, 1875-09-21
ST. JOHNS CHURCH,

Mention wAs mada coupfo Of Hecks ago at
hill filed b. tho Berkshire 1ife-1nslranee COM
psh5 10 forecIosa luo mortgage hell by il OH .!i>
tfo ertv Of 81. Johna Episcopal Church. near
tia corner Of Ashland nveuuo and Hasllrnn
ii tel. Tu,s MORTGAGE is for &3}.U00. aud was
1nads slay ~ 1871, to run ase ysa1n- Ion in
ta1ent notes ~ere given 1t per coat, payable
ten,i-snnnaly, each amounting to $l,2Hp with
tae usaal rundsion that upon fAiIuse 10 Fxy xnv
t,ole to Insurance Company might eject to de-
ciRts = forfeiture Of tho Whole sum. -Four Of
thsso notes vera pad, and .wo Ass in default,
leaving iue III addition to tho principal,
mono of which has bten psil.
two %1,2n0 nolss, tG33,44 bAanoo Of
partially paid note, and also tho interest Oh
81, ,2oy from May -. 1873. and on e6l8A FROM
AfriI &c. 1875. No rlo.ston has been made for
tie payment Of tho Principal. and sho question
as,He. whether It will b possible for tho cungre-
cation OF se. Johns t:hurch to presesve its prop
elty Bome Of It'd ,lombess A&yo abandoned a!l
hope, anu arc fearful that tho church will be
Sid cut. aud will pass into tie hands of sonia
oiller denomination.
Thtra lavo bosn roports ID circulation that 1t
WIS the lntentson of le.diug n,onnors Of
TIE TA1nu phEaB17kHiAE CHURCH,
situated On tho coruof of Carpenter aud Wash.
lngtun stEeete, to bny up aud tiuish St. johns
it shay could sncceed in puschA~iug it At
reasonable raico. It II we'll known
that ytar ago the question OF removal from
thu present qtlarters WIS asi,ntcd By this con-
ElspKatton. lbs olt church II too small, and il
hatukted 70 ons ade of tue eantre Of population
Vt its irslheness. Tue snbjo:: VAS then dis
cunao4 very fully. and, vai.n sho kdT1sahAl!-r ot
removal was prettr generally Admitted, Jet the
Gust who!, wonid be snta.tsd 'bs building ros
SIT ictlte WAS + verJ setio b matter 10 oonRro-
gat,un wtttul, had Just gotssn mt Of debt and
tito pan tefI tur1n1h. How il II s1gSos' stt II
tho Old church cu,ll 10 sold for u ys.s ,nablo
sum, It 4outa Ia wise hing for the oongro4a-
tiul 10 purchase St. Johns, iii uplts Auditorium,
aud estaLissY Itse4f Ill , laxsr church ~ mpre
celstl 81 location. Sll It csuRot be sad that thia
rup,eitiOn has ret taHsn Hny tAuxlblo suApe 1t
IL tnersiy = III nE ~nrch l'sa basn IL ke4 ovss,
Rlitl iis execution will pond 70 = ouns,deeabls
extsut npun wlsAt il vii cost TO put 1T. Johl,'s n
oDnIit,un winch viii lt il to receive the lafga
neu.hA slnss Necessarily olAp4e bef"rn th"ro can
t,s a,,s nsls under tho toI echsn1o plo:eod.ngs,
hnd during stx& tlae tia question will doubtless
ts thoroughly d,scn.ssa
ylT HnFKFU14
On the other hsnd, tAare aIe Some mombess Of
st, Iohas Church ~ho h.rs BY no usasls
prupesty too valuable 70 BE- sao,iheo.l,
M It undoubtedly would be were It put up at
f"l oed sals. and lhsy alto confident that the
,nos.gage-holder w.nld Withdraw his bill II sss-
istact.r. arrangements ware mAds for lsying
tho detAuIIed lnta' est. One prominent mou,ber
Of tho congregation hAa aHrred to RIve h,a nota
for l.Doo. pa5able. interest aud princra 1t the
| and Ut tHsutY ynnrs. crowded that ottere viii
JON with him IN similar WAY. There sew
ezal ws<hy rAlibhonsrs and. it tIIeY choose. Il
would bo sn easy matses for them TO rafae tile
necessAsy u.oney anA put tho church upon
ia very satisfactory oond,sion:. It ~
surrounded on all sides By Eplsco al
chufe,oH. which i,Avo dra~n from fts strength.
II WINS the poAos Of The late DIshop u eashhlsf,
pu4 posa of nakinK = hotter showing In sne nso-
ontAo Convsu ion, and partly for otAdr renHpils.
Tho futm"s Rectnr.of 1t. Johns. Or. Dlah2p,
,, WAS not on the bait oi torns wish Bishop Wfita-
fect,un potwoon tho Drhop sn Dr.. Fower,. In
| urler to weaken Ut. Johns, psrhsps. Ep!scopsa
chllrhes woro stxt unrd north. suuth. and weBt
Of ii. Thus 'nhapEy congregation had F.''nhsnv
on ona nid4, A.Ololncn! on htIother. tue CAtk1e-
dral ON smother, and Al! Saints op another,
and finally. to crown isa ,nintane. earno tlo
Reformed Epircopal Chu ch Of ii. Paul. half =
mile distant. which has drawn heavily from ita
| member anp. ..
rnExt IL Ykr ANOTHER rHo1kcr.
whict, il IN unnY respects tho n1nst Desirable Of
i tles.. III aud tlIAt ia that III" example set by
Glrisl Cnarch shonll bo tol'f'"ed. That was
! sold ''nt under M0FtEaHe A'rl was bought III lly
enc VI ll.e tnesnbes1 Of the conxr gation. Tno
o%'"V ius1s t@H IN A'Af w uuu u kAu VITALITY
pat sEnEcra Of 81. Johns. The In 1liug cal,
iheh La l+asc III tbs Church 81 rental .nflicin,t
| t"IaT tho lntnIeat "n capital invsntud, Tho
par hh will then 10 ifee Iram tho L,lrl~u Of nE-
tn'est. lta c1pcuses will b limited to
tho sAa'. Of .ts Hector, tbs
pay OF us so.ton. the cos. at
t!o lighting Musical uxpeuss., snh IL sent.
Free from he htA,y burcen OF tat4tlou Which
las s"EHhed u aJwn far AZ nhns yeas, church
1arnibera NJ! t'c a.t,acie1 to Il. CheApuesH Ut
| ka18ildh sA". poo 10 to 4 pal tctlAF church AZ
II dooA q t,Artlcnlsr locality wnllo heavy tAtA-
ton lt.HsAtis sc'ses .aem twAy. lhora IL TN
Particular !eas"u abr : couREoRa,,ou shoulsl
own clIAreh, espnciAly "Asu il snta Ia such
!fA'3 s>lrtlha. II n bY ho I,e2na ttnpsubsu o
that t'r ut rleiL vi. rI, haa hee, tshe.l 10 u
Euuik U4DlGq, 4 or tle eli Ifch WILL L. atAastAn