresque upon the present attempt Of the
Low Church party in this city, to get within their
rapacious grasp the possessions Of Trinity Church
corporation.
bes Of the churchs peace, may think, be set forth
In its proper light by familiar illustration, which
will now give, and state the case accordingly.
Trinity Church was, many years ago, endowed
with property which would give her comfortable
support for life. With frugality and care, and
proper foresight she has since contrived to sustain
her household, and been enabled to do something
handsome for each of her offspring, as they have
found settlement for themselves. t
Thus, st. Georges Church, ST. Marks, and all the
rest, who are now arrayed against her, received
certain amount OF property from her, quit-clam
for all future demands.
tmay well be inquired. then, with what sort of
decency can more be asked fori AS well may the
children of an aged parent, who have had what Of
right was theirs 60 and say, you shall give me all
that Is left you shall reserve nothing for yourself
or your children, VINO have not yet been appor-
toned as that Trinity Church should now be called
upon to cede one peppercorn OF her income, be il
much or little in value, to these dissatisfied, ambi-
tious men.
Put the pending question IN this point of view,
and the good sense of the community will soon de-
termlne how 1t should be disposed Of. But the en-
deavor has been to mix il up with false statements,
and to present Trinity Church corporation in the
most odous light-as an oppressive, overbearing
and tyranncal monopoly upon the rights and privi-
!eges of the Episcopaians in this city. Very many
have thus been ready to cry out Down with il,
entire ignorance Of the facts of the case, have at
once signed the Memorial to the Legislature of
our State praying for repeal OF the act of 1874 in
relation to the corporation Of Trinity Church."
II a. ..Il-
dice against indlvlduals, uRjustIy and so has the
corporation of Trinity Church, lbelleve in my con-
science, been wilfuly beed by the Low Church
party. They have gwen It out that there has been
an improper exercise Of her patronage, to sustain
High Church principles among US an undue influ-
ence at work, to put down those who are called Low
Churchmen;hat favors and support have been extend
ed to the one and nothe other But where is the proof
be given 1t dwells only in the fancy OF those op-
posed to Trinity Church, who themselves would,
perhaps, SO act and have been known so to act when
the power was theirs.
What comparison is there between endowments
upon all the churches unfortunately in the hands OF
Low Churchmen, and who, in consequence, are
now In opposition to old Trinity, forgetful OF the
claims OF gratitude she has upon them, and those
stand by her when 80 unjusty assaled There is no
proportion between them, for where one has re-
celved dollar, it can be shown the other has re-
ceived hardly cent. The universal policy OF old
and let their friends take care of themselves-,hey
will be quiet; the others must be quoted and kept
quiet And now they taste its fruits.
Probably II your friend, DR.. s. had been SO
Piled, ne would not have been SO officious getting
his visitors on New Years day to sign the memo
rial" But why did not the Rector, Wardens and
Vestry OF C Church pursue like course, see
ing they were refused aid from Trinity towards the
erection OF proposed new church for that parish
They understood the matter-they knew that the
corporation OF Trinity was, at the present, for
some time past she had been, and would still be,
until che got through with the erection of her
church, rather crippled in her resources when
she will gladly render assistance to every applicant
without reference to peculiar principles or feelings
beyond those which should pervade the breasts Of
all OF her children-true love for the CHURCH.
On looking over the Herald, this morning, was
much struck by the felicitous observations OF your
Church the rumOh. ~ ns
which he has demonstrated that the property in ques
ton, belongs in fact, to all the Prote stants Of the
city. He truly observes, that although the original
grant was in terms, to the inhabitants Of the city
OF New York, in communion with the Protestant
Church OF England" yet it is obvious thatby these
words should be understood all the inhabitants of the
city Of New York other than Roman Catholics since
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gences OF opinion, other than that OF Rome.
II being, then, demonstrated that the property in
question, belongs, beyond doubt, to the inhabit-
ants at large, OF our city, without restriction
their religious opinions, Except such Of them as
happen to be Roman Catholic) no time should be
lost in forwarding TO the Legislature, happily now
In session, Petition for an act, by whose provi
sions the enormous property,so sintuy amassed by
this bloaed religious corporation, should be sold
al public auction, and the proceeds divided rateably,
among such OF the inhabitants of the city of New
York, as shall be able to prove themselves not pos
sessing, respectively in personal or real property,
more than $lO0. This restriction in its distYibu-
ton. would prevent the property from passing into
the hand Of the upper classes already unreasonably
wealthy, and too prone to perpctuate their niquous
exclusion Of the poor and ilIiterate from the COM
mon rights Of mankind. The costly church edifice
pose, on account OF its proximity to Wall street.
Inc Stock Exchange might find y convenient 10
cation. Your own large and forcible views on the |
subject, lead me to hope that you will give me
place in your enlightened columns
Truly yours, JOHN CADE, TIKI YOUNGER.
AFFAIRS IN MExIco-We perceive that the ac-
c cunts received on Saturday evening from New
Orleans not confirmed by the official accounts The
Picayune reports, one Of the pieces Of intelligence
brought ~ the brig raro that letter written at Vera
Cruz the 18TH ut, the day which the Pario sailed
simply says MIR Sidell demanded his passports hav-
ing Jailed in the object Of his mission'p We do not
derstand that Mr. sde has yet demanded his passports
or hst ne has received anything like dehnitve enswer
from the government letter has been received from
JalaPa on the 18th January which states that Mr. Sill
dell was expected to arrive In that town via Pueba
that or the following day. There u much reason
apprehend that the mission may not be productive Of the
which there was some reason to anticipate The