The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-15
sUc6Ksson 81 cnrIsr cHUncn.
The Church or the F-ransarursttsS C~sssssste'
Its neventteth AnufverunrT.


The seventisth anniversary Of the Church Of
the Tr~anshguration at 20 Mott street was ceie'
brated yesterday by a solemn pontincal mass at
IL o'clock and a sacred concert and song lee
ture by tho pastor, Father Mclaughlin, In tho
evening. The celebrant OF the mass was Bishop
Mcdonnell OF Brooklyn; his assistant, the hev.
I. r. hcSwceny; deacon. the Rev. James +.
Barry; sub'dcacon, the Rev. Daniel T.. Ward;
master OF ceremonies, the Rev. Michael Nc
kehelcr; assistant. the lsev. W. .. Donohue.
Inc preacher was Mgr. Mooney, V. g. Among
thoso present were The Most Rev. Archbishop
corrigan, the Right Rev. Bishop Farley, V. g..
tho Very Rev. Chancellor Cotton, aud Fathers
ouinn. Wall, McGoldrick, Donnelly, Hickey.
Duhlgs, Zabologio, Barrett, Conelly, Burke
and Malone. Tho mass was Hnmma's, In honor
OF 81. Francis Of Assist; Charles c. Dunn, Or
ganist; Marie Thornton. soprano; Rosemary
Campbell, alto; J. J. Colligan, tenor, and NJ
Loesch. basso. The childrcn's chorus OF fifty
dressed in white. sang a hymn composed for the
occasion by Mr.. Dunn on Cardinal Newman's
poem "Oh Se Who Seek the Lord"
The Church OF the TRANSPORTATION and st.
James's Church. in James street, both claim to
pe Identical with Christ Church. which was
rounded in March, 1927, by the Rev. Felix
Nareia, a Cuban exile, who purchased n Prot
estant church property in Ann street and
called 1t Christ Church. At that time there
were only three other Catholic churches In the
city, st. Peter S. the old 81. Patrick's Cathedr raj
ana 81. Mays. In 1886 the Ann street build
Ihe became unsafe, and Bishop Hughes bought
the property. in James street In the name OF the
trustees of Christ Church, on which IT. James
church now stands. Christ Church parishion-
ers objected to going so far from the old site,
however. and Father Narcla was commissioned
70 purchase the Scotch Presbyterian Church in
chambers street. where he Incorporated the
Church OF the TRANSFORMATION in 1897. The
church was moved aiterward 10 it's pre- sent site,
upon which, in 1915. the MLoravian Brothers had
bullt q church that was destroyed by fire.
The present building was erected in 1885 as
the Zion Episcopal Church. and its exterior was
not altered when the Church of tho Transfigura-
ton purchased the property after the Chambers
street ediflco became too small for its conRrcga-
ton. In the meantime n building was erected
on the James street property. into which, when
completed, moved some OF the Christ Church
congregation under the Rev. Joseph A. Schncl-
pastorate OF Christ Church to the pastorate.
The name OF Chris: Church had been retained
at first because the old building in Ann street
was so known, but the name and protection OF
st. James the Apostle were invoked for the
James street church, though the bell to this
day Is inscribed Right Rev. J. Dubois to Christ
church. 1886 The rivalry between the two
churches Is perfectly friendly. and has never
been decided. Archbishop CorriSan. at the
drank a toast TO the two successors of Christ
Church"
Among the 1 1850 parishioners Of the Church
OF the ,Transf1guration are three Cinnamon, and
several Chinese children attend the Sunday
school.