. History of New York City : embracing an outline sketch of events from 1609 to 1830, and a full account of its development from 1830 to 1884. , on the New York statute-books providing for the hanging of anyRoman Catholic priest who should voluntarily come into the province,but it was never enforced. Until the establishment of the political independence of the UnitedStates no Roman Catholic priest was allowed to perform the functionsof his sacred office publicly in the city of Xew York ; but immediatelyafter the evacuation of that city by the British troops, in November,1783, a congregation wa
. History of New York City : embracing an outline sketch of events from 1609 to 1830, and a full account of its development from 1830 to 1884. , on the New York statute-books providing for the hanging of anyRoman Catholic priest who should voluntarily come into the province,but it was never enforced. Until the establishment of the political independence of the UnitedStates no Roman Catholic priest was allowed to perform the functionsof his sacred office publicly in the city of Xew York ; but immediatelyafter the evacuation of that city by the British troops, in November,1783, a congregation was formed under the ministry of the Rev. , who came from Philadelphia occasionally for the comfort ofthe people. They worshipped in a building in Yauxhall Garden, whichwas on the margin of the Hudson River, extending from Warren toChambers Street. Tradition says mass had been celebrated so early as1781-82 in a loft over a carpenters shop in Barclay Street, then in thesuburbs of the city. The first regularly settled priest in New Yorkwas the Rev. Charles Whelan. He was unpopular, and was soon suc-ceeded by the Rev. Andrew 5-ECOXD DECADE, lSKMSiJ. 565 The first Roman Catholic church on Manhattan Island was incor-porated June 11, 17ST», by the nanie of the Trustees of the RomanCatholic Church in the City of New York. They applied for the useof the court-room in the Exchange, situated at the lower part of BroadStreet, as a place for public worship, but failed to secure it. when stepswere immediately taken to erect a church edifice. Lots were boughton the corner of Church and Barclay streets, and on them a brickbuilding was erected. IS by SI feet in sire. It was completed late in17Stf. The first mass in it was performed by the Rev. Mr. Nugenton November -1th. assisted by the chaplain of the Spanish minister andthe Rev. Jose Phelan. In the following spring the name was changedto St. Peters Church. Charles King of Spain, was a munificentcontributor to the fund
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