The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-17
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them.
During the voluntary that accom-
panied the collection the strains OF an
excursion band mingled with the or
gan 4 tones and the notes OF ANNE
Rooney contrasted strangely with the
rich Bach fugue that filled the little
church. The waves caused by the
moving barges set the chapel in motion,
rocking up and down like ship at sea,
40 that the seamen in the congregation
rose as the plates were being received
at the altar, hitched their trousers and
stood i'm quarter. deck fashion.
The ungodly strains OF a dance play
ed on the deck of Sound excursion
steamer startled the preacher once In
the midst of one of his most impasslon-
cd Messages. but only for moment.
I for he was accustomed to seamen
cbapels and their surroundings. By
the regular worshippers these dis
turbances were not noticed.
THE MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
or all the churches in this big city
of churches there is none that has 80
| wandering "A congregation Is the three
stations of the missionary society. Du-
ring the past year the services we're at
tended by over 70 600 persons, OF whom
$500 were seamen, and at the Floating
| Chanel there are now 3S7 seamen on
the church rolls as COMMITMENTS.
"many of whom, as the register says.
Twill never again visit this port.
The Missionary Society was founded
in 1874, and among its present lay
managers are j. Pierpont Morgan, Cor
nelius Vanderbilt. j. Hooker Ham
mersley. Charles 7. De Forest. Lispen-
ard Stewart, Benoni Lockwood. Chas.
+. Tracy. j. j. Astor, Jr., y. j. Pea
BODY, James X. Oracle, Oscar +. Nor
ton and A. Howard Hopping.
The officers are as follows:
President-Right Rev. Henry Z. Pot-
ter. Clerical Vice-Presidents-Rey.
Morgan Dix, ID. D.; Rev. Charles +.
Hoffman. ID. D.; Rev. Arthur Brooks,
Rev. f. w. Donald ID. D.; Rev. III. Mot
tet. Rev. w. r. Huntington, ID. d., Rev.
ID. IL. Greer, ID. D.; Rev. ID. Parker
Morgan. ID. D.: Rev. John w. Brown
d. D.. Rev. Henry Lubec.
Lay Vice-Pfesidents-John Ddven'
port, Thomas T. Cummings, George
| Briggs. T.. VI. Duncan. r. S. Holt.
Corresponding Secretary Henry Rog'
ers. Recording Secretary. J. II. Morrl-
son, Jr. Treasurer, j. j. Smith.
| THE FLOATING CHAPEL.
The oldest of the stations IS the fioat-
idg chapel, which bears the name OF
the Floating Church of Our Saviour
The original church was built in 1874
and the present one was erected Ill 1861
a. a cost of S26,0JO. The first rector
was the Rev. b. c. G. Parker, and the
late William IL. Vanderbilt was one oil
his communicates in the early days OF
his career, when he was railroad
clerk.
There are two other stations-thC
| Church of the Holy Comforter for Sail
ors, at Houston and West streets.
which was built by Mr.. Vanderbilt. anc
the Coenties-slip station. where services
are held on the end of the pier under
a tent during the summer months.
The floating chapel, besides being the
oldest station, is the best attended, anc
does the largest missionary work among
the class it was formed to serve.
Most of this work has been done Of
late years by ColporteUr Montgomery
who sailed on the sea when he was
boy and followed it until he gave VI
that work to JOIN the society.
This is a bad time Of the year to finC
our members in port, said Dir. Mont
gomery. Those sailors who do not e
out regularly on sea-going vessels arr
employed on yachts, and to-day, as yoI
have seen, we have only nineteen sailor
in our cOngreg CATION.