The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-13

many attempts to remedy them the
beautiful and substantial edifee was
erected in its place, and it stands to-day q
rare specimen of church architecture.
Though somewhat enlarged and improved
within and without in succeeding years, IL
I Is in the main as first built.
! The corporation also built St. Marks
and endowed it with conspicuous liberal
lty. besides contributing TO the Pfesby-
terrain churches as already noticed, and be-
I gan in 1862 q systematic exten sion of its
/ own establishment. II purchased few
| lots In the "LispeDard meadows" then de-
elared by some of the managers not worth
| fencing in, aud erected the chapel of ST.
John, endowing it in the usual way.
About the same time the vestry undertook
the establishment of an Institution for the
promotion OF religion and learning, the
founding of theological library, and en-
doWed additional fellowships q Columbia
college. Lots on Barclay, Hudson, Muir
ray, Warren and Greenwich streets went
in endowment funds. All of these have
greatly increased IN value and bring sub
stantial revenues.
Under Trinity's inspiring touch Grace
Churen rose In permanent loneliness TO
GLADDEN. the eys OF subsequent generations.
Inc latter got some twenty-five valuable
lots and other financial aid from time to
tlme, until IL proved such 4 Deggar That
1tIhtty REUSED 10 further support Il.
Other valuable ground was transferred in
1910 and 1915 to the use of free schools.
and Tor the use OF the city in the Washing
ton Market. Additional aid was given
ST Georges, which burned down shortly
after, and was then rebuilt BY Trinity.
During the service Of the present rector,
DIR. Morgan Dix, Trinity has built five
cnapels additional and many other buiIc-
| lDgs devoted to religious and secular in
structlon. St. Chrysostom's, St Angus
tines, st. Agnes, ST. Cornelius and ST,
Luke's owe much to Trinity; while a
schoolhouse on Trinity place and Thames
street, for Trinity schools; a parish
building back OF ST. PauPs, giving room TO
the schools oil that church; offices for the
rectors OF both churches, and for the sew
eral priests connected Herewith, and for
the home of the vestry and corporation it.
self; parish building for ST. Augustine's
on Houston street; similar building for
each of the other new churches, ana a
parish hospital on Varick street all bear
practical evidence OF the present spirit Of
the corporation. Il has established
schools, including day and night, training
schools, kiudergartens, cooking schools
and schools OF manual training. Indeed,
such a variety and number of societies, in
dustrial, benevolent, religious, etc., have
sprung up around every one of Trnity's
branches that 1t is Impossible to enumerate
them here.
In the Yearbook of 1884 it is officially
stated that the income of The seven
churches under Irinity's patronage from
pew rents does no. amount TO more than
one-twentleth part of the expense and
that Trinity pays the other nineteeD-twen-
tieths. When we add TO this the support
given 20 various missions, grants of allow
ances TO societies, expenses on corporation
property and general church expenditures,
it Is not difficult to see where the money OF
THE richest church corporation" goes;
aud when we remember that Trinity
started out in ITO with small collection
of negro slaves and servants and their
children in the work of religious and secu-
lar education, with one priest and an I'M
ported scnoolmaster. II can be truthfnlly
said that she has kept fully abreast OF the
time and multiplied her talents.
Trinity Is sensitive at being called
rich" Every year or two it gets up and
apologies. Usually this apology is in the
Yearbook; this year il is from ;be pulpit
and by the rector himself. la the Year
book of 1874 it protests that its income is
not mora than half million. and that
there are several individuals in New York
who have more money. But some ten or
twelve years later it is found that the
same statement is given Of the income,
although all other real property in its
neighoorhood has doubled in value. Moth
ing can be learned of the actual value or
even the assessed value of the corporation
property, since most of it is under long
lease and the taxes are paid by individual
tenants. Most of this property is in the
Third. Fifth and Ninth wards. 1t is
leased generally on twentv-oue year
leases. Should the tenant put up new
buildings he can at the expiration of his
lease renew az a valuation fixed by board
OF arbitration, one member of which is
chosen by Trinity. one by him and a third
by these two. Whatever valuation that
board puts upon the improvements will
be REIN bursed to the tenant if he does not
renew the lease for another twenty-ope
years. In each of these leases is a cast
iron clause that the place shall not be
used as slaughter-house. bakery, vint-
ner's, butcher-shop or iquor-store. As
Trinity never builds it offers fair induce
ments for men desiring to pay ground
rent. AS Trinity does not sell, if other
people don't come forward and pay ground