New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-04
CHURCH GETS 100000.
Il RECORD COLLECTION.
Grace, Brooklyn, Receives That Sum
at Morning Service.

Ninety thousand dollars in money-cash and
checks-was taken up in the collection plates
as the EeSter offering ar Greece Church on The
Heights protestant Episcopal yesterday morn
Ing This is the largest money offering ever
collected at any one time I'm any Brooklyn
church. The Rev DR.. Wrigley. the rector. and
every member OF the church were astonished
when the result Of the collection was made
known. as it surpassed their expectations
The money is to be used as an endowment
fund. For some time the church has had
$4,000 toward such a fund. About six weeks
ago Or. Wrigley made statement to the con-
gregation asking that 10000 be given as an
Easter Offering so That the endowment fund
might reach 100000 ft was hoped that that
amount NIGH: be raised. but it was a great
surprise when 10000 was taken up. Dr. Wrlg-
ley did not make any special appeal yesterday.
as every one had come with cash and checks.
Some Of the checks were for large amounts.
but the officers of the church say they DO not
care to tell any individual amounts or mention
the names Of any of the givers.
Every one gave very literally" said DR.. WrlGs
ley to Tribune reporter las; night. so far
I recall. this Is the largest collection of money
ever taken at any single church service
The endowment fund Is now S12S.OOO. This
money will be invested. do not expect to
have to use any of it for twenty years We hope
TO raise the fund TO 100000 which with the
interest will make a good sized fund at the end
of twenty years.
"Our idea is to have a fund that win assure
Grace Churchs remaining where it is even after
all the old families have left the Heights. There
are a large number Of hotels here already. and
the character OF the neighborhood is changing
from one of private homes to one of totels and
boarding houses There will always he 4 great
work here to be done
I'VE don't need the money now, as our In
come is So OOO or $4,000 a year. This Is not
what il used TO be. and there will come time
when the annual income from the church mem
bers viii be much smaller.
The church already Is doing a great work
with its free kindergarten. employment society.
fresh air mission and other societies. We want
to keep up this work and start other work. and
we want IT all continued when in twenty or
twenty-five years the present church leaders
will have passed away"
Grace Church the Heights is one of the
best known and richest Episcopal churches in
Brooklyn. It established i'm 1917, and has
seven hundred members. Bishop Burgess was
rector of the church when he was elected
Rishop of the Diocese OF Long Island The
wardens Henry F. Pierrepont and John F.
Halsted. The other members Of the vestry are
Daniel Chauncey, Wilhelmus Nlynderse. DR.. w.
II. Dudley, Frank Sherman Benson Robert
Gould. George Hewlett Edward II. Ltchfeld.
+. W. Bullinger and Edward II. Kidder.
At the morning service window in memory
of Mrs. Gertrude Lefierts Vanderbilt one OF the
founders of Grace Church. unveiled
Special Easter offerings were taken in all
the Episcopal churches I'm Brooklyn as is GUS
tOmary, yesterday. Most of them. however,
included the evening well the morning
Offering and the exact figures could not he OBJ
tanned last night In number of cases il was
said that several thousand dollars had been
received.
The Rev William Morrison rector Of All
Saints. Seventh-ave. and Seventh-st.. said that
the collection there would probably amount to
81 .4OC