New-York tribune., 1868-01-01
CITY TVANGFIIZATION.

The third of a series of meetings. under the
auspices OF the American Church Missionary Society
was held at the pper Church Of The ASCENSION Abingdon
square The Rev Il. Il. Leucock read summary of the
mission work in this city 0f which the following is the
substances the Church Oi the Epiphany, which has been
i'm existence about 20 years was formerly sustained by
merchants and Others, but the ncghborhood II filled
with tenement houses. whose squahd occupants are
vailine among them. Work cannot he had nor
Is the, prospect brisht OF getting any soon. Many
have had 10 employment Tor moro than month
and IL something IS not done within three or four weeks
the suffering must be fcarfuL IL many OF me homes
which the speaker visited ne heard thc oi Story 9 rum
In many instances the mother and children were SICK ana
the father drunk The Bible venders sent out by the IN
stitntOn help the distressed rs Tar as Hes "h thcr
power but thousands must need ecuhary ana unless the
wealthy come to tho rescno ~th Work IOr the uucm-
plOyed The Mission School Is n yet lhey are crowulng
In the rate OF IS per week The priests do all ey eau
to prevent the education Of these poor creatuTes but
nevertheless the children attend ne schools on sunday
The Rev j. Cotton Smith urged the paramount necessity
OF united efforts In The mission work The Rev Mt Rty
Of Santiago representing the Spanish Aneficas III lhs
city remarked that the poor have no church We have
miles OF tenement houses without blhge chhrcn whlo
the uptown folks have The streets almost ned MIN slohe
church edlhcos-emples which are not Tor the poor
Even yesterday be saw scochnan preaching on cnhal
ST. III front ot gn sIOp because nc preaching lo we
poor had pulpit wherefrom to inter the truths OF the
Gospel South America Is Initiating the United states In
establishing common schools and libraries ana tiese IN
sttutons paving the way for ovangezatcn In the
southern part OF the Western Hemisphere The Spanish
Americans are oppressed by the Church OF Rome, ana
missionaries needed all Tie Southern Continent
has been expended by 81 Georges thieh III the MISSION
cause. Ira the earlier hours Ol the day he sometimes
walked ont among the poor anu was so nluen hllcetru
ping In the afternoon and evening Something must he
done. Either New-YOrk must do something soon,
or she must take means 10 defend herself
The condition OF New-YOrk society is becoming
moro frightfu and worse every day. The
have any gospel In IL not. There seems 10 be desire
to destroy the church Ii 10 be not whether the
next generation shall be better than this but whether
there shall be next generation at all We must have
the spirit Of Luther, which cuts and burns, In the
Episcopal Church OF this city, We shall be
trailing the dust DR.. Tying further said: long ago
ind tn bouc bcfo
brings the apostle the mtre OF Pope
IL want funds, must milk the cow which We feed
TweDty-three years ago perhaps yo or SIX men sympa
thized with me ; there must be about 80. | know
that many Of the brethren very fashionable. polished
and rotud and IL Is az easy for them to roll way
another but they must take up their cross and bear IT,
do know whether watched by spies sent out, or
by Satan; but do know that have the crowbar OF
Puseyism on one side and the crOwbar Of Rualism on
the other. My worst enemies are the "betweens" But
shall spend The OF my days In ChrIsts work, and
half for him and the other half for the hum
mery OF the Pope"