New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-23
4 PROJECT OF THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH.


C1pRGYMTN WHO WILL CONDUCT THE SERVICES
SERMON By THE EEv. DIR. DA COSTA.
After much hard work the preparations are COM
Melted for the Advent Mission which will begin soon
in several Protestant Episcopal chuI ches in this
CITY While this work is going each minister resigns
all nunit work TO the special missionary who has been
assigned to bis church, aud lac practically controls IT,
the regular minister acting as his lieutenant Some
idea of the amount of preliminary work involved may
he gained from the fact that the Rev. Arthur BROOKS,
Of he Church of the Incarnation has out between
three and four thousand circulars besides doing vast
amount of personal canvassing.
At St. Georges Church in East Sixteonthst., the
missionary will be the Rev. w. Hay Aitken an English
Evangelist of wide reputation. lie will be assisted by
the Rev Mr. Stevens These two clergymen mem
bers OF the Band of Mission Preachers in England ana
have no settled cure The Rev. Dr. Courtney rector OF
ST Paurs Church. Boston, VIII fill the pulpit at the
Church of the Holy Communion, in Sixth-ave. At the
Church of the Redeemer, Park-ave. and Eighty
sc,oud-st the work will be conducted by the Rev.
Father Grafton assisted by the Rev Father Prescott,
bot of whom formerly members OF the order OF
St. John, the Evangelist The Missionary at the
church of the Holy Trinity FIfth-aye. and One
hundred and-twenty- fith-st, Will be the Kew f. H.
din vernet OF Canada The Rev. K. b. Ransiord,
rector of ST. Jude's, Heane Ill., London; assisted by
the Rev Hartley Carmichael, of Hamilton, Canada,
will alternately conduct the services OF the Church OF
the Incarnation and Zion Church. The pulpit at the
Church of the Heavenly Rest will he filled by the Kew
DR. Francis OigOD Vicar OF Halifax England. Bishop
futile, OF Utah, will De the missionary at calvary
Church, aud the Rev. Dean Hart OF Denver, Colo
RADIO will ottclate at Calvary Chapel The work at
the Church of the Holy Trinity Will be conducted by
th Rev. f. Wakepole Warren, Vicar of Holy lrmlty
Church, Lambeth, London. The Rev. Isaac VI
Thompson OF Quebec, will be the missionary at the
Church of the Holy Apostles, the Rev. Dr. kichar,i
Newton will cou0uct the services at ST. Marks lapeI
assisted bv his SON the Rev W w. Newton, of Pitts
Ea1, No-s Ila Roy f'9mnhpl
more, will lead i'll the work at the CnuIcu Oh tn'
Reconciliation. At the Church of the Ep phanN the
Rev o. A. Elazebrook rector of st. Johns Church,
Elizabeth y. j., will act as the leader lie Kew
Albert c. Bum. of the Church OF the Atonemcnt,
BROOKLYN, viii conduct the services at the 'hurcn Oh
ST ,ohu the Evangelist and the Rev. George Il. an
DE Water also of Brooklyn. Will oiiciate at st.
Michacrs Chruch, BiOOmuS dac At the ChuIth oil ~.
Mary the Virgin, the Rev. George L Belts OF ~;
Louis and the Rev. L. ~ Larhhce, OF chicago WilI
conduct the services At 81. PhIlpss Churcn IN Null
herry-st there will he mission Tor colored people.
the lie = c. B. Perry, OF Baltimore, officiating.
