New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-07
ON RHINELANDER GROUND
THE MEMORIAL BUILDINGS OF THE
CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY.
:. svr.r, rmrNr IN EIGHTY EIGHTH-sT FOR
PHILANTHROPY WORK, THE GIFT We
MISS SERENA RHINEI.ANDER-

adjoining morning chapel, in Eighty-eighth-s'''
between First and Second ayes, consecra'eu
Yesterday by Bishop Potter and opened ioi ITO
first services to-day, is the last TO De rnisheu "a
the group of buildings of which IL Is Tic o"'.-
The church and chapel, the vicarage anu 'no
settlement house known as ST. ChrlstoPnei . ID
well as the plot of ground upon whch ."eS
stand are all the gift of MISS serena i'"ne
lander as a memorial to her granuIa'hei' va"
lam Rhinelander, and her father "iiiiaii "
phne,ander The Holy Trinity Settlement, as
the church and its auxiliary puiio'hss may "
conveniently called, has been given by MISS
Rbinelander TO St James's Protestant Ep'scopa'
church. at Madison ave. and Seventy sixth-st'
-u,,oh oor,ro,s the parish in which II Is situated
In view of the fact that the former Churcn Oh
Tho HOLY Trinity. of Madison ave-, sold lts
.,ror,or,v and united with St. James's Church'
tho old name was transferred to the new puho-
ings.
One OF the most Interesting facts In connection
with the new Holy Trinity buildings. ana one
which gives an especial significance 10 then
memorial character, is that they stsnu upon d
portion of the old Rhinelander farm IN I'oo'
little more than century ago. the hrst "''''Aii'
Rhnelander bought tract OF iahu 'heie' N0
sisting Of sixty-six acres. AL that uihe "n"' %
now Eighty -eighth-st. was many miles aooVe '"e
city limits, and the farm was long USED py Tue
Rhinelander family as summer nome fnaiiS
the city grew up to it, and made 1arm iiie III 'ie
reighborhood no longer possible In accoruah'e
with a custom which prevailed among many
we'll TODD families in the early days OF the CITY,
severaI of the Rhinelanders were purieu III
private cemetery on the ground OF the ia' III
The bodies were afterward removed 10 oiu o.
PauPs churchyard, but the descendants Vi '"'
x.Io akafh
Grated ground, and that the new churcn 10
suitab BILE monument to mark the spot
The group of four buildings together cover
.,o, 1Oo nv 275 feet. on the south side OF the
street They are of the Gothic style OF archi-
,oo,vr. and are ioined by clustered galleries.
nh, mo srial of the exterior is a motted, goioeh-
hr,u,, br;ck in the long fiat Roman size. which
,ras snecia1Iv made for the purpose ST Chris"
.orhor,s House at the western end OF the group,
IVA. tho first building erected, and has no" oeeh
T., ,,e for TWO wears From its eastern size 'he
o,o,s,er dark and cool leads toward the church.
Ahout halfway in its length this passage gives
>,trance on the north side to the morning
hapel a small, one-story building, parity CIT
aular in shape, which. projecting as IL o'es oe
tween the church and the Settlement house.
hroats artistcally the long line of the cloister.
The morning chapel will seat sixty persons
Tho ground plan of the church itself is in the
form Of a Latin cross, with an octagonai apse'
Tn the top of the cross, which Is toward the east,
Is the chancel From the northwest corner vi
the church rises a great tower. 100 feet high ana
On foot souare This is the most striking feature
of the entire group of buildings ana IL mar No
tho exact centre of the plot of ground Though
of such large size the tower does not appear
heavy for it's long sides are pierced by many
ont a
cate and graceful. It's base is solid, broken ohly
by the main entrance. which is imposing III us
form and adornment. Archng above the door
vav are cro1Ips OF sculptured figures, represent
ing the Trinity and many of the saints. THESE
are the work of Carl Bitter. who also ana the
two large figures of ST. Paul and st. Barnabas,
on the west side Of the church High up In the
tower among the clusters OF dormers ana tur-
rets Is the befry. with It's musical chirnes' rihs-
ing every quarter-hour. Another noteworthy
feature OF the exterior of the church is the great
west window looking toward st. Christophers
House The idea of a window OF unusual size
and beauty facing westward was borrowed
from the old English cathedrals.
The interior Of the church is finished In DARK
terra Gotta, a material which has the merit OF
being extremely durable as well as artistic II
does much to enhance the beauty Of the stained
glass windows. which glow forth brilliantly from
their dull setting. The idea of using terra-cotta
for the inside walls determined upon after
4 visit which William Rhinelander Stewart and
the architect, ]. Stewart Barney, made to Itch
field Cathedral in England Above the chancel,
at the east end are seven memorial windows in
a semcircle. The one in the centre is In men,
DRY OF Mr.. and Mrs. William Rhinelander, the
first owners Of the property, and the other six
are in memory of the six Of their seven children
who have left descendants The present genera
tiops NJ the family have contributed In these