New-York tribune., 1922-05-08
Trinity Church
Celebrates Its
225th Birthday
Bishop TutlIc Delivers the
Anniversary Sermon and
Bishop Manning Speaks
at the Morning Service
Queer Charter Recalled
Seizure Of 'Weifts. Wrecks
and Drift Whales 10
Raise Funds Authorized

Trinity Church celebrated yesterday
with two special services. the 225th
anniversary of tho granting Of its
CHARTER b. King William iii Of Eng
land Bishop Daniel Sylvester Tuttle
of st. Louis, presiding bishop of the
Church, oficated at the public service
In the afternoon. AT the morning serv-
ice an address of congratulation WAS
delivered by Bishop William r. Man
ming
Governor Fletcher signed the charter
Of Trinity Parish on May 6. 1897. Be
tore tho charter had been granted the
"managers Of the affairs of the Church
Of England had begun construction Of
church. At that time the corporation
had no productive estate. and to pro
vide some revenue to help defray tho
-Npense Of this work the governor
granted patent for wrecks and drift
whales
This authorized the vardcns and
other managers concerned to seize
upon and secure all wclfts. wrecks
drift whales and whatsoever else drives
from the high sea and is then lost be
low high water and not having law
full owner within bounds and limits OF
his majesty S province Of New York
Whales Failed to Cooperate
They were empowered also to "tov
ashore and then cutt up the saic
whales and try into oyle and secure the
whalebone.' applying the proceed,
towards the building Of the church
aforesaid and to no other use whatso
ever until the same be perfectly fin
ished.' The whales being rcgligen
Of the interests Of the parish anC
there being a necessity for paying The
laborers constructing the church, fund,
were raised by the more commonplace,
method OF loans, contributions ant
subscription lists.
Since that time there have beer
three edfces on the site of Trinit,
Church. The existing structure wa
consecrated in 1876 The old charter
on four pages Of parchment, with
frayed ribbon and huge red wax seal
is still preserved there along witt
much Of the history of the old institu
ton, including an account Of the figh
/ Of the rector. the Rev. Samuel Auch
muty. when New York was occupied b,
American troops during the Revolu
ton, DR.. Auchmuty remained a fugi
tive in New Jersey until British troop
reOccupied New York after the battl
| Of Long Island, and he died here Marcel
4, 1777
The colorful gathering that file,
the church yesterday afternoon was a
| picturesque as any that ever filled tn
pews in the old days. There was
delegation of the Old Guard in thei
white uniforms heavy with gold lace
twelve delegates representing the Vet
Grams Corps Of Artillery in blue, an,
numerous army officers, includn;
Major General Robert Lee Bullard
commanding the Cd Corps area.
Bishop Tuttle in his sermon said:
at was the Roman Catholic Churcl
in England that broke of from tn,
Catholic Church Of England in 1870
when Pope Plus V cut off Queen Eliza
beth and her followers from hi.
church And | call on my hearers t.
mark how. by this breaking off, 'th,
Italian mission in England became tn,
seceder, leaving flocks and churche:
and cathedrals and dioceses anc
bishops still in England as the real
original Catholic church of England
But here in America where Span
ish Christianity existed fifty years o,
more before English Christianity came
the former might assert its right tC
pre-emption; and so a nice historical
point about the way might come up
as to whether in the United States
We be seceders from the Roman Cath
oiics or no."
Discussing the relations between
church and sta te Bishop Tuttle said
"Union of church and state We
do not want it, if by union is meant
any interlinking Of jurisdiction or loss
Of independence. We do want it # BY
union is meant goodwill, and mutua
self respect, and the give and take
Of helpfuness, and precious co-work
ing to the glory of God and the happi.