, 1873-06-08
Trinity Episcopal Chnrch-.-ilistory
of the Society. .
Description Of It's New House
- Of Worship.
Programme Of Services in the
Churches To-Day.
Episcopal and Roman Catholic
Calendars.

Ihe Ministerial A9sOc12tlon OF the P1eeDyte-.
riAn Church Of Chicago discussed at its last
meeting. the "scriptural ground on which di-'
yorces are granted The subject Was one OF
great interest, and called forth very general
and full expression from the members present.
The prominent points set forth were IN suo-
stance asfo}lows: .
On q certain occasion the Phartsees ssfeo tae ~
vior 1s lawful for man to put away his VIE 1o5
every ca1se m Jesu8 answered: HaTe ye not fead
that Hs which made them malo and female, ana eaaa
thzt for this csuse shall = man leave 1notnef and
fafher nd ahall cloavo unto his wife, and they twain
ahan bs oue fesh? Wherefore they are NO more twain
nn1 one 1T 1n man ut ssundsr Tue Phsrseos said
into him: "Why then did Moses command to
give writing Of sosnt md put IT. nes 1s
hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away
your wives but from the beginning 1t was not 30.
espt p It be for forniesoa, and sha marry anoheF
co1nnttoth adultery and whose n1arr1etl her which
put d1h 5 nns.on a he Il hs
ent day. and but for two reasons the s:riors answer
would be conclnsive to all who recognize the divine
authority Of the Scriptures The first Of these reasons
f. that many consult their notions Of expectancy
rather than the plainly declared word OF God Tho
second r. hst certain 9rds 3d. Paal to
granted for wilful deseron. The words referred to
sre as follows: "If any brother hsth wife which
dwell With lin, il him not Pit her away. And The
woman which hath husband that helieveh not T. e.,
hssasn and nd !e b pleased to S With ass let
depart, lot him depart. brother and sister is not
under bondage in such cases." Il there were con-
ings the former would certatn1y have the greatar
Weight especially 81. PAul says that he speaks Of
himself and not Of the Lord. All appearance Of con
tradlcton ynnshes however, II yon construs the words
of st. Paul referring to simple separation from
bed and board, aud not divorce from tho bonds Of
matrony. The Savior does not ray that the adultery
consists IN tho putting away OF the husband wife,
but in the putting away and marrying another.
Whoso shs Put .wa h; re '1 and = PATTI another
tho context st. Paul forbds Christians to separate
deny eaeh other the charities Of maTed Life, unless
3b ~Ssn hs thoee % vho ther
coming Christians, were married TO heathen he saya
ss s Sssyr t1s e aot Soaaa e vs ssp1s 2
then, Or recognize their authority. The
arguments IN fsSor Of different eoastruet.o99
mstters of f.eli9g SYMPATHY for the injured party
suggests thst it great hardship to deny them tn
ans1 for Ihs sVi cendacs ii another: Any law, by
reason Of s universally. may work hardshipa IN par
tcuzr instances, and under peculiar circumstance
not whether hardshps may arise in individual
under the operation Of general law but whether It
tbs greatest ties goo 10 shs Theh Is of be
human and divine origin. The execution OF husband
nd father ess hardship 5Ia4 ,,r upoa Isa ,,v The
md yet the signs Of the times show how necessary the
6eath penalty is to the wcllbetng Of society viewed
n seor 2u os Religious 10 bearng he Subject may have j.
