Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-08
THE CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE.
New Industrial Organization to Save New
York's Unfortunates.

fork's Unfortunates.
The Industrial Christian Alliance, society
which proposes to do much good for the un-
fortunate population Of New York's darkest
districts and much toward the solution of the
great social problem, was Incorporated re-
Gently. The alliance proposes to do for New
York what the Salvation Army expects to do
for London with Gen. Booths scheme.
The alliance is well backed both morally and
financially. Its officers are: President. George
ID. Mackay, member of the banking firm of
Vermilye 4 Co.; vice president James G.
Beemer, president of Lloyds' Plate Glass Insur-
ance Company; treasurer, William Howard
Hoople, q prominent leather merchant. and
secretary. Arthur W. Mibury who has had a
great deal of experience among the class of
people the alliance seeks to benefit. The in
corporatOrs of the society are:
George ID. Mackay. William L. Strong. presi-
dent Central National Bank; William G..
Hoople Rev. r. s. Macarthur, ID. D.; Daniel
W. McWllliams. ex-president Brooklyn Y. NJ.
C. A. and treasurer Manhattan IL railroads;
James G. Beemer. Rev. William NJ. Taylor,
d. d.: Fl. T. Van Liew. Henry J. Davidson jr.,
Rev. John r. Paxton. d. d.: A. ". bennett.
William Howard Hoople, Thomas Nugent, Rev.
Charles L.. jackson, Edwin Packard, president
Franklin Trust Company; Bowles Colgate of
Colgate Co; Rev. James NJ. King. D. D.;
Elisha G.. Seichow. Francis G. Harder. Charles
J. Townsend John S. Huyler. Edwin P Ide
Equitable Life Assurance Society; Rev. A. H.
Lewis. William A. Cauldwell. f. b. Harper
president Mutual Reserve Fund Life Asssoca-
ton; Rev. George T.. Strobridge. Frederick W.
Rockfellow. Rev. David James Burren, d. D.;
). NJ. Bixby. Rev. Walter NJ. Walker. Rev. Il.
Il. Meredith, ID. D.; Rev. Charles Cuthbert
Hall, ID. D.; Lewis Klopsch editor Christian
Herald, and Arthur B. Claflin.
The work which the alliance is going to
undertake is to make self-respectng men and
women good and useful members of society of
the moral wrecks that are to be found in the
dark districts of New York CITY, and to help
those other thousands who are down in dire
poverty. and who, under their present condi-
tons. are without hope. though not without de-
sire to do better in the world
INDUSTRIAL HOMES AND MISSIONS.
The alliance will establish industrial homes
in different parts of the city. 1t will also es-
tablish missions. 1t will receive from any mis-
sion any persons up to its capacity who show a
desire to start life afresh. 1t will wash them,
feed them. ciothe them. give them work and
put them IN way of earning a livelihood and
becoming good citizens. twill do a work that
the Charity Organization Society does not, but
VIII worn with that society. While the Charity
Organization Society helps the deserving poor
the alliance will assist what might be called the
undeserving poor. The one helps those who
ask for help, the other will try and help those
who While needing 1t more, will not seek it.
The alliance expects to have its first home in
full operation by September l. 1t will be
located somewhere near Chatham square. 1t
will embrace in its work department a wood
yard. brush and basket mandatory, cloth
ing and boot repair shop and various of the
simpler occupations. After while different
trades VIII be introduced the scheme pros
pers. When the home for men is established a
home will ha
Draper, who Is to be superintendent of the
homes. has had much experience i'll this kind
OF work and is making Investigations in other
cities TO help him in ms work Of organization
here.
The homes will be largely seif-supporting.
although necessarily not entirely so. n time
limit OF sixty days for inmates will be fixed.
The idea Is to filter the people through the
homes rs quickly as possible and get them out
helping themselves. When man is received
at the home he will be expected to do suftcien
work to pay for his bath. supper. bed and
breakfast. There will be no pauperizing nor
encouragement of laZinesS. When the inmates
of the homes have been built up physically
and morally they will be put in the way of
starting life anew under hopeful conditions
hinderSartens and day nurseries are "a part of
the scheme. and also an industrial farm.
The alliance estimates that $4,000 will start
Its hrst home. and the money is already secured
Ample funds have been promised to give the
plan thorough tria..
1--WE DO not expect to go about this work in
any dilettante fashion. but to throw our whole
energy into it. to be with the people and of the
people. said Mr.. Milbury. the secretary. The
way our plan has been received BY every one
before whom we have laid it is most remarkable.
Every one mas been taken with its thoroughly
practical nature. and We are assured of ample
funds TO carry on the work. We did not ask Tor
money. but ii was offered to us freely. We
know what We undertake and. knowing well,
have great hopes of wonderful success"