, 1866-11-03
TRINITY CHURCH.
The Value of lis Propcrty---The
Church Not Meeting Its Ex-
pens cS.
Ktatrmrnt OF EtA Debts and C6nr2tleA-
4 plan for the Future.

statement OF IT. Debts and CharitleA-1
A Plan for the Future.
Upon the occasion Of the dedication OF St.
Paurs Chapel In New York on Monday last,
Rev. Morgan Dir, Rector Of Trinity Chusch
In that city concluded the exercises With
sermon on the 'Future Work OF Trinity Par
i.h," giving also detailed account Of Its \
financial condition, from which We extract |
the following:
Tho ralue Of our properly has been 20 enor-
sn0usly exaggerated, that It seems impossible %
ihenteIse.. aa @ eanpoi 1ees>i @ NOR eoa.p'saoas
luz The wealth ei Trinity Church. l have heeu
M ,or. The applications 10 me iar 1eiiei from
~ I'D p's1 eandaons e nc 81 s wasa a@ aad &c eh
dten. and fot all kipds ot objects, hare been a:
naoet beyond ny power TO enunefate. UndeE this
t1sst The power OF request With the capacity to
supply; In no one yea.. dar'ns TIE period now
au1tas ate E, our asea 70 tss
VIC have been selling properly teoasqmtpg pnn:
rea" the our n dcss has vat1ed nom sGo.0 10 near
EEO,000. l have never rnaae any secret Of tiIs;
TIC S'cn,5 ss tG E.. penis e believe ere. r.
aeeonmodafe Them 4 would b necessary 70
e 70 fs scan % paa
onr iii. could moi easily maEe cor
tain good woman. for instance, who wrose from
Eeut1cEy J. aid wboae letter prcseryt a. II once
cuIioe,ty and an Illustration, comprehend that
shs va Y sp1 r. a: shs AZ thss
supplv tbe wants Of tSe Whole Epfscopal Church
Soulb to rebuild Ill their churches, 10 support ali
tbeiz bishops AID clergy for a lew Jeats, 10 take
@ Vae her 81 simple.minded I Idea, aad ths1eapon sae
added that there was nothing wanting hnt for the
Ss & epeer s Il he a ssenr oi he dsnsion on
ibis subject. i las possessed DC minds, not
ch o. ~ az Ss HSn sstd q n GanSen
;ino oftbe pioeese Of Nav Yo1kThst The hnmsn
iEa ~ t,, III r., r. TrInttt Chn-ch
Geisen o. r.intn' ~ ~ tho,c Mh3 tnnw Tia
t.n, 10 1Is.ea 10 hc ssasre.s,iops - i iWei.hsd
npon M mnu .. als t,,t, "'e p1eoeeeSs''
has been nnsaea on ny ny Owl: n-o~
,lta!e spoken Of the pas. eleven yesss = pc.
ffod u e.eat nnsEeaa enaasshen ~ 5 lnH1 en-
atsassMent nesan 10 ne ten .ons ~ 9stoss
Ire 5e;n o. tne iosme, pa.'r ~ I1e
IN fslpe amhy. aisnos1 Isoa!E4i!f ~ SnaIGnss ~
religions 99sct y IN, cSn5 ~ aaa .r,tS 3 70
epcaE oi tne sesu! Of l.aniy Cnara - vim se
spet!, and Almofi ~lth scnela;ioo; lof me record
| WhteA t1E5 nAse ~ Cnsposa4oa pciu.u tGa tos1t
n!nnit5 rom the ga nmes qo"p 70 sa.s oay ana
ct wo:k to 90; hey ssvs done It WSi!. ana Wtaa.
