Evening journal., 1913-06-19
new YORK
CHURCHES Are
LARGEST IN WORLD

NEW YORK juno 49, The largest
churches in the world are not in
Rome. or in Berlin or Paris. or even
in London, but on Manhattan Island.
By this term is not meant cathedrals,
but parish churches IN which Worship
single congregations They arc
largest in number of members, in
amount of annual gifts Of their "co-
pie apart from ondowmcnts. in sala-
RIGS paid 10 clergy and in amounts
given 10 missions as compared with
amounts paid ON current work. The
amount 10 be expended this summer
IS great even for New York and is not
approached by any city ia the Old
World
Churches on Manhattan Island.
Protestant and Catholic, are putting
Sifo0.0O0 into permanent structures
as their answer TO the question
whether the church is losing its hold
Some of this represents structures TO
hc opened this summer or early ,all,
but not vet completed. About 100000
is for repairs. The bulk of IL, how
tNtIa I'UIfNiilin new liUliAiNt
-Four Near Completion.
-Four great structures. each among
& the finest In the world of It's kind and
representing total outlays of S2,700,-
GOO. are near completion. All but one
Viii be opened I'm the early fall. They
are st. Thomas Church, Firth avenue
and Fifiy-third street, with its site
the costlicst parish church I'm the
1
avenue aud Seycnty-siXth street, with
IFS school one of the most strikingly
beautiful Catholic foundations in
T. Americas Synod Han. on the grounds
2 OF the Cathedral OF ST. John the
Divine the finest hall for religious
! conventions i'm the New World am
I scarcely surpassed even in London
e. and lntcrccssion Chapel. Broadway
and One Hundred and Fifty-eightl
a street the largest end costliest chape
T and accompanying foundation Trinity
2 parish ever has provided SURPRISING
{ even ST. Agnes Chapel which wal
!, built 10 serve in sense as an uptown
:, Trinity Church
u Presbyterians project new
r church on Washington Heights q
cost 100000 and the West Enl
s Presbyterian Church. Amsterdam ave
g nue. and One Hundred and Fiitl
p street has just raised $4,000 Of ,
I total of $4,000 to be spent at ono
L for parish building.
4 New Baptist Ediiice.
= The Central Baptist Church vii
L spend S350.000 on "A. new edihce a
c Amsterdam avenue and Ninety-seconl
street, and the Paulist Fathers ar
e establishing a new church at lnwood
/. Potter Huntington and other me
c mortal chapels under construction a
e part OF the Cathedral of st. John IN
n Divine will cost 100000. Now build
c ing on the same grounds are choi
e schools residences for bishop an
@ dean at a cost OF about 100000.
The Second avenue Baptist Church
Il at Tenth street, will spend $4,000 II
e improvements TO make services posi-
h BILE for people speaking half dozel
n tongues; St. Joseph's Catholic Churcl
IN lower Sixth avenue. is spending
= $4,000 in alterations and improve
20 ments; the Church of the lncarna
ton. Madison avenue and Thirty-fft
street. will spend $4,000 on It's inte
m rior and the Fifth Avenue Presby
terian, at Fifty-ffth street. will pu
in new organs and make other im
proyemcnts az an expense Of froI
- $4,000 to 100000. There Is Di
ly Memorial Chapel adjoining Trinit
sr Church. Broadway and Wall stree
et ready 10 be consecrated next fall.
ng has cost 100000.