New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-24
Why CHURCHES GO CPTOWN.
CowARD1cE AT THE BOTTOM OF IT. DR. PