New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-24
MRS ISELIN TO BUILD 4 NEW CHURCH.
SHE WILL BEAR THE ExrENsD OF ROMAN
CATHOLIC EDIFIcE IN WEST NEw-RocHELLE.

sur WIFI. REAR THE ExrENsE OF ROMAN
CATHOLIC EDIFICE IN WEST NEw-RocHELLE'
Mrs Adrian Iseln OF w-Rochelle, has decided 10
have a church built for the Roman Catholics OF "esV
New Rochelle. She told Tribune reporter yesucruay
that no fixed plans had yet been decided on cAoep'
that the church would positively be puit al her oA
pense and after 1t is all completed IL VIII DC oceu
TO tn congregation which Will DO 1orihea' Aho
ground has been decided on but no designs have yet
been accepted The only definite plan Is not TO nave
a large church. Mrs. Iselin said that west Ne~-no
clelle Is such growing place that there was heeu ior
church there as at present the Roman Catholics OF
that place have to 60 to New-Rocheile 70 s''ehu ee
vices. Mrs. Iselin did not wish TO say much aoou'
the matter and would not discuss her reasons for pud
ing n new church instead Of helping to rebuild the
Church OF the Blessed sacrament In New-kochehe'
which Was destroyed by fire in the summer Oh looo'
when 1t was struck by lightning.
Last June Mrs IseIn, who then and sui Is
member OF the congregation OF that CHURCH. i'auo al
offer to bear the expenses OF rebuilding and furnishing
the church under certain conditions. "iit ,iosc 'o
dtons were was kept by both her and the pastor
~ the church. the Rev. Thomas Mclaughlin, but they
ware OF such nature that he refused TO accede 10
them which stopped the negotiations, much 10 the us
satisfaction OF many Pensioners, who dld hot Inc o
nostor,s course The affair at that time was iuiiy
discussed in the newspapers, especially as inc ~pu'e
got so bitter between jeremiah F. sheahar employed
nastor asked him to leave the church Tue pastor
steadily refused TO make known HIS reasons for dc
clining Mrs. Isen's Offer 1t was said by parshoher
Yesterday that the rumor was that Mr'. lsehh "ah1u
her name I'm the documents In such way thai she
could hold the church accountable. This could not De
confirmed. as Father Mclaughlin was not at home ana
bs assistant would not say anything about the matter
At any rate the ruins Of the church are stu there
untouched, and the great bell shattered and cracKen
still lies on the grounds among the stones OF the seepc
Archbishop Corrigan has expressed his desire that no
buildng operations should be started uhui III Ie's'
s25 900 was raised 1t is understood that wheh .i'
IselIn made her offer last June she would nave oeen
willing to spend Sl25,O0o. Now that size Las pos'VeN
decided IN build church in West New Rochelle, she
can probably not be expected TO have awning "'v.o
N do with the Church OF the Blessed sacrament ule
congregation OF which has been ceeoraunn D,i ny,
service, i'm the parochia sehoohouse belud the SLUG
of the ruined church. -, ,.,,o.. f.,n;,ieo 4,
Now ochelle Mrs Adrian I.elin Is the wife OF tic
New York banker and her action In decding 10 ouilu
a SEPARATE church will djnbt enlist the an Oh her
r.aiives among them being her two sons, &; ollver
lselIn and Adrian lsen, lr VINO were "iii'i's i"''
summer to aid In rebuilding the old church.