New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-10

COLLEGIATE REf
D. .Yo,r,, t,yertson Cobb: historical address. the
Rev DIR Edward b. Coe: hymn. GLORIOUS Thngs'
Dutch air Of the sixteenth century address, ''.e
Rev A V. Wittmeyer of the French church' au-
dress. the Rev Or. J. b. Remensnyder' OF t'e Au
theran Church: hymn. Elm. Feste Burg hue"e'
address the Rev Or. C. c. Tiffany. OF the Fro'-
estant Episcopal Church. address. the hev. Di,
David James Burrell hymn. 20 God our he'p'
National air Of Holland: benediction
Tho music will be under the direction OF Carr
Ualter and will be rendered by the choir OF the
Forty-eighth Street Church, consisting OF 'hif's
voices accompanied by quartet OF brass !hsUu-
ments.
The charter OF the Collegiate Church was signed
by Governor BENJAMIN Fletcher. May H. loS"' ar.
was the first granted any religious corporation"
in this country. that Of Trinity Church having oeeh
obtained almost a year later on May D. 1881.
Although the church was rot Incorporated u"'.'
1896 It's establishment in America was OF d "uS'
earlier date. II was for long time thoush' ma
Everardus Bogardus whose ministry began IN 1861
was the first minister OF the church here until let
ter was found in The Hague giving an account Oh
the voyage OF Jonas Mlchaeiius' MS lahoihs ~
America and installation Dominic In 1913 a copy
Of this letter is now In the Lenox Library
FINANCES OF THE CHURCH.
The COLLEGIATE Church derives large revenue
from lands give 1t in the early part OF the eigh-
,eenth century This endowment was made oy
John Harpendnck and the land given was MS
farm THIS land includes some OF the most
valuable business property In the extreme lower
r, ., tho city many office and business buildings
being erected upon H.
The policy Of the Collegiate Church has never
been TO improve It's real estate. as Trinity mas
done II has been considered less troublesome ana
more advantageous In many ways to lease the iahd
for building purposes. The income from the church
rftfaIl IN ca
from ground rents accrulng from long leases Few
additional purchases OF real estate have been
made IN the more than two and a half centuries
OF the existence Of this church. and most OF these
have been for the erection OF church and school
buildings.
ITS VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.
The Collegiate Dutch Reformed Church holds more
real estate this city. probably. than any other re
gous corporation in New-fork except old TRINITY
Its holdings extremely valuable and are situated
fl the Ninth Eleventh. Twelfth. Fifteenth, Sixteenth
Seventeenth, Eighteenth. Nineteenth. Twentieth
Twenty-nrst Twenty-second. Twenty-thrd and
Twenty-fourth wards. The property exempt from
taxation is as follows: No. ~ to 5S Perry as
ses sed at 5000; Nos 10 and IL Clnton-st. $4,000
the church In West Northumberland nineteenth
st $1,000 the church in West One-hundred-and-
forty -nfth-st, $1,000: the church In Park-ave,
,25 coo: the church in Northumberland fourteenth
st 81 600; the church No rs University Place. s1o-
90: the church No 23S West Twenty-thrd-st. siO-
90; school property No 40 Th.rd-st, $4,000;
church In Houston-st., $1,000 Collegiate Mission
Chapel No go TO 326 East Twentieth-st, $4,000;
Childs Nursery. Fifty-seventh-st Avenue and
Flrst-avc $1,000: the church. Forty -eighth-st and
Fifth-ave $4,000: church. Fify-seventh-st. and
Madison-ave S50OO0; church. Nos. l5S and 100 West
Twenty-ninth-st., $4,000: church. No 1903 TO S07
Yves, Thirty fourth-st.. 100000 church, No. 2B
Madison-ave.. $4,000; church school. etc. West
End-ave and Seventy seventh-st.. 100000 church.
Third-ave and One-hundred and y-sixth-st. $751;
900; church. etc. Boston Road and Clover-st 5000;
church property. Kingsbridge Road and jerome.
ave. sSoS Dutch Reformed Ssmstery. ives West
s. COZ: total S. 2SS 600.
The actual value OF the property is estimated at
more than twice the assessed value.
The Collegiate Church. however owns In fee a
large amount OF other real which is occupied
by tenants holding ground leases for long terms.
and some property Of large value on which the cor
poration has erected buildings which yield a con-
The Evening Post building. at Fulton,st and
Nos ., r. % Jos and % sS.eS S
Isaac Henderson trustee. for a term OF ninety
nine years which Is valued for taxable
piece OF property owned by the church, assessed at
ssoOoO No q East Twenty second-st, where the
offices OF the Collegiate Church corporation are. Is
Department assessed at $4,000. Nos. lol 1903, les.
lO7 100 and III Fton-st.. six lots which the old
North Dutch Church formerly stood. is built up and
the rentals help to swell the churchs annual re-
Celpts Inc hssctheu Naiuobon ioi w, 10
$4,000 Two lots In Ann-st Nos 60 and 81. belong
to the Collegiate Church and are assessed at SIS 600
each $4,000. The total assessed valuation OF the
real estate referred to is N04OW Its market value
is twice that figure
Plans are under way for the erection Of a
church on University Heights which will be used
In connection with the New-York University.
The first church edlhce erected was the ST. Nicho-
las Its walls were OF solid stone and 1t stood
the Collegiate Churches the Middle Dutch Church
plays the most important part In history. 1t first
stood at Nassau and Cedar SITS. where II was built
in 1923 In l776 after the Battle of Long Island, II
was partly destroyed by the British but In 1890 1t
was restored. 1t was constantly In use from 1929
pulled down until 1882 To keep pace with the up
town growth OF the city. the church at Fourth-st.
and Lafayette Place built In 1899, and remained
In use until 1887 the Gothic structure Second
and Second-st. being erected to take Its place.
Since 1850 the Collegiate Church has built four
edifces. all OF which remain standing and in use.
The business offices OF the church, at William and
| Fulton SITS, are In building which occupies what
the site OF Collegiate church, built n
| 1869. In this edhce, which not finally closed
until 1875. originated In 1857 the well-known Fulton
Street MONDAY prayer meetings, which still
maintained In chapel In the business building now
occupying the site
THE NEWER EDIFICES.
The four churches erected since 1850 are at
Ffth-ave. and Twenty -nlnth-st opened for worship
| In 1854. at which the Rev. DR.. David ]. Burre.. is
Minister the at Ffth-ave. and Forty eighth-st.
which was dedicated In 1872. and of which the Rev.
DR.. e. b. Coe Is minister the at Second-ave.
and Seventh-st which was built In 1891 and whose
minister 10 the Rev. j. q. Fagg. and the one ~