New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-08
OFCHURCHES
,r1NG AND STANDING ROOM OF SOME
of THE BEST KNOWN STRUCTURES
49, p,rRrcK's CATHEDRAL WILL ACCOMMODATE
1000 IN ALL-FIGUREs FROM THIS
CITY AND BROOKLYN

CITY AND BROOKLYN.
..r,s eapac,y Of churches for holding audiences"
-, a promlnent clergyman 70 Tribune reporter
." o,her day. 80 proOlemat.cal. or course the
ing capacity is accurately calculated but the
..a,ang room is matter OF estimation and con-
,,,u,e 1t would be Impossible to give the precise
!o,,,y OF the various churches without going to
.sar, and making close measurements" From in
oniries made at churches by the reporter the seat
,s capacity and standing room of OF the lead
&c churches in New-York are as follow:
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL
:. Georges. stuyvesant Square the Rev Dr. W
{ Ralnsford. rector-seating capacity 1000; stand
80 room $50; total 1000.
g, Mchael's, Ninety-ninth-st and Amster lam
-. the Rev. Dr.. J. Peters. rector-s Seating ca
aseiiy loo, standing room, 200; total, 800
pGrace Church Broadway and Tenth-sl. the Rev
Sssrdea as commodious church. has no sa.eries
"a mas therefore comparatively limited accOmmO-
cation cations leaving little standing room. il has seat
ns capacity OF 400 standing room, leo; total l50.
Rev. Dr. Morgan Dix. rector-LAke Grace Church.
ss no galleries Its seating capacity is LOO: stand
,ngroom 2OO. total 1890.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL
Calvary church. seNenth-ave and One-hundred-
.nd-twenty -nintn-st.. Rev. DR. a. b. Kendg. pas
;or-Seatng capacity 2OOo; standing 500 total,
Grace Church. northumberland -fourth-st be-
tween Ninth-aye; and Bou,eyard the Rev Dr. +; 5
rf BEDFORD Street Church. the Rev: DR.. Clark
Weight pastor-Se6tins capacity. 1900 standing
room 500 total 1000.
PRESBYTERIAN
Fifth Avenue Church. Fifty-s!xth-st., the Rev.
Or John Hail. pastor-Seating capacity, 200,
'' MADISON Avenue Church Madison-ave. and Fifty
,h.ra,si. the Rev Dr. Charles L. Thompson, pas pas
toF-seaung capacity 1850; standing ROOM $780,
Ma Madison Square Church the Rev DR.: Charles H.
Goo rf.rpr - -. and
INK room, 800, total 100.
BAPTIST
Calvary Church. Fifty-seventh-st.. near Sixth
ave the Rev. DR.. + 5. Macarthur, pastor.seat-
Tag capacity f Ta@hnsgv f0? S p' and
Nadison-ave. The Rev. Or. J. T. Beckley. pastor
SEATING cal ac!ty, 800 standing room. 2oo; total,
Mount Morris Church. Fifth-ave and one-hun-
ired-and-twent ysiXth-st.. the Rev. Dr. W. c. Bit
ting pastor-Seati ting capacity, 500; standing room,
10, io;al 1000
CONGREGATIONAL.
Brosaway Ta4egRaoe and TaTy
Seating capacity 1900; standing room, 800; total,
Central Church. the Rev. DR.. William Lloyd,
psslor-Seating capacity. leo; standing room. SyD'
'PIcr.m Church. Madison-ave and One-hundred-
and-twenty- tirst-st. the Rev. DR. s II. Virgin pas
to--Sesting capacity 800; standing room, 250 total.
ROMAN CATHOLIC
The Roman Cathode churches in this city.
corl!ne TO information furnished at the Office OF
the chancellor, in Mulberryst. show a relatively
greater capacity than the Protestant churches
the congregations crowdns into the aisles, while
IN the Protestant churches the standing room IL
United to the space at the sides and rear OF the
peus The statistics furnished as follows;
=. Pa,ricks Cathedral. F.fth-ave and F1fueth-
s.. the Rev. Or. Laveie pasior-Seaung room"
:. Paul the Apostle. Ninth-ave. and F.fty-ninth-
ST. ne Rev Or George Deshone pastor-seatns
tnU
So Stephens, Twenty-e.ghih-st., between, IH H
.1r rostor-Seating capacity, l'V0 standing rooin'
-''. total 400.
Following are some figures from Brooklyn:
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL.
Sc. AIMS Clinton and Livingston SIS. the R .,g:
+, :. Alsog rectQr-5eeating capacity 1'040'
nes S' ciinio o ave near near Futon-st the Rev.
s.-5rc room 200: total. 100.
-aar,5 o. the Messiah ClermOnt and Greene
..-a-.ty. 40. standing room, 10; total. l,aoo
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
Hanson Pace. WIN double galleriess-sseating ca
y. .y 800 standing room 2yl; iqt.L - 5oS stand
%-s.rand Ayenue-s.ao;ns capacity I'-0O' S'"io-
s.. JONI. BSlford-ave and WIsonst The Rex ley
IT, j. w Johnston pasi9fT7 7d cap"o''S' '''''
PRESBYTERIAN.
lafayette Avenue. Iafayette-ave and South OK
ri-st The Rev. Dr.. Gregg. pastor-aeatih ing ca
OIL standing room, -JJ lciti, -'-''
First Church Herry-st.. near Joralenoh-str tne
Rev ~ C. Cu,hberi Hall. pastor-seatins ca
D. city POO: standing room. 200; total. l+VJ
Tnroop Avenue. Throop and Wi..oughoy aVes'
Che Rev Or. Lewis Ray Foote. pAstor-oea'ihs Cd
rac.tv llNJ. standing room. 800; total l'4JV
BAPTIST
The Temple Third-ave and ScAermerhorn-st.'
the Rev. DR. Cortland Meyers. paste 'ihe "a
lacity 200. standing room. 300 total -,5V 49,.
Marcy Avenue. Marcy ana Putnam ayes. me
Rev Dr " C. p RAoades, pastoI-Seaths capacity
IN. standing room. 80; total, 700
Emanuel 81. James Place and lafayette-aVe,' INC
Rev Or. John Humpstone, past0rIcea' cap"c-
jtv sO0. standing room. 80; total 1850.
CONGREGATIONAL
Tompkins Avenue, Tompklns-ave. and McDon-
o,,rh.1+ the Rev Dr. r. r. Meredith, pastor
Seating capacity. 300 standing ROOM 1U' TOTAL
PIvmodth. Orange-st.. the Rev: Or. Lyman Abb
b5ti. pastor-seating capacity 1900; standing ROOM
central Hancock-st,, the Rev. Or; A j. F.
b hrends pastor-Seating capacity, looo; staining
room. POO; total LOO
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
Holy Trinity. Montrose-ave., the Rev. Dr. DauI-
fenbach. pastor-Seating capacity, 1000; standing
81 John the Baptist, Lewis and Willoughy aves,
the REV DR. J. a Hartwe. pastor-Seatlng ca
paclty J. 800: standing ROOM 500; total 1000. 49,
81 Joseph's Nanderblt-ave. ana Paclnc-sI. MOI OIL
s.gnor Mcnamara, pastor.Seauhs capdc4'9' 4'-00'
standing room 600; total. 1900
An EXPIRE COMMISSIONER STRICREN.