The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-14
TEST OF CHURCH HERE
SAYS TRINITY RECTOR
missionaries Won't Count for
Much in China II They
Fail in New York"
WANTS SERVICE EXTENDED
Urges "Bursting Of Bands Of
Comfortable Episcopalian
COngregatiOnalism.'

In the "year Book and Record os he
Parish Of Trinity Church." a profuseiy n.
Illustrated volume OF sos pages devoted
to the work OF the parish and issued TO.
day. the Rev. DR.. William r. Manning
rector Of Trinity parish. makes an appeal
for an extension of service. need tn
which. he says, tho church IL not vet
fully aroused. After saying that the
ideal and aim of the parish as expressed
In 1.-THE new spirit" In Trinity seems to b.
better understood because OF a policy Of
tho fullest publicity with regard to 10
affairs Or. Manning wrote:
I'VE are living in a city in which there
are two foreign born inhabitants 10 ever,
one of native birth. We have within our
gates such a gathering OF races a. Ia.
never before been seen in any city under
heaven. 1t means that the reality Of
our religious conviction and our mission
airy interest is to be tested here on our
own ground. If we have not the faith TO
rise to a situation like this in New York
our efforts will not be likely to count
for much In China or Japan.
I'VE may we'll ask ourselves what would
st. Paul have done with such an open door
set before him. And we may also ask
what we are doing as n church and as In.
dividual churchmen to meet this oppor.
tunity 1t Is n satisfaction TO be able
to say that In Trinity Church itself and IN
number of the congregations OF our
parish We are doing something In this
direction, but nowhere has the church yet
become fully aroused to the meaning OF
this call.
And IL we are to be found worthy Of
such "a call as this and to meet IL as We
should We shall have to let the scales
fall from our eyes and burst the bands OF
our comfortable Protestant Epscopalinn
congregationaIism and catch the vision
Of our true catholic heritage ana mission
far more fully than We have yet dreamed
OF doing"
The parish statistics show that 500
communicates are enrolled. a smal! in.
crease over last year. and that the vol
untary offerings for the year were .l.7.-
$50. very considerable increase over
last year.
Or. Manning. writing OF the fnances
points out that the statement OF Trinity
Corporation again shows a deficit. since
the expenditures for religious. educational
and charitable work were consider ,b,y
greater than the entire net income Main.
tenance OF the churches and schools -
the parish cost $372,69l: gifts. allow
ances to churches outside the parish and
charities outside the parish $i2,46a. There
was paid sl9j.55g for city taxes and
water rates by the corporation IN add
ton TO those paid by Iessees. The -.
sessed valuation OF Trinity's productive
property upon which taxes are PAID
given As sl5,sl2,40o. an increase OF ano..
S64l,4O0 over the previous year TIM
itys liability for notes payable has IN
creased about 100000 during thu year
and is now $4,000 600. incurred mainly
for new buildings and improvemo''-
Miss Emily w. Dwinwiddie. furu'r''
secretary of the tenement house d.
partment OF the Charity Orgaulz tton
Society. reports on Trinity's dwc.Lng
houses. She says that in spite ~ in
creased demand rents still averare oDN
between 81 and 81 month for caen
room. The number OF dwelling houses
owned by the parish is now 3+G IN which
$50 families, or between 1000 and Loon
persons. We're living at tho beginning o.
last November.