The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-22
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES COUNTED
HOUSE 1O-HoUsE vIsIEA TI0Ns Br COM
MT1TEEs OF WOMEN.
Three Wards In Breoklya the Field or the
Beginniug OF tho EHorts 10 lndWee Rest
dents Ia Attend Religious Servsces-'rhe
indicated Succnss Of tho Moxr uent

Three Wards In Brooklya the Field or the
BsYsnniug or the E6orts TO lndvee Rcs,.
dents ia Attend Religious servtces-rhe
Indicated succoss OF the Movement.
Ever since the Christmas holidays tho resi-
dents OF three ofthe big wards OF Brooklyn have
been visited by committees OF women. who
have piled all with questions respecting their
religious beliefs. and have invited non church.
coers to mend their ways. 1t is beloved that
most OF the work was completed on satur-
day, and the reports OF tho visitors
arc to be considered this evening by tho
churches that appointed them. Enough
reports have been recevei to indicate that the
visitors have. to large degree. accomplished
their purpose. The initial stems in the work
we're taken by the Row W. d. Eddy rs tho rep
rssentativc Of the state Sunday School Asso.
citation. which has instituted similar inquiries
in other parts Of the State and hopes to rs
certain pret'.f definitely. not only tho church.
going por,1lation OF the State. but nlso tho
number al adherents OF every sect within the
Protestant Church. Tho State has been d.
vdc.i into eight districts. Of which this city is
oN. Brooklyn is part Of the second district.
Shich comprises tho counties OF Kings.
queens. suffolk. Richmond. Rockland. Orange,
: westchustcr. Putnam, and Duchess. These
nino counties have population of
about 100000. Of which about 25O.OOO
were reported rs being attendants at
Or interested in the Sunday schools during
1891. While Mr.. Eddy is tho actual working
force In the district. 1t Is presumed that his
movements are directed by nm executive COM
,mittee Of six. representing the different coun-
ties Within tho past few months visitations
have been made also in Long Island City and
PARTS OF Queens. Duchess. Orange. Rockland.
and Richmond counties. The reports are OK
pectcd soon. also. but nowhere has the work
been done with such thoroughncss as in the
three wards of Brooklyn.
in the latter part Of November the pastors
and Sunday school supcrlntendents OF the
Twenty-siXth ward OF Brooklyn met in tho
'lesturo room OF the Hendricks Street BAPTIST
Church. where Mr.. Eddy outlined his plan. 1t
met with general approval. and local COM
mtee was appointed. Of which the Rev. X. H.
Baker Of the Hendricks Street Baptist Church
was the permanent Chairman. Tho ward was
divided into twenty-six districts. similar to
the election districts. The fourteen churches
which united In the movement distributed 1876
volunteer visitors through tho districts. On
Dec IA the work was begun. The Protestant
churches OF tho Eighteenth and Twenty NTH
wards theA took up the movement The latter
was divided into thirty-seven districts. and
twen.r-one churches participated in the work.
u
tte ward that did not come in. Three
q these we're ..;,, 50 small that they would be
s ssnS to Psv bs w" for
had their parishes so thoroughly organized
that their pastors thought they, had secured
and the Roman Catholic churches did not i9in
Eddy asked the priests for tLe names Of tho
RI hG waaa Sspfs to
tes IT, Rdd h ss ap
PProt.s,a9t shuTches ought to do; and what the
within their own parishes all along.
All other see a Of tho Protestant Church
united votes Of the twenty one churches. Each
church also APPOINTED one ,superintendent, to
unteers reported to the superintendent. and
each received certain. number of houses to
nen ssqE9h all the to y 99e
some. and to give the viaitors courage. it was
apartmen Or house visited a card was left
containing the names of all the churches Of
Visitors wrote their names on the card under
this notice:
THIS ss,d g,.:sn:sd BY the ohurese. recorded here
member = least rexi.i church
ns 99s Gp Ssep S so Shn2s o
Psalms: >A'
II. ss.: a. Tssp ,sa unto Let
gates. oh. Jerusalem. Wy
On ehe reverse appeared this worse:
I l9vs I thy si IN dS,n. Lord Lord
The church blessed Redeemer saved
With his own precious blood.
Each visitor had also a number OF report
cards, and used one for each house or apart-