New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-13
TRINITY HAS S75,0OO,OOO
Years Income Nearly S1,00O,-
900: Half for Church Work.
UPKEEP TAKES THE REST
S45,000,OO0 in Non"Productive
Property-No Report as to
st. Johns Chapel.

Trinity Parish, which formerly maintained
secrecy concerning It's affairs, now seeks
publicity. In Old Trinity itself and in its
nine chapels yesterday il gave detailed re-
ports of It's work last year.
Trnitys income for current work for the
year was almost an even 100000. 1t ex-
pended $4,000 on church work in many
forms and $4,000 on its vast income-pro-
ducinS property.
The city assesses Trlnitys productive real
property for purposes OF taxation at Sl5.-
10000 in even figures. But Trinity has
other property. 100000 10 10000, so II
reports. and, taking account OF real, and not
assessed, values. II might be assumed that
Trinitys productive property would bring,
II sold. $001D,0o
The city assesses Trinity Church and
yard in lower Broadway md then eXcmpts
1t from taxation. at sli50TO, and ST
Paurs Chapel and yard at $4,000 No
body imagines these to be their selling
values. any more than anybody imagnes
they will ever he sold. There are other
properties of this character. including the
cemetery on upper Broadway. where Col
oncl John Jacob Aston was buried the other
day, and Trnitys non-productivc property
would bring, If sold, si5Goo.0o0 This Is not
guosswork. but is based on the citys tax
exemption valuations.
so the parsh's holdings would appear to
be about S75TI,G0
The 81 600 600 income came las, wear
$4,000 from rentals. 500. 900 from the
people who worship In its church and chap
els and the rest from various sources To
IA bn
100000. bat $95s. 900. The parish took in
ar"ther $l."oo,ooo last year, bat this came
from borrowed money and sales Of real
estate and had TO do with Improvements.
OF the $500. 900 expended 10 keep I'd
productive properties $4,000 went u the
city in taxes and s225.o0 went 10 repairs.
Trinity being engaged in rebuilding. putting
III new plumbing and in general bringing all
OF its properties 10 the highest standard
The other $500. o0o went to keep up re-
Egious and educational work
Trinity has $50 members. tho largest
Protestant membership in the world 3 500
sunday school teachers and scholars and
nearly 1000 children in day schools SO
S354.oo0 of the $500 900 went in that direc-
ton. The rest went 10 missions I'm many
forms, helping other Episcopal churches.
helping hospitals. helping colleges and CIV
ing aims 10 tho poor. Of whom Trinity her
self has greater number than any other
church IN New York
Tho rector Of Trinity is Tho Row. Or
William T Manning. an EnClishman by
birth. but educated and ordain,d here
I1ymen associated with him IN this vast
work are Colonel William Jaw Edmund y
Randolph. Hermann II. Cammanr. Tlihu
Chauncey. Richard Delaho,d Colonel John
I LoCkman. David ogden. Stgvvcsant
Fish, Nicholas T. Palmer Dr William VI
Polk. Francis s Bangs, former Dean Van
Amringo Of Columbia. s Edward Nash
Henry g. Swords. Charles 4. Schcr,ncr.
horn. William Barclay Parsons. George F
crane. Francis Il. Svayn". Ambrose :
Murray. r.. Judg" Vernon NJ Davis. OF
the Supreme Court: Edgerton l.. Winthrop
jr. Of the Board OF Education. and John
4. DIX, a son OF the late Rev. Dr. Morgan
Dix
TWO new features last year vcrc tho
opening ~ building next 20 :, Johns
Chapel for poor men during cold nights
and the Introduction OF weekly offerings
mainly 10 show TO tho people. rich and poor
alike. that Trinity IS not alone tho parish
81 the well-to-do. but welcomes rifts from
all
Trinity has few houses let tina. ID 10,
belong 10 g. but 10 owners of ground
leases The parish Is landlord 10 81 FAINT
lies, and employs Miss Emily W Dinwid-
die 20 do social work among those families
Miss Dinwiddi" reports progress IN tone
mcnt house conditions
Tho Rev. Or Manning in his Introduction
60 tho year book, says there r. unprcce-
dented social unrest which obtains all over
tho world. and tho euro for Il IS not social
ism but Christianity
There is lack Of Sunday Observance he
continues. adding that tho marriage rcla-
tion is not held sacred as II should be-
There - no report OF work AT St Johns
Chapel, and nothing 10 indicate whether
II IS 20 be kept or demolished