New-York tribune., 1869-06-05
r1r msr0s WoRK IN EEE-TORK cl11'

"a oF TIE PAST FIVE YEAEsrSllSEAD RS, SI,lI
or MISSION CHAPELS-A ShEAA ~
With the reconstruction anu lnOol
me Nev-York CITY Mission, the oiueS' uu.O'. iass
>. en-. Iind In the city, aud the various no" mi9oO ~
VI wv 49,, tneroWitb there has been very geheral
80, the whole line Of aggressive CHRISTIAN
and ip other cities very brief review OF
- =, the more prominent points worthy OF nouce III
80 ,rroved condition OF City Missions within the lew
.t years will encourage every citzen 10 commune n''
enumeration, sympathy, and support ,
soon As the Executive Committee of the City MISSION
..,ved ppon readjustment Of their system OF opera
,s and an enlargement OF their plans there was com
nenced a series Of meetings newspaper artcIes' %"
Duripg the Ave years that have elapsed since tno -
,,eps we're taken IN this direction there have Deou
"a Grand union public demonstrations IN the larso
and churches, besides hundreds OF smaller 4
AIRY and Committee meetings. And there ha'0 ~. |
ts.pcd "a valuable reports and documents, 0oD
isiuing an immense amount OF Important nv ~
trustworthy information on evangehS'" VIZ. W. -,
ssO newspaper articles I'm the way OF s'a'0'' y,
Ipent appeal and illustration on the FHiIouo
the Mission cause, have appeared III 'N' "a o.
Tyose u,casures quickly aroused pubic leehns anu "
- and onr enterprisinc business men eheerIuily
,.,,pdca IN the new calls made upon thelr 'ilhe "i"
., and within the time previously speelheu' lne oOn
,rbuous 10 the City Mission have amounted III INC az
grcg,tc 10 100000 for the support OF hlSsOhaie9'
uO0ooO for tho building Of Mission Chapeis; Desues
.cycr,l thousands OF dollars for Reading nsRooms Tea
Meetings. Lectures Concerts and other auuhc's
o, o,psonary effort In the spread OF Information on INC
moral wants and destitute condition Of the poor IN New
Work and in tho general diffusion Of new spirit oi
scuve zeal all the churches and societies IN tue oIy
seized the opportunity, and pushed forward Win ne"
energy their plans Of usefulness. the EpIscoPal ivy
Mission the Methodist City Mission, the SUNDAY
missionary Union and other similar organizations reor-
nf Vnpa
aud called for larger donations. In recent statement
IN the newspapers 1t appeared that the Methodist OIy
Mission had within three years raised ana eNpeLueu
S25OOO III building four mission chapels The Brick fres
byterlan the Ffthaye. Presbyterian and tho Fourth
ave Presbyterian Churches have within the same PERIOD
raised an equal amount and erected three chapels for
missions under their own church care and at the same
time have freely contributed their thousands Of dollars
TO the Union UudenOminatOna City Missions. The Re
formed Churches have established three mission chapes
the Baptist Churches have also engaged in the work. ana
the Madison-sduare Presbyterian Church, which has
been a pioneer in mission work has just
raised handsome amount for another Mission
Chapel The West Presbyterian Church, the Eleventh
Presbyterian Church, St. Paus Methodist Church. the
Covenant Presbyterian Church. and others are raising
the means for putting their missions on permanent
basis in suitable edfces. The Wilson Mission, that has
grown Of Of the first and most successful OF our
Industrial schools has lately bought property corner Of
pleasant and appropriate chapel accommodations for
their growing numbers The Holy Trinity Protestant
Episcopal Church have pat chapel Of corrugated
iron. aud are supporting five six distinct mission
operations
In all there are l25 Protestant Missions in this city
where sabbathSchOOs and preaching and other regi-
aud moral services for adults, children, both,
regularly carried OF this number Al are per-
manenty established in suitable, cOmmOdious church
like buildings with the ministry the ordinances and the
government that usually appertain to churches though
they be not regularly Incorporated as such Others
Of these missions will arise and buid during the
year. and some will doubtless, one day, become
ia a measure sefsupporting, sefgoverning, in.
dependent churches. There already
than million Of dollars, invested in various chapes and
churches and hundreds Of thousands Of dollars
uusy raised for the support of city Missions missionary
pastors Bible readers and assistants and for the general
maintenance OF the missionary work. Recently num-
beT OF leading influential men Of the Methodist denOmi
nation started fund Of 100000 to be expended in
ing sites and erecting chapes and churches chiefly in
the outskirts OF the city, on the lines Of the rapidly
~Eto8dIss population. This noble example OF church
exeusOn will doubtless be followed by the other denom
nations; and the spirit Of Christian philanthropy
awake city will not be satisfied until the blessings
ot life light liberty. and love shall be dused through
al classes and conditions OF men.