New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-20
THEY LIQUID DO GOOD TO THE POOR.
MODEST BEGINNING OF AN AMBITIOUS MOVE
MENT


The association which has such fareaching and
ambitions plans for bencating tho poor OF New.fork
CITY that 1t has not yet found name that would not
cramp IT, held its first meeting at the Marble Collegiate
Reformed Church, ut Twenty -nnth-st and F1fthave,
last night The enterprise which has been heralded
with such a flourish OF trumpes In certain quarters
and In connection with which the names Of several
clergymen have been used without due warrant made
what the Rev Dr. David James Burrell called modest
beginning The gathering was hardly Of the size or
character 10 cause the powers OF evil any insomnia
Including salvation Army lassie the assemblage was
hardly larger than those which DR.. Burrel draws on
pleasant Sunday mornings. Half the advertised
speakers ex-Hayor Abram s. Hewitt, the Rev. DR..
Albert Shaw Do witt ]. seliginan and Charles &.
wilson, president Of the Health Board, were absent.
The audience hardly realized at first whether II was
attending church or q meeting. Several men In
the front had the religious aspect OF the gathering
so strongly Impressed them that they closed their
eyes for long periods Of time and gave no indication
OF approaching any Of the good points mnde by the
sbeakers stil there collection and no music,
and woman in the gallery used pair OF opera
glasses so the people present finally felt that they
were at a secular meeting The applause early in the
evening was nfcqnent and hesitatng. but later 1t
gained more confidence. More women than men wer,
present ard IN general appearance the audience
looked exactly like Sunday congregation.
some bright and forcible things He recited the poem
OF "Abou Ben Adhem,' and 1t was respectfully APP
pladed. Walter Is. +. Vrooman the secretary Of the
movement spoke next. lie told Of the boys and
YOU. hs who gathered in the aforementioned districts
to smoke cigarettes, eat ssusages and tell stores'
and spoke OF the need Of concerted action 10 lessen
these evils lie pitched into Tammany Hall vlgor-
ousy for employing high priced lawyers TO arrange
for the acquiring OF new parks, and for allowing these
lawyers 10 do nothing but draw their salaries. The
Park Department so busy with politics, he said
that II couldn't do anything to make park OF the
strip OF land I'm Rutgers Slip which had been acquired
for the purpose lie declared that the churches and
other places Of amusement should Offer advantages
which would enable them rival the barroons In tho
affections Of the poor. lie announced that Oh next
sunday nty-fve pulpts would ring with appeals
for play grounds for the poor children.
DR.. Burrel read letter Of regret from Bishop
Potter and lhcn introduced the next speaker the
Rev. Dr. Josiah strong, general secretary OF the
Evangelical Alliance, who made an able address. Ho
said that whether men voted for Fowler Fassett-
or whether they believed In tho higher criticism
not, made no difference In the present movement.
Rabbi Kaufman Kohler msdo the next speech, IN
earnest and eloquent lie said that the com
mandment Thou shalt not kill." applied 10 men who
allowed pestlences to breed In their yards az we'll as
to those who slew with the knife. Another meeting
will be held nj the Boomingdae Reformed Church. the
Rey Madison g. Peters pastor, on next Thursday