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which they could make their permanent home. In 

 his achievements for the benefit of the Association 

 he secured a grant of land from the corpo'-ation of 

 Trinity Church, situate at the foot of Duane street, 

 and now owned by the Erie Railroad Company. 

 The grant was made to the Association for church 

 purposes, and as adjuncts to the church it was con- 

 templated to provide schools and a hospital for the 

 sick poor. Subsequently an exchange of this prop- 

 erty for twenty-four lots lying on Fifth avenue be- 

 tween 54th and 55th streets was effected conditionally, 

 with the Municipal Corporation of the City of New 

 York, upon a part of which St. Luke's Hospital now 

 stands, the condition being that a church and hos- 

 pital building should be erected within three years 

 from the date of the grant, upon plans which were 

 to be approved by the Mayor. 



In 1848, the Rev. Moses Marcus visited England 

 for the purpose of soliciting subscriptions in aid of 

 the Corporation of St. George the Martyr, but was 

 unsuccessful, and while prosecuting these labors he 

 was seized with a fatal illness and died, regretted by 

 all who knew him. After his decease the Corpora- 

 tion was kept alive through the untiring energy and 

 zeal of Mr. Thomas Field Frank, the Senior War- 

 den, services being performed gratuitously by the 

 Revs. Dr. Walton, Hopkins, Carder and others, to 

 the great and lasting benefit of the parish. Elec- 

 tions were held regularly every Easter Monday, 



