New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-19
hrs. EPSON PAID $1,000.
CHURCH GOT INSURANCE.
vi Loss Of So. Michaael's Bet5ceen
$50 900 and $4,000.

- Rev Dr. John p Peters. Of St AIichae,s
--..s.s-t Episcopal Church at one-hundreath-st
Ar1sterdara-ave. in anniversary sermon
anssv ID being the end OF the tenth wear OF
s-.+o-ship there. referred 10 the defalcstion 90
- townsend Edson. the treasurer OF the
- who after shooting Mrs Fanny Weather.
= puror az his home. No. 20 West Ninety-sec-
committed suicide. DR.. Peters said the
.-sl-st;o- reached about S5e.eeo. Eleven thousand
- az this amount the rector said. has been
&C 10 the church by the widow OF Mr. Edison.
-. -.--ed over 20 the church two life insurance
-.r-tss. one OF $500 and the other OF 5000.
r. Peers took Tor his text the second verse
- 80 rrrth chapter OF St Luke. The harvest
J. r,s-teous out the labo-ers are few. pray ye.
.s.-efo-e. the Lord q the harvest that he send
- lsHc-a-s into His harvest
- Peters discussed the history OF the church
-f.t v.ss cet4blshed in 1907. and which Is one
- ,re .ew cEarchos IN NeT-York which stand to-
- on tte sites on which they were originally built
re r-os11, building Is the third The congregation
les use6 Dr. Peters spoke OF the growth OF the
--,,--h n bis -ec-orship IN Isss he reporte5 70
u. Diocesan Caaycrtion $50 mem bers. OF whom,
-rS were ro-rn-ricants. while in 1903 400 mem
s.-s os whom 1s3o were commandments The
--s-th had t-e- free FOR fifty years. Dr. Peters
sol-n-o1. -a -art
&C. r-. -h.-k ,hat il is right. however con-
-s-s-f b. ma. he 90 many WAYS. 10 make a persors
-s-t-~ o -.E Ctreude-t upOn the money Y bi,r
= --r-r1lta- toward SIS support The i,lez;tsb lie
-ss-- -..- -.L create what should never exist
q t1e Ers.. ~ l--,-ssses-anc classes rated
,e- carried u.r 70 IT'S ful extent Won hsve =
-.-sr .-..-el. ui-h its wel.-to-do pevholders ana
i1s -sa r.. ia Walch are gathered persons
q. .le --s. l-anc t1 both OF these classes thar
es--v ---- .- --- political lie 81 this country
: rre -r-.-- meetings y which sit side BY side
possessed . ..-t VOICE. Jne non man ana the poor
-a- -- '. ials ( know OF few things
more e---...- man poiitcal meetings. Precisely
-ss- sane ~1rr rt contact on equal footing 81
-sr as men 8 eesra5le N The church, and IS in
:51-os
~ Pe---e ese ~ The eoat-ibutio-s and their
Increase .-. --. last gen years. The Sunday school
ha6 been sat r- "a Importing basis. The
-----1 ra said VAS rot entirely dependent OF the
-~s-f--s. -= .- had many erdoW-meurs and owned
,,-s-s-- -.. property. Referring 10 the recent de-
.l-auo-. -- Peters saio-
And --r. gust az tIe close II -he ten years that
Rave been H--l ro-- q financial disaster has be-
t1leI u- r-.r- WI. materially increase our ex-
-e-ses a-- Further hamper and cripple our work
u-esz --. members ~ The congregation contribute
z9T is--e-- rlar heretofore. 20 the expenses Of
--u-.- which yol have seen so much in the
-rrr-s. amounted zS careful examination Of the
soks and accounts shows. To So on. Eleven thou
z- Collars ~ -l-s mount Eas been returned %
Pr ri. honorable action ot she wife Of the de-
.aulte- A -s-I W me remainder VIII fan upon the
-srk -lr--- Us Liability in connection with for
V-eT -- --.s matter has NOT Yet been adjusted.
a-1a-l- --a loss rha church VIII be from SIS on
800 's ~ sli no. -il - say " s . rsssTe
s-71ss- That -tey were using unusual precautions
~ q having TIE books audited by a professional
PAID urtl--- = was through the gross ueCli-
c1l-e r- The accountant thus engaged that frauds
-s-e ts-r allowed ro r-u on for some four years
u-L -le" have footed up The amount which
Rave mentioned above
a yea- since had ] been asked I should have
sad tha- -ae most couse-vativelv and carefully
nanage- church INSTITUTION IN this city was prob
etv s. Ll-laels church But We were evidently
chre-v which we employed. No safeguards no
-necra-t-aI UlerEOclCal methods VIII ever prove
colpls-e ---recrion- Personal character. per
soma a--p--0- must AFTER all be the last resort
watch should never be neglected however thorough
and complete Lla Other methods employed may
ne loss 10 course must be met temporarily By
loan which v-l- come probably IN The form OF
mortgage on ne land owned by The church. The
---e WL-- money rs C-r1CUlt 70 obtain II q man
-s- peculiarly favorable 10 the church, al per
soma sacrifice Pr member @ the congregation
1e --e--s[ ara -1e slrlhlne flnc or this new
de1- must p added % the standing burdens OF the
c--cl and become b. lien upon our revenue
Il is q De ~ COURSE a heavy blow personally
natter NJ r-urE grief fo- The works sake There
3 s0 uu-h ths- have looKed forward 20 doing.
re thought 81 which must abandon Until We
E1sCr was son 2 ex-1Iayor Franklin Edison
a. c-0-le- -t DIS. cyrus and David orr Bison
-.e EseecF TOOK Place IN the dining room OF ted-
te-oec % kll his wife. who about 70 separate
-Dn him 1lre P-Ier and Mrs Bison were par
---ar-r Friendly. and the tine q the shooting
NJ Eds0-'s personal belongings had been moved
2 ne F--ier home. ~ No. - west End-ave. Tho
~ ~ p % Lc~o- and Mrs. FCLlen hac De-t
lsc-sslE tie -s-1Cval Of the furniture. Employees
/. ne Aar----1r Storage Company were busy
-A-L son. r N II me tine n the pa!ior- le
tsc-sz--- .V--- ended the four rose 70 leave the
- ---.- had been mucn excited during The
az 81 had been acting wildly tor DAYS previous
me ~."-. and MIS- P-Ilen was irving 10 calm
-lsa-- H--- be- crew lis pistol and shot