New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-29

Audubon Day will be celebrated az the Church
OF the Intereession the evening OF May 4 The
speakers OF the evening viii be the rector the Rev
Milo Hudson Gates; ex-Judge Alton b. Parker
Bishop Greer. Richard Watson Glider. Ernest
Thompson Seton and F. n. Chapman
The Church Of the Intercesson might be called
the Audubon Church. II WAS founded in the year
1876 and owes its origin 10 Audubons son, victor
c Audubon and his wife. The first service was
held al the house of AR Norwood. on the south
east corner OF l55th-st and what Is now 81 Nlcho-
las-ave. The church was formed originally largely
~ MON hers from the Church OF the Ascension, OF
which al that time the Rev DIR. Eastburn. after
ward Bishop OF Massachusetts. was rector and
from Trinity Church
Carmansyile AT that time was a village, and here
Audubon. the first and in his sphere the greatest,
American scientist after many wanderings had
come ahoi-. the year 1871 and established himself
on his farm While TIE elder Audubon, owing TO
extreme age. was not actually participant I'D the
founding Of The church. he was interested ana ms
wife. who survived him for many years was
brought from Louisville after her death. laid in
her church home for . night and day. ana there
the burial service resd for her. victor u An-
dubon not only one Of the founders OF 'he
parish and ifs first clerk but was the largest con
trihItor 10 the fund for erecting the first parish
church which covered a plot Of ground at the cor
ner Of l54th-st and the old loth-ave The ne"
church, ar present on the corner OF l5Sth-sL ana
Broadway was built in 1872
The Ole church was oonseerated on June % iSai
me first rector was the Rev. Dr.. r. N. Aoer,
orombie. who continued from the beginning unti
Re was followed by the Rev. ". H. ~ Stewart
snd the Rev. J. Howard Smith In turn
SOME EARLY PARIsHIONERs AND THEIR
WORK
Some OF The names on the church rolls are John
Jay, James Monroe, Gouverneur ogden. Howard
and Edward Potter, Dr. Samuel Bradhurst. for
whom Brsdhurst-ave- is named; A. B. Mills. father
% General Mills. the present superintendent OF
West Point: Mr. Munkittrick. whose son is well
known 70 All readers OF Puck and Life;" Isaac
p Martin Mrs William Ward. who owned and Oc-
cupied Hamilton Grange, the Alexander Hamilton
house: y. ". Blunt. Bache McEveTs, the CunaTds.
Fields, stebbins. Warren Hastings. Charles H.
Wilmerding. 3. ". Van NOorhis and Nine. Jumel.
Other rectors were the Rev. Edward Anthem the
Rev ". ". Postlethwaite, the Rev Bishop Faux
ner the Rev. Henry Morton Reed. the Rev. z.
Spruille Burford. the Rev. II. Jones and the Rev.
J.. Henry Schwab
THE PRESENT RECTOR AND oRGANIZA-
TONS.
The present rector OF the church the Rev. Milo
Hudson Gates. began his career here as assistant
rector Of the Church OF the Ascension under the
late Dr. Donald lie then took old parish In
Ipswich Mass and, after bringing It 10 a state
Of remarkable activity, he built up parish
al COhasset OF the seaside suburbs OF Bos-
ton. There he did a remarkable work IN that he
not only established the parish itself but erected
q large and dgnihed church. He came TO the
last year. and since that time has increased the
attendance at the principal church services and
has also been influential In promoting the growth
IN number and importance, and also in activity
OF all the various societies that go 10 make uD a
parish Ike that 81 the IntercessiOu.
The parish OF the Church Of the Intercession in
the opinion Of those who are in a way 10 know, has
Z great future Its situation on Broadway IS a
most commanding II S at about the centre of
1nat part OF AeW-Hork known Washington
t3eIghts, and with the coming Of the subway the
growth OF that region is surprising rapidly any
lllng NeW-York has ever known. 1t is at the
present time one OF the largest churches IN New
York, its commandment list being somewhat over
hiA hundred. its Sunday school about five hundred
ne church seats about eight hundred and on
sundays IS wei 0lled. No church has a more
or more enthusiastic body Of people attached
- ID ana al recognize their responsibility for the
lp1ltlding Of the church. Many Improvements
nave recently been made. The parish house has
neel entirely remOdeled. Needed repairs 10 the
ciHIe nave been made. and when the plans for
~" DtdutliAlng OF the church, on which work fq
now IA progress. shall have been completed the
tractiveuess. - -'' anu 1t