On. sney h5Ee No. sfa'as spoa taets
nnnss and ~ ~ sseans ~ n9ne ueea aa II
Epon mem VIE 4sM ~ potah possess'on =.
ihe property admlrfsiefta l, y anesn. no ni11 NAE
liz ever len l9und 80 asspsT9h'e a. 70 P3S'eff q
,.e 'assgs,,y poeion @ 0f xrsai Te,spons, x
bilty II has oeen nIeos Jsa so, a.vs Heas ~ ~ snsa
9 fs1ses %b 6es "a
p.e'sss!y ! y: IT. pe!!s! :: - tins:'
sse;ss'. csa'sS: s!ay: r.! ssa;5s: @ s a.rSs !:
nu, hi Ann nsce in EnasSa a.G toS
f1oM hs4 e. a.. Milton Of .s urseSt we,
~ uu'o t.c SHs3 nhteh ~ rnM s.,o.ns y. te
na snserc.t oi q largo Cen Endowment i in suopor,jns M
casdids;e. tor holy orders Trinity tchsci i Sa
a. 9ld pa.isa sehooa @ o. q cur grown np: Hooan
eo r. - - ~ ns1tses ehnces.
eaees sn9 M f,s t% oeSn tnS 70
1o.n3 =, Gun bnaxc hst tt e.ts,n s
, 1tduced' Id tbat tie Condition of nnsneisi en-
na1tNfmcpt Eas reaehed 10 ~hscn hAvo feIeEFtd
lbs w ths seae1n Wy. do6us seven years aeo 20
" resolved i9 daseens,nps M t G 9onstons nntsld
: a1fesdy Il. pledged - annual donations io som
eighteen needy partshes, until re cent sttne e9t
poIsi!o4 : should nass bsen pa,d aad Its e1pena'
But thing. hase changed. Our debt Is much r
ss ;aa n Il e s5p
creased. Q1 the value Of our ctiofe, Whtn u e14
!, | have been settled. am not able to speak pr
ciseIy. Tte dealers In the tahalous and th
r lovers Of shc marvellous have. tn R.omc Of thos
cur old enemy In the Convention. set It down I
{Ga, 600 0ou, liking upon large sum with NE
10 stimulate erptdliy. II IL probably shout ii
tenth part cf that sum. Our property Is 10 lot
and the tenants arc, A. general fu!e. The oWne7
OF The buildings il 1t shonld exceed 81, ,5aH 09a,
shall be surprised as we'll ~ re1ofced. For the
Z, and, fton The fact that God hiss plnce1 thcs
means In our hands, infer that he means that y
Dr. ah,Ii do il Of help to DO it.
AF1lx ron fIE rCTrRE. .
1wish with Gods hc1p. to deSote, II not Il
whole. 50 N 1eh AZ can. Of orr income, whats
er il may be, 10 the sprlirnf and temporal goo
II Of The population Of That part Of the city whit
h. other religions bodies hare foteaSen and 1cft
nc d1st place reoAlve never hereafter to contract
r. doliss Of debt iof any purpose and in the eeeo,
~ | place | would never consent to hoard dollar
q INCOME bpt spend It hs freely ~ II eon1oA. No
e. | a. to The plan Of expenditure Beginning at l
~ | fa1theet point tonth, We hAve Trinity Ghnrt
f.. which needs enlargement 70 as TO make 1t chE
~. bic OF accommodating the crowds which 20 on
ed tu1E In disappointment from Its doc
er- nnab!e to Eet tn. Ne1t II osuet soaes !.
Ao ward. we reach st. Johns; these, our OVID ca.
ehlpcl, On the wett side Of The iown, aud not
aw1y, fourth church IL required Just where
oc Luxe row nolds tne Esoana hnu aces 20 soot
ley Wo!k Opposlsf tAas po,9t. NJ ~.
md Hnefe neaf Hs uesa " 49, ". ~
nave nt!1 cEnren. sno Mlu"a{ 1a H SstNeea tns
'to nea1 oIosomaJ, o. ~ las @ u ~. ~, =,
asa stR esn9oi &c now @ on9 nc Q, Ioes Hn1G