New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-19
UP IN BUSY HARLEM.
THEIR PASTOR WILL NOT YIELD.
THE REV Mr.. KINNEY MAKES A STATEMENT
REGARDING THE TROUBLE WITH


HIS CONGREGATION
The contest between the rector and the members OF
the vestry Of the Church of the Holy Nativity IN Nest
One hundrcdand Thirty is no nearer an amlca
bic settlement than 1t week ago ana although
Bishop Potter has been called in as meda'or uie
parties refuse 70 come to any agreement Inc Kew
Edward Kenney, the rector of the parish, says lie
considers he is in duty bound TO carry ont the agree
ment Of consolidation Of the two churches. that NE
would be negecting his sworn duty II he shoud hoV
do So and that the members OF the NcStry WHO
oppose him preventing him from fhhlilhs "iia' -
plainly his duty. lie made tho following statement
to Tribune reporter The agreement by which the
parishes of the Church Of the Nativity at Avenue =
and sixth st. and the Church of the Holy Innocents
in West one hundred thirty sixthst., were con
solidated under the name of the Church of the HOY
NATIVITY to located the site Of the uptown church
which simply a chapel contained the folloWms
provisions: The place of worship OF the united con
creations shall be church to be erected on the
site or in the neighborhood OF the previous
site Of the Church Of the Holy Innocents In erecting
the same the ground plan and design of the present
building Of the Church Of the Nativity the downtown
church, shall be followed closely as possible
The proposition for the consolidation came entirely
from the uptown people for the reason that they h1d
a mortgage Of S13,sGl on the property, which fell
due last May. and they had no money to meet H.
The ves.ry of the downtown church allowed Their
property to be transferred up here according to the
above agreement. The property downtown conshtel
Of the church in Avenue c, and rcctory III sAth-S'
When the churches were consolidated Dr. Morgan
Dix and Bishop Potter advised the rector not TO sell
the rccory at once but to keep it as II was ylcdihI
an income Of $3.50 year. This amount, received
rs rent for the rcctory was the only support Oh INC
rector and during the nine months that he has been
nreachug in Harlem that IS the only pay ne mas
received The members OF the uptown church nave
not paid him a cent-not so much as car iarc'
Mr. Kenney then proposed to the vestry OF tho
uptown church that $4,000 should be invested III
rented uptown property the income 10 NC "'0
supporting the parish until such time as the paris"
could build a recory. on that point the church com
mittee mot the vestry) which was composed oil beila
min W. Winans, Henry W. Plant, A. T. AoHlnS an, anu
the rector. the assistant rector inc hqN' W r,noSci
having resigned were divided, and II was Prupo,,rn
10 Ety the que stiOn before the vc-tFS. ~ .'
present time it has been Impossible 10 KY
Of the Vcstrymcn together, athOuSh Sc'0" "'0-'''7
The Polish catholic Church spoke Of buyinS 6ota
lc cburcb and the rcctory downtown, but Nr'AD,uP
Gorran would moi let them do 80. because the churcH
WI, another CATHOLIC c2arcn, " HIM., Et tbe
time there have been no oneI9, D NJ NJ Kinney hal
church property. The plan when vi: .iia h,ir.b
to l,y before the vcstry vas that thf LOW t o,rrrJ
property be sold for $4,000. when hti ocai tC,..
Tor it, ana TIE money bc used to hulll uie np.1?""
church according t. the aE,e od -" he nsed 10
az the amount mentioned $1,000 WOUlI Dc .s0u "
pay of the mortgage on The uptown popctLL, % ,p"
the remaining 10000 Wouu uc I,u contr.,ctt with
builder, hy which thi, could be cone nc,uG' n H.,
a choir room iu the rear OF the new '''W, '''"
parish would be called upon t. paF onN FIl ~ 'a.r
out the plan Thcn the parish woult nave a -"on u,
riurch uptoNn and a rectorv downtown WHO" rM,,,,
uroyide an income Of 500 Nta'. 81 i i
church corporation holds Gili NOR. 81. ,i,,..
town pr.p.ry for about $1,000. ana th' lhe oA'
- Trinity Church have agreed ln Wrll Z u Ual'I,'
., 40 f.o,yr church. when II Is bJlt tut no' h'l"
rho income ~ the uptown church from .NpIil
l. 10 september - AVERAGED = Suhiy' a,ul,,t,i
Nav % % December l the total rc'tp.' aH ,"'' w.,
,n sgG1 ~ while for the same period m 80 .,t
amount was s-71 -. At the meeting new 10y ~
opposition IN the vacant store at HeVnntlaVe. 81
6nc hundred and thirty second ST.. on Decem,er .u
..r ,,rr, uro-or- about hfty persons. most ol t'n
,~,,,.r an. ~ parish OF about 800. NJ. kenn,}
l,, +, paper signed by about go members u I'll.
parish most Of them men. which Is hc''el a.
Z We mo undcr- cncd chur' member, and T'Noht>
~ the parish Of the Church Of the H9ly NttiyU al"
III ron ~ having the paris church sp 'llN DiI
occn~din- 10 the agreement II consolidation ana '.-
co-lirr 10 plans obtained bv tie rector = give IL,
church and necessary appurtchal'e' loc Va "'O''