Morning journal and courier., 1891-07-20

ist1c EXPEDITION.
What big congregation was present last |
evening in the Calvary Baptist church to
hear Mr.. Riis of the New York Sun give
an exposition of Chow the Other Half
Lives" The church was filed to over
flowing, people standing in the aisles and
hundreds going away unable to obtain ac-
cess. The evenings exercises were greatly
assisted by the presence of Mr.. E. @. Steb-
bins, the great evangelist singer, who was
here with Pentecost a few years ago at
the great revival, and who with his wife
have been recently in India with that
noted evangelist, carrying on revival work
against the Caste barriers which exist in
that country. Mr.. and Mrs. Stebbins sang
several duets, which were remarkably pref
ty and well executed. Particularly SO was
the song ''Throw Out the Life Line.'
The speaker of the evening, Mr.. Riis,
proved to be one of exceptionable inter-
est. He is connected with the staff of the
New York Sun, and his varied expert
ences of personal nature, arising from
his profession, enable him to depict with
wonderful clearness. The lecture was
given at the request Of the committee of
International Christian Workers. The
speaker was introduced by Attorney Hen
if they knew that there are $4,000 people
in New York city who do not know where
their next meal is coming from, and who
probably did not have supper last night.
Certain tenements, he said in that
city are crowded at the rate of
a third of a million to
the square mile. This is a problem not
easy to solve. Remember that rs per cent,
he said of all the criminals in this country
are born in.the cities. With few words
Introductory all the lights Of the building
were turned out and the rest of the lecture
was given with the aid of the stereopticon.
The views were all vivid, and taken by
Mr.. Riis in the course of his fifteen years.
experience as a police reporter. The first
one was taken down in the Fourth ward,
near the battery, showing one of the mar
row alleys which cut into the blocks.
Here 700 people live, and not one
of them of American parentage. The
next view was scene adjoining called
were won't to live and for years this was
one of the worst holes in the city.
The owner of the property, a man who
lived well up on Murray Hill and who
went to church regularly and who said he
had made 100000 off the property from
these blind people, he would never lay out
cent to make it's condition any the better.
He died blind himself.
A picture was shown giving an idea of
the tenement yards with their countless
numbers of clothes lines. The speaker
said these lines at first made him impa-
tient, because they interfered with his pic
ture taking, but after consideration he
changed his mind. They are, he said, the
Mason and Dixon's line in pauperism, be-
cause they indicate there is at least feeble
effort at cleanliness.
He showed what one portion of Mulberry
street looks like, with its nest of old rock
cries which were ordered to be removed
over seventy five years ago and they still
stay.
Next comes the bandits roost and beneath
the cellar way, where stale beer dive
fourished. In this den, twelve feet square,
where the picture was taken were bundled
forty men and women, and one woman
with child not twenty-four hours old.
Bottle alley, the rag pickers rendezvous,
and an italian fiat formed interesting
views.
Other pictures showed tenement where
a little body had died when the thermom-
eter was $50 degrees close by it's head.
Mr.. Riis spoke in praise of the late Mrs.
Astor's habit of sending every Christmas
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Portable homes in the west
Two pictures were suggestive, one was
of a crowd Of thieves under the jackson
street dock ready for anything at night, not
even short of murder, and passing the day
in that retreat away from police surveil-
lance, drinking beer. The other picture
showed group on top of dock not yet
so low in crime.
He told story of little boy who two
years ago was employed in rushing the
| GROWER" for three gangs. This boy one
Saturday night wandered to little shop,
and sank down in drunken sleep. He
was eaten by the rats before morning and
into an almost unacceptable condition.
| He gave picture of Mrs Stewards
marble palace on Fifth avenue, and as a
contrast right after the squatty residence
of Mrs. Flanagan, on Eleventh avenue.
Pretty nearly the last view shown was
that of black and tan saloon, where col
ored men and white women congregate,
and more awful results would be hard to
| imagine.
| At the conclusion Rev. John Collins
| spoke of the desires the international order
of Christian Workers have for ablishing
a building in this city to carry on mis-
sionary work He showed the plans, which
| call for a three story building and which
will cost about $4,000. A liberal contri-
button was taken up for this purpose.
To BE Buried To-Day.
The funeral of Mrs. Josephine Wallace,
who died at the hospital late Saturday
evening from lockjaw, the effects of in
| juries received at Savin Rock several
| weeks since, will take place to-day.
| The Old Fifth CIV.
Major E. V. Preston, E. E. Marvin and
John B. Lewis of Hartford, committee of
arrangements, have issued the following
concerning The Fifth G. V. reunion:
.'On the evening of Friday, August Z,
such of the comrades as arrive will be,
Phalanx hall at 8 p. NJ, where old &C.
quaintanceship will be renewed in an en-
tirely informal gathering.
''The annual meeting of the Reunion
association will be held at Putnam
Phalanx hall, Saturday, August
| 8, at II o'clock a. NJ, the pres
ident of the association, Color Cor
| poral Charles H. Corey, presiding. The
reunion dinner will be served in the same
hall at o'clock p. m.
! "The committee hope for full attend
ance of the members of the association.
They remind comrades that Hartford is
historic ground to the Fifth; that it was
here, thirty years ago and more, when first
they met and struck hands together; that
it was here they were given public re-
ception when on veteran furlough in 1854;
and that it was here, twenty-six years ago,
that they said farewell to each other as
soldiers in arms"
MIDSUMMER SERVICES.
Notes About Churches and Pastors.
Rev. f. G. Oakley of Oakland, Califor-
mia, who is spending the summer in this
city and vicinity and who supplies the pull
pit at the Humphrey street church preach
ed an interesting sermon yesterday morn
ing from the text, "Launoh out into the
deep"
Rev. Frank R. Luckey, who is preach
ing at Oakland, California, in place of Mr..
Oakley, is improving in health and enjoy
ing his vacation. With the exception of
preaching he has no other pastoral work
At the Edwards street Methodist church
the attendance is very encouraging, espe-
cially for warm weather. The Sunday
school is in fourishing condition and is
increasing in numbers, which is much ap-
preciated by the people of the church.
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