New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-21
Our Big SISTER CITY.
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
houses Avakenng-What Going On at the Navy Yard
discussions Among National Guard Men-To Celebrate
Golden Jubilee.-Items of General Interest.

lie has preferred to cApcnd it upon new churches,
schools hospital and other needed structures
rather than to build 4 stately cathedral before II
was actually needed About eight years ago
V,cari icncral Kcrgan set foot Il movement 10
build the Bishops house. and the funds for 1t were
attributed by the various parishes. III Is
threc-story granite building in the shape OF an H.
with frontage Of 90 feet in ClrrnOnt-avr. ana
a depth Of 81 feet II Is fitted up with suites OF
roons for the bishop and the Eicar-ticneral. TO-
rcthcr with stan OF dozen priests. y feature
OF il is aI=c room set apart for diocesan IL
l,arv in which will DO placed fine collection or
books for the Of the priests of the city. his
See House cost a',o,i Ss"."ro. Only portion 81
the building is now in usr as the entire thirty
eight ruoms would accommodate Il much larger
rc,nue than the simple habits of Bishop LoHglllp
rcuuirc. lie has only three or four priests at
,achcd to the pro-cathrdrIl in Jay-st. and 10 ST
Johns Chawl associated with him in the ocrli-
pancy of .he splendid structure.
The most recent cntc. prise in which the Bishop
has been Interested. aside from laying out new
diocese, au providing churches ald SCHOOLS Is
the establishment of seminary for the education
Of yomrhs vino seek admission to the ranks of the
clergy witinout srndrg them beyond the bounds
Of the dior-se In II. Johns and st. IrancisS
foI"S'o WV" II "'"P" "IP'''"''' "
and collegiate ln,irurt!"il |" Tram 'ho>e "h"~
vocation i the priesthood the new HfhiH"'H VI
, ,h - i, , hc !, ,c,d,ucss |, WAS houcd
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h,@tiun Of the bishops golden Jubiie". bHi me
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