New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-12


near to set officials OF several churches TO
changing their plans. In view OF the Lex
ington avenue subway and It's branches.
These officials consider IL certain that the
line will be constructed in Manhattan and
The Bronx. at any rate. substantially as
laid out In The Bronx there are two
branches one up Jerome avenue, the other
out Westchester avenue.
The Jerome avenue branch. elevated
through Fordham, has caused ST. James's
Episcopal Church rector and vestry to de-
eide on removal. They own at present one
OF the best sites in The Bronx. corner
one with ample grounds, and have church.
rectory and parish house. all IN stone. They
have decided, however that their location
will be impossible and will sell and re-
build.
ST. Peters Episcopal Church West
Chester, where also the structure Is 10 De
elevated. is in the midst Of an old Gene
terry. and II will find It difficult TO move.
AT the same time the rector and vestry al
ready appreciate the position their historic
edifice will be in, almost under the ele-
waited structure They have some plans,
as yet the subway line Is not decided on
beyond the Bronx River.
st. Margaret's Episcopal Church the
Bronx. occupies the unusual position or
being IN very narrow strip, with the old
and the new subways On either side ana
stations within two or three minutes IN
both directions. With it is ST. Athanasiuss
Roman Catholic Church, quite near to the
Southern Boulevard at Tiffany street. Or
fers 10 buy sites at heavy advances nave
been made, but, of course, refused. 81
Margaret's. which owns the whole block
considers the erection Of an apartment
house. the income 10 be endowment for
the parish. So greatly has its site in
creased In value that II can borrow enough
money on It. without regard 10 the church
itself. to build the apartment.
II happens that almost no other churches
are directly upon the lines OF the new sub
way or branches, save st. Lukes Roman
Catholic. in 1Ssth street, The Bronx, but It
will not be materially affected In Man
haitian. Emmanuel Lutheran, at S8th' ana
St. Peters Lutheran. at 54th streets are
directly on the line, and both quite near 10
stations Both have suffered from isola-
ton, especially St Peters, during the
building OF the New York Central station.
With the completion Of the latter and the
digging Of The subway, ST. Peters is max
ing new plans for services.
ST. Jean Baptiste, now in 18th street
is erecting a great plant in Lexington ave-
nue. IL IS here that the Novena IS held,
bringing persons from every part OF the
city, some from other cities. St. Jean s is
more than parochial. and at least once a
year the subway VIII bring crowds 70 II.
Changes have been made in its plans of
building since il was known the Lexington
subway contracts were signed.
Five downtown churches, the work Of
which is almost the same in that it is out
OF the ordinary, are Grace, Trinity and
old st. Paurs Episcopal. and old st. Peters
and ST. Andrews Roman Catholic. The
original route ran under Grace Church on
its way to Irving Place. but it has been
changed. a feature Of the work at Grace Is
its Sunday night service. The present sub
way has helped the attendance remarkably.
and It is believed a second subway VIII
help more. Hence new plans are making
for this service.
The four downtown churches, two Epis-
copal and two Roman Catholic, have noon
day services and also night workers SER
vices All four Of them regard the coming
OF the Lexington subway as meaning en-
largement Of their plans Westminster
Abbey in London has, as is known, daily
services at which congregations are always
large So many slghtseers are in the Abbey
at all times that when the hour for SER
vices arrives and all sit down there is a
fair congregation. With the new Lexington
subway, making enc on the western rear
and one on the eastern front, similar con-
d!tions will. IL is believed. obtain at both
Trinity and ST. Pauls, and in a sense at
old St Peters, in Barclay street. At Trim
ity, in any event, it is believed prepara-
tons ought 10 be made for daily services
on a larger scale than now and because Of
the additional subway. At both ST. Pauls
and St Peters II has been decided 10 in
crease the daily meetings and to introduce
other midday features.