The New York herald., 1870-12-21
TIE ANNEKE JAMS ESTATE.

places of worship, and called them ehapela OF Trinity
church and its chapes formed church their several
Il s.s Knit into ns Sod the
p or r rn Church and IND Soss M for the same church
the churches under their common government =
% inc inc Charter those who are 10
the Revolution admitted the privilege q voting
AZ length the Epissopaans BY the increased population
Trinity aud It's oSaps situation respects
sned Act froyias for the % nsorpoa.on corporal sf Re- Re-
sious sosees ,os Jones varoks ed Of Lava VOL pages
20 themselves under that act into separate
The members Of the new corporations thus organized
under the Religious Societies. Act elect their church.
In trinity church. nor do they Commune in tSa church or
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manage all the spiritual and temporal
Ssv 81 aey paying no regard whatever to the
the corporations, the congrcgs.
worship IN that church and It's chapes ST. Pal church and
recently 0ullt cnapeiby trinity church S ''''
No member o. either Of the new claimed
and Se.ymea Of Trinity prior eecoa held
persons known to be members Of the corporations
ogered themselves voters but they rejected
trinity chro or rs shp After s %p
to the Lcsaare asRns among oahsr ,hnss
for an Interpretation Of the charter relative TO the right of
A bill was accordingly introduced, and in It's passage
presane with the eestve and the
OF nssemby was referred to the Attorney General
NY rights ns
Sos thar or rs re-
Ing it, with the bill referred to him, and he of opinion
under the acts or charter"
the claim to vote had tendency to create IN
.snsons S In one Of the objects
would enectualy extnguish the claim Now II is
legislative bodies, In novel and special
huva the
pass acts IN the nature Of decaratSry acts pluck up dis
Such acts resemSe b Of in chaacey -
BY thus showing that the members OF the corporation
have put to all questions respecting their supposed
Members Of every corporation have an interest in its estate
while they continue members and no longer right to tho
corporaor and settles permanently without
ss S # S % the :
the snS %e % s as e % s ey
corporation. and hs resume them other
than BY eS again xas M nee In the @
of the claim which the plaintiff makes as to his being
ton of Trinity church such corporator.
Whoever reads the act for RELIGIOUS societies
Of % our % civil and religious nsa.iOns must be persuaded
the
ence and be wholly governed in its spiritual and tenn
ss that sSfs
@ ss who haes the
or congregation the last twelve months preceding the
or shall have been received therein by the rite Of con-
or Or :, y Oh the sen" aS s ssa oy q %
other joint act OF the parties and of the rector that
Of voices elect TWO church waens and eight vesrymen
that the church wardens and vesymen elected shall
happens therein their
a TIE @ to 'u'h church or
Keeping il view the wise intention Of the Legislature
oacera the who shall have honestly belonged
the IL does require the
foretel that II the members Of distinct corporations
the ocers OF this church would door to mschcfs
by combining against another religious body, and by supe
into office and thus brought into public iic might appoint
clergyman against tho decided opinions and wishes OF the
Tie same creatures might also manage the temporal
affairs Of the congregation in way destructive of their
next INQUIRY is whether The members Of the
vote the elections Of the corporation Of Trinity church,
cumstance that the charter ineorPoraes al persons in
n1S nn hs to s Ssy Of
These words Of he charter when the real
not 10 al afford the slightest prsiext the clam Of the plain
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bears Looking from this ground shall that the
ss.s.. Sen i
ans Ely q Ssw YORK naturally sought place
England local permit popu
that the whole humber Of Epscopaans on the island was
sufficient ill the building already erected public
On tie hand which accomplished the
lion Of the city, and the new Ep scopa Corporations Which
have sran from the church being out of the reach
With eonaaenss hen may asserted that the Epsco
paroners Of The parish Of Trinity Church Such Of Of them
members q the new have become parish
which virtually to dissolve their connection with the parish
II is no that of the Dutch Re-
fomei Church, as tins plaintiff is and who are nnaccus
the commandments Intended by the charter
hes under the OF different and Independent recors
administered by the rector OF parish
he s on
o death M Or n N s sses OF necessity Burns Ecce
The authorized under certain circumstances to
regular the parshoners should communicate at least thrice
his receiving the in the parish church, by
and with The Of the priest The rector take
TO admit COMMUNICATE under any other circumstances
both In the priest administering and in the parishoner
ceiyng the sacrament ana u Is an nndenane position In
wrong. ~, ~ ,.,,o . ,. ,on,,.,,, ,,,,a,., ,sou.
Revolution that but those who received
the Church, communed in Trinity Of ts
entitled the charter The
section the entitled IAN act for making such aera
to make m W more to the Constitution Of the
State" passed 18th of April 1854 embraces the prn-
with respect communicates, by restraining the
privilege OF voting to such Inhabitants Of the city SHALL
In said church, paake OF the holy sacrament OF the
Lords Supper at least once in every year" .
Some contend that this section by using the words "thc
church,, refers to the spiritual body of the church. and
the building of Trinity Church. and hence they argue
that communicates In other Episcopal Church arc quail
fed to vote.
will mach assist search after the true import of the
he said church, take the entire section, with
its preamble into consideration and proceed at once to
the objects for which 1t seeks to provide
Bearing mind the title OF the quoted II is worthy
declaring the of Inducing the
rector prescribed by the charter TO be inconsistent with
letter and spirit OF the constitution the act substitutes
mode Of induction by vestng the church wardens
OF the corporation with "ull power To nduct
rector said church often there shall be
caucy."
Here term church leaves for inference. BY
referring il to Trinity Church torture into sense
will defeat the exercise OF the power TO nduc
rector. ~
Then the following Section with its preamble which
the qualifications OF the who thereafter
to be considered members Of the corporation
doubts have arisen those parts OF the said char
law rs above mentioned which speaks 0. inhabt
ants communion OF the said Church OF England for
moya whereof be further enacted by the authority afore
said all protesting themselves members of tho
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