New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-27
WHAT 1T mas DONE FOR MErHoDrsN IN THE CIT

WHAT 1T mas DONE FOR ME1HoDtsM IN THE CITY
ITS Anniversary CELEBRATION.
chorus Of 700 sundayschool children occupied the
stage OF the Academy Of Music last night at the anniver-
sary of the founding of the Church Extension and Mis-
sonary Society Of the Methodist Episcopal Church The
children from the twenty sunday-schools OF the
churches that aided the Society IN the city between
the Battery and Fordham. The choir was led by B. ~
Hoag with A. s. Newman pianist W. Eaton cornetst
and Miss Doote. organst. Bishop Harris opened the
exercises with prayer. after which the children on the
stage and sang the opening hymn.
Bowles Colgate the president OF the society said that
the organization represented MethOdlsm organized for
aggressive work. 10 ia almost perfect he continued
ain everything with single exception, and there Brook
lyu gone ahead with her society by admitting women
into the membership Now. the New-york society is pre-
pairing to have woman's auxiliary"
The Rev. DIR. A. ID. Vail, secretary OF the society
said that in twenty years only one Meth
odist church in New-York had been organ
lied without the aid of this society
OF the twenty churches under the Of the so
ciety several win become selfsuprortng During
the present year there has been expended IN It's work
s6s,,7so on this nearly 800 was raised by sunday
schools OF the city Dr. Vail stated that the conferences
had appointed tomorrow, the fourth Sunday IN Novem
ber city mission day for all Methodist Churches Of the
What wac needed. he said was church building innd
purchase property before its value became greatly in.
creased as the city grew up around IL 10 nh iSso
under its In twenty years there have been ex
pended s. .3l2l67. OF this nearly half million dollars
paid the property s5 900 was raised BY other
churches tor the society; S362530 was raised by the
churches and s24 by the schools of the soety The
present membership OF the twenty chur'hes 2S5 IL
has organized during the year Sunday school and
church in MadisOnst chapel being built in Mottave
One-hundred and Hftiet St. and repairs have been
made the Orrlsana and Nashington Heights churches
Bishop Andrews addressed tine meeting and com
mended the work OF the churches in NewiOrk BE said
that he admired the work OF the Roman Catholic Church
In some OF it, phases. and when men like Dr. Jndson
abandon their hOm6s elsewhere u labor among the lo"y
in Ne York. Metbodsm must look out for IT. aures
Dr. John r. Paxton OF the v est Presbyterian Church.
who followed Bishop Andrews. said that he had been
attracted Methodist church when young man BY
pair Of blue Tor some other reason and he had
nearly been led the altar there. He expressed his adj
mraton the Methodist Church and the Work II was
doing in New York. He did not think there was any
danger OF the city being destroyed by anarchy
There too many Christian men and women IN the
city Manhattan Island, ho continued raised as great
aud good saints among her rich men, as were 10 0e ionn
the globe. lie told story OF member OF hls own
church millionaire, who founded chapel in fentaye
several When no first went there Ia start
prayer meeting he atlafkrd by ruans he took one
Of them by collar aud threw him into the street "lle
perform miracles. continued DR. Paxton. but he
could devils. and that ruifan aferwufd became
OF the most useful members OF the chapel that my
friend contributed to build by his time and money