New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-14
WHATAPASTOR SEESAND HEARS
ITEMS OF PERSONAL INTEREST TO MANY
DENOMINATIONS

Two or three thoughts given out at the important
meeting Of the Evangelical Alliance may hot Oo o"'
of place in this column. one OF the best IoOoi'0 ~
dresses was read by Bishop huntington OF inns 0'"
He dealt ringing blows upon the church members VINO
90 down to help the poor, to teach III 'noii n47
sions, TO help in the sowing school, HIS sussoS"V"
that the best and finest churches ought to be ior the
middle and poorer classes and that the mssiohar0s
ought to be sent to the rich, VINO are eie h"'u'''
TO be reached, greeted with applause 50 was
the sentence: Crush the poor with wrong anu
socialism becomes the counterfeit of ChrSts Ming.
dom TO them.n He said In closing; " III Is Ple"'ou
that the contrast between the original and the modern
Christianity is to excused by the modified states Ok
society But Christ and his apostles were prophc'S'
Ii does not appear that they made room In the laer
perods of the Church for things that had no place Ill
the earller-for a parochal system which would MAKE
commercial interests masters of the soul, money
trade mark Of Church officers, appoint thriving men
Of the world TO select and employ preachers ana
pastors to feed Christs flock, gather rich iamlileS
into All Saints Church and poor families ih'o
Nazareth Chapel. pay goddess singers Tor singing
Gods praise. set up pew doors and pew taxes. euch
shifting as this OF the standards, tests ana haoi's
of Christs religion would It seems to me, have been
predicted if It had been justified 1t is not modih-
cation but revolution"
DR. Howard Crosby pleaded for greater interest
in public affairs by Christian men, If the duties Oh
sake bring up your to discharge those duties
and trust to Him for their protection He would
also have In this country distinctlvely Christian
press: not simply what is called the religious news
paper and the missionary magazine. but secular
press based on sound Christian principles advocating
the highest moral legislation, and free from all partisan
connections a press whose object is not to make
money, but to uphold the Nation in truth and right
a press whose motive should be the glory OF Christ
in the Nation press which should every day, with
the complete news of the day, furnished so cheapy
that the humbest could buy IT, furnish wholesome
moral pabuum for the people to feed on, when Woud
mould their minds according 10 Gods truth, ana Dot
according TO mans faschoOd. Such press would
have to be conducted by men who do not look for
money returns but who with a capital cOnsecrated to
Christ do the work for his glory. And yet 1t is hghly
probable he thinks that If such press were es'aD
lished using all the modern resources for news In
every department of life and sosmakng Itself desirable
TO the whole public it would soon command sale
that would amply remunerate the propreUors' even Ill
a pecunary point of view.
The Rev. W. T. Elsing, city missionary who Is
one OF my neghbOrs Is endeavoring TO establish large
and attractive swmmDg-baths In the densely pOpu-
lated portions of the city. The purpose OF the baths
is to give the people in the tenementhouscs chance
TO keep clean When six eight persons live In two
~ ,b,oo roors hatbing is almost impossible The
baths I'm connection with barbershops too expensive
a luxury for poor people. II is Intended 10 make inc
price of a frstclass bath low that the poorest can
afford IT, Every summer the public baths IN the
rivers are crowded but they close in the fall. MI
Eslng wants make bathing possible all through the
wear The baths have been remarkably successful
I'm London In one of these institutions over 100000
baths were taken in a single year There are twenty
five such baths in London, and they are nearly all
self su pporting. A lot has been secured ana Only
s6 900 moro is needed to complete the building fund
ANY persons who desire to help on the good WORK can
send their contributions to the Rev. DIR. n. f.
schauhier, superintendent Of City Mission, No. %
Bble House. or to Constant a. Andrews, treasurer,
No. 2 Wall-st
The Tuesday afternoon meeting Of the SUNDAY
school superintendent under the leadership OF Ealph
Wells attracts many business men week after week.
who study together the lessons for the coming sun
day. This is the eighth year that the meeting mas
been held and some of those who attend it come from
long distances All teachers are invited. Mr. Wells
Is president Of the sunday School Association, under
whose direction this and several other classes are
held every week.
The West End Presbyterian Church, at Tenrh-ave
and One hundred and -fifth-st, has had most pho
nomenal growth. II has not been either colony or
a mission but organized on a sefsupporting
bass about twenty months ago. It's membership has