The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-13
Trinity's Property
 Worth $75,00O,O00
Parish Year Book Reveals That it is the Richest Church
 in the World

New York, May 13-Property that would. bring $75.0OO,0OO if put on the market is held by Trinity, the richest Christian church in this or any other country. The affairs of the great cor poration were kept secret for so many years, like. those of the Sugar Trust, that now there is legitimate public interest in their details.
 According to reports given out in Trinity church and all of its nine chapels yesterday, the productive real estate held by the corporation is as- figures. The city assessments for purposes of taxation are reckoned at real value, but they are hardly more than ,,two-thirds. Trfnity's report shows other holdings, so that fair estimate of the real value of produc- tive property is not far from $50, ,00O,- GOO.
 How much is the plot worth on which stands Trinity church and it's burial ground? How much is St. Paul's chapel Aand worth? The city puts them down at $20,500,000 for the purposes of tax exemption. Trinity cemetery uptown--how much Is it's real estate worth? There is St. Agnes, which cost $l,90O.0 O.000; Intercession, which cost $6O0OOO. and other proper ties. Taking the city's valuation for purposes of taxation and it's relation to real valuation, it is held by those who know that unproductive Trinity property would bring in the open mar ket 45,O00,000. Here is a total value of productive and unproductive prop erty of $75,000, 900.
 Trinitys income last year from rents of real estate was $834,944. There was further income of about $40,00O. in- few pews in Trinity are not free. The people gave $103.0O0. So there was an income of almost $1,O0O, ,000. Besides this, Trinity last year received, ac- cording to its report given out yester- day, $1.057. 900. but this came from sales of real estate and from borrow ed money and is being put back into productive property, chifiy in new bus mess buildings
 What becomes. of all of this income? Trinity formerly maintained policy Of addition, division, and silence Un- der it's present rector, the Rev. pr. William T. Manning, it lets all the 8,610 members, $500 in Sunday schools, and $500 in day schools. To admins ter all of these spiritual and educa- ton forces. and do so in Manhattan, where money is required as nowhere else, took last year $354,845 of the $1,- 100000. There. was given to missions in one form or another and to the
  900 more. So the reports show rough ly $500,000 to make New York and the world better through it's agency and $500,0 900 in even amounts to maintain and improve properties from which the income Is derived. For example, Trinitys taxes amounted to $169, ,00O, it's repairs and improvements to. $225, 900, and it paid interest to the amount of $92, $50.
 Trinity's benefactions read like a charities directory, and contain the names of St. L4uize's Hospital, the Home for Incurables, the City Mission Society, the Seamen's Church Insti- tute, and All Saints Holy Apostles, St. Peters, St. Andrews, St. Mary's. St. John the Evangelist. St. Clements 8, HolyroOd, Resurrection, and Redeemer parishes. Out of it's money received from business properties Trinity last year appropriated $113,00 One item tells the story of the others. It is Medical services and funerals, $4, 8SS.''