New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-05
BAPTlSTS TO GIVE
CITY NEW CHURCH
Central Has $425, 900 Avail
able for Amsterdam Ave-
nue. Structure.

Baptists arc TO give New York an
other costly church. II Is TO be To-
Gated on the upper West Side. at Am
,terdam Az. and 92d at. 1t viii be up
70 date in appointments. Available for
II is the sum of $4,000. already IN
hand. 1t is likely. however. that some
part Of that sum will be reserved Tor
endowment Il Is the Central Church.
the Rev. DR.. F. VI. Goodchild. pastor
and Walter Cook. architect.
Simplicity is 10 be the feature OF the
exterior. and utility Of the INTERIOR
The edifce Is to front on Amsterdam
az. a central tower ll8 feet high form
ing the corner The usual feature
will not be followed. That is. the en-
trance will not be through the tower
On August / the work OF tearing down
a church now on the site. an apart
ment on the avenue and dwelling
house IN the street. viii begin ana
the congregation will occupy the Bat
terry Methodist Swedish Church. in s9th
ct. So extensive is the CentraPs new
enterprise that II is not expected TO
complete it before September. 1915.
The auditorium OF the church will
seat TOO. In It's rear and fronting IN
92d st, will be church house. four
stories In height. This house will con-
tain q social hall. 2 gymnasium ana
outfit for social work in many forms.
There will be Offices. Sunday school
quarters and clubrooms. The material
20 be used for the exterior Is German
town stone. the same as that employed
in the Broadway Presbyterian Churcn'
further north. and the choir school OF
the Cathedral of ST. John the Divine.
So unitarian will il all be that almost
the only decorative feature Will be the
entrance arches on the avenue ana 'he
great window that will face the west
and be Immediately over the main en-
frances.
The Central Baptist Church is
consolidation of q number OF otner
churches. Laight Street and Blooming
dale churches. dating back IN the AZ
Of last century. were consolidated anu
became the Central Church IN Io'o'
The place Of worship was IN 4Zd ST.
now the theatre district. and property
sold there brought in the S425'OOO no"
available uptown. There USED TO Pc
Riverside Baptist Church on the esq
Side. and il became the West-ParH
the Central Church in 1910. Baptsts
are rejoicing because they feel sure
the completing Of the new Central
plant will greatly strengthen baptlSt
work in this city.
S. Augustine's Catholic Church. The
Rronx. occupies an historic place IN
Church -nr5!s. It's pastor, the Rev
Thoroas Z. Gregg, will tomorrow ana
the dav following celebrate the twenty
Gfth anniversary of his pastorate. His
church stands on commanding eleVa-
tion. it's twin spires visible for miles.
And whenever in the last decade a
new Bronx parish was TO he formed
territory and people have been taken
from 81. Augustine's. No fewer than
seven other parishes have been carved
out Of il, and yet St Augustlnes Is
stronger than ever, requiring hVe
priests to serve II.
Father Gregg will sing the mass to-
morrow. when his jubilee starts. Bish-
op Hayes will be present. and sermon
viii be preached by the Rev. Francis
H. Wall, of St Charles Borromeo; In
tho afternoon Father Cassidy, Of Stat
en- Island, will he the preacher. on
Monday the children Will have their
mass and at night will be given re-
ception, at which many Catholics OF
The Bronx will meet the well known
pastor. -. p..L
Loens;e His assistant days were spent
AZ The Church Of the Sacred Heart IN
tbis rIty. and the late Archbishop Cor
riran gave him his first pastorate, thet
Of st. Francis, Mount Kisco, in less
In 1890 he began as rector OF st. Au-
oustine's