New-York tribune., 1907-05-12

list believed to be accurate there are those of
persons who have removed from the city. and
also of others who have long been dead-SOme or
them for years"
It was commented on that the number of cor
porators entitled to vote for the managers Of this
large estate was so small. The Vestry set forth
that the new Trinity chapel was erected prin-
cipally to take of its distant parishiOners
and increase the number of COrpOratorS. An
animation Of the printed form of lease given for
pews for the first year showed that the leases
ran 'for the term commencing on the first sun
day after Easter, and continuing to and includ-
ing Easter Day IN the next year ana no longer,
Thus. though man might he pew holder all
the Sundays os the year, he would not he a pew
holder and one Of the corporators on the day
easter Tuesday, when the church election was
held. since his lease expired just two days
earlier. In fact, IL was specifically stated in
the lease that the holder could not vote. The
vestry also required that all corporators desir-
ing vote "should give previous written no
tiCe Of such desire 10 the rector"
The Senate committee in remarking on Trim
ity's affairs ntimated that Trinity in asking for
passage of the bill of 1914 had declared that
the object 10 make it possible to DO more
for the churches of her denomination as in
tended by the Queens gift 1t continued;
The policy Of paroChlal independence ana
landed endowment being thus embodied in the
law the record Of gifts and grants Of the corpo-
ration will show us the manner in which II has
carried II into effect
"Of l46 lots that have been given to the
churches 1877 were given before 1914 and only
nine since. Of rne 172 lots given for other pur-
poses, 1f2 We're given before 1914 and only 10
since Thus of all Of the 31S lots Of land (Which
purpose. except the five burial plots in the Gem
etery) only 10 were bestowed after 1914"
II pointed out that money had been given in
stead and tha, finally this was In the form OF
interest bearing mortgages on church property
which was a hindrance to the Independence or
the churches. In 1856 there were sixty
churches incUmbered with mortgages and ac-
CumuIated interest. all held by Trinity Church
II was charged that even these loans were IN
tended 20 ba looked upon as bOuntics emitting
the givcr to gratitude. II declared that
Triuftv's active Uberality and zeal have been
60 weakened" that the four single congregations
connected with Trinity did less than some OF
the single independent congregations with little
or no cudovr~cnts There is little interest in
the vcsrv election that In eight out Of ten years
an average of hardly one in ten of the corpora
tors cared 10 appear and on one occasion only
t,veuty-three persons voted for the twenty-five
wardeus and vestrymcu'
The same characteristic apathy continues
the report appears To extend even 70 the aC-
tion az the vcstry itself when nearly everything
!s left to standing committee OF six. with the
controller and clerk. and yeStrymau not a
member OF that particular committee seems 10
know little or nothing OF the business or state Of
affairs oC the corporation. An annual statement
of late, years and g. left I'm manuscript at the
office far The inspection of such Of the Vestry-
mon rs may wish TO see IL. and committee of
vestrvmtr not members ~ the standing COM
rnittcs is appointed 10 examine this annual
statement hut IN SO doing. as is testified by
vestrvrnan who has served on such examining
committee. they are permitted to inspect only
such of the books Of the corporation as are re-
f.--.1 r9 iu the statement itself"