The sun., 1897-10-04
MANY CHURCHES OPEN UP.
LITTL E-CHURCH- AROUND-THE-C OR
NER,S FORTI-S NINTH BIRTHDAY.

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Tho Rev. DIR. George g. H"uEh'oh 10 nc II"
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There were unusual services IN Three Prot
estant Episcopal churches anu one Methodist
Episcopal church yesterday. Tho forty.lfth
anniversary OF st. AIMS Eplscopal Church
was celebrated at the Church OF 81 John the
Evangelist in Wavcrlcy place. inc 'h'lrch OF
the Holy Communion, Twentieth street and
sixth avenue, was opened ailcr several months,
during which the greater part of $4,000. II spc
cial fund raised in memory Of the first rector
OF the church, the Rev. Dr, Augustus Mullen
berg, had been expended in new decorations
and now fittings. The Church OF the Iranshg
uration, better known as lho Littic church
Around the Corner, in Twchy'nint street,
between Fifth and Madison avenues, cclcbrat-
ell its forty y.ninth anniversary, and the new st.
Pauls Methodist, Episcopal 'hurch, Eighty
sixth street anu West End avenue, was ucdt
Gated.
There was nothing pretentious about the ser
vices at the Church OF the Transtiguration, hut
they wero impressive. In tho congregation,
which hlled every pew in the church, there was
an unusually large number OF the old members
OF the church. There were, too, many actors
Around the Corner and for its venerable rec
tor, the Rev. DIR. George ii. Houghton, stage
folk havo always had n genuine affection.
When nnv of them ,yont IN rct married or when
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the! want 10 pnry their ueau' OF Whch they
have wanted a friend in tho church for any
nurnoso yvh.t.vrr tbc,. h,vc ,,su,uy ,,o,n ,o
rn' ~. Du'o ~, 'n., n"'o usu'"s ~ e'"o w
Dr' houkhtoh' lac OH rector mas Dcch very
i'll M for several months; but, several days ago it
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would preach the sermon Yesterday morning
sary the stage folk tbouubt md % although IL
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tsep u turuoS dor o IN Of orco
wealthy families in DIR. Houpbton's church and
We. ~ ."l.I.s III D. iiouen'1n snu,.n anu
most Oh them are wcil-to-do inside tho little
church, however nothing is known of social
station, and soubrcttcs and chorus girls. come.
dians and tragcdans touched elbows with
the other worshippers.
Dir. Houshton's roctorship is as old as the
read the first service and preached the first
sormo, a., tho a.. r,,,,..h - ~, nr.,,,s,,,,
sermon IN the hrst church OF the lranshsura-
tion in West Twenty,fourth street. Forty
d.d;c,tod apd ,h nTar, tnu " ot ,o "us n
,an.;on , aiu iu,S,, sn1 e in piNeo VI .no W..
lection WAS INTRODUCED Seventeen yearS ago
49,. 80 ~" III S"'1,a ''.o a", 80
lioh Oh ,ne hos communion ana % sixteen years
Yesterday was the anniversary OF all theso
,,ts ,, n. ua,,.-r, ,,,i ,,,. -, ~,
events, ana III; nough,on 'oLu ABOUT mem III
ms sermon. @ men ne Saiu tnaL l. m ihe weight OF
Snb he ba he od not p pbn With 1 h nnan
on another anniversary aay' many OF MS aual-
1oTs were visipiy M dHeSteu. no. ,;,, ,,.o.,. g., ,,
..1 mas peSn en- iT; iioash'on ne work 10 raise
LOT ne LitIie ,hurch .trouhu me orher an
endo~uhehrE, large enough 10 make II scl-sup-
pn4ruhg. ms WORK Is now Almost accom-
pnshen. Dy lioeral uonphtions ln tnc past year
Snu tne recent snle oi tne paris9 tnhpel 10 ~;
h 3, @ one Si9H NM ithH mas @ rtaemsa
solnething over Sio1'ooo iI Is Wen SHOWN
that @ neither principal nor interest OF that funu
VIII pe 'oucheu @ ior tHe ruhnihS expenses OF % rhe
Snurch 30 ions hs III. nouEnh!on En! nfcs. me no
heaSy Work o. tne PARISH wiz hpt longer ne
aone oy the qia rector; ihat VII De zone lone hy
ms hephew, tne neE. ~, nsorse Slark housn,,
Ion, VINO recently reslgheu inc reclorshlp or
Iriinity thurcn; Iioockeh 10 PC pecoEie ms uncle
nnssistaahI, as inc vicar oi 'he ,hurch Oh inc