New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-01
PRESBYTERIANS CUT
ANNUAL EXPENSES
Maintenance of Churches in Manhattan and
The Bronx Last Year Took $648,OOO as
Against $4,000 in 1913.

Presbyterian churches Of New York
embraced within the New York Presby-
terry gained 1,441 in membership last
year and yet cut down their expenses
S224 coo. Merely to maintain Presbyte-
rian churches in Manhattan and The
Bronx last year took s64S,000, as against
1872, 900 the previous year. II costs
usually 900 to 100000 a year 10
keep the famous Fifth Avenue Church
going. but last year it was done on
$4,000. II took s5l 900 TO maintain
the Brick Church, at Fifth av. and 3Ith
Street, or about the usual sum. The
Madison Avenue, at 73d St, costs 500
900; Dr.. Parkhurst's. $4,000, although
in the cases OF some Of these large
churches work in East OF West Side
chapels is included.
There are now 34,S95 Presbyterians
in the two boroughs, actual member
ship apart from adhcrents. The
largest gains last year were made in
the new Fort Wa 3hington Church and
in the Madison Avenue Church. There
is a gain Of one church over last year.
1t is the American international, at
Second av. and l4th ST., made out of
what used to be the Labor Temple. 1t
is such a temple still, but is now an
organized church as well.
The people attending the Fifth Ave
nue. Presbyterian Church failed TO give
as much by $4,000 last year as the
year before, but all cf the sum was
taken off the amount TO maintain their
own work. They did not permit others
TO suffer. Instead, in spite Of tight
financial times in church matters, they
gave TO other people, 10 home and for
eign missions and to all sorts of char
tiles, $4,000 last year, as against
100000 the year before. Charities
alone amounted to 1927 900 Charities
of the Brick Church were 100000. The
money required to maintain the sixty
one Presbyterian churches last year
amounted TO sl,574,O00, Of which $685.
600 went TO benevolences of all kinds.
The foregoing are facts taken from
reports Of the New York Presbytery
TO the General Assembly, soon 10 meet
at Rochester. Leaders say they regard
the showing as encouraging, and that
because of i some new plans are to be
put forth for Presbyterian advance in
the autumn. The report chronicles the
improved conditions of the Central
Church in acquiring the property of
the Madison Avenue Reformed Church
and of the First Union Church in get
ting that of the South Reformed
Church and changing its name to the
Park Avenue Church. These locations
are reckoned strategic in both cases.
Cardinal Farley to Assist.
Cardinal Farley, Archbishop Bon
zano, the Apostolic Delegate, and
Bishop Northrup Of South Carolina,
will assist Monsignor Kearney, pastor
of Old ST. Patrick's Cathedral, in Mott
ST., tomorrow morning in observing
the Tooth anniversary OF the founding
of the church, the first Roman Cath
Ollie cathedral 20 be established In the
United States. The centenary will last
for several days, and conclude with
banquet and reunion at Palm Garden
on May 10.
The church was built in 1909 on the
burial plot Of St. Peters Church, in
Barclay ST. 1t became Independent of
ST. Peters in 1917. In 1866 the in
terror was destroyed by fire and the
exterior so damaged that it was neces-
sary to rebuild. After the opening of
the new St. Patrick's Cathedral, Fifth
av. and 5Oth ST., the old cathedral was
turned back to a parish church. At
the present time the church is large IN