The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1900-04-21
WEALTH OF OLD TRINITY.
Annual Income of Over
100000.

Old Trinity church, New York city,
has attained to distinction in two
widely divergent matters; in the
honor of its territory; in the wealth
OF its corporation. What is written
below concerns it's corporate wealth.
| AS a matter of history, the original
church was opened for worship in
1897. This early church was main
tanned by the income from the
| church farm royal grant from
| Queen Anne. Out of this income Rev.
William vesey, first rector of Trinity
lshurch, received = yearly salary Of
S5,fo0: To-day that same Church
farm" is valued at from 100000 to
$10.000,000 and it's possession makes
Trinity the wealthiest single church
corporation in the United States. Out
OF its annual income of over 100000
Rev. Morgan Dix receives a salary of
$4,000. This salary is more than
double that of Bishop Potter, of the
diocese of New York, who receives
but $4,000. This large income is ex-
hausted by many claims; the ex-
penses of the church proper, the sup
port of the chapels, the large yearly
grants to "a parishes, the payment of
taxes and assessments, and the main
tenance of the parochial schools and
other parish charities. The rental
from the Church farm" properly con-,
stitutes tho knain source of Trinfty's
income. The property is scattered
widely throughout the city. Much of
it, however, lies in the near vicinity
of the church. 1t is rented for vari-
Gus purposes-for public buildings,
stores and tenements. The year book
of Trinity parish states that the par
ish lis Systematically canvassed, and
all cases where the ministrations of
the church are needed are reported
Immediately to the rector
Among the considerable drains on
the Trinity income are the expenses
OF the church proper and the. support
of the chapels. twenty-five thousand
dollars goes, as above stated, for the
salary of Rev. Mr.. Dix. Assisting Mr..
Dix in the work of the church and it's
chapels are eight Wears and 16 GU
rates, and they receive each one
from $4,000 to $4,000 The sections of
the church and the several chapels
receive $4,000, and each ono is fur
nished with deputy and an assistant.
81 he-~ music Of the church costs
much. The many choir boys receive,
each one, from $24 to 500 yearly.
The soloists of which there are rs,
receive from 5000 to $500. For the
church itself there is yearly musical
of $4,000; for each one
of the seven chapels, $500; making a
total of over 100000. That the main
tenance of excellent music in churches
is right and admirable, is conceded.
The church has ever held music to be
the sinful; solace to all the penitent.
good work is carried on by Trinity
in the matter of it's schools. For the
of parochial schools, the
vestry yearly appropriates the sum of
b22, 900; for the maintenance of night
Ind industrial schools, $4,000.
Trinity hospital for the sick poor is
by the corporation at n
early expense of $4,000. The corpora
ion also makes provision of $4,000 for
The support of seven beds in other j
hospitals. From the corporation in
come a yearly contribution of aims to
The poor of $4,000 is made. The whole
yearly cost of the maintenance of
charities within the parish, which are
oft of the corporation in
come, averages $4,000; for charities .
Without the parish, $50 O0o-a total of
80, 000.-N. Y. Verdict,