New York and Its Institutions, 1609

Chapter IV

New York As It Is.
Churches of New York

A. Description of the Island.— B. Population at Different Periods.— C. Streets and Avenues.— D. Architecture of Manhattan— E. Business in New York— F. Churches of New York— G. Parks and Squares.— H. How New York is Supplied with Water.— I. The Schools and Colleges of New York.— J. Public Security— K. New York All the Year Round— L. The Libraries, Monuments and Markets of New York— M. The Cemeteries of New York.

Jewish

Churches of New York— Reformed Dutch— Protestant Episcopal— Lutheran— Presbyterian— Baptist— Methodist— Jewish— Roman Catholic— Other Denominations and Missionary Societies.

Some families of Jews are said to have been among the early settlers of Manhattan, but at what time they first established their worship is not certainly known. It is probable that about 1706 they erected their first synagogue on Mill street, which was twice rebuilt and constituted their only place

Jewish Temple.
(Fifth avenue, corner Forty-third street.)

of worship for over one hundred years. During the last forty years their numbers have greatly increased, and the twenty-seven well-ordered synagogues of our day attest their steady adherence to the faith of their fathers. Many of their synagogues are situated in rich and eligible localities, and the one recently erected on the corner of Forty-third street and Fifth avenue is one of the largest and richest structures on the island.

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