The New York herald., 1878-02-24
DEBT PAYING CHURCHES.


wHERE-sIoNs OF RETURNING HONESTY.
Under the inspiration gwen few weeks ago by MT
Klmba to some churches hero very healthy sensa-
ton has taken possession OF many churches in this
vicinity and other cities towns to pledge or to
pay or their Indebtedness at once. This has boon
helped too. by tho publication from tImo 10 time OF
church debts here elsewhere. In the OF the
Brooklyn Tabernacle, reported last week as
In danger, It the Lay College property
which the mortgage was foreclosed, with the
foil consent Of the Tabernacle congregation, It's
owners. who were necessarily made the defendants.
The property has been OF very little use 10 the con-
gregation for many years, and by Its sale now they
will probably clear $4,000 II does not affect tho
Tabernacle at all except avorably. st. AIMS Prot
estant Episcopal Church making efforts
10 clear of their mortgage debt OF $l4O000 but they
have not made much headway yet II they fail in
their Efforts IL SAID that the Reformed Dutch will
sell one OF their churches the Heights the Meth
odists aud will buy ST AIMS properly. The
OF interest upon the Middle Reformed Church,
amounting to 1000. raised that church las
sunday, hence the danger OF foreclosure is post
$4,000
Brooklyn is not only famous the City Of Ch urches
but famous also tor The great number oi iss feeble
socioties With some very stronx and wealthy con-
gregatons, there are great number that strug-
silng Tor living, Perhaps The Episcopalians hayo
more Of these than any other sect Holy Trinity is
fuIi, but the big church OF ST AIMS could hold, IN
addition 10 Ito own people, hall dozen small
congregations who have all they can do 10 keep
their heads above water Christ Church,
south Brooklyn, aud the church over winch DR..
Drown rector, with very c0stly houses Of worship
could united aud tnsu not Oe crowded. In upper
BroCkiyn there is multiplication OF little cnapcls
anu buildings ior worship that would not make CON-
tortaDie school houses Que OF The Congregational
churcnes in south Brooklyn could not MAINTAIN
worship II the supply did not give mis- servces
congregation not bsing abls TO meet It's running ex-
pcn.es aud puy the Interest on It's debt. Near
sixth are three churches whose
gregatons united would not Ill oi the houses. Tho
same 0i aud strength Is seon IN the bG-
nsS oent organizations, where halt dozen societies
exist " do me work. II 10 no wonder, tners-
lore, that debts ncrease without the corresponding
increase OF ability 10 pay on tne part OF she psopis
whose property recently sold under foreclosure
proceedings reorganized undsr The title oi Grace
Cnurcn, and made arrangements TO pay OF all the In
depteduess OF the old society. This s honest and
honorable.
The East Orange IN. ~ Presbyterian Church has
paid on It's aebt OF $4,000 anu the Congregational
Courcn OF jamestown, n. Y, must be adaed 10 the
aebt paying fraternity IL has paii 900 ~ the last
eighteen months, aud has but 100 lsfs which
It proposes TO pay before the cnd OF the year. The
PresbyIer Church ~ Walcott, N. Y, mas added
another list OF dcbt paying churches oy wiping
of 40 Old score OF 81. 50o Tue church ut knoxboro
has similar aood deco Tor itssf IN paying OF
old deot on It's parsonage: The Methodist churches
At Conneautvlle. Pa t$4Ioo); at Hyde Park,
At Lyon Lake, a.ch. o., 900; :. Alpha Center. H.
(s2 0Ol) at Greenvle, lii t$6 U0o); At Waterloo,
Iowa tS6 OO0); at FsrmIngton Aiun. Raadiny Mich.
and Center, Ind, have provided IN Whole or IN part
for their debts Tue University Place Baptist Church,
Chicago has paid $40 0O0 ITS debt; The Church OF
the United Brethren ~ Bloomington, Ind., has pro-
v.dsd ,or q debt Of 5000, and the Presbyterian
Orange N. J. t$l2 5o0); at Chicago Jefferson Park
Churon, 81, ,40O), havs provided ior their debts.