New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-06
FIRST REFORMED EPISCOPAL CHURCH..

ANNUAL RHS1ISG OF Ptws-COSDrTioN AND RE-
SOURCES OF TIE oRGANIzArIOS.
The second annual renting Of pews in the
First Reformed Episcopal Church OF Now-lOrk took
place last evening and the evening previous In the
church odidco. ut Madisonayo. and korty-sovonthst
The structure is small and neat IN ap-
poarauCo, with about hundred and
twenty pews and a scaling cnpacity for
about GOO The annual rental Of the pews at AN esti.
mated valuation. accOrhIhg TO The desirlbly OF their
location. Is ono or the MAIN sources Of revenue
although large private donations have also beeu
mado from time TO time Including the number
OF pews engaged ast evening. the appraised
valuation aggregated about 5000, with between
thirty and forty pows still to rent These will probably
raise the total to neal y $4,000. All Of tho former mem
bers retained their rews and number OF new members
have been added The pricos Of the pcws rented varied
from 1850 10 $50 and $50
Prominent among those who have already secured
pews with the respective prices paid therefor, are the
following:
g Barrett, so; Mrs Rnn-rord. $3.50; John Ewing
30; Gen. John Iicndrckron. $3.50; Alcxand, r NJ
James Jam G.P Emrnet Siio r. HcNey NJ b. siio Robert
Ileldng. SEQ l. - Auerbnry; $50; 3 Dorr 80 :;
snS,inS si0o: d. A. wordsworth $40 j. Merritt. s7o
church for The present year the Kew. " I. sabine,
Rector; Il. l. Andcrlon. senior Warden; Edward Raw
SON Junior Warden T. A. Pcl Clerk. ana H. WS, ION
V.sr, are John Erving Gcn JOhn Hendrckson' james
l. burl ~. Robert McNrilly. and John A. Wilbur.
The members OF this Reformed Episcopal tIurch
which only ID this city, and when II under me
sfnrl charge of he Row W f. sabine held their first
srr,cp under che personal direction Of Bishop Cumnns
AZ stein wy Hall Ian T. 1874. Prom that time until May
Is7 they continued ~ hold mOinng and evening serF-
ICES on sunday at way Hall AMI Lyric HAIL. securing
such ministerial supplies they could procure during
the occasional ab-tuces OF the bishop when the fSf
W r. sabine that tirie rector OF the T. L. Chrch Oi
the AtOueiutut withdrew from the Protestant EplscOL
Church and followed bishop Cunmna into the new kt
formed Episcopal Church, nunbor OF his congregation
withdrew with him. and upon his acceptance on the
of the new organization tly elsooue
lie reformed church The society tn rrnted the cluh
v hich they still have At MadisoI-ave> and rory
seventh-sL which Is owned by the Church OF me Holy
Trinity DuIing year tho number OF COMMITMENTS
reached $50 with AN average Sunday school att nIhnre
OF over 300 scholars and teachers. The tOta amounts
received from pew rene aud collections during the year
ZION. flrr wa received about 100 making an a=grr
te of over SlGOOO OF thsanuunt Sfl7O w@s gwen 10
lie General Susteuiation Fund S2l7O OF which was used
Ousdr Of the individual church. About 81 OoO WIS Also
given 10 the poor OF te parish The chuich Is rte frp
debit and its meiubers have confident expectation o
prosperous year before them -,-, 49,.
The General Council OF the Reformed EpScOpal hTch
utct, In ishou Cbrney'S Church IN Chicago OH Woduc
i.y May q when II Thought there viii Ot between Jo
and 10 cergyInnn present, bcslLs thr lay airhincr
BISHOP Cuminns himself during The past year iIis peer
in baltimore where be Is understood "a nave established
y wealthy and influential church The Rrf0 ned thurch
movement said by those Interested IN IL 10 DO gaming
sQength IN SeT-l Orh.