The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-30
VARIED CHRISTIAN WORK.
THE CHARTTTES or THE CHURCH or
the HOLY TRINITY.


Spiritual aud Temporal Food Jointly Bc-
nowed-Modes of Helping the Poor aud
the UngodIv The Rev. -. n. Tying, Jr.
Every Sunday afternoon, at half past I've
o'clock, about two hundred young men, consti-
tutlng the Andrew and Philip Society,"" meet In
the basement Of the Church Of the Holy Trinity.
at Madison avenue and Forty-second street
The Rev DR. stephen II. Tying, Jr rector Of the
church, gives them q collation., and then, from
about $50 to 1870, prayer meeting Ia held. After
THIS, such as desire to participate in the Sunday
evening meetings In the church are invited to
do so. The false Impression has got abroad that
these meetings are a practical outgrowth Of tho
Moody and Sankey revival. They have been
Recognized Institution I'm this church through
the entire winter, but to many seem novel;
from the fact that until the recent religious ex-
element matters OF the sort claimed less OF
popular attention than ia now accorded
them. The singular title Of the society il
acquired by the adoption Of tho names
OF the two disciples OF Christ, who wero
particularly active in bringing others to
follow him-full particulars concerning which
may he obtained by reference to John l., ?, a.
but one object is held la view In this associa-
tion, that OF following tho example Of tho dis
ciples referred to In bringing IA many as possi-
edge Of tho truth a. II il IN Christ Jesus" and
thus far success has attended this enterprise.
noyance has been experienced from the intru-
sion OF " buftlmcra,' aud, rs the invitations to
these meetings are extended to all classes aud
cOlors, IL was not easy to keep them out. hut
even among them there was AIN effect. Some OF
them left off drunkenness, washed themselves,
and sought honest employment. Cards Of invi-
taton are given out by members OF the society
and OF the church, and the collation. has been
introduced to accommodate the large class OF
young men living in boarding houses who could
not otherwise attend meeting at this hour with
out losing their supper, ana who, il thew re-
"a lalN ia. and
some amusements afterward for the evening,
and not attend the prayer meeting or the church
service.
Moody AND sANKEYIsM.
The Sunday evening services In the church
have been held regularly since October last, but
IN some of their features the employment OF "A
large chorus aud the use of the Andrew and
Philip brethren ~ " Christian WORKERS have
results
Dr. Tying, Jr, ia A believer in the power Of tho
chnfchcs To convert the community. There are,
he says. 40 churches 81 various denominations,
all protesting Christ. In New York, aud through
spirit awakened by the Moody and SanNcy re-
Nival. II each 81 these 90 churches would
work, he IL convinced that the bulwarhs Of sin
could not long withstand. But he Is strongly
opposed To leaving this work To be done 10y tho
iuuhg Nien sthIlstiat Association, or any other
organization independent and outside Of the
churches. Let the Association do what IL can,
he says, hut the churches must in the main rely
upon Their several exertious to promote the OBJ
Jects all have at heart, or through their supne-
ness and lukewarmness the vantage ground now
The Andrew and Philip Society has a counter
part In the Mary and Martha Society, COM
posed ~ young women, generally working girls
who have their social atoas and SUBSEQUENT
prayer meetings on Tuesday evenings In the
church. Similar meetings for girls are held ON
Friday evenings at tho Church Of the RefOrma-
ton, I'D stanton street, n mission of the Church
Of tho Holy Trinity. \ church orphanage, CON
tanning twenty children under the care Of Miss
Cook, l. maintained At 14g East Fifty-thrd Street
A dispensary and inhrmary are sustained In the
IYyaI "l tue 'i,uI'h uullulhS' where seven phys-
have been treated here s,iisl cases and during
the past year lO.d new patients have been regis
care" Of bad boy and girls has been started on
aiorty-acre farm near Sing Sing, and there about
twenty are maintained. II IL the intention to
locate other families" OF about the same
number each at this place when the means ut
command are sufficient. The church believes In
gate plan for such reformatory institutions
An employment bureau and Dorcas society,
the former to provide work for men, and the
latter to furnish occupation for poor women, and
clothing an industrial school, "A young ladies'
sewing society, and literary society are also
worthy OF mention.
OTHER WORK.
In addition to all these things, the Church Of
the Holy Trinity maintains two missions. one at
the Church Of the Reformation, l31 stanton
street, aud tho Church of the Mediator. Eleventh
avenue, between Fifty arst aud Flfty-second
streets. At the latter, sunday sees, Sunday
sShuol-, and prayer meetings are kept mp. At
Of home mission work, there are German SER
vices and Bible classes. Hero, too, are the he adj
quarters OF the church's corps OF cvangelists
who conduct street meetings all through the
crowded east side Of the city on pleasant sun
daas At& Stanton street parors are kept con-
stantly open for working women and girls So
cial evenings alternate with prayer meetings
and Bible classes for their benefit and no effort
II spared to render the place instructive, pleas
ant, and morally beneficial 10 those who
visit II. At ~ Stanton street are similar parlors.
This recapltulation need not contain any especial
mention OF the church services Sunday schools,
prayer meetings, Bible classes, &c, at the
church itself, but 1t would be a serious onis-
sion to neglect giving credit for the kindly care
shown for the poor little inmates OF the Hos
ptal Tor Crippled Children, on the corner of Lex