Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-04

| uncle he also prea ched the second Sunday
/ The following Sunday the rector had
| chosen for his own but when the day
| rolled around he was dead and buried. the
funeral having taken place the evening le-
But" said his successor in telling OF
this. he preached his sermon just the
! same. 1t the most powerful sermon
| he ever preached. The sermon was his
/ hfe"
| 1t was indeed a little church when Joe
Jefferson first directed his footsteps to-
| ward II. Now. IL has been so added to that
| II can comfortably accommodate L. 300 wor-
! shippers, and that number is usually present
| at the Sunday services. How invltingly It
rambles over its plot of ground. What may
be called a Outstanding structure and
surely of that quaint architecture which.
! together with the little lawn OF green, the
! trees with their bird cotes the splashing
fountain and the Itch gate. suggests the
setting OF an English village rather than a
| new world metropolis
| Once upon a time the church intcriOrly
was as plain as its chocolate painted brick
exterior Is still Laterly so many me-
| MORALS have been placed In II that it can
vie with any church In America In rich
ness OF decoration. At the rate that new
memorials are being added II will not be
long before the Interior is made ~ OF
memorials and naught else, These mo-
morals are mute proofs of the deep affec-
uon the chuTchs wealthy members bear II:
ana the memorial window to Edwin booth
speaks volumes OF the attitude OF actor
/ n.
Trinity, Mother of Churches.
Like Trinity, the Little Church Around
the Corne- bids fair to have its entire his
tory worked out on the spot Of its rearing
a growing endowment making this dou5ly
probable
| Trinity deserves a better fate shan 10 be
known popularity as the wealthIest church
and the one at the head OF Wall stree. II
Trinity were given Its full duo It would be
hailed the length and breadth of the land
! as the mother of churches
Trinitys great work has been that OF
rounding churches and insuring them am
| pie Income forever and OF endowlas and
supporting other churches In their strup-
Cling days. To give the names of the vari-
Gus parishes throughout New York state
aided by Trinity requires fourteen psRos In
| large octave volume. St Georges New
York. was Trinity's second chapel Of sasa:
trace church was child of Trinity since
IL was started on its career withsa la-ye
endowment from Trinity; and In Trinity
parish today there are eight chapeis. So
called, each one a church In reality.
Or these chapels. St Paurs is almost an
| famous as the mother Five were founded
since the present rector became the head
| or the corporation in 1862
IN education Trinity has been greater
| lnnuence than even many good caurchmen
realize Kings College now Colunb,a
| University twas mothered by Trinity. the
corporation providing the college with it's
| hiSt eHuoWmeut-an0 an ample one WINS
too Trinity College was practicaIIv towrS
60 on grants from Trinity; Hobart College
| owes It's afiuence so the same source.
Lrnilys system OF parish schools. started
IA 1900 are reckoned among the best In
| the metropolis; the General TheoIogI al
| seminary was planned in Trinity Church
ana hberally endowed by one of lis rarIsh-
ao ,,S 81 trinity school is Trinity's work
ana the society for the Promotion of Re
| hgion and Teaching was instituted sna in
| orally endowed by Trinity
Old Grace Church.
1t Is striking coincidence that Graca
lke the Little Church Around the Corner
ana trinity, is Protestant Episcopal
broadly noted as the church in The Old
| homestead, In ecclesiastical ecopomic
ana sociological circles it Is reckoned among
the leading institutional churches In the
Grace's third rector was the Rev Dr
Jonathan NJ. Wainwright who had bean "a
| assistant minister at Trinity He was
| strong in the belief that "the maIntenanne
OF oecorous membership and the mlnistra-
Iiohs OF religion merely TO its own people'
dlo not constitute church's full duty. but
included endeavors for the Ignorant and
uncared for without" So he opened free
| school' winch was kept up until the exten-
| sion OF the public school system IN 1s2s
Today the church's outside activities EN-
| brace practical schools OF various sorts for
! boys, girls and women day nurseries gym
| uasiums. kindergartens clubs for all sges
| ana several nationalties libraries and read
| ing rooms laundry. care OF the sick IN
3face Hospital and elsewhere. house to
mouse mlnistration, and fresh air work
| 1t was Grace Church under Wainwright
| that led In the reformation which did away
| with the parish clerk. thereby causing
american Episcopalians to take a prominent
| part in the service. Al this time too Grace
was started on her enyiaUle musical career
| The church was staged largely because Of
| the Wide reputation 1t had gained through
/ farfp is
greater, many persons travelling consider
! able distances that they may hear the won
dertuly trained choir bOys-trainej men
| taIiy morally and physically well as
| unsteady, by the corporation IN what IS
| known as the choir boys school.
Grace Church was organized in lSOS. It's
! first edItice occupied a lot purchased at the
| corner of Rector and Broadway. across the
! street from Trinity The latter's endow-
| ment of Grace was twenty-five lots ttheu
! worth $66,00O) an organ. cost 5000 and
cash to the amount OF 81 400. With this as
| a nest egg, so TO speak. Grace has made out
! exceedingly well, now being one OF the
Wealthiest churches In America. It's con
| gfeSation ranks among the richest and Ger
tainiy among the most liberal in the land.
Future Famous Church.
The Little Church Around the Corner.
Trinity, Grace-these in the opinion OF many
are our most famous churches Henry
| Ward Beecher was bigger than his church.
| so while Plymouth Is well known in many
! quarters. IN others its name cannot be
called. For example, in England everybody
! speaks Of Beecher. but few of his church.
! Nevertheless. IL IS one of the country's most
/ famous churches. and ia tie course Of "A
| year hundreds of persons. strangers in the
metropolis, seek il Oat The country gen
1 eraily knows Of the Rev Dr.. Charles H.
| Parkhurst, and eyinces a lively Interest IA
| him, yet how many persons outside OF New
York can tell you the name OF Ills chur.h?
A religious e1iGce that is bound to be
among the most famous some day is the
Cathedral of ST. John the Divine However
at the present rate % building IL IS ex-
tremely doubtful II very many OF the pres
ent generation's chilJren's cbidren's chill
dTen will be living TO gaze IN wonder on It.
Epworth League Entertains.