New-York tribune., 1891-05-24
INCIDENTS IN HARLEM.
ENTERTAINMENTS IN HURCHES-D1oCUS-
SIONS AMONG CLUE MEN

Sums AMONU OLUD MIN
Anniversary and other celebrations continue In the
churches. on Sunday last. Pilgrim Church Observed
tho twenty anniversary Of the church and sun
day-schoo The chief feature Of the evening service
was one OF the Rev. Dr. Virgins eloquent and pracuca
sermons IL the evening the exercises OF the SUNDAY
school were held They included responsive readings
rectatiOns singing and short addresses. Ihe toilo"-
ing are the officers Of the school: Charles T. Perce
superintendent; James \. Ross and sayres Hadley'
assistant superintendents Arthur s. Lane, secretary
Herbert T. Lindsey, assistant secretary W. W. Fer1er
treasurer John A. Jamson, librarian; George HubbeI
assistant librarian william l. Mason musical director
Miss Nellie Lewis pianist. Mrs. T. F. Lewis, superh
| tendent primary department; Mrs. f. L. solomon
superintendent Chinese department; the Rev j. NJ.
Iouez and Miss C. u. Strong, superntendents OF the
| Spanish department
on Friday evening a still more interesting incident
was the closing exercises Of the industrial school con-
nected with the church. The audience room was
crowded with children and grown people ana the eA
ercises which included singing recitaons reports Oh
officers short addresses and distribution OF prizes, were
watched with close attention. After tie numerous
nrizes had beer distributed reception was held IN
the parors Of the church, where an opportunity was
ven for the inspection OF the work done by the pupils
IN char-seatlng, millinery sewing and COOKING FROM
Tho interesting report OF the superintendent Of the
ohool Mrs NJ p Augur, the following facts and
Aeres are cleaned The fourteenth year OF the schoo
inst closed has been the most successful In us MS
tory There are 6s3 on the rol OF pupils ana
tbe average attendance has been 2@' The greatest
number present on any day was 2s6. An ADVANCE
has been made in the number of articles completed
and in the quality Of the work done. one boy mas
corasoa+ed t,rentysix chairs in the school year.
Tbo millinery department has than paid for ltse
With hats and bonnets sold The local territory co'eieu
reaches from Eighty -seventhst to BedfoFuaVe'' anu
from the East River 20 st. Ncholas-aNe on te west
az the more than forty teachers engaged In the WORK
were former pupils, and some Of them had oeeh sal
o-iod There is still an imperative need for more
teachers Notwithstanding Its growth In NUMBERS ana
expenses subscriptions and other receipts nave hoie
than counerbaanced the outlay, ana the school 10 III
= GOOD financial condition. The enterprise has been
highly successful from the start and IN many iea1ueS
Is in advance of any institution OF the mnd III "'e
citv conducted under purely church ausplces'
u-nitmondav was observed By the children OF the
avschool connected with Holy Trinity Church at
ronovove and Onehundred-and-twenty- -second-st
7ere was procession Of children and brief services
in the church. followed by addresses by the rec'or
the Rev l. Newton stanger. and Others, and aiterwaru
rafreshments were served in the parish rooms Inc
children contributed S124 for the support Of the sum
oer home of the church at Sing Sing the congregation
on the previous day having contributed S2oo ior uo
sar,o object Last year $50 children belonging to the
poorer classes enjoyed an outing at the summer non'
at the expense Of Holy Trinity Church
,rho Elsbop OF Delaware administered the rite Of
confirmation in the Episcopal Church Of ST. Edward
the-Martyr, on Monday evening. There was
rvrad Of lighted candles on the high altar, incense
arose from swinging censcrs, crosses OF brass "elo
raised alon ard carried in procession, acolytes az
+anded clother in rcd and white, and the Bishop was
rosulendent in magnificent vestments, wearing cas-
soc of violet silk an alb OF old lace and clot
ofeold CAPE embroidered In many -colored silks ana
snerlline with Jewels These vestments' belong 70
the church. the cape having been presented Dy III
bridge T. Cierry the senior warden OF II. hdwarus
The Hamilton Republican Club on Monday evening
da;ssad a resolution that such changes In onf liWs
10 made that paupers and all people so alien from us
f., deos and habits OF Thought that they cannot be
accumulated In the body polite te stopped from coming
t. this country Among the speakers were the Rev.
Madison C. Peters Colonel T. G. Campbell joseph
Golfer W z. benjamin. Captain W. c. Reddy and
Willis A. Barnes. subsequent 70 the discussion the
pov Hr poters was elected a member Of the club
The Harlem Democratic Club had been Invited TO
,on with the Hamilton Club in the discussion of the
Immigration question. but the invitation was not
received until Wednesday evening, when the Demo
cratic organization held It's regular meeting accept
apce wns impossible II was not. however unul
.here had been discussion the proprety of join
ing with the Republicans In any matter whatsoever
that the Democratic gentlemen discovered that the
date OF the debate had passed by, and President Mott
ruled the discussion out Of order. The indignant
protest Of one OF the members that he could not set
prsed the remaining business Of the meeting. The
clubs annual election takes place the first Weines-
day Of June. -
The German Republican organization OF the AAIIld
Assembly District met Friday night. Speeches
were made on the tariff question by ex-Alderman
Frederick siCrst President z. Labischiner and others,
twenty new members elected and applications
received for fifteen other memberships The organi-
aailon which has been in existence only little more
than year. Is growing rapidly, and is doing good
work for Republicansm IN a Democratic stronghold.
The Rev. DR.. C. II. Psrhhurst in letter TO
member OF the Howard Crosby Society for the Pre-
vention Of Crime and Suppression Of Vice protests
mildly against the OF Dr. CrOsby's name ia con
nectlon with the society. DT. Parkhur't thinks
inasmuch as Dr. Crosby while he lived was so prom-
nent In the original society for the prevention Of
crime that 10 apply his 70 another organization
existing for precisely the purposes and IN the
same city NIL easily say necessarily produce
. certain amount Of confusion" Tie letter was re-