Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-03

Sr. JOINS GUlLp, New YoRK-Thc Daily
Graphic, of the 24th, gives very spirited pic
turc Of the charitable work of st Johns
Guild, which, as it remarks, has for years
been pursuing noble, noiseess charity among
the poor aud depravcd of the Fifth and Eighth
wards of New York. The sketch illustrates
the meetings Of the Guild; the free reading
room; its chldren's nursery; sewing school and
employment department.. ln referring to this
picture, the Graphic says:
No ecclesiastical organization in the coun-
try receives such persistent abuse as the cor
poration Of Trinity Church, and probably none
deserves more praise. With property not ex
ccedng ten millions it has the reputation OF
possessing seventy millions, and demands are
made upon its revenue accordingly, followed by
much Indignation if all are not satisfied. Re-
gardless alike of blame or praise, the parish
pursues its way, doing quiet but vast amount
of work of which the city has no knowledge.
There are five churches 10 Trinity Parish, viz:
Old Trinity, at the head Of Wall street !;
St. Paul's Chapel, at Broadway and Full
ton street; St. Johns Chapel, 10 Varick street;
St. Chrysostom' Chapel, Seventh avenue at
Twenty y-Dinth street; Trinity Chapel, in Twen-
ty-ftth street, and a mission chapel in the east
part of the city. These are all under the
charge Of Rev. DR.. Dix as rector, but has its
own minister and his assistants. In the old
church and in the cbapelS, nearly all the seats
are Free and this ancient parish has the dis
tnction OF furnishing to the poor, literally
without money and without price, the best
architecture, music, and preachers it can find.
This is but small part OF the. practical work
Of humanity performed by this church. 1t has
acare for all the poor in the lower part OF the
city. 1t visits every immigrant who arrives in
our harbor without regard to creed or nation
a'ty. 1t has free schools, for those who pre-
cr higher and more general instruction than is
gwen In the ordinary ward schools and has also
anumher OF schools of industry. These are
u"secarau, and ask no State aid. AS case
III point, we give elsewhere sketch OF the
Workings Of 81. Johns Guild benevolent as
Spsa0On psM founded in 1866 by Rev. Alvah Wis
i,m;ia I assistant minister Of the parish. The
ron" y COMPOSED of one hundred and fifty
ranvs,a ""ies W and and gentlemen, who thoroughly y
cLar,.li n.I il'e ruth and Eighth wards in their
.,ar!c "on arr Work Rev. Morgan Dix, ID. d., is
o,d no VI governor Dix, about forty-fve years
a' unmarried, fue scholar, and devoted
N"'ik olNGERS IN NEW YoRK.-Choir
0'"s'ns IN New York is fast becoming very lu-
Ua'Ve' The tariff of salaries has been greatly
ea enhanced of late. A few years ago $1,000 was
vJh'I'uered very large stipened for an organist
oxan. "",,e s'oo to $500 easily satisfied the most
3na 3naellus soprano. Now, however, there arc
w soDen sao or more organists who receive from
r-''Vo 70 $1,000 ! year, and the average So
p;ano m'l . ,hlnks herself but poorly remuueratcd
,: ".n 'oOW. One lady of eminence in the
nr mus,al Profession, recently declined the offer
w.; 1--WE thousand dollar salary from one of our
,,.I mMIe;pal churches Two thousand dollars arc
lau Ia several instances. Tenors who last year
.a ."',S lor thousand dollars, this year demand
"r 'ta receive fifteen hundred. Bassos and altos,
course, share In the general rise Of musical
, ,"ueS' Christ Church is investing heavily 10
," "'N'c' The choir of that church costs $4,000
r.r @ year, Of which Rufus Hatch the banker,
a rays $4,000. Mr.. L. Packard, now the tenor
I[ % u: rrau's, Boston, goes to this church where
AZ. A. VIII III receive salary of 800 a year, and
car car Nelson Varley. the English tenor, who ac-
uw;nn'pamled w;n Nine Rudersdorff to this country,
" m" Oe added to the same, choir where is already
wS. vJe Oh the best Boston bassos, M. w. Whitney
M1o MaI.o receives for his services $1,000 year.
cn". en's, II. Nj Smith has also just completed an
,uS basement with the church at $4, 200 a year,
to t11 ~ oilers almost as lucrative have been made
Inarr. ~ ir. }. N. Osgood, now the soprano of the
V" oouth Church in Boston. N !. Graphic.