New-York tribune., 1905-01-28

Church of the Holy Beginnings 1t was founded
in 1914 by a gift from the late Mrs. Mary A. c.
Rogers sister OF the first rector Rev. Dr. W
A. Muhlenberg- At that time it a mile out in
the country II provided that its seats should
be always absolutely free. "a house of prayer for
all people" Here. one after another. sprang into
existence the first boy choir in America; the
Sisterhood of the Holy Communion. the first in the
whole Anglican communion; an industrial school
whose manual instruction the forerunner OF
manual training in the schools of this city;
Sunday school. parochial school and employ
ment bureau. also the first of its kind. From the
little hospital in the house Of the Ssterhood under
DIR. Muhienborgs energetic direction, sprang the
present st. Luke's Hospital.
The church was prospered i'm its new lines of
work and found many imitatOrs i'm the other
churches. The next rector DR.. F. L. Lawrence.
followed in the footsteps of DR.. Nuhenberg- IN
der his charge there were established the home
for Aged Women, the Babies Shelter and the
Workngmen's club The beautiful home St.
JohnsIand was established. In 1879 he was sue
ceeded by the present rector. the Rev DR.. Henry
Mottet.
During his rectorate the original spirit has
l4tinued and every function of the church has
broadened in its scope The fresh air work. which
found one its earliest promoters in this church,
was greatly increased. About one hundred acres
of land were secured AT Ashford Hill, near Ardsley,
and several houses built. This property is now
leased and managed by the Tribune Fresh Air Fund
The little library in the parish house was made
branch of the City Library, known as the Mullen
berg Branch. move into new Carnegie
building The golden jubilee. in 1896, was marked by
the completion of a 100000 endowment fund, for the
church work. This has been followed by two more
of the same size Another interesting department
is that of providence and savings, including the
Penny Provident Bank. the Coal Savings Bank,
the Working Girls Vacation Club the Clothing
Bureau and the Loan Bureau Practically every
member Of the church is thus made a capitalist
on d small scale The social side &C the church
is fostered by the Department of Friendly Socie
ties and Guilds. Of which there are twelve 10 meet
every variety of social need.
OF this church Bishop Potter said:
II has had the gift of vision and the gift of ac-
ton II can truly be said OF II that II has taught
spiritually dead. AS the great city surged up and
widene6 its IT. ace Out from these walls %
throughout all the tenements and homes around,
future Nav This church continue to draw in and
bind together all peoples May men find here the
house OF a Father and the broken bread
and an a shed blood Of Him who is the elder Brother OF
The beautiful community of Saint Johnland
forty-four miles from New-York on the north
shore Of Long Island includes Saint Johns Inn
home for forty aged men, the Old Mansion, a
home for twelve aged couples: SUNBEAM Cottage
a home for twenty orphan girls Johnny Ne
home for thirty little children: Fabbri Cottage
a home for twenty-ive girls; school equipped PED
for seventyfour pupils; a kindergaTten. room m @ Tor
sixty little ones; the church of the Iestlnony
OF Jesus This community and its institutions
we're all founded by the Church Of the Holy Com
Thus in the history Of this church is embodied
the history of the institutional church. and IN
this brief outline Of its work may be found an
outline OF the typical institutional CHURCH The
work OF this church was taken Up by ST George s
parish and later followed by others Early work
/ along these lines also taken up by the Old
! 1utcb Reformed communion. Trinity and Grace
| Protestant Episcopal and All Souls Unitarian
| Church. Many OF the churches that had fed up
town atoned by establishing chapels downtown
| The gymnasium, kindergarten day nursery, read
ino rooms and other Institutions have been added
from time TO time The manual training exhibit
! ~ HOLY Communion received medal at the chi
Cago Eposition. and Of the three from
MS citv 10 be sent Paris the last exposition
! there Dancing and card playing and other lnuo-
cent umusements have been admitted to the parish
short, the modern Institutional church
aims TO be all things 10 all men.
AS to Newly York's unique position In church
work and the needs of the future. those questions
! viii be taken up in the Tribune Of next Saturday