New-York tribune., 1884-01-16
STATE oE TIE REFORMED CHURCHES.

"I anpcal 10 the Classls of New-York," said the
Rev. L. FairChild at an adjourned session ID th9
Collegiate Reformed Church, Fifth-aye. and
Twenty -nntb-st yesterday; " IN behalf OF my CON
grcgatiCn of the Union Church on Sixth-aye: IL IS
composed of what remains OF the oid ! helolinea
churches of this part of the city. It has the present
Representation Of the old Knickerh"cker taith oi
any church III New-lOrk. Our people nave, dehlcd
themselves for their church. but IL has had no
direct help from the Chassis and. yonr committee
have reported. are in need of asSIStance. we
are situated where congregation can 20 ulauc
"'The Collegiate Church has urgent need of a new
church" said the Rev. DIR. Chambers, bnt III our
nreseut condition ii is thought sin To make use OF
the money appropriated for that purpose. III VIII
be a greater sin to give the money Tor any Other
purpose. We should consider what What, Is worh. tie
whether il is soon he OVeTTun by foreign p0ph-
latiou aud the field Tilted only for mission work
The Rev Mr. Fairchild-"I can show that the
Ninth Ward is the best adapted III the city Tor
church work. The Union Church Is the only ne
formed church between FouIteenth,st ana lhe pat
terv i'm population of nearly 55OOOO. Ihc Nlnth
Ward is the most thoroughly American WaIu IN
Ncw-York: $4,000 of lts population ale American
and less than 10000 foreign. In II total popuiatl0n
of 50 900. only GOO cannot read or write; 5000
live III their houses, and nearly IoOo are iahu
owners" ,,,..
The Chassis after discussion, referred this subject
70 committee 10 examine further aud Teportat the
regular meeting on Tuesday, April 10. lhe matter
of organizing a church on Eghty-ffth-st. was
tabled A committee Tep0redthat several churches
had overlooked the collections for the Home MIS-
sIonary Widows and Educational funds, and that
thing. Resolutions were passed thal chuIches
shun Il at all times he organized IN the city rather
than MISSIONS aud that measures shouio pe taken
TO increase the efficiency of the Church Extension
COMMITTEES. That committee advised the sale of
tbc property of the church al Richmond, staten
island aud the payment OF lis debts, amounting 10
81 900 After a prayer the Rev. DR.. Nernllye.
president of The Chassis declared the meeting ad-
lOuTned
THE ALASKA COAST SURVEY STEAMER.
The now Coast Survey steamer Garlic b. PattcT-
kbu. built in the shp-vaTd> OF james II. LearY'
WIltnmsburc was launched yesterday morning.
Visitors were brought over from New-lOrk at
ten o'clock. and before eleven crowd OF loo ha9
gathered on the dock and vessel Among the inVltcd
emf OF the Coasr survey: w. B. Morgan, dlSbnrsing
agent; Commodore OPshuT, of the BFook'yn Navy
Yard: Lieutenant Richardson Clover, WI" is 70
Head of the Coast survey steamer Gcdney;
Lieutenant /. Nj. 6. Brown OF the Alarm C1n- Comr
mandcs l. kaHe 2nd - u "a,SG" ",1 JaHcpfcp
The Misses Patterson, and other ladies' The crews
oi the GelHey and the DTut were also largely rep
resented. The vessel was chrlsiened by MISS haty
Patterson, who broke "A quart bottle 0i champagne
over the deck. At quartcl-Pa>t eleven, tEe iISt
prop was knocked from under lhe ste"H'9I i'lIu hn
sid quietly down into the water ana Hoated
hundred feet out in the nNcI inc NtsScI was llI-
medlately towcd back and dOckcd IN another part
of the ship-y yards where the WOfh VIII Oe coili-
rhe patterson is dcsguedfor the surveyed the coast
of A9ska and i Int with especial view to strength
aud endurance The frame Is Of white OAK, copper
fastened TO a inc eleven feet above the Da C. In
length the vessel measures 100 rect, III hieauln
twenty y-seVen and quarter, ana htr dIau|hi ol
water is thirteen feet The propeller IS WOikeu Dy
one fore aud aft vertical compound cngne,ahd lhlS'
with three lnaSts completely rugged Will secure
speed of seven knots. The vessel measures
n = TONS The Patterson is tn be manned by thlr-
teen officers and forty men detailed from the Navy
Department, and commanded by Lieutenant
Richardson Clover. Work on the vessel Will he
COMPLETED by next spring. and she Will enter on
coast survey work in Alaska III the spnug o1 1852
TO CELEBRATE FRANKLlN'S BIRTHDAY.
The birthday OF Benjamin Franklin will he ceie-
hTated Thursday evening with dinner at tue
Metropolitan Hotel by the recently revived organ,
izatOI of employing printers, the l}PnthelH',
The dinner will begin promptly AZ : O'Clock, anu
100 members of the society and their associates
with "A few specially invited guests viii he present
There will be music by members of Gl!mor Band.
On the menu card there vail be list OF the hlty
upubers of the society. William Martin. prcNl-
dent of the society. Will preside and the Rev. Dr
Piinc will say grace. Rceponsos will be made 10
1he following toasts: "Our Country" "tcuIannn
Frankln."" A Free Press" Our PuhlIshclS'
Tbe Art of Printing" The Electric Telegraph y
Franklin" Henry Ward Reecher will respond 10
''Our Country" Among the others who Will speak
ale George W. Cable, Isaac ii. Bromley, editor 9t
The Commercial Idrotiser; Andrew Mclean, OF me
Br0okiyp Edgtc Bernard Peters OF me B'0oh'g9
Ji,ees: William ilcnry Smith, of the Associated
Press Henry Carey Baird, Of Philadelphia; and
probably Henry WatterSon.
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