New-York tribune., 1903-06-07
IT'S 5OTH ANNIVERSARY.
Christ Church, Bay Ridge, Cele-
brates T'o-moTroec.

AZ Christ Protestant Episcopal Church Bay
Ridge celebrates its ftieth anniversary. the Brook
,-n Rapid Transit Company is carrying inn
provements that viii force that organization to
abandon its picturesque site At Third-ave and
eixty-eighth-st.. which II has occupied for half
century. Already part of the front Of the grounds
has been occupied by the railroad tracks leading
Gown from the terminus Of the elevated road TO the
surface over which is intention Of the com
many 70 run through elevated trains to Fort Ham
tlton Christ Church has already bought a beau
ftul site for new church. and it is hoped that the
cornerstone VIII be laid within the coming year
The Bay Ridge church founded by Christ
Church Clinton-st just fifty years age under the
direction OF the Rev. Dr. Stone The centre part
Of the present frame building was put up at that
time. and the wings. Sunday school building and
rectory followed The first rectory was burned and
the present building, nesting among the big trees
hack Of the church, is thirty-eight years old.
IN the days when Christ Church was established
that part OF Bay Ridge belonged 10 the town of
New-Utrecht. There little communication
with Brooklyn and the wealthy men who lived
there maintained a boat which ran between that
point and New-York. The first rector Of the parish
the Rev. H B. Bentow. who served for one
yeer. His successors and their terms Of service
have been the Rev. Theodore Irving. 1851 the
Rev. John p Hubbard. 80; tie Rev. Criah T
Tracy, 1850 q; the Rev. John a Espinwall 1864 So.
the Rev. J. H. Ranger. lsSs-'SS; the Rev. William
i Morgan 1850. The Rev. Bishop Falkner, the
present rector, has served for the last twelve
yes-s-
The golden Jubilee viii begin to-day at Il a
with morning prayer and holy communion There
VIII be special musical programme and an his
torical address by the Rev. John A. Aspinwall.
rector OF the church for twenty-one years. and
rector emeritus OF 81. Thonas's Church. in Wash
At $50 p m. Bishop Burgess viii confirm a large
class OF young people and preach q sermon An
address viii be given by the Rev Uriah T. Tracy,
The 5uhllee will close tomorrow night by q re-
ceTton at the Ridge Club. Second-ave. and Sew
enJy-third-st. when addresses will be made by the
Rev. Dr. Reese = Alsop. of ST AIMS Church; the
Incarnation. and the Rev. A. Z. Kinsoving. rector
The present wardens Of Christ Church are Will
vestry1nen are Van Brunt Bergen f. W. Bliss,
John II. Boyce. Fred G. Cocheu. John A. Deraismes:
Otto Heinigke, James Warren Lane and Samuel
originally the rrcsen. site Of the church was one
IF the most beautiful Rsy Ridge. but the grad
trolley through Third-ave and the extension OF the
Elevated road 10 the very door of the church have
made it more and more undesirable Then. the
its incline connecting the surface and elevated
tracks and purchased strip in front extending
the 5uildng Of tho tracks wc,Iid damage the build
school l-liIding we're slI' purchased The money
paid Christ Church by the railroad the prop
phurch which stood hack Of the land bought by the
railroad but the Sunday school building was further
road company offered return that building 10 the
fi t9uIch II II y TaS 1 Z "a ls as ~ ,l Sl sd
the land cut away for the incline. that the ap-
fervices viii be continued in The old buildings how
tver. until sufficient money to begin stone church
The new property is haywood. the old Weaver
lntire block between Seventy-thir9 AID seventy
Fourth sts.. and having depth Of $50 feet. 1t Is
make an IDEAL place FOR church home, Near by
Ere the Bay Ridge branch of the Public Library
sraI large estates surrounded b. trees and lgjag
n the crest that overloos the Shore Road and Tie