New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-23

Standing. II was occupied by ibc Commissioners o.
Emigration four years ago ana hree years ago it was
cholera hospital. II is row livery stable.
St. Philips Colorcd Episcopal Church, in Center-st.,
Las been demolished within the past year. and large
printing establishment stands in its place.
The Presbyterian Church in Murray street re-
Moved TO Ninth street near the Astor-pace Opera
House, and reerec' ed there in 1872.
The Morayian Church was first established in Full
ton street near Dutch greet, in l7jl 1t was rebuilt
in 1879. BY the widening Of Fulton street in 1896,
eight feet Of the front Of the church was cut off In
1913 this congregation bull, church at the
Of Houston and Mott streets.
The Baptists purchased the Presbyterian Church in
Laight street in 1924, in which the Rev. DIR. Samuel
H. Cox had for many years oiicated, and in which he
inobbed at the time Of the famous abolition riots
The French Church, Du St. Esprit, removed from
Pine street to the corner Of FRANKLIN aud Church
streets in 1894, since which time it has connected
itself with the Episcopal denomination and adopted
that form Of worship.
Grace Church at the corner Of Broadway and Rector
street abandoned in 1896 when the congregation
removed TO the edifce up Broadway The site Of
the old church is occupied by stores Of immense pro-
portions.
The Old Brick Church the Rev. DR.. spring's)
erected in l76S and then situated in the fields out
Of the city. During the Revolution it was used Is
hospital
The Broadway Tabernacle was built in 1885 rs
Free Presbyterian Church. 1t was purchased in 1910
by society of COngregatiOnasts, and in lS45 the
Rev. j. i. Thompson became it, pastor. 1t has been
entirely demolished since the ls Of May and stores
being erected where it stood.
The old Bethel ship John Wesley, which has been
snoored for many years in the dock at the foot of
Rector street and has been known as the Methodist
Swedish Mission is about to be abandoned on account
Of its age and the Carrier Pigeon is being fitted up
take its place 1t will be more commodous and con-
yenient than the old John Wesley.
The population of the lower words continued to in
crease, while the churches diminishing, until
1850; since which time there has been decrease of
10000 mostly in the Second and Third Wards, which
have been undergoing the transformation from dwell
lings to places of business Although the returns Of
the census show an increase of 1900 population in
these lower wards since 1910, while the churches
diminishing in number, it must be remembered that
there has been great change in the character OF the
population The old residents have removed to tine
upper part Of the city, and theirpaces have been oe-
cupied bv foreigners most of them Catholics, and
rho of course would not attend or support Protestant
churches The change in the numbers of the resi-
dents of these lower wards is however, not so real as
it would appear from the building operations, for the
reason that the population of one large enanthouse Is
about equal to the number of residents formerly found
in whole block The census gives the following fg-
ares of the population: