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(1816 To 1860) By Chas. H. Haswell Originally published 1896 |
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opening of South William, Duane, and Chambers streets; 1818, organized in accordance with Protestant Episcopal Church; then 31 Collect (Centre) Street, between Anthony and Leonard streets; 1821, burned; 1822, rebuilt; 1856, sold; 1857, No. 200 Mulberry, near Bleecker Street; and 1886, West Twenty-fifth Street, near Seventh Avenue. " St. Stephen's," 1806, corner Broome and First (Chrystie) streets, then consolidated with the " Advent " at Forty-sixth Street, near Sixth Avenue. " Grace," 18o8, corner Broadway and Rector Street; 1846, Broadway and Tenth Street. " St. Michael's," 1807, Bloomingdale (Harsenville); 1810, at Sixty-ninth Street, between Third and Fourth avenues; 1869, Seventy-second Street, between Lexington and Third avenues, and 1884, corner Madison Avenue and Seventy-first Street; 1811, "St. James's " was added to "St. Michael's," and they were placed under one charge; 1853, burned; 18g1, Ninety-ninth Street and Amsterdam Avenue. "Zion," 1810, corner of Mott and Cross (Park) streets, formerly Lutheran; built in 1801; 1815, burned; 1818, reconstructed; 1853, sold to Roman Catholics, and 1854, corner Madison Avenue and Thirty-eighth Street, now consolidated with "St. Timothy," 332 West Fifty-seventh Street; 1891, sold to Dutch Reformed. " St. Mary's," 1820, Manhattanville was added, 1823; and in 1825, "St. Ann's" at Fort Washington was also added, now extinct. " St. Luke's," 1822, Hudson, near Christopher Street, now a chapel; 1892, corner Convent Avenue and One Hundred and Forty-first Street.
The Episcopal Charity School, "Trinity," was founded in 1704.
Many Episcopal churches at this time were without chancels proper. There was an altar at the rear, with railings around it, where children were catechised. confirmation was administered, and the Communion received. In front was the pulpit, surmounting a column, in front of
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