The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-31

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neosssarv 70 borros moaey 70 give then. aud
Interest on our xift could not easily make Or.
tain good woman tor instance. rho wrote from Ken
sucks :nd whoss letter preserve az 2, once curiosity
sarposng she did, that he wealth Of Tr,uay church"
was SUFFICIENT 70 supply the OF the whole Epsoo
pal church south, 70 rebuild all their churches 70 sup
port al their bishops and clergy for few years. take
care OF all the frseden ana poor whlses This her
nohin wanting but for tho holy spirit 10 move my
brart aud those Of the vsstry, and ths thing BE-
done mention this a. specimen Of the extent o. the
not merely Of imaginative women, but OF ntalligent
men, Such one was he who SAID IN Convention 81
tho Diocese Of New York. that 'the human Imagination
In LIS widest lights had conceived OF wealth like
that OF Trinity church" was nexpressbly painful u
those who knew the truth to listen to those strange
exaggsratioua II weighed upon the mind Of my venera
able predecessor II has been burden on my own
PAST rNASOIAL CONDITIONS.
have spoken Of the pas. eleven a. period Of
great financial embarrassment that embarrassment be-
gan long before II the result Of the for
prodgaIy 70 churches and religious objects throughout
this city aud Sta.e speak of the vesry OF Trinity
racod which sv y 1s c
munity from the old times down TO this day and hour
No body OF trustees has had more or harder work 70 dol
they have done welt and without compensation they
havc stain upon their annais and In all the assaults
that have been made upon them with view 70 obtain
mar has ever Sssn oand 50 desperate a. 70 prefer
charges against them or 70 breathe suspicion Of their
integrity position OF great responsibility; u mas
boon 0cd after year, In such manner 70 reflect
honor upon the generous and disnterested men who
have held 4 Tne1r ancient policy was 1, give abund-
time ! but aiter while Il brought embarrassments
g. Ge0rges Church. Stuyvesant Square, It. Marks
Church .in.the: Bowsry and Grace Church. are tho
daughters II Trinity, Columbia College derived from
her large portion OF It's present wealth did the 60
cety for che Promotion OF Religion and Learning which
now dispsnsss the Of aarge endowment In sup
porting candidates holy ORDERS Trinity school is but
an old parash school OF ours grown up Hobart College
~ Geneva owes 70 US tts existence Icanact stop 70
onumerAie the parishes churches societies and indvidu
who having been the recipients Of gifts, help 10
swell tn roll Of honor The result however that
tho estate became reduced and that tho cond ton Of
financial embarrassment reached 70 which have re-
fcrred. This was the ason Why about seven years
ago. that policy vas adoptsd which was =. once 60 un
svcd discontinue all donations outside the parish,
with tho exception OF certain amounts already pledged
annual donations TO some eighteen needy psrtshos.
until the debt OF the corporal on should have boon paid
and It's expenditure and income made to correspond
forced upo us BY the highest considerations that can
weigh with honorable men To have acted otherwise
would have BEEN In my Judgment, incompatible with
sation and by letter. have explained our situation,
stated the nature OF our pol cy and shown tho grounds
for It's adoption do not real an instance which
coursc was right
y TRuesNr CONDITION AND VALUE.
but things have changed Our debt Is much reduced
and In process Of extinction; and by the aline In Of
eases the income from our properly will bs, In the
our etas when s. have been settled am not sts
~ geak precisely Tho dealers in the fabulous and the
lovers Of the marvellous have, N some Of those wid
0ghs OF tho imagination" mentioned BY our old enemy
In the Convention, set II down at SOS 600 900, fixing
upon args sum with view 10 stimulate cupldity II
probably about the tenth part Of that Our pro-
petty IL lots, and the arc, general rule,
the owners Of the buildings. II II should exceed
90 500 600 sss Dc surpr sed a. well az rsoiced For
from the fsot that God has placed these
hsnd, Infer that He means that shall 40 II or help
rns pssArfEARANcx or FORMER cHuRoHm
In tho lapse Of years great change has been coming
p
Ing and tie symbols and traces Of religion have been
fading away Had not boeu FOR tho estate q TuIty
Church mot single church OF faith would be loft 81
this hour below BIeccker street Ihave not the know
ledge Of the affairs Of the Dutch Reformed Church In
VIII CHI would warrant me in speaking respect
Ing them; but do not believe that they would have
held .h,ir ground q Trinity = rsuls and Il Joints
exception Of two or three Roman Catholic churches,
nothing len down In town Reflect n you can bear 70
in a It's extent have elsewhere onerci such 20 nof
district OF the city, six miles IN circumference, densey
populated with scarce bu ldns anywhere sacred %
anywhere visible to remind the crowded pcpula-
or sacramento such duties that OF public worsp and
the assembling Of ours Ives together, such awful
houghs q TOO horrible 70 dwell on; yet this Is what We
should havo como 20 had IL not been for these endow
And NOV r. n, state ,s s pn winch
shall endesvor % carry our my life should BE- spared
!" - = '-.. rIas FOR TEE yurura h.la sas' & N
WISH with Gods help. to devote u mot the whole.
20 much Is can. OF our income, whatever may be,
s. u the q Sa
forsakeu and left 70 take Of itself TO that end
would 10 the asss place. resolve hereafter TO con-
place would never consent e hoard dollar ucouo
but spend freely as II comes Now, "A TO the plan
We have Trinity church. which needs enlargement
40 - 70 mako u capable cf accommodating the
s =. dno9 use. u ret Men, d,r
this church, and after ~ machining westward and north
ward, We reach st. Johns these our own chapcs must
be maintained Beyond r. Johns chapel on the west
side the town. and not too far away, fourth church
hrrequred uss where 81 Lakes holds the ground
cast . near e head Of sosS
way. we should have nth church, and midway be-
vcen them, near Broadway on the line Of canal street
sixth. cannot how one 81 tho churrhcs can be
sfared, TO keep up any landmarks Of religion in
ths widerness and therefore those SIX At the very
would not think Of work ne them or sny Of them a.
parish churches Each should be mission eta
,es each snouS have ssosS 70 u. nccrSy
OF large DISTRICT TO preach need be- IN the streets 70
visit iron houss TO house. 70 keep up that ncessan and
and the vicious can b. reached But also IN ccrnec
tioa with each OF those mission churches would
have parochal schools, FOR boys and girls furnished
with all that II required 70 make schools desirable
Then, In central place, or At suitable and con-
yenient points would have houses Of charity hkc 81
Bsrpabas' House, 80 stephens, in Boston NJ which
tho homeless the poor the unhappy, tho unemployed
would be always sure OF lodging, = meal and wei
required II the City Hospital should he removed
would put n6rmary 81 some kind In its place; and,
ns sny s snsrs .nc~,s never % s,sns
stations aud take Of The SICK Tho cnrches
and eli, should be rondescd attractive sua
BILE ritual hne music and artistic establishment could
make Thorn; while Ia the work or teaching the young
and mnistering 10 the sick, know that should hnd tho
devoted who, assuming the ssfe ~ HE and the
habit OF Skaters OF Charity and Mercy would enter With
enthusiasm this field u labor and give themselves up
20 Christ therein white would employ IN the clerical
force a considerable number OF young men who, FREE
from family ties and domestic carc~ and able 10 live to-
sf6hfr In community would constitute "sssociafc mis-
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