Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-09-03
SEATTLE 1851


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WALTZ AND WlDB X.
TEN0ED WORK.
FROM THE Kew YoBx erN.
There are some eighty places of
worship IN New York city in which
Protestant Episcopal services are re-
gulariy held. Ascore or more of these
are chapels or missions. Some OF the
ehapels are very large, and the work
carried on in connection with them
has AN important place 10 the labors
OF the denomination in the city.
The vast resources Of the Trinity cor
poratlOD enable it to engage in religi-
Gus work on scale that renders it
conspicuous not only in the Proies-
tant Episcopal denomination, but
among the religious forces at work
throughout ChrIstendom
The Oldest aud wealthiest religious
corporation in the United States is
that Of Trinity Church Its charter
dates back to grants by William and
Mary 10 1914 Previous to that, when
the Dutch were in power, services
were held in a chapel built within the
fort Of the Battery. Avery large part
Of the land in the lower part OF the city
has been and is held by Trinity, and
the vestry alone know its extent and
value. Barclay and Vesey streets are
named after its recters. Although
many Episcopal churches have been
aide,i hy its bounty, the prt sent value
OF The property of the corporation
may be estimated at go. O0O, 600. The
officers of the corporation are Nor
gan DIX, rector; John J. Cisco and
6OuveTneur nj. Ogden, church war
dens; and Nicholas F. Palmer, John
J. Astor. Steven p. Nash, Allan
Campbell, G. V. B. Ostrander, Henry
N. Braem, Henry Drisler. Charles Fl.
COntOit, Richard T. Auchmuty, Geo.
W. Dresser, Thomas Egleston, Wal
ter II. Lewis, Thomas L. Ogden,
Bowie Dash, steven v. X. Cruger,
VIM. Jay, and Nathaniel P. Bailey,
vestrymen. These gentlemen have
the entire control of the vast property,
and manage the seven churches and
other institutions maintained by Tri-
nifty. These seven churches are Tri-
nifty Church, Broadway and Wall
street; st. Paul's Chapel. Broadway
and Fulton street; st. Johns Chapel,
Varick street; Trinity Chapel Tween
ty-fifth street; st. ChrysOstom's Cha
pei. Seventh avenue; st. sAugustine's
Chapel, Houston street, and st. Cor
nelius's Chapel, Governors Island.
No pews are sold, and those rented
only for morning and afternoon Sun.
day services and certain high feast
days. In addition to these Seven
Churches there are eighteen which re-
ceive aid annually from Trinity cor
porati0n. st. Luke's iD Hudson street,
gets So, 900 per annum from Trinity,
and all Saints, at Henry and Scam
mel streets, &c, coop annum. Other
churches aided regularly by Trinity
are the Church of the Nativity, Ave
nue. G; St. Clements, West Third
street, Holy Martyrs. Forsyth street;
Church of the Epiphany, East Fiji
tieth street; st. Peters. Twentieth
street; Holy Apostles. Ninth avenue,
and st. John, the Evangelist, West
Eleventh street. Besides this, Trinity
extends aid to various societies and
colleges. Its benefactions to others
were estimated at 1000, 900 in 1916.
1t gave Columbia College $4OO, 600 in
1852. 1t gave Bishop Provost, who
was rector from 1901 to 1916, an an
nuity of $4,000. The vestry approp-
rated last year for parish purposes
t36, lis. There was $50, 155 collected
in the parish, and az, 1863 appropri-
ated for purposes outside the parish.
The First Trinity Church was begun
in 1896 and finished in 1897. 1t was
destroyed by fire in 1916. Another
was built in 1888. The present build
ing was begun in 1889. The great
organ cost Eli, 251, and the clock
&4,344. The magnificent rered0s, pre-
scented by William B. and John ].
Astor, cost $4,000. Besides these
the interior Is beautified with costly
mural tablets, chancellf furniture, STAIN
ed glass, and other decorations. The
steeple is one Ut the most beautiful
In the city.
The clergy of Trinity consists Of the
Rev. Morgan Dix, s. T. D., rector;
the Rev. George w. Douglass, the
Rev. William B. Frisby, the Rev.
Louis A. Arthur, the Rev. Robert s.
Gross, and the Rev. Joseph w. Hill.
There are ,316 communicates. There
are Q fiourishing sunday school, an
industrial school for boys, daily
parish school for boys. q ladies' en-
ploymcnt society, which Mrs. s. V. r.
Cruger Is President: an altar society,
of which Mrs. Edward Delaheld 10
President; half dozen guilds. pro
viding recreation and instruction for
boys and girls; . mission.house at 20
State street, entertainments and lee
lures for the poor, q seaside home for
children, q dispensary for the poor,
! Kindergarten school, and famous
choral school. where Trinity's celeb
rated boy choir is trained by organist
Arthur II. Messiter. lEach Of Trinity's
Seven Churches has similar supple
mentary organizations sustained at
great expense.
DR.. Dix always interests his hearers
with scholarly sermons, in chaste.
vigorous English. His voice Is excel
lent, and can be heard even by Sexton
Brown. walking noiselessly about in
his felt-soled shoes or sitting in his
chair BY the remotest door. The ser
mon yesterday was on the subject OF
the recognition Of friends in future
life. DR.. Dix wondered at tho pitt
able condition of mind that could
ask such q question. He said that
the certainty Of such recognition is
assumed q . matter OF course In vari
GUS parts of the Bible. DIR. Dix's sal
airy Il t12, 900 per annum.
Trinity 10 now essentially . popular
church. Il il Q favOrite place OF w0r.
ship for poor Pensioners In the low
| er part Of the city. Among the pew
hoidera and regular attendants are