question Of great doubt, whether divorces ri'seilo
don should be granted tor any et5er r. cahss ss
1aatsmanii relation and multiply ths number q sep
.fhs relstion for slight and insufficient causes
to do 80, by simply changing their foaiaence,
for trns. II ereoprages hasy md tnconstderate n R
easily snnnied It leads to domestic infelicity In
many instances resulting In separation when but for
would be recenc1Ied It deInoralizes socetyengender-
ing ideas of the sancty Of the marriage relation
dissolution Tho truth Of these remarks il substan
tinted By the alarming incrsaae IN the number OF d
Sorces. The relation Of husband and VIE Is the pasis
whole community Of institutions, hence every safe,
guard should be thrown around 1t. Thnt which God
hath Joined together let no man put a'under'"
:. TRINITY EPISCOPAL cHUBcH. ~.--
Trinity Church WAS organized March +, 1872
The first officers were: J. Brinkerhoof, Senior
Warden; s. J. Sherwood, Junior Wardan.; and
G51enius Beers, Charles sauter, Caleb Morgan
Thomas Whitlock, and William H. Brackett,
fostersd By the st. James parish, and on the
18th Of February, 1874, the Rector Of St. James,
the Rev. " F. Walker, resigned the Rectorship
Of that church and took charge g.e Of
2 % During ssr<ssa sss ss' an Es1;oa Es1 fasssh ssss
opened for divine service Aug. as. The corner
stone OF this building vas laid BY the Right
Rev. philander Chase, DID,. Bishop Of the
Mr. Walker resigned the Rectorship in May,
I847, and in September of the same year the
Rev. Mr. Barlow, OF Peeksvllle, n. T., was
choeen ss his successor. Mr- Barlow labored
very aoceptably and faithfully until in February,
The nc1t Rector was the Rev: Q. 2. swope, called
from St. James College, Maryland, who re-
manned in charge until May is, when
the parish of Grace Episcopal Church
was Organized, and Mr. swope chosen as it's
without regular Rector, and was served IN
turn by the Rev Charles Reigh1ey and Rev.
John Kelly, D. D. On the 24th Of August, 1858,
the Rev. ". 4. Smallwood, D. D., was solemnly
instituted into the office of Rector BY Bishop
Rev. Noah Hunt eehenck, who served the parish
until 1850, when the Rev, James Pratt, Of the
Church Of the Covenant, Phiadelphs, took charge.
Under bis administrstion, the new church,
Wabash and Michigan avenues, was erected, in
which the congregation continued to worship |
until the great fire. This grand edifice was
solemnly consecrated to the worship OF God by |
Bishop Whitehouse, April "a, 1865. One Of the |
dailies remarks Of this occasion ssAlthough |
the weather vas very unfavorable, a good con
gregation assembled to witness the interesting
ceremony,-the climax Of years Of lsbor and de-
voion,-and to hear . sermon from the
former Rector Of Trinity the Rev. n. q.
Bchenck The Bishop was assisted in the
seryices by eight clergymep,-the Rector Of the
parish Rev. E. II. Vnn Deusen, D. D., OF Pitts |
burgh, Pa, Rev. n. q. schenck, Of Baltimore,
Md. Rev. Henry BpoHord, OF Oberlin, o.; md
Rey. Messrs. Cheney, Stout, and Smith, OF his
city DR.. Pratt resigned his charge on account
Of fill-haalth, in March, 1868, and Tas succeeded
by Rev. Dr. Cummins, April II, 1864, 4,-ona OF
3he ehlest Rectors, perhaps, ever n charge OF
Trinity. He vas succeeded BY Dr: Keeling, who |
labored until 1869, when tie present Rector,
Rsv-, E. Sullivan, was called from
the st. Georges Church, Montreal, where
he had been laboring for about sax
years. Mr. Sullivan 10 q graduate |
Of Trinity College, Dublin, taking his degree IN
1s58:: He is m able, fearless, outspoken, and
Tery efficient minister of the Gospel. It has !
been under his administration that the great fire
swept sway their fine church building, and thst
'a'' building ass boon planned and i ALREADY |
9l4ntaeA, Since The hs Tie congregation |
hsys worhipped, the first year, in Standard
Hal, and now in the old Calvary Presbyterian
building, which has been rented and Hlll be |
Used for this purpose until the new chapel is
completed, Which will be ne1t October. The