New-York tribune., 1909-04-19
IN TRINITY'S DEFENCE
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under consideration and discussion before any t OF
have issued it, and as rector shall stand always
TO the full extent OF my power tor tnis same p@oCH @
which the parish IS doing, and am glad for all men
to know how the funds intrusted to Us are oelng b
and different work should be done and that me
fectTeiv applied bur our statement shows that the
whole of the income OF the parish WnlCh IS not
propertv is expended in religious and charitable
and educational work of one kind or another ana
that year the expenditure was greater than
the income.
II discussing the tenements the rector said:
Certain papers have even published pictures i'm
plying that our property is the home Of drunken
guilty Of more serious nisreresentation No
sort to he fonnd The conditions in these respects
are. in fact. unusually good With three exceptions
no liquors sold of our property. and o no.
where upon Il is there gambling house or a mouse
pied by people Of most respectable character, very
place for years and some OF them Tor se'elai gen
Tn dwelling house property OF the parish con;
sists for the most part OF snail 5,t re
yertng 10 n upon the expiration Of leases orig
inallv one family lived in each OF these nousts,
but each house is occupied by TWO IatlST I'M 73 0
more. think that any one inspecting t2e ne prop prop
erty whole would be Impressed MIN the Of fbe
Portable and homelike appearance oI lios' u '-
houses g 49,, .-,,, ie good
the condition OF none of it is anything like 50 s oad
as has frequently been ass dsse5tSG dS 5nd tEa there
are important improvements which need 70 oe
made and that there is some Of the property the IN:
judgment it ought to be and from 9e5iE Ws sitIa
ton cannot always be avoided for property OF thls
TndoWn and Exhausted coation and CONSTITUTES
least temporarily difticuit proo!eI ,iyg " fht
as pr0pertv owners responsibility for the con
iiti6n Of sHv dwelling house property owned by the
a-fSh is vital and funudTleNtdl anu NO
of the most sacred OF all the 9osa[,oaS az, rTin rsSI
power 10 meet this resPoIlsolLlty I 5le bss7
held have many Of them expired. and We are. able
now TO deal with this properly IN HsI d MdS "NOA
ON MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTY
Since becoming rector have given a great deal
~ fir1s and Thought and work TO this question In
o. DT vi itf EI4IIbers of the vestry have visited
i'm hand have been carried forward. new plans oi
yyorS IInaT some Of them is already under way
hold iii this matter we ought 70 SET not ol.lS q
n that ali our charities should be given
IIp and ali our churches and schools closed tlah
that should maintain any OF mem mem Dy rerTte st
derived from property in an unsanltary OF queS-
In discussinc this subject have used the word
parish. instead of corporation | have d3nG IIS
Concerned there can be distinction between
these two Trinity parish is religious institution:
other organizaton IN ms ,Is MotG II cano ann be sepa
rated from its religion As rector OF me parlsh my
responsibility Is Tor ltS religious dCl L4I
/ claim also my full share of responsibility Tor us
business acts. and have found IN the yestry d
ProPeGtE ] Sha % & Ge bni rom the standpoint Of
religion Of social responsibility and Of enlightened
citizenship
DR.. Manning described in detail the work
done by Trinity among the poor at several OF
the chapeIs. among the Chinese, the work done
at the dispensary, the Mission House, IN Fui-
ton street and the Relief Home for Boys and
Girls. at Islip, Long Island He mentioned ath-
Ietic clubs. night schools. manual training
schools. cooking schools. the laundry school, the
school of stenography, free kindergartens and
other activities of the parish
DR. Manning disposed follows of the
charges which led to the introduction of bills
at Albany to deprive Trinity of its charter
+. seems TO be contended by some that under the
of its charter Trinity parish does not nola
trustee for the Church in the whole diocese This
~ f,c If the facts bear out the statements which
are made to this effect they ought OF course 10 De
hear them out such statements ought not TO be
made for in that case they create %
and work of this venerable parish l have been
history in law or in Justice and the result Of my
own researches is fully borne out Dy me the con con
not connected with Trinity Corporation. these con-
cluso2s beng Teache0 aIItr f ms S stsfements made
and some of those which have been TeGently pug pup
received its charter and 10 the way in which II
came into possession of its property incorrect
and entirely unhistorical Both legally and morally
Trinity parish has exactly the same right 10 It's
property that any other parish has TO property
which IL holds
CONDEMNS INTERFERING OUTSIDERS
DR. Manning urged broad policy and Sc
verelv condemned outsiders who had interfered
in the affairs of Trinity parish. He said:
\ very large part Of the responsibility for the
situation which has been created rests upon GER
tain persons quite outside parish and
having no connection with il. who in defiance OF
all Church order and OF all rules OF parochia COM
itv have felt a liberty foInent dlscord and TO
foster and encourage dssension within Trinity
parish II is true that are members one OF
another and that what concerns one parish is OF
interest 10 all the others. but this does not give
individuals from parish the right TO intrude at
will into the affairs OF another, constitute them
selves Judges in matters affecting the arrange
mt Mt of its work AMI internal administration, and
10 create and direct organized opposition TO meas
ures decided upon by the duly constituted authort-
lies OF the parish. II this course which has been
pursued in regard 10 Trinity parish were generally
adopted and followed in the case of other parishes
IL would introduce Il principle OF anarchy which
would mean an end of all order and peace and fel-
!owship and the disruption OF the church.
The plans OF the vestry do, we have all along
realized, call upon a small number of persons TO
suffer some inconvenience and TO sacrifice aSSocia-
tions which are dear them. but the number OF
sfoa Ilv affe ed Ia very and xuhf