The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-27
PRACTICAL CHRISTIAN WORK.

There Is probably only one church In the United
States that has a thoroughly appointed kitchen IN It's
basement. IL IL the Rev DR.. Stephen II. Tyngs,
Church Of the Holy Trinity, at Madison avenue and
Forty second street. Mrs. McGoun is the presiding
genius OF this clean and well appointed anomaly IN
church auxiiaries. Every Sunday afternoon, under
the auspices OF the Andrew and Philip society,", she
ladies' out savory hot coffee and tea and stewsd oys
great dishes Of hot meat and bread Tor
hundreds OF hungry men. Every Tuesday alternoon,
at tho Of the Mary and Martha Society, women
arc bountuily foa. II Is poor religion tt has
nothing better than q promise, however good that
may be, 10 offer TO a hungry man or woman. The
heart IL often more cnoctuuiy reached through the
stomach than through any other avenue or tho
body and Dr. ryng. JE who Is practical man well
ablo preacher, Knows TINS AS well Us any one.
Hence MS great success in his ministry There IS
probably no other Protestant church Of any Ia
the land That carries many bcnevocGces ut tho
time as tins Church Of the Holy Trinity, whose
pastor believes, ana educated his people to be-
neve, that the varied ivrm oil work now done by
SPECIAL ASSOCIATIONS properly belongs 70 the Church OF
Christ AS an organization and was originally com
tue poor ana other helpless classes Is properly the
work 0i the Church, ana DR.. Tying and h,s lock arc
trying ny nearly "a they Can TO get back to tho
prlnitive and apostolic plan. Az "A recent supper
between eighty aud one hundred women gathered III
the chapel Tne Kindness aud care Of the Mary and
Martha Society had made them IN appearance OF about
the same condition IN lie but there were great var
ances IN their age III you had seen some Of them
month two ago, said lr. Williams, who suisse
qoenty led the singing, blo'chcd ragged and aban-
uoncd rqpor. you woul hardly recognize them to-
day II tonight only one soul seeks It's saviour "e
shall DC amply rewarded Tor our labor aud expense"
Alter hymns, Scripture reading and prayer the
women entered the supper room ana after u good
supper they joined IN Il long prayer meeting.
But these not ull the religious agencies that Dr.
Tyng ana his church have IN operation IN TINS city.
They MAINTAIN mission III Grand Union Hail. In sew.
cnth avenue, Thirty oufth street. where lay and
clerical CYCLISTS preach from sabbath 10 sabbath
anu carry rcviya and temperance meetings during
tho week. they MAINTAIN also mission at EIev
cLth avvnue aud Fiity-sccond street, the Church vi
| the Mediator; another mission, the Church OF The
IN Forty third street. near the church lu tb.se mis-
sion churches over Two thousand children gain
cred into the Sunday schools. aud The regular WORK
church ID carried on rs well as very much that
III purely mission WORK. Tho Clutch oi .ho
| Reformation Is tae special work OF tue cor.
| posaiion OF tie House Of The EvapgelIsss."
But IN additon 10 the foregoing there
| are under the same general supcrvison:--
An orpuanago ut No. lao East Fiityt street. dis
pcnsary, No 10 East Forly-tni street; reiorma-
near Sing sing, tue Peabody Home for Aged Women,
bcsdcs the Andrew and Philip Society, Tor the
gcltgatiou oil men; the Martina and Mary Society, Tor
ngistcrng sick and dcsttuc women Tue lnnoccuts,
society or women to provide Tor poor women during
Their con neIuont; tho Burial society, with large
ganizcd bread and coal distribution, and many minor
| agencies.
10 put tho various agencies represented IN this
statement on permanent basis and free from all OBJ
Igatops necessary to raise Inc sum vi $4,000
For this the corporation OF the Church OF
Holy TRINITY ~ now liable. This effort 10 connected
| with the completion Of the subscription to-
| ward tho payment Of the entire indebted
| moss OF the Church OF tho Holy Trinity, for
which object 100000 have already been assumed