The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-21
;rRISEE IN TRINITY CHURCH.
-,,ruJEsr iyD CLOSEST CoRPOR
irIoN on THE CONTINENE

| s,,osi Teachers At Ten Dollars "crh-
,aaccpnious Petitions TO the Vcstry-The
| a., Lant strategy Of Prof Pcch-SJock-
,,s Profanity IN the Church.
rhe,s are five schools connected with Trinity
=. che f-st IA NJ q5 Liberty street; tho second
:. vo,or and Church streets the third In a Guild.
=. he rear Of 81. Johns Chapel; the fourth In
~s,n,v s,,h street adjoining Trinity Chapel; and
a. adj IL attached 10 the new Episcopal Church
..,.r,v erected In Thirtys street. The No.
.,,,c at;eadtncc OF all these schools Is about six
,,rdrcd A Principal aud assistants are attached to
,.,h who arc on duty from SIX 10 eight hours day,
"a vbo are thus paid for their laborious services
Principals OF schools. gn year.
oVV a year
IA, upharpy teacher in tao Liberty Street School
,,-dss In Newark, and the $40 week which he
,sce,cs barely keeps him alive. His associates and
~ teacher, IN the other schools are obliged 10 give
uu,e lesaons and employ other means to support
n<,r families. The huge lon in Liberty street,
veefs pup,ls are Taught was once used by poor Or.
Cs,sr, the cmipcu, orgaulst OF Trinity, as q bed
.A.mber because he found u impossible 10 hire a
,,p.,,sble house from his miserable saiary-ft,OOO
, veal. It is sad. however, that tho surcrlnten-
,D,, Of the schools receive $780, but the teach
m deny the fact.
fRISify's ROLL or sBAys.
lathe "a NV days when DR.. Cutler presided at the
rssn Of old TRINITY. the music its chief attrac-
tou The salaries Of the musical stan, however, are
,oi prnCcly, ~ the reader will sec:
M Ne,,cter the prganist received ~ 20 year
Toe cjorEcis receive, flat4 wees.
One Of Toe Nestrymen informed u representative OF
rus suN that the salaries OF the organiss were IN.
creased, about a month ago, to f2JO0: but the ma.
crN VI tho ohorisicrs are stl paid only 81 a week
The. boy singers, We may udd, play dis
hufalg with the few greenbscks which
hoy receive aticr the services. The more poorly
pad cboistcrs arc Master Lee. Master Coombc aud
Frank I!lock, who have charming voices. The
rliy Ut Master Richard Cocker, the DISTINGUISHED
boy Soprano, who used to sing IN the church, was
s'ensi0ly tlOO1 a year; but The Vesiry paid only
hi bat sum, tue remainder beng given him by
D. Cutler. The salaries now paid represent
phsdorable advance on former suponas. The
sergy, who do the hardest work, VINO pray and
Ecach and minister to the SICK and bpplize receive
ess than Journey men shoemaker Two consecratcd
hvnes were recently Obliged to quit Trinity Church
md a. lAuls Chapel because their stipends we're so
nheraby poor. The eiergymen alluded TO. who
rprssent all the other deacons, arc
M Rev Mr. oherly. OF Trinity Caurch 81 o)o vea,
Inc Key MI. Van Kleeck, OF 81. Pauis
Chapel 1000 yeaI
Their successors who minister In Trinity Caurch
" p1urs Chapel, st. johns Chapel, aud Trini,,
napc rsceiyctne same begGsrly sums. Mr.. obcrh
gpearcd 10 he 80 badly straitened In means that he
ocId no, AFFORD TO purchase a now soutau out o
he clerical income. We understand that these sala
bss have been increased to a. .JoO per snnum.
rns TAX SHoUsANo DOLLAR cLERsrnsS.