New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-09

ALL SOULS CHURCH.
Which may be sold
,..s Of less arduous work, and he in that year
.,,snted call as special preacher to the Leland
sanford. If. University, in California, after
taxing been unable to attend to the duties OF
b,s parish for some months because of his poor
health.
when Dr. Newton came to All Souls it was q
MGR mission. comparatively unknown The new
-...o-,s nreaching soon attracted attention. how
war and in the course of a few years he gath
esd a congregation peculiar to himself. It
,.-,s from ali parts of the city, and as 1t vas
MD hi sympathy with his radical teachings. as
v.u as nv church ties. it was more closely
haynd TO him than is usually the case with
pastor and people
pr. Newton's fame as a pulpit orator was
,r.st hut was surpassed by the reputation the
sssrlsssness and radicalism of his opinions
h-oryht His opinions were in many ways so
v,ortbodox that an attempt to have him tried for
bs-esv was made at one time. and there were
tr.auent nrotests 10 officials of the diocese from
the more conventional members of his denomi-
nation only once did these protests become
serious hui even then no trial was held, though
series of sermons he had started was discon-
tuued. it was said, at the request Of the blshop
Of the diocese
DR. NBwToN-s TEACHINGS.
The least orthodox of Dr. Newton's opinions
nd teachings were on the subject OF the au-
asntieitv and authority of the Bible, concerning
vbicb be held extremely radical views, and
spiritualisnn. in which he believed It was these
tsacb,pvs which brought the audiences which
packed All Souls Church, and when the teacher
left the church the audience naturally scat
tered.
After Dr. Newton resigned the Rev. DR.. Sam
ueI D. Mcconnell, at that time rector OF Holy
Trinity Parish, Brooklyn, accepted a call to the
church For a time things along in the
usual way but the audience could not be held
together and the leaders Of the church felt that
there was hardly justification for the time and
work which would be needed to build UP a new
membership from the residents of the neighbor-
hood There were three other Protestant Epls-
copal churches in the district from which All
Souls. at 66th-st. and Madison-ave-, would nat
urally draw, and the church leaders thought
that the others sufficiently cared for the neigh
borhood and that any attempt TO build up an
othsr church there would weaken all.
The plan now contemplated, which was de-
Veeped after considerable discussion and care
full consideration by the officials of the diocese,
Is TO have the All Souls congregation unite with
olas-aye. The combined body would take the
name Of All Souls, using the building in st.
Neholas-ave, and the proceeds OF the sale or
Al souls Church property, after the payment
Of The debt, would be used as an endowment for
The new church.
OPPOSITION TO THE PLAN.
Opposition to the plan has come from Holy
Trinity and St Andrews churches. which are in
he same territory as Archangel's, and which
object TO the features OF the plan by which they
would have TO compete in large measure with a
strongly endowed church, while they were them
Selves burdened with debt. Before the adjourn
nent OF the meeting of the standing committee
q ms diocese which was held Thursday to con-
seer the project, It was intinated that the COM
nit'ee was in favor of the plan if some arrange
rasnf could be made to relieve Holy Trinity and
81 Andrews Of their load of debt.
When the committee adjourned late in the
sIteTn0on 1t was announced that no decision on
eas question Of consolidating All Souls with the
saoTch Of the Archangel had been reached, but
eaSt the committee would have a conference
Win representatives Of the four churches chiefly
,,atefested early next week. At that conference
y = believed some arrangement can be made oy
HtEeh Some of the property of All Souls can DE
aseo 70 relieve the debt burden of Holy Trinity
zaa 81. Andrews while enough viii he left 10
gay OF the debts Of the Church of the Archangel
e.a permit consolidation -
me Church Of All Souls was founded in 1921
g tle Anthem Memorial at No. bl West 3oln-
Dr.. Newton became its pastor ten years
Ter In 1890 the corporation raised SlOo,Vop
s me building Of a church further uptown
~ arrangement vas made, however, by which
~ Souls congregation entered into possession
:. ls property OF the Church of the Holy spirit
Hoth-st. and Madison-aVe.. which IS now us
p gas The congregation Of the Church of the
'a'S Spirit was merged with that of All SOUS.