New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-19
THE MIGRATION OF CHURCHES.

The Christian Adroeots and Journal, in an article
upon Missionary effort in the City OF NewYork, gives
q lst OF the downtown Churches which have been
sold, and Of those which remain. 1t also speaks Of
the causes Of these removals, and lamenb that the
down town portion OF population have thus been
almost wholly deprived of places of religious worship
Lots in the lower part of the City having become OF
great value for business purposes, and the wealthy
portion of tie community having removed to more
desirable and less costly locations in the upper part
Of the City the sites of their down town Eep6uflt
have been sod for secular ussav Convenient to their
larger and costlisS ne downtown population hes
bonsse rs,ber than diminished; and ON account OF
the high price of land and the consequent high rents
the masses are crowded into boarding houses, or
families take cir gle rooms in large houses, or PACK
Themselves so densely into towering tsnant-houses'
which cover nearly every foot OF the ios upon WHICH
they are built tla at the comforts Of homeife arc NOT
within their reach. Mere shelter is all thas tncy on
tain. Cleanliness is scarcely attempted and' WIN
this abandonment selfrespect IT, to gfcat eA'on''
Il not wholly Lost and the door Of vice and degrsda-
ton ia opeued Facilities for religious instruction to
counteract thsse influences are diminshing, and the
information Of Missionary effort is demanded.
The following is an enumeration OF Churches which
torn-s.y, below line running from Hudson River
With Canal st. to Centre-st along Centre, souherly,
| to walker St with Walker st. to the Bowefyi WIN
the Bowery, sou,herIy, to Catharne-ss, and WIN
Csihsripe ST. TO the East River. viz;
South Dutch Chqrcb Gsden't back Of the k.sh.o ~
middle Dutch Church s.saa ss:w''n Liberty and 0s'
S:5l%:s S sSs%;, ofcn~eh
| S. Fmst Presby terrain Church Wallet ,,,
! g. Pre.by ieri.n Church. Cedar st, lDr hsons)
= p,.sLv fsfIa Church
q Pr.,by,ssn Clureh, GDr AisIards'sJ Dusne" corner
Pre.S,,srsn Church. Dey..t, corner Of ws.hins.os
PIs.,,so cssres s Sppss. We Far"
IL Grace Chocb protestant Epseops Broadway. corner
Sr.neh Protestant Episcopal Church du Saint Esprt Pine
st. renewed Frsikiin.t corner Of Church, which .
IS Christ churcb (Prss.tsnt EpscopslJ Annst, near Nss-
The Protestant Episcopal congregation removed to
anew and larger edifee which they had erected IN
Anthony-st, rear Broadway, which was within ne
limits we have desgusted but they last year removed
to the upper part Of the City aud the building no"
occupied by the Commissioners Of Emigration.
"a Free Protestant Epscopa Church In Vsndevster near
s, 6so,... Protestant Epscop. Church. Bssimss
This congregation has removed uptown, but ther
nlsce Of worship /, occupied by the members Of the
church last named c
10 Fi,., sscs. Chureb, Gold. St. near John
H. .Ouh B.pt. Church, ss''su's' between fo''s '''
~ B.sti,t Tabernacle. Mulbenys near Chatham.
10 ou.isr Meeting house Liberty st. near srose.sy.
n Morsvi.n church, Fulon-st near Wiisn
- Iuti.rsp Clureh Wilismst, corner Of rnnhfort
Is Cbsibsm Chapel. (cOnsr.ssionaiJ Chssns"" 10"
a. Hshcei Episcopal Church. ye'try r. NEAR Greenwich.
Is sw,d.nt@sisn Church PesrL't, near Ch su
To::1I sa esss Da.ss corner Of City H.
! "a Manner Church, koosesenrI ,,.,.-
The following lie lat Of the Churches which remain
in The district souh Of the lines given above. ms
district enbrsces the six lower Wards OF the Cfy,
and notwithstanding the eDcroschments Of bssinsss
contains now a larger population than ever mo
before.
l. Prots...n, Ep.e%p.I. Trinity SharsA' Broadway
: St. johns Chapel, Vuieh'-
4 French Ciurcb ChuIehss
Free Church bestmsn o.
& S. Philips. (eolor.dD Centres"
7 Methodist Episcopsl. Johnst
Duane. 1t near Hudson.
Msdison st. corner Of Csha,iee
| 10 Zon Church. tcolo,sd2 ChaiehH
IL Reformed Du.sh Church, wii.m-'t'
| rs Lsishtst corner Of vuct
! IL Pr..b,t,risn Church. (DL sprinssg Bertrand
| e CopUsgstiopsl Church, Broadway Tsesnseie'
!. Fhsnd. n,s.iss HS:.; atsl% s.si s s
! 10 Roman Csihole Church. JsnsSst
| o. St. Peters Bsrclsys-
| a. Chamber st oppoeite the rsff
~ h.ttst ,coran OF Cross
Tract distribution, the establishment Of Sabbath
SCHOOL,, and colportsge, are recommended - nvaa-
able aids to Missionary effort 10 proof tast no ne'ss
borhood is beyond hope, The Journal poins 70 me
coed which hs. been effected at the Five foinn, oy
he Ladies' Home Missionary Society, and remarks
a., ~, IA. bsen done there may be done In any
,oo.,;,vto which end II recommends the united