New-York tribune., 1892-01-02
WHATAPASTORS SEES AND HEAR
ITEMS OF PERSONAL INTEREST TO REL1-
GIOUS PEOPLE.


GIOUS PEOPLE.
Among the many charities in the city which merit
and receive substantial support Is the Stanton street
Helping Hand Association, which has been twelve
years before the public. 1t holds its meetings in ST.
Georges Stanton street Chapel on each Tuesday al
| ternoon when more than 200 needy deserving women
for hour and spend another hour In Bible read
Ing and singing, both in German ana English ana listen
Ing to interesting addresses from occasional visos'
Last week each received ham, vegetables ana
fruit to carry home for the family Christmas dinner,
| with candy, nuts and oranges for their cmloreh'
Many OF the els women thus helped are widows who
could mot afford the luXuries named. Special pro
vision was made for the sick and to their bag was
added rice, cornstarch, cocoa, tea and milk IL was
all interesting sight to watch these benelciares carry
| ing away their large bundles. The Helping liahd
teachers provided the money for the meat and vegeta
ble while Mrs. Frederick W. Vanderbilt. the first d-
rectress OF the association, furnished the decaces
tree would have furnished for the children had
the time for preparation not been so short several
sick children were remembered with handsome dolls
and clothing by Mrs. Louis j. Beon the third direct
ress. The fruit and candy left over were sent 10
poor blind girl to distribute among the little chlidrch
who meet in her room on Sunday afternoon Tor Bipe
study many OF these children unable to attend the
regular Sunday schools, either from lack OF clothing OF
because OF the prejudice Of their parents MIS- WInsh
= Lee is the second dirctess Of the association Mrs
Kltching the treasurer and Mrs. " F.. WetmoH sece-
tary while the advisory committee Is headed by inc
Rev. Arthur Brooks. Miss Matilda c. Fauhaber is the
efficient visitor OF the association Her name Is a
household word in hundreds Of families on the East
| Side where she goes about doing good
The Rev Dr. James NJ. King. general secretary Of the
National League for the Protection Of American lnst-
tutlons will discuss The Relation OF Christian Prn-
clples TO Civil Government at the meeting OF ue
American Institute of Christian Philosophy at Hamilton
| Hall, Columbia College, next Tuesday evening
The discussion regarding the next meeting OF the
General Assembly brought up by an editorial IN Inc
Evangelist has been arrested, DR.. Field having with
drawn his statement that it would be better to meet
this year at Kansas City. This decision was Ieache'
on the receipt letter from the pastor Of the PoIt
land Church. the Rev Arthur J. Brown, showing what
| IS being done in preparation for the AS
| scmbly The following letter has also been pubhshe
| nv the Rev. George p. Hays, pastor OF the Kansas
| City church:
| pleas, say that we in Kansas City do not under
stand that there is any option left with the committee
as 10 the place Of the next meeting Of the Ass DS
unless there should be trouble about railroad rates
| We are making preparations to entertain the Ns
| scmby, and Will max none I'LL Portland MS oco''
| blocked by the railroad rates am how' anu was
at Detroit in favor Of the Assembly going to Port
|
| ~ our Home Mission work We do not want the
next Assembly here. other meeting we VIII DC
clad to welcome. but this is the year of the racine
coast northwarr
The Rev w. H. p. Faunce. OF the Fifth Avenue
| Bapti,t Church. will begin series OF SUNDAY eve.
| ming sermons tomorrow under the general u'H VI
Friends or Foes The pee al subjects are organ zeu
| Charity - "The Puritan and the Modern eabpath'
| =. Nodern Methods OF Bible study 1.-The Higher Crit
| icf.m Relief In the Pre- Millennlal Advent "i
| christ The Movem mt Toward Church unloh' anu
| .Th, Roman Catholic Church Dr. France le1eveuu
"A beautiful plano rs "a Chris'hi@' s'l' iio"' ' ~
| and congregations
Following the example set By Dr. J: H. Mcll%valne %
NJ the Church Of the Covenant pr fhWln ~, ha,
another director of tn. Union Theologlcal seminar M M
,.nar.n a scrie, of sunday evening lectures on ue
| iuld. i'm which Professor {. y. Brl-gs ,u anu t
| NJ r. Vincent OF the seminary Dr. Nihau h'lc'
Ward. OF The ndepcndeLt ana oieTI WI" lrfr. rf "a hy
iro,os.n, Hrces on The Bible aud the ChtIch las,
| ,,onE me discussed The Bible and the Reason anu n
to morrow evening The Bible ana li'crInS iya-v 10
| rhn RibI, and Nsern ENpl' mtlois. Dr "aiu
fonnnry H. The Translaons of the Blble ana ue.r @
Influence Cvilization. Or. >: VI. Tr,icism" DR.
Vincent january 81, The Bible ana the fsopT;, ~ III
! cinrk: February :, Pcrmanence Of the "ou ,,D Dr
George Alexander February H. Inc blpie anu Ell ~
| T'p literature Dr.. Edward u. Ce February IL
The n1i nihie nnd Human Progress DR.. Mcllvaine.
The Roy. Arson p Attcrbnry, OF the Park @ Pesov
,,m Cbu -ch has charge Of the special SUBSCRIPTION
h,oned in this city by his brother pr b - hina noa
| bury for the An Tung llosPlal at , I'M, ,,.,ans
vtI thc opproval OF the Board Of Foreign MISSIONS ions
MmIt" torhpry and hi, associate Dr. Taylor nave
innoht to support the hospital as largely as posSoie
| hy the special subscriptions thus obtained