The Osceola times., 1883-03-17
A WORKING CHURCH.
what Trinity Parish. New York. Docs with
Its Hall Million Income.
New York Sun.


New York Sun.
1t does not seem very long when Trim
ity. st. Paul's and st. Johns, with half
A dozen elderly clergymen working i'll
the easy-going, old-fashioned way, made
ND the substance of the parish which
was the spiritual home of the Oldest rep
resentative families.
The parish busted itself at this time
with extending the interests of the
church very generally throughout the
State. The change that has taken place
is radical and significant. Now the par
ish mainly concentrates its energies and
resources for its own immediate neigh
borhoods. The lower part OF the island,
nearly stripped of ecclesiastical ergani-
cations, has fallen to its charge, is map
ned out into districts, and thoroughly
suppljcd with systematic, organized mis-
sionary labors.
Now. besides, there are Trinity Chapel,
St. Chrysostom's, st. Augustine's, IN East
Houston street, near the Bowery, in the
heart of fostering profigacy; while st.
Luke's Hudson street, on the west side,
is virtually an adopted mission chapel
and centre of fresh operations. In each
of these eight churches and chapels is
found compact, thoroughly active body
of working priests, parish schools, with
free tuition; Sunday schools, industrial
schools, night schools, mothers societies,
numberless guilds adapted to the edliica-
tion of both sexes and all ages and con-
ditions. relief agencies for the discour.,
arement of profligate mendicancy, ana
| the Quick. intelligent succor OF the needy
and distressed, with infirmaries where
the sick and disabled find care.
These labors of love and charity are
suulemented by devout and eXperlenc-
| cd sistcrhoo,s, not to overlook the CO.
opcrnion of laymen, and women acting
undcr official direction. There are found
| throughout simplicity, directness and
thorourhncss, and the new regime OF
ncr,oual. ceasclcss work as the first and
most imporant of church duties, subor-
dinating the old-lashioned notion that
mere pulpit cloqucnce was the man
thing-almost a suiiiciency in ITSELF ser
vices are multiplied 10 suit the require
ments of different kinds of people.
| There is even service in German at
| Trinity. on Sunday mornings.
| Besides this there are three great sur
Dliced choirs, where church music IS
studied and excmpliiied with exception
al intelligence and impressivencss, and
| in the remaining stations and chapelS
effective provision for the devout rem
/ derinc of the musical services adapted
/ TO the edifcati0n of the congregations.
/ About twenty-five clergymen are work
/ ing directly and indirectly with, and un-
der the rector. There are 100 choristers,
/ 10 orranists and choir masters, ID parish
school teachers in the seven parish
| schools, educating without charge $50
scholars. 2il Sunday-school teachers,
having care of 4,39l children, ,053 bap-
tisins 400 confirmed, AGA communicates.
and l45 industrial school teachers with
LIZA pupils
/ The various collections and contribu-
| tions from the several congregations
amounted 10 more than SS0,0O0. The
ycstrv appr. priatcd for strictly parish
purposes, not including ministrations,
| music and salaries, nearly S4l,O00, and
for purposes outside the parish nearly
$4,000.
The statistics of Trinity Chnrch Asso-
/ citation. voluntary and Independent So
cietv, alone. are a most cdifying chapter
in this history, providing Il mission
house: physician ard dispensary, where
more lhan 5000 patients are. treated; Il
kindergarten, training school for Girls
4 -, l,,,,.s,t,n -..rNi.A rAahInn Inr
men, guilds, free entertainments, lectures
for the poor, a seaside home for children,
a rel ef bureau, and kitchen garden.
] The association expended nearly Sl3,-
600 in their various activities. Indeed,
there are not many dioceses where such
an aggregate of telling, fruitful church
activity is kept up with increasing ratio
year after year.