Smyrna times., 1868-01-08
Observation-Disclosures in New York.

The third series of meetings. under the aus
pices of the American Church Missionary So
ciety, was held at the Upper Church of the
Ascension, (EpiscOpal) New York last week.
The Rev. B. B. LeacOck read summary of
the mission work in that city, Of which the fol
lowing is the substance The Church Of the
Epiphany, which has been in existence about
30 years, was formerly sustained by merchants
and others, but now the neighbOrhcOd is filled
with tenement houses, whose squalid occupants
are mainly Roman Catholics and Jews. Deep
distress is prevailing among them. Work can
not be had, nor is the prospect bright Of get
ting any soon. Many have had no employ
ment tor more than a month"; and if something
IS not done within three or four weeks the suf-
tering must be fearful In many of the homes
which the speaker visited he heard the old
story, OF rum. In many instances the mother
and children were sick and the father drunk.
The Bible venders sent out by the institution
help the distressed as far as lies within their
power, but thousands must need pecuniary aid
unless the wealthy come to the rescue with
work for the unemployed. The Mission School
Is full, yet they are crowding in at the rate Of
% per week. The priests do all they can to
prevent the education Of these poor creatures,
but nevertheless, the children attend the schools
on Sunday. The Rev. Mr.. Riley, of Santiago,
representing the Spanish Americans in this
city, remarked that the poor have no church.
we have miles OF tenement houses, without
single church, while the uptown folks have
the streets almost lined with stone church edi-
tces-temples which are not for the poor
Even yesterday he saw Il Scotchman preach
Ing on Canal street, in front of q gin-shop be.
cause he preaching for the poor, had no pulpit
Wheretrom to utter the truths of the GOSPEL.
The Rev. Stephen Ii. Tying said that about
$4,000 year has been expended by st
George S Church in the Mission cause. In the
earlier hours of the day he sometimes walked
out among the poor, and was so much affected
by what he saw that he was hardly capable of
Worshlplng IN the afternoon and evening"
something must be done. Either New York
must do something soon, or she must take
means to defend herself from bread riots The
condition of New York society is becoming
mo-, more trlghttul, worse and worse every day.
Inc main question is, whether the Episcopal
Ghurch is to have any gospel in it or not
There seems to be a desire to destroy the
church.. 1t seems to 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 cuts and burns, in the Episcopal Church of
TINS city, or we shall be trailing in the dust.
DIR. lying further said =" long ago made up
my mind not to bow before any one, whether
he brings the parchment Of an apostle, or the
mitre OF Pope If we want funds, we must
milk the COW which we feed. Twenty-three
years ago perhaps five or six men sympathized
with me; now there are about thirty. | know
that many Of the brethren are very fashionable,
polished, and rotund, and it is as easy for
them to roll one way as the other, but they
must take up their cross and bear it. do not
know whether | am watched by spies sent out,
or by Satan; but | do know that [ have the
crowbar of Puseyism on one side, and the
crowbar of Ritualism on the other Ny worst
enemies are the 'betweens' But shaiIsp
the rest of my days in Christ's work, and not
be one-halt for him and the other half for the
fummery of the Pope"