New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-23

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THE REV. DR. JOHN L. sCUDDER.
people and improve both their manners and morals.
In lower Jersey City, where the %tencmenthouse are
multiply ing so rapidly, such an institution seems to be
needed.
Lots have been purchased next 70 the Jersey City
Tabernacle, at York and Henderson sts., and a con-
siderable part OF the $1,000 o called for has been Sc
cured. There Is now in operation a free public library
and reading room. a gymnasium superintendent by an
able physical instructor, and an amusement hall where
tenplns and billiards arc offered at 0ne-half the price
charged in the saloons. Capacious outside grounds,
within ten minutes walk, have been provided, where
baseball. football. tennis and other games can be
played eight months in the year. and which are a great
boon to those who are compelled to stay in the city
during the summer months. a strong athletic asso-
citation for young men, and n juvenile athletic as,o-
citation for boys, find in these grounds a perpetual
pleasure resort and incentive to physical culture. To
Interest and instruct the boys. to keep them of the
streets and out OF mischief, they have been provided
with wholesome and entertaining literature and all
manner OF youthful games. a sewing school, singing
school and kitchen garden have been organized for
girls also an orchestra and oratorio society for youns
men and women. Cheap but elevatlng entertainments
are given to the masses from time TO time. which are
highly appreciated and largely attended.
Mr.. scUDDER TALKS ABOUT HIS PLANS
with al this useful work. says the Rev. John
L. Scuddcr, the pastor Of the Tabernacle, wo feel
that thus far We have only made a beginning. Through
the generosity OF our patrons and friends We hope
in the near .uture to supply hot-water baths for
two or three cents and build a swimming tank for
the young. to establish a dispenSary for the needy
sick. a day nursery for working mothers. a kinder
garten ir neglected children, a clothing depart
ment. where contributions of slightly worn apparel
can I've sorted and kept in readiness for the worthy
poor. q coffee. house and wood yard attachment. a
pcnnybank. a n%ewsbOys' home, n boarding mouse for
working girls, "A manual training school supplying
instruction in various branches, enabling the rising
generation to become intelligent workers and obtain
an honest livelihood, fresh air excursions, and a
summer home by Inc sea for weak and sickly children.
Other helpful departments will 10 added as our funds
increase and the occasion demands.
Much will be gained by bringing such a multi
farlous work under one roof and management. Great
enterprises, IL Wsely conducted. can be more eco
nomically operated than a variety Of small ones. Our
building fund IS slowly but steadily Increasing. As
the institution Is run upon strictly business princi-
ple,, and the trustees have resolved never to run
in debt. we can proceed no faster than the funds
arc forthcoming. In view Of the opportunity and
need in lower jersey CITY, We appeal for aid To al
who love their fellow men and believe in "a style
Of philanthropy which helps men to help themselves.
which treats the poorer classes like men. rather
than as paupcrs. aud enables them to do on a large
scale what they are individually powerlcsS to ac-
compii,h. In this day. when socialism IS rampant,
when Drunkenness, vice and crime are 20 fearitlly
prevalent ard tho rabblc rule, the city. there Is
no cause that appeal, . loudly for prompt and gen
erous ,nppOrt a, tits practical method Of uplifting
and cvancelizing the masses. 1t appeals to people
Of all denominations and no denomination; TO the
good citizen as well a. the disciple of Christ.
THE time Ia, come for the wealthy classes 10 show
that capital is not mcrcilcsS and unsympathetlc. by
establishing and p~lentifully cndowine such institutions
as are herein described. II has been the fashion for
rich men TO lavish money for colleges which minister
TO the few; let it be fashionable hereafter 10 endow
institutions that minister 10 thu masses. 1t Is well
70 mt $50. 600 into A memorial window in the House
of God. bur is IL not far better TO apply this sum to a
more practical use in elevating our fellow-mcnl y
handsome building dedicated TO humanity in the name
Of Christ Is a finer monument 10 leave behind us than a
granite shaft or marble vault In Greenwood Cemetery.
II is well to give 10 foreign missions, but can we ahorh
to neglect the heather at home and allow broad acres
Of humanity 10 lapse into barbari,m and anarchy
The march Of current events forces rs To think upon
these things Eiost seriously. As the weather. classes
have been con, family emIGrating from lower Jersey
City to New York, Brooklyn and to the Oranges, We
invoke aid from all these quarters. William H. turner
Of No. 20 Montgomery St, Jersey, CITY, Is the authorlzeh
treasurer Of the Peoples Palace Work and Will promptly
acknowledge all contributions
a SKETCH OF THE PASTOR
Mr.. scudder. the pastor Of the Tabernacle ana pro
jector Of the Peoples Palace Work, was born III Ihdis
and comes from good missionary stock his stann'
father was tho Rev. DR.. John Scndder. one oil inc
earliest missionaries to India. and his father was inc
celebrated DR.. Henry Martyr scud1sS, who' after
twcnty-two years Of service in India. was settleh IN
Brooklyn over the Central Congregational Church ana
subsequently over Plymouth Church, Chlcaso' DIN
unclcs. two brothers and one sister have also served
in foreign missionary fields. II Is not a wohoer u'ao
he enjoys wording among the masses III io"cr 'erseS
CITY. and takes it kindly when people facetioh'iy re-
mark that. like his ancestors, he Is engaged III iorclrh
mission work. MIR. Scuddcr was born III l7'1' Gun
Gated I'm p,ookIyn and fitted for Yale College, from
which he was graduated in 1874. lie was an apt
scholar. stood high in his class ana also look great III
t,rest in all manner Of athletic sports, tor which lie en-
tcrioins an undimnishcd affection to-day lie was
nr,t.ba,eman on the university nine FOR two years ana
accounted one OF the best football players IN col
Iecc. From Yale he passed to the mon lheoiosIoai
seminary. and after graduation ana european travel
ic nrcocl,od in Massachusetts for several years ana Ill
1..a he assumed the pastOratc OF the FIRST 'ohsresa
tional Church in Minneapolis. THIS chureh Is near 'o
Minnesota, state University and i largely attehdeu ny
the professors and students. President cyrus Nor'"rop
being one Of the Pensioners MI So"uuVr 'ae'' "
,ho wes, was remarkably successful. His church be-
- ono of tho leading institutions in the state and
eos esneciaIly popular with the young people Of the
c,v. In 1ss6. owing to the illhcaltl OF his wile, lie
wns Obliged 10 come East. and accepted a call 10 the
Jersey CITY Tabernacle, which was LOOKING Tor a wlde-
awake western man. Under his vigorous leadership
:, has become the largest church In the Congregational
order in New, Jersey, excepting perhaps the Church oil
NoptcIalr. From a membership OF 35 it has run UP
10 between 600 and 200.
Tho Tabernacle is a typical downtown church. being
only six blocks from the Cortlandt street Ferry ana
vet. while other religious organizations were dying OUT
il has steadily forged ahead. Mr.. scudder attributes
this to the manner in. which his church has adapted
ItseIf IN its surroundings. The preaching is crisp and
clear, and seldom exceeds thirty minutes. The music