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

1880 sO3l 1888 94,7l8
The religious accommodation for this population of
nearly one hundred thousand souls consist of but
enteen churches, four missions and two Hoating
bethels-al of which, filed to their utmost capacity
could not contain One-ffth of the population OF this
district There are within the same limits four thea
fers-the Broadway, the BOwery, the National IN
Chatham street and Burtons old theater III Chambers
ytreet--whch will seat about many persons as the
remaining churches. The same district according to
fair estimates, contains about 1000 places where
hquor is sold and 400 houses of bad repute.
or the few remaining churches it is already decreed
Tint three Of them will soon be removed. 1t is evh
dent from the reduced number of attendants at Others
since the first of May, that they muss soon follow
The following are the churches now remaining
BAPTIST.
Laisht. street Church corner OF srick street .
iyer Church, of Oliver and Madison strt't
Established in 1895. The present educe was erected u
DUTCH REFORMED. ,,,, ...
Associate Church, of Fulton and William streets
Erected in 1907.
ST Mathews in Walker street, near broadway
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
Jobns,reet Church First established in 100 Ihe p'e'eE'
- pTsue.sircet Church. Erected in 1884, Oh,
lions Church (Coored) corner OF Leonard anu ON"''"
streets Established in 1900 Rebuilt in 1870
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL.
Trinity Church Broadway. Established in 1899 IAe cree
81 Georges Church Beekmsn street Established in l75a
s. PSp Chapel Chapel S VsSS street Ersesd
Du Saint dE.pEit Freneh) corner OF Franklin ana 'h''h
streets.
s. Peters Barclay street. Established in l7& Present
edifco erected in 1856
St Andrew, Duane street
81 James Church in James street Established III lS''
CHURCHES FOR sEAMsN.
,ner Church corner Of Madison and Cathane streets
Chapel OF the Holy Comforter EpiscOpa loot oil LSish
BthtI ship john Wesley (MOthodsi at Pier No H. North
River.
Five Points Methodist Missions.
Third German Mission Dutch Reformed Ann street
Union Mission, No. ~ Baxter street
Mission at No. q Greenwich street
az these the Baptist Church in Oliver street and the
Methodist Episcopal Church in Duane street are offered
6r sale and the German Lutheran congregation wor-
shining in ST. Matthews Church in Walker street,
have determined to remove up town IN two years
time 1t will be seen that several denominations for
,nery strongly established in these lower wards have
entirely lost their foohold while others have been re-
,uced TO feebleness in this lower section Of the city
The Roman Catholic Church has grown IN strength IN
consequence of the change in the character of the pop
ulation The first Roman Catholic Church IN New
York was st. Peters at the corner OF Barclay ana
Church streets. 1t was established in 1856, and was
Tor thirty years the only Roman Catholic Charch III
the city. The present edifce was erected IN $780, 81
Patrick's Cathedral built about forty years ago, at
the corner Of Mott and Prince streets was the second
one As other congregations have removed out OF
this district the Catholics have purchased their church
edifces for their own Thoy purchased Christ
Church in Ann street in 1926 and used it until 1854
when it was burned part Of the congregation then
erected St. Jamess Church in james street and the re-
mander purchased the Reform Presbyterian Church
IN Chambers street, in 1885, and called it the Church
of the TRANSPORTATION. This is the congregation which
purchased and now occupy the Episcopal Church ut
the corner Of Mott and Cross streets. In fact all of
the churches in this district heretofore in by
the Cathohcs-except st. Peters and st. james,
have been purchased from other denominations. At
this time where there is decrease in the population
of the lower wards there is probably an increase OF
Catholics.
Since the abandonment of the Tabernacle, and the
destruction of DIR. Spring sChurch the Presbyteran'
have not church remaining in this district.
Ten years hence, when the remainder OF the area oil
the six lower wards has been rebuilt for business pur
poses as the Third Ward has been recently, scarce
half dozen churches will be found in district which
forty years ago contained the principal churches OF inc
city; and the tensnt-house population the ssa-sring
mepss - thousands Of Strangers who throng IN the
hotels Ssr.me lower pant of tue city-numberns at
least one hundred thousand souls-wil be left CON-
parstvely destitute Of church accommodations,