New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-03

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over to as p sS hsh hep that
or innovator, setter-forth of new Gospel: or as
eSn wtn ha to to the dosp which
man by Christ, As such the parish repres euon
r SG 5h'f fah s and apostolic order
And sum II up that the parish ha hrcb prin
sDs hnss rec fFsd o s6an those
sssGn recent and
ngs in the fold of Christ And So ,Sr 1wo from
which the warmth and light Of the Gospel OF our
Lord Jesus Christ have been shed abroad thr1ush
every one Who believes in Jesus Christ should be
graefu which has exerted Proa aaTs OF %sr
has been on has side Of Ged the
h f a Of that the GRsPf woKs Of S and
record is a9Os gs on Blessed be
name hEr ' from Whom ali these blessings flow, from
age to age. from land to land ,,.oouas .-ouh,es
con roversies such as every institution carried
on in the world Such trials have brought the ao ado
wrong in Trinity a crowd at once raises now
of JOY and spreads the news on every wne W 9
gan proportions AMI Distributed NV win anc ph0 onG
sreadtS Of the lana In the Legislature within
own recollection terrible attack was made made mpon
ne ra, P9r destroVed IT as to any distinctive place
among the Episcopal churches of the metropolis
fairs in the hands OF body elected in mass
meeting Of all Episcopalians in New-fork.
ITS MISSIONARY ACTIVITY.
We may consider the influence Of the parish
under the heads of It's missionary activity Its zeal
IN the cause Of Christian education and its interest
in the ritual and liturgcal progress Of Church
throughout the land AS for missionary work.
there is, probably, nothing equal to It In this
country; 1t has been a work of home missions. OF
domestic missions. and none the less valuable on
that account. Trinity was the mother Of churches
IN this region. One two ambitious parishes
have already celebrated what they styled their BIZ
oentennials. but in fact there at the date
which they claimed for their origin only an act
Existence OK aG at future dS Trinity was The rst
to organize under the provisions Of that while
elsewhere could be found neither people nor priest
nor edlhce, prayerbook nor any sign OF a
parish; and their ministers. when chosen were in
rector Of Trinity, who had then held office for
six St. Smd Gr ar IN M sS
cry while the list OF parishes throughout the State
/ Of the old mother or grew by the aid which she
gave in their early feebleness fills no less than
/ aggregate OF gifts. loans and endowments exceed
! ing 100000, reckoning the land given away at
Side by side with the work OF founding endow-
! ing helping other churches went that Of promot-
boys AID girls was opened in the lower Of the
church soon as 1t had tower, That school has
grown to the magnificent establishment in Ninety
hrst-st where between three hundred and four
hundred boys are now instructed. me University
. the pride OF New-York. whose walls rising on
! Columbia Heights, was once Kings College. the
protege Of Trinity. and received the first cndow-
incnt from corporation. Trinity College. or
Washington College as i was originally called. In
hartford, and Hobart College. at Geneva. named
were both aided and aided 10 this day by
, grants from for their work. And OF late. be-
| ginning in the year 1870. system of daily parish
| schools has been slowly and steadily growing up
| our kindergartens. house schools and schools for
| manual training. drawing cooking and laundry
| work appliances for the instruction OF 1858
| scholars.
! The music under the direction Of DR..
Arthur H. Messter. who has been ofganist and
| chormaster OF Old Trinity for thirty years and
| will retire ut the end of the celebration.
| There were large congregations at the after
| noon and evening services DR.. Steele was the
| preacher al the former and the Rev Alfred w.
! Griffin one Of the curates OF the parish. at the
| latter. +, -
The programme for the rest Of the week Is as
| follows: 80
| Monday-sermon by the Rev. Dr. h. " Potter ate
nrcsidcui of Hobart College. ana representative OF
| 'Tucsday-Sermon 10y the Rev. Dr. W y ram OF u.
| rector OF 81 Georges Church. former ana hrst
| 'Wdnesdav-t Celebration day; civ and eccesasti-
oddress hy bishop H. C. Potter; rendition OF SOL
| emn To Deum Probably one hundred ana nity cler-
| owmcn prcsent. Night service OF festal evensons
| eiThur sdoy-Sermon by the Rev DR.. W. T. Hunt
,rg,nn rector OF Grace Church an early offshoot or
| Trinty and endowed by II. Night service az ~,
pauJs Chapel for Sunday schools OF the parish WIN
| iO, scholars from EACH and the entire GOO from ST.
] Pau! ,,.,.oar, ,ddress nv tina Vary Rov.