I'm speaking OF THIS work the Rev. AlhuI Di0,h~
said - Ihc work j. an experiment here, but II las
been successful in England and We can reasonably
hope for equally satisfactory re'uiIS we nave
secured the assistance of many English clergy men,
because they, being already familiar with the methods
can carry the work with less friction IMAM codld
n1yicc-. In tacL church there VIII oc tlt' or more
scIvices daily Tor pcuods ranging from h'he u"J' 10
two weeks Al Glasses in thc cLurch are cnEt-cd n
IT, II - conln al 10 particular class or school Inc
work j., intended not 80 much 10 awaken interest
who are 10 REGULAR attendants Il j. sired That those
avaiug tuem-clyc, of the service should 40 steadily
10 one churrl and not DRIFT about iIom one to another
There Will be nothing sensational ~ the pro-" iiii-
bar Is houed that the Service viii stimulate -pItIh
HE iu the churches participating and oher utN oul''
Ior tucr energies. II successful these services "l
prohab, br repeated H. the course ol usc "r 'A year,
II i, moi intended to bold them ot.chcr.'
Tie i.cv. IN. 49, T. DeCo,ti preached yesterday morn
Evangelist Ola tAc subject OF the Advent son. He
said: a remarkable change Lar taken place lN 800
could return tDcy would view the situation VITA sar-
prise. The position OF iAe church Is ul"n inc "h'e
t-,,ti H. ~ ~ de- ,,. Ind strsuaii5n lr. "a fhirof tlr
past ana the church to-day Us one OF thomost ii 900
| I'm ibo most important forms one los uir u.V
lucut winch has attracted 80 much pibuc attention D.
one Of these; ana there IS no movement
Y oIH' ,incc The best answer To jnat question
viii he obtained hy attending -crylce- We may pass
over the special details OF lntuds'ucui ara upon
the meaning the mission Th.,Is broad theme .t
movement IKE ms extending INTO many department.
ana affecting many Interests lie mission I'D aus 'd'lN
than au Increased religious interest IT. jos y ""
the establishment 81 the feeble ~ the Iath; u l7 "a
meeting which cover NOT only the moral ana -!''I''
but the temporal Interests OF the people
Flrst b. means indication OF religious triil. Olhcr
now can We explain enc At NAT Iho-r VINO 500!
ares together all parties aui an crecds. II Tie oden
time u made no dheTe"cc IA "lit TONGUE mo ""ln O'
COD Wa preached; DO wa receiver Win i" '"H"O w.
icrpretatlOa We have only 20 tikc away ihr names %"
tuurcAmdu, commonplace and aesthetic chhrthnah dHI
We al stand together upun the same common level
Il means publication ui sentiment dnd Lu'
beginning o. bOud preparation Tor Iutiic WORK. IT
those VINO 20 about tuc cty looking FOR excitement $50"
come the ting they VIII come 10 the wrong pace
Religion i. excitement. The bc'du Is not 900 OCEAN
because huge waves rolled up la storm Toe nus
sion Is needed because there .. Large class OF rHhrI
people. VINO have ceased to be, OF never have boon,
cuur,n.gucrs We want TO reach al 81 these people.
Another Is the large number or formal c"umuh-
ctt- who attend regularly To their church duties Du
do go i'm purely tfouu manner. Inc iTIch'on ot the
vouug men OF our wcIl-to~lo families Il another reason
why TINS mission should be- started. Then the owls 30
life OF men and 10 fashionable society furnish
auothoI reason for IT. advancement Fashion j. thoI
goddc-s; but want TO smile the goddess
a dcatl-dcaing blow. Tue feeble recognition
"a tl,. u.rt of masters tnl-tIcr SEES
OF the need of church Attendance hy their servants re-
sultiug largely want OF care for spiritual welfare
of servants need FOR IT'S establishments A lu.
crease 81 charity, reaching out after larger amour
OF Christian brotherhood requires the advancement OF
this mission and thus the committee IN chiSh Hi
ulaccd 'hai upon ist OF reasons. Inc hudulhE oil
The two classes rich poor by themselves chuIche'
/, another evil that want to abolish. inc Tlch man
i, only 10 be found uptown tho poor In the cnnrchc'
downtown. what we want 20 do "a % establish Tree
cuutccs uptown downtown. east aud we't 80 lhJ to
rich and poor come together the lspTd DcIhS lht
| Tathcr OF them all. what want IN the chur'h j
more Of Christian brotherhood, Carrying ont 81 the
/ creed"