PARISH HISTORIES. An asterisk (*) added to the name of a parish indicates that no report was rendered although repeatedly requested by the Committee.-Editor. TRINITY PARISH, NEW YORK, Was organized in 1697. The first church was built in 1696, the second in 1788, and the present edifice was begun in 1839, and completed in 1846. The rectors of the parish have been: William Vesey, 1697-1746. Instituted as rector, February 6, 1697. Died, July II, 1746. Henry Barclay, 1746–1764. Date of certificate of induc tion, October 22, 1746. Died, October 28, 1764. Samuel Auchmuty, 1765-1777. Date of letters of institution, Charles Inglis, 1777-1783. Benjamin Moore, 1783. Benjamin Moore, 1800-1816. John H. Hobart, 1816-1830. William Berrian, 1830-1862. Morgan Dix, 1862. September 1, 1764. Died, Date of letters of institution, Elected, November 1, 1783. Date of induction, April 22, Elected and inducted, Decem ber 22, 1800. Died, February 27, 1816. Elected and inducted, March 11, 1816. Died, September 12, 1830. Elected and inducted, October 11, 1830. Died, November 7, 1862. Elected, November 10, in ducted, November 11, 1862. The clergy at present connected with the parish are: MORGAN DIX, S. T. D...... .RECTOR. WILLIAM H. Cooke, Charles T. Olmsted, PHILIP A. H. BROWN. A rectory was purchased in 1872, No. 27 West Twentyfifth Street. St. Paul's Chapel was opened in 1766. St. John's Chapel was opened in 1807. Trinity Chapel was opened in 1855. St. Chrysostom's Chapel was opened in 1869. Trinity Church School-house was opened in 1872, with extensive additions in 1875. St. Paul's and St. John's have been enlarged and renovated from time to time. Trinity Chapel School-house was completed in 1861, Dr. Berrian, rector. And the infirmary in Varick Street, formerly rectory of the parish, was established in 1874, Dr. Dix, rector. In the Convention Journal of the diocese for 1885, there is a tabulated statement of the activities of the entire parish. From the summary—for there is not space for the details of each chapel and congregation— are drawn these particulars: During the year there were 1,230 baptisms administered, 455 received confirmation, and the present number of communicants is 5,396. Owing to the destruction of the records of the parish twice by fire, 1746 and 1776, it is impossible to present full statistics since the organization of the parish. The wardens in 1700 were Thomas Wenham and Richard Willett; in 1710, David Jamison and John Crook; in 1720, John Moore and John Roade; in 1730, '40 and '50, Joseph Robinson and Joseph Murray; 1760, Joseph Reade and John Chambers; in 1770, Joseph Reade and David Clarkson ; in 1780, James Desbrosses and John I. Kempe; in 1790, John Jay and James Duane; in 1800 John Charlton and Robert Watts; in 1810, Rufus King and Anthony L. Bleecker; in 1820, Richard Harrison and Nehemiah Rogers; in 1830, Nehemiah Rogers and Charles McEvers; in 1840, Nehemiah Rogers and Thomas L. Ogden; in 1850, Adam Tredwell and Edward W. Laight; in 1860, Wm. E. Dunscomb and Robert Hyslop; in 1870, Wm. E. Dunscombe and George T. Strong, and in 1880, Samuel T. Skidmore and John J. Cisco. For many years past Trinity parish has given itself chiefly to the extension, nurture and conservation of Church work in New York city. As the spiritual destitution of that part of the city below Canal Street has deepened year after year by the removal and dying out of churches and missions, Trinity has accepted the trust remaining on her hands, and made systematic and thorough provision for the immediate and more pressing requirements of this vast and populous precinct. In addition to the multiplied activities of the church and two chapels, St. Paul's and St. John's, this region is treated as a missionary cure, in THREE DIVISIONS, WEST OF BROADWAY, from Broadway to the North River, and from Battery Place to Jay Street, and EAST OF BROADWAY, from Broadway to the East River, and from Battery Place to Broome Street. The THIRD DIVISION-GERMAN, is cared for in a German congregation, which meets in a room fitted as a chapel in Trinity Church House. In this extra pa |