New-York tribune., 1890-06-13
TO COOPERATE IN CHARITABLE no RKS
PROPOSITION oF A COMMITTEE OF THE PROT.
ESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH.


At a recent meeting of the Archdeaconry of New
York, committee the extra parochia charities OF
the Protestant Episcopal Church appointed to con-
slider the whole scope of charitable work done by the
general institution of the Church, and TO devise and
suggest method by which these charities might.
through cooperation, become more efficient for the
general good. This committee consists of the Rev. DR..
Thomas NJ. Peters, the Rev. George 5. Baker and
IL. J. Cammann J. p. Faure, and John A. Beall.
After several meetings of this committee, the follc
ing points were unanimously agreed upon as destr.
able to be obtained
The establishment of Central Board OF United Church
Charities supplement the work Of existing church nst
tutions The ntercommuncation of existing church hos
pitals, with view to recognizing the special work at
tempted by each institution, and to complete
and efficient hospital service. consolidation Of kindred
charities The prevention far possible in the estab
institutions, duplication the needless
multiplication of charitable institutions proposing to do the
kind OF work. In the establishment OF church
charities that they shall under the scrutiny
proper church officials their character and proposed
before they receive the Official Endorsement 0
the Archdeaconry
The securing OF official reports from each Of the extra
parocha charitable institutions Of the church to this
mittee and the publication annually by a committee Of
recognized and approved church Institutions.
To appointment OF certain Sundays In the church
year which church charities shall make united appeal for
charitable offerings. The information OF church people
preparing make endowments bequess that they have
opportunity to consult this committee.
Before making report 10 the Arcdeaconry, however,
conference Of representatives of the various Church
institutions of the City of NewYork seventeen in num-
ber was called which held at ST. Lukes Hospital
Tuesday evening last, TO discuss the foregoing
propositions and aid the committee, by their sug
gestions in preparing their report There were pres
ent beside the committee George Macculloch Miller,
Of ST Luke's Hospital; Dr. Stuyvesalt F. Norris Of
St. Andrews Convaescent Home the Rev Andrew II.
Krans of the Church Mission to Deaf Mutes Herman
Won Post of the Shelterng Arms; Hoffman Miller, Of
the Shelter for Respectable Girls James McCarter, Of
the Home for Relief Of Destitute Blind and the Rev.
Dr. Peters representing the Chdrens Fold, the Shep-
herds Fold and the House Of Rest for Consumptves.
The propositions Of the committee discussed q
length and enthusiastically approved by the
ference letter read from Bishop Potter, cor
daily commencing the suggestions Of the committee
as a movement " in the right line.' The following
resolution adopted:
Resolved That this conference suggest 10 the COMMITTEES
Of Archdeaeonry the expediency Of formulating In
writing p OF organization, and Of sending such stsoe-
the institutions represented here this even.
Ing and absent representatives who were requested 70
and such other extra paochial charities OF ns
Episcopal Church may not have received notice OF s
conference.
The conference then adjourned to meet again at the
call OF the Committee Of the Archdeaconry.