The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-27
THE BROADWAY TABERNACLE.
Address by DIR. Observation-Disclosures
Work i'm Greece.

Address by DIR. Observation-Disclosures
Work i'm Greece.
rather small congregation assembled last night
at the Broadway Tabernacle Of Thirty. fourth
street and Broadway to hear DR.. Kalopothakes.
who has but lately arrived from Greece give an
account Of the religious condition and Of the
Greek people The pastor Of the church, 1.-THE Rev
Dr. J. P. Thompson, conducted the opening services
and In introducing DR.. KalopothaKes stated
that the gentleman had been ten years
In his native country-Creece-engag In
missionary work, having left this country
In 1853 after spending four years here in preparing
for his mission. DR.. Kalop0thakes In commencing
his address said that In considering the missionary
work in Greece it necessary to look OF 1t In two
aspects, namely tnat Of the aborers and also at the
mode OF operations carried on. The laborers were
divided in two casses-forelgners and natives. For.
elgners had prepared the way for the natives and
the latter had ultimately taken sole possession OF tine
field. The mode. of operations, too, was twofod
conciliatory and antaRonistlc. Missionary opera.
lions proper were commenced in Greece in 1925 and
had been carried on without intermission to the
present day. The American Board Of Missions tine
Episcopal Board and Baptist Board had ali
been concerned In the work. The Episcopal Board
commenced its operations IN 1922 when It sent out
the outset started out upon the c0nciatory course
under the impression that the Greek Church would
account they devoted themselves entirely to educa
ton, making, however, a very serious error in al
catechism. The American Board Of Missions sent
out the Rev. DR.. King in 1928, and he, too, opened
schools for boys and girls at Athens, ana also paid
great attention to education, but only used 1t as
3 means to the preaching of the Gospel
In 1885 the representative Of the American
FIRST college in Greece which was started under gov.
eminent assistance Soon after this three other mis-.
sionaries arrived in Greece. who opened schools IN
the mountains and 1t was In one of these instltu-
lions that the speaker first read the book the
truths OF which he was now preaching in Athens.
nn1U and hon
vocation, the church party made war against mis-
slonary operations and attempted to extnguish the
ment Of DR.. King from the country. This action In
Gods providence became the means OF introducing
the native element into the work. The speaker
then went on TO refer at some length to his
ticnlarly to his starting in Athens religious
King lwho had helped DR.. KaIopothakes In all his
troublesl returned to America, the paper passed
entirely into the hands Of the speaker and his
panion, Mr. Constantine; and when, In 1858, DR..
King again came to Greece, he found the paper
prospecting and two preaching services being carried
speaker In his preaching was not to make proselytes
OF the Greeks to any particular sect but TO get them
their fathers in the Nicene creed. The means used
Dy the speaker and his companion were the press,
p Preacnng, Bible classes and prayer meetings. on
now they had between nfty and seventy hearers.
chdren's paper, and also number Of cheap reIi.
glous books There was class among the Greeks
who were In favor OF reformed Church, but who
had the mistaken idea that the Church could reform
Itself. spirit OF enquiry was growing up'among
the people, which was proved by the fact that in
1862 when the speaker first 0pened the Bible depot
~ Athens, he did not sell 100 copies Of the New
testament, whereas this year he had disposed OF
3,000 Applications, too, had been made from Mace
tonia and the Black Sea for preachers of Christi
Anity.
DR.. Kalopothakes concluded his very interesting
address by calling on American Christians TO help
On by their contributions the good work which had
evidently commenced in distant Greece.