The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-10
CHURCH OF THE TRANSPORTATION

Mission Work I'm the Episcopal Diocese
Of New YOrk-Addresses by Bishop
Potter and the Rev. Mr.. APPLICABLE.
missionary meeting OF unusual interest was
held at the Church OF the TRANSPORTATION, East
Twenty-ninth street, rear Fifth avenue last night
The meeting was opened by the usual religious
exercises Bishop Potter, who presided then
addressed the meeting. II was, he said, dedicated
to the discussion OF the missionary work In this
diocese. Their good rector had very kindly allowed
them the Of this building this occasion Often
as they were called upon TO give, there was one he
assured them, who gave more than any OF them
the Amighty-wh0se goodness is new every day.
1t mad been estimated that some hundreds Of thou
sands Of dollars go out OF this city for missionary
purposes. The whole amount which they
had been able to bestow On the mission
work OF this diocese was less than
$4,000. There was one large county in which
there was but one parish. and there were many
large counties In which there were but two or
three or four parishes, but where there ought to
be twenty. Besides these destitute districts they
were at work. There we're great many reasons
why church, liturgy like this should be spread
over the ace OF this country. In twenty-five or
thirty cases the continuance OF the services of
their clergymen was depending on the small sti-
Tshes which they received from the mission fund
Wo s1S e1sush the gnt Of the ' dspe in all these
places. He thought that large appropriations
ought to be given - this great work. au
The Rev. Mr.. Apologize, OF Newburg made Anew
remarks. There were iSa.o00 persons Id three
counties, at their very doors be said, who never
darken church door. He knew that some good
work was being done In these places. He knew
one clergyman who had three different mission
stations, In the same county effort had been
made some two years ago to revive parish, and
as result or this good work they had now forty-nve
communicates instead OF eight and Sunday
school Of eighty-nve children instead OF nfteen.
In orange county, In town Of 6,OO0 Inhabitants
the cnurch was not enclosed and In danger Of being
blown down by any severe gust that might come
remain unfinished In this wealthy diocese OF New
York; Three thousand I'VE hundred dollars con-
tribued for the completion OF this church would be
money well bestowed.
The Rev. Mr.. Harrison, OF Pcekskin, then deliv.
cred an address. The only thing which he felt to
be necessary tonight he said, was to call their at
tention 10 the counties that lay Immediately around
them. They were apt TO overlook the wants OF
countries across the ocean. 1t was some
times thought that they simply appealed
for the extension Of their own denomi-
nation, but there were people In those districts
who were Ignorant OF the very nrst principles OF
Christian refinement and they must reach those
people. Take Rockland county. few years ago
they had only one church, and now they had
hve-still q very small number for the extent OF
that beautiful territory. IL was true, the In
crease Of the number OF our communicates had
been double the increase OF the population in the
last ten years. They had heard sometimes OF
missionary who was doing some good work at
mission station who had TO retire from his place
Tor want OF Few dollars. This was certainly sad,
his Held OF labor or see his family suffer for the
want OF the necessarics OF life. So the missionary
was torn one way and another with conflicting
claims They had come to ask them TO aid these