New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-21
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

TIE WonK OF GRACE PARIsH.-The Year
Book of Grace Parish in this city for 1881 OF
which tie Rev. II. G. Potter, ID. d., is rect0l'
has been issued. Ii consists oil ~ pases, uc
voted TO description of the varlons charitaole'
humane and missionary efforts OF TINS Church.
Tho new Grace House. which was opened year
ago has proved to be very valuable III tne prVs-
ecutlon of parish work. 1t contains, oesiues
the cergy-rOOms, rooms tor resident pnysi-
clan, diet kitchen, and mortuary an oleun
ization of young men of the parish, known as
the Junior Century Club, also meets III Grace
House. The work of Grace Chapel, on East
Fourteeptb-st. is exceedingly important. III II
IN charge of the Rev. A. b. Carter, ID. d., IL
has Sunday school membership OF more lllah
500 children. In his report OF the oun1nay .
school. Mr.. W. r. Stewart, the superintendent
saws; 1T is believed that a large majority Oh
the congregations of Grace Church ana grace
Chanel are not aware of the magnitude ana
usefulness of the work done at the Cnape.
School, and they are cordially invited 10 'Isi. =.
on any Sunday morning at half-past niue, wien
the onenipg services are held, and to encourage
it with their sympathy and support AZ nrace
Chanel there has also been Organlzeu pIailcn
of the Girls Friendly Association which mas
been doing an excellent work during tue year.
Besides the work done by the Cnapei, Uraoo
Church is engaged In another important HIS
siouary enterprise on the east side oil the oily'
The Church of the Nativity, on Avenne-C,
between Fifth and Sixth-sts., Is now cnapei
of Grace Parish. 1t is in charge OF inc heV'
GeorVe 7. Nelson and the Rev. IL. ST. george
Yonnp. Mr.. Young has also beer engaged III
doing missionary work in the pnohc lhsIitu-
t1ons of the city, In his report OF BIS laDors, lie
saws, ain my missionary visits on the Last
side during the past year, have 1or the nus
part kept within the region between hsenuul
A and East River, and between houston anu
Si,teenth-sts 1t is one of the most pOpulous
tenement house districts in the city. among
the large numbers of people with whom ~
work has brought me in contact, many are nun
ferent and habtually irreliglous, out ,neIc ~.
many more to whom the privileges OF christian
worshin and thought for the life to come are
almost if not wholly denied by the struggles OF
fine life that 49, IL has not always been easy
TO impress upon minds smarting WIN inc SCns'
of loneliness and poverty the importance Oh at-
tending the churchs services, ana lcatI lnS
more and more TO practice the duties OF ialtl
and goodness. but il has been an effort not
without a fair measure Of gratifying results
| The burden that often weighs these Poor people
down the most is the thought that theJ arc
frendless. If they think OF the church II Is 700
often as something which lets them alone oe-
cause they are so poor. But when thcy come
really 10 see that the spirit of Christianity SEEK,
| them out with cOnstTalnlng sympathleS 10 III
them up, they are not always SLOW 10 lcUoS",I'
their Friend and return Ills greeting. Dcaiuc'
these mOIe important undertakings, theIc III,
In the parish Numerous other social, DehcEo
and charitable societies, in which the IIch ana
the poor meet together in a common brother,
hood Almost every condition OF lie, ana
every form of suffering and misfortune are rep
resented 10y these organizations: honris Il
German Mission and a Fresh Air funu tohl'
mittec. established in this parish, are further
evidences of the practical character OF its work
City churches Of the standing and wealth OF
Grace Parish are frequently sncered at as beihl
mere fashionable clubs. As long a. they cdI
uoint TO such hcaithful Christian work ne l.
shown in this Year Book, they can very wei
afford to ignore the snecr.