New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-09
4 NEW RECTOR IN AN OLD CHURCH
TIE PEW DIR BRADLEY IN BROOKLYN

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FROM THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF IN
DIANA TO THAT OF LoSGIsLAND
c. Tu,,e,s Protestant Episcopal Church on
c,;nton-avc BROOKLYN. from which Dr. George
p Van De Water resigned some months ago TO
become General Missioner, has secured successor
in DIR. Edward A. Bradley, who began his work
in Brooklyn on the first Sunday IN February
He is regarded as O valuable acquisition 10 the
Diocese Of Long Island which has suffered severe
losses in its clerical corps by the death OIL Dr.
Noah Hunt Schenck and the retirement Oh Drs.
Van De Water and Snively. In the Diocese Oh
Indiana DR.. Bradley was one OF the Leading mem
hers and he will assume an important position In
his new relations. For the last sixteen years ne
was rector of Christ Church. Indianapolis
He is now in his forty-ffth year, and was born
in this city, although his carly years were spent
in BROOKLYN. He was educated L. the PUBIC
schools there and in the College OF the City OF
New-YorR. After his graduation he entered the
General Theological Seminary At the Time Oh
his ordination he was the one selected from MS
class of twenty to preach the serman. lie entered
the active ministry at Wiscasset Maine, ano theh
went to Winconsn, whence he was calieu 10 H.
dianapolis in 1871. He is regarded as an ehective
and able preacher and is vigorous in all parish
Affairs. Besides MS ulllllSutIidl ep''NJ ~ - -
fine musician, possessing good voice ana nuch
skill as an organist. While living IN broolnyh
he WAS organist for time in the Church OF the
Redeemer. DR.. Bradley was active In the ad-
vent mission, which DR.. Van De Water conducted
in ST. Louis in November, and has acquired con-
siderable reputation as mission preacher III
other parts of the West He was for several
wears secretary TO Bishop Talbot, of Indiana, and
~ DEATH
ST Inkc's Church occupies one of the historic
ediflces in Brooklyn It was organized when the
mart Of the city where it stands was chiefly corn
fields and the wealth and culture now crowding
IFS streets and avenues were undreamed Of AS
long ago as 1885, when Brooklyn had JUST De
come city. a church was organized under the
name of Trinity and stone ediice was built on
eight lots in Clinton-ave., between Fulton ana
Atlantic ayes The Rev. Dr. ID. V. NJ Johnson
now of st. Mary'S Church, was the nrst rec. tq
The stone structure then erected Is hafG OF lne
edifce of St Lukes Of to-day. After DE- Johnson
left IL 70 found St. Marys the infant society leli
into difficulties and il was finally dissolved IA
IS4l But some Of the members DoughO III t a
property and reorganized under the name Oh pU
fulre,s Church Dr. johnson took charge OF the
enterprise until it was finally on IT'S 1eet ana tneh
DR. Jacob w. Diller began his connection VIII
the church in SAP which was ony eLueu 10y hra'
death in the burning of the ill-fated Seawanhaka'
The church prospercd under his long recIorII
shin and grew with the growth Of the city around
it, The edifce was enlarged and improved AM, anu
success attended the society. In 1879 Dr; Dlller
was made rector emeritus by reason OF MS age
and. Or Van De Water was called from oysuer
Raw. Long Island, in $50 His ilrst step was ~
nav of the debt of $4,000 on the properly, am, ala
IN $50 beautiful chancel and choir were aude Nl
IN the church, and a marble altar ana re Ieu
were erected as memorials of DR.. Dlller. OIiler
improvements were made in the church propeIty
at a cost for all of upward OF s4OOOO un1er
Dr Van De Water. successful mission was also
Established, which has since developed INTO an
indenendent church after its first edlhce destroye9
by fire was replaced by handsome prick ana y,
stone structure costing $500 81 Luke IL
self was burned out not long ago, cary OH gun
dav morning the interior OF the edlhce DeIlg
scorched and the organ and altar quite destroyeu.
The insurance companies paid sl5. 600 to cover the
loss. The church only awaited the arrival
Of DR. Bradley 10 decide upon the plans ior re-
storing the building to the best advantage Inc
church has been temporarily repaired at nominal
cost. and will be used until SEPTEMBER =, "a
new Sunday school room Will DC
buiIt upon the site of the rectory
ON ounU the south side of the church, with
q narish hall in the rear The money Tor TINS
has already been promised. when the .,, new Nv
Sunday school is completed the church VIII De
rebuilt, the old Sunday school room Delng
torn down.