New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-26
Episcopal Schism Makes
That the Issue, Says Year
Book of the Parish.
FINANCIAL DEFICIT
STILL ON INCREASE
Though Income Is Large, Needs
Are Larger, Declares the
Rector, DR.. Manning.

Trinity Church announces to-day In
its 50O-psge year book the stand it
takes in the dispute which has
wracked the Episcopal Church Of
America.
"Ths real issue" says the rector,
the Rev. DR.. william T. Manning, "is
not any secondary matter Of policy or
of ritual, of High Church or Of Low
Church. The issue now is between
Church and No Church"
Concerning the action Of the Epis-
copal Board Of Missions in partici-
pating in the Panama Congress, which
was the immediate cause Of the con-
troversy. Dr. Manning presents six
objections to the action of the board
and states that it now remains for
the General Convention Of the Church
to pass judgment upon this action.
DR.. Manning declares that "the
clergy and the people of this church
as a whole are loyal to her principles,
that they will not sit still and see
her historic position impaired, nor her
faith and order compromised by any
plan to identify her officially with the
platform Of Protestant federation"
In addition to detailed statements
Of the work of the ten churches en-
braced in the parish. this years re-
port contains accounts Of the manage
ment of Trinity's dwelling houses, day
and night schools, the fresh air work,
the dispensary for the sick, the home
for the aged and the Sunday schools.
New Membership Mark.
Trinity's membership o191-is the
largest in its history, and the mem
bership Of the schools, Sunday and
secular, has increased During the
year there were in the parish 463
baptisms, 436 combinations and $40
marriages
Finance is a big item with Trinity.
This year it has a large deficit TO add
TO an already heavy one.
"The difficulty is obvious says Or.
Manning. THE income of the parish
is large, but the needs and opportuni-
ties which press upon us are larger,
and the sum spent In our work eX-
ceeded our entire net income
The parish liability for notes pay
able has increased almost half a mil
lion dollars In the last year, and now
amounts 10 s4,450000
The parish owns 365 dwellings, ac-
commodating 1000 persons. II is
closing all leases as fast rs they
expire and going further into the
landlord business. The houses, only
twelve of which reach the height Of
five stories rent for an average of 81
a room a week. The rents have not
been raised in thirty years.
No Questionable Tenants.
"Not only are no saloons, gambling
places or immoral resorts permitted
In the houses owned by Trinity"
reads the year book, "but there are
also no rag shops, junk shops, stables
or bakeries"
OF the spiritual life Of the Church
the book says:
THE last year has not been a quiet
one in the life of the Church at
large. The question to-day is. DO we
believe that Jesus Christ is God? All
other questions are Of small impor-
lance compared with this one This is
an issue that must stir the souls Of
all WHO believe in Him. II should
knit into close fellowship loyal
churchmcn of every sort II should
draw near together churchmen who
call themselves Evancelicals and
churchmen who call themselves Cath
oics. The bonds between them should
far outweigh their differences"