The New York herald., 1878-09-30
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE MASSES.

GREAT MEETING IN neutrality-suspicious. BY
DIS. DURYRA, TYING AND MARTIN SYM
PATTY FOR L,BoR AND TRAMps.
More than Two thousand people infested their in
tersst in evangeizalion by gathering last night IN
Classon Avenue Presbyi ierian Church, Brooklyn, to
listen addresses tho subject by tho Rev. PROBES.
Martin, formerly OF the Lay College and
the Young Mems Christian Association and
now Of the City Mission aud Tract Society,
and by Drs. DuryeS and Tying. Jr. Mr.
Martin gavc some statistics to show the
imperative necessity OF this work. According to
police estimates the population OF Brooklyn at this
time GOO 900, or in the City Mission Society esti-
mates, 5sl, ,O00 OF this number 12i 900 children
under ten years Of age, who do not go to church.
Only 30, 900 OF the remainder do GO could bo &C.
commodated IN the Oh urches, and then there left
367, 900 that untouched by any Christian church
influence. DR. Duryep, In his Remarks, said that re-
gious sentiment ana rcg Gus influence like the
air, and now pcrvaded every portion OF our land.
And vet there u sense which the masses OF men
in our great centres OF population are untouched by
It, He emphasized the Savioar's commission 20 the
Church TO ''go'' and preach 10 tho people II tho
people will not come TO tho church The Christian
Church is not aggressive enough in the use OF the
means att. a. IT.. disposal. The Doctor referred
common sense and brotherhood OF man
are the things that call upoa us 10
give the o. pel to the only for Tho world
to come but also for this world IL ari not wiling
said tho Doctor 'io wear broadcIoth, aud will not
wear II THIS winter white so many OF my neignbcrs
are In rags. am not willing 10 have and TO cDioy
the good things OF this life on my table and In my
house while my fellow men are starving. Nj
aA' no, soft ' or pleasant While f' "' SEQ o' this
great army OF tramps, who cannot get
ike turning my nnck on capital and taking sides with
tho working classes And yet am not asaipst cupi-
tai belong TO that party which is ready TO meet
labor with The beyonet II u should seek to disturb
the existing order" These remarks OF Dr. Duryea
were appIauded by the large CONGREGATION. which
saowcd how keenly they lett their force.
ryso's AREAIGSmsSr or rHE MINISTRY.
Tho Rev Dr. ryng. Jr., OF the Church OF the Holy
Trinity, New YORK, Tor nearly hour discussed tho
propcms involved IN the evsnrcizttion OF tho
masses The solution oil all the controversies of
Of Tho G,sns Of M ,no ar
scribcd tho state oi society in the time OF the
Apostles and showed how the Gospel brought the
rich and the poor together as brothers. The constu-
cnt- OF tho early CHRISTIAN Church were the lower
classes, nd every successful church since has begun
where the Apostolic Church began. 81. Jdmcs'
cpistic, he believed, was written for scxtons, aud
ought to be put IN every sexou's band IN these days
In departing from the WORKING classes tho Church
mas lost power and influence, ANA as system OF
truth Christianity has little or no influence
among ns ana yet the. the Church was never
the world than 1t u to-day. But the mau who
stands up to-day and says the rich and the poor
should together IN one church Is thought to bc
n setter forth OF strange gods, scnsstonahst.
Wealth aud culture, he said. have tendency ID
c.ntrslizc. Aiudirg to the closing of churches IN
July and Augus, he remarked that those two months
the Judgment days OF tue two cties and declared
that there could not bo iound IN Brooklyn
to-day ministers or churches enough ready
to sustain Mr.. Moody should no come here.
Tho Doctor gave humorous description Of
the ministry OF the present day, and nkened SEM
inarics to hospitals in which the students are bound
hand ana loot and are led with spoon by pro-
icssors; SO that when young mau comes out te
preach to the people u takes him i've years TO un-
learn what he learned IN three years IN The Gem.
tnary. lie described also, the moral condition OF
church people vino from tho active condition OF
wvrkets have lapsed into passive cVnd ition
oil material to be worked upon by tue minister
priest Toe cnurch he described MS
club whose house s closed IN the summer because all
the members 90 TO the country. We build churches
for the aristocrscy ana chapcls Tor the mouocracy
bat the great shopooracy areeit out inhe cold the
Doctor referred TO the work done by Spurgeon' q
| church and gave an interesting incident connecred
| with his own cnurcn, aud urged rich TO TO
this work. The Doctor was ircqucaty
during his address,
A collection was taken up ior tho City Mission and
Tract sociey, alter winch the meeting was dismissed,