The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-07

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enthusiastic over The proposal to m6ho ~ x.
oesinninx 81 the twentieth osntusy az ooe14
sion OF church jubilee ID old Trinity
! Trinity claims 70 b the Oldest EpjscopsI
place OF Worship Ia this country ana nearly
| every old Protestant family Of America has
had its head Worship there At IA early period
| OF the country's history. The exact form OF
jubilee Is not determined but. II carried II
out II viii DO HISTORICAL ofatoricai and
choral.
About once year Tor several years past Il
has been the custom to revive ths rspsft
| that Trinity church was sinking and that It
was only question Of time before the old
edincs would have 10 DO torn down to prevent
| its total collapse. A few days ago this old
runor appeared again. clad In new garments.
and once more It can be cast aside AZ an
almost baseless sensational report
~
! while Il is true that the construction d 80
many skyscraners in the vicinity Of old Trim
ity has had an effect upon the building. this
eject IL scarcely apprcoiabe. and the sx-
port builders who were called upon 70 EXAM
inc the church several ysars ago were abs
} sign that might possibly be o warning Of
collapse has since been detected. II Is safe 70
say. therefore. that the old church IL snfs
for many years TO come and that this ons
relic OF moderate antiquity will be left as long
as the present generation OF lovers OF the
historic are alive to enjoy II,
h TO Now York City tho history OF Trinity
y church is tho history of religion. OF piety. Of
: charity ana Of learning. while 200 years Is
: OF little moment I'm the history OF somo Of the
: great religious structures OF tho old country
d TO the new worid such a stretch Of tirns seems
+ long indeed. Even 100 years ago tho church
o WINS referred to In official documents as the
l. Venerable Society" II is not strange
IL today 1t Is regarded as one Of the greatest
OF our ANTIQUITIES.
Great as Trinity church is at the present
time It's berinninEs werc humble enough and
o tho wealth that has since been placed at the
a disposal OF the society was more thc result
!, OF accident than on account Of great fore.
sigh, on the part OF the wardens. vestrymen
and rectors OF the early days.
~
- when Trinity church was founded in 1907.
II during the rean of William and Mary. there
M was no Episcopal clergyman near enough to
o Now York City to be able to officate az It's
le altar. so Mr.. william vesey was sent to
r. England where he obtained holy orders and
/. returned as the hrst rector OF tho parish q
~ position which he held for more than hfty
"A yenrs His salary was Gi00 year and stated
fees for services that he might be called
upon to perform. For instance. for burying
n man or woman he received go. for burying
child over ten years OF age his fee was
a2 los and for buying an infant 81 Is His
fec for performing a marriage was 1888, and
at other services were arranged in proportion.
RS The church at that time was by no means
70 the stately edifce that now looks down upon
~ Wall street. It was small. square building.
~ with modest steeple. but It answered every
OF purpose for many years. In 1870 the work
IN OF the present structure was commenced, for
SO while In the years that had interviewed there
had been several buildings, one of which had
q. been destroyed by Are. none had been par
ra tcularly larxe or attractive. As the times
he changed and the wealth OF the so-ealled So
We ciety Increased the need of more conxnodi-
nd Gus structure was felt and so in 1899 II wat
cy voted to erect church that should stand
=, =, for generations as credit to the hrst Eps.
VA copalian parish in New York
Is, ~
n About eight years after the establishment
'es OF the parish the corporation received th'
w, ~ rift that Is now and has since been the basil
OF its great wealth In 1905. when good Queer
ia Anre was mistress OF Great Britain and q
ad colonies her vice regent In these PARTS, Lore
on Cornhury. signed a deed patent OF a tract Q
zee land then called tho Queen'a Farm. extenaini
no along the west side of Manhattan island. IRON
M, what Is now Fulton street to what Is nov
M CHRISTOPHER street
air This property was thon merely farm ant
on was not considered to be OF any great value
we For us OF modern times It has a most In
1ia terosting history apart from The fact that
ia now worth u great many millions OF dollars
Of 1t Is tho same farm or tract of land grant
,ur cd by the Dutch governor. Van Twillor' U
CIR Roeief Jams. Tho heirs OF Jams SOLO tnes
, ,sl sixty two acres to the English Foyernmen
No. In 1851 but the validity OF this sale has ma
,ot to be passed upon by the courts within IN
RE- mast few years the heirs Of Anneke Jan
I'M. claiming that she had not assisted In tn
,il- making OF tho deed TO tho Tinglsh governor
inc I,oyolscc. The rsurts have sustained Trnit
hat church. however. and the title Is now re
|. garded as fawless.
Fer many Years after the Trinity corpora
ton came into possession OF this propert
an; IL was used as n farm and yielded but
.,,. small rental Az the city grew northwars
however the land was put to better uses nm
me; ever since has yielded revenue. which hi
no been spent In the establishment OF ctht
ne 8 churches tho maintenance OF schools and q
support OF many charities.
e. This in brief is tho history Of Trini'
and church. one OF the few remaining remnan
Of old New York. Today It is the point
A Interest to which visitors turn as rnii
hath from tho more modern sights Of the city &
there IS an endless source of study la
II decorations. from the magnificent Iron
doors TO the elaborate interior decorative
fects that show how much money will DO
beautifying a house Of worship.
aats When the artistic scene has been satisn
~. tho visitor may turn to the old churchya
and there enjoy breath OF antiquity SUI
hoNs as few spots in this country can onsr,
'aru The Oldest grave Is that OF child, Richa
uble churcher, aged years. the stone Dsarf
en- ths date OF 1884, for the old churchyard "