New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-06

many more like them. have come TO pasS-~ii,0 nv,
only the gigantic structures which surround ti'i'
spire and threaten to shut II out utterly rom W
vision of the mariner. the homeward-oSD'au nU'
esgerness and delight while not only changes u me
structures In which we live ana uttS'C ~ reonIo
have CHANGED so vastly, there has survived thank
God element OF perma,nencer wmrH and for
which we may well he glad and thankiul to,TdidEi
H, ,b CS Of business we call credit and which
stands for a record of truhfulness ana .uciS ,,u
Honorable obligations in this New-York TWO nun
dred years ago was strong and great ana 1t 10
strong and great to-day ~. ,,,, With ,vhich
There are other cities than New-Nork WIN Wii 9
If is easy to contrast its history for the last Zyo
years Shall take Pekng or caro- or be
nope? In of these can the copar,son Nom De
quite just one, for in each of these eTSa' mIr
Christian communities the Christian he aTe ZONE sort
tains sort of standard anu IN older and
Of witness But whether in them or IN 1ioen a tho
issue of civilization built upon other foundations
than those of religion Of Jesus onl h r1 nod
cwer is not doubtful. They have eXceled our IHou
ern metropolis mmeasurably in the s9ienIuio o % f
their palaces and in the imperial Rni i the things
that make city really gr sorro ad and want and
misfortune in their large and wise compassion ol
helpless and the G In 'her Of the high
est what can say of them? II Is ne sdoi ybo
home }Ss THAT hut 6ose forces and
ties working often silently ana bc sourase and
spenk ST the the hopes agS of men. s,,,
Nov then, where are the greater forces wn men
are we're sre 5ossibewhch it would not beIto assem-
Bile in all the vast GROUNDS 0I ' Mise touched by
the Influences that the furthest crcui M -
OF b IT'S frnm his Parish suppose that wert pos
sible to gather the children wh9m II t h e. ROW.
bDrdened souls that it has cheered and
the defenceless and homeless 1hao nrine to whom
il t'f has spoken word of leading and Rsht-oo we
realize What o vas 5o isr0 has stood in the midst Of
one Of the most densely p1putteuo nc6 Shall we
great know the story of tired feet that naye
turned into them OF the strangers ap cod for his
nrcies on land and sea and asked Him TO eap ao
guide them in strange bgor, i,u little and remember
| tbot some OF the strongest ana M is,nnre ~
nir,,noi centres in this land owe their eNls'e0o "
| this parish ro,,
| THANKS TO THE MOTHER CHURCH.
,,,r,, @, stand here Of that one OF those cen
| .a r., ,bis citv 10 which It's rector had ioi
eftee, wears the dear privilege OF mlns'erlls do
| a tvne and example Of the others me" %
! roots to-day, their wide ana wise anu $1,000 ,'.,,
euorce their various activities, their nope So Isl,
mennes-othcr hands indeed nave touhS mrc vas
since they we're born but lr anr he wiling TO
tner ~, The Churches that line the hanks o, omr
Hudson the mStse Go P3 en over this great common
wealth in various prosperous & se Witnesses
for Goa and lights in the DARK 25 oe the
guidance and JOY OF men, IN nnmbers feeble in re-
anrces hindered by local ms pe6 ritiio
work for IN she marries il stralshtway TO Il
nr for the least and lowliest IN the nv
The ihq f vhose souls no man cared. these shg
| th"D gathered her knee ana 'aus''' anu ' ~
e history Trinity Church is Who 0rrna E
! %ItnSSo,I 4, TIE land which originally was gwen
TO II was for long time mTag' bto nv descrbot
p Junction with some "reminiscences OF poIuo'
Of it. drssGy ana N dS,3e'T Sow ST. JOINS Chapel
h me saws: ut would be almost incredib.e 10 inc
persons of the present o hear from tbcsc
Hibn are olGcr their recoections In regard 10 ina
Quarter e 0 od nconsderabe extent surrounded with
bushes and bulrushes WHICH nd al certen seasons
for gunners and where in my boyh99@ Re ai G5o'
Ing the "reminiscences or me ny on ,i bordcrs
h nSeed even as late as 1906 it was only paray
rnIimeS and the multiplication Of ponds IN va
Cs affections was the occasion at night of
many sad disaster and frequent loss OF human
| life| tBerrian's History page Zl'J
WORK OF THE PARISH
II WAS such unpromising real estate as this that
,,,s norsb wisely conserved. 1t gave it away from
.,o ~ time endowing church after church with
nr,ncelv munifcence which its daughter parishes
have not Always seemed oVercareiu grateiuhy u
rerember Mission work all over the State ana all
oyor the land was tho richer and stronger for It's
! benefactions but meantime II wisely. as am per
suaded conserved the great bulk Of It's trust and
made il the creator Of a foundaion which -
humanity speaking, impreenable Men may come
1oihnl" neighborhoods may change. as they have
! hanged I'm our New York. In many parts of H. bui
in none so conspicuousy as here. and still this
! church viii stand, mnisterlng as II does to-day
10 The inhabitants OF three cities. and maintaining
on The right hand and the left, great and strong
centres Of worship and of ministry without mone.
I and without price. on Governors Island TO-DAY
this church ministers 10 the officers and men oi
! Tho ARMY of the United States and when the foO
Of the emgrant touches these shores there are neI
and women whom the mnnihcence or This paris;
| sends 10 meet them who give them their first wei
! come guidance and succor.
But of all this | want 10 speak now In one par
! ticu,ar aspect only The interests represented by
! so vast a work themselves vast and invoy'
| so large a financial responsibility as to make the
story OF us administration one OF exceptional sig
| nihcance | may not attempt to rehoarse II here
hut this one thing deserves, think, 10 be said VIII
utmost plaunoss Of SPEECH, 1t has been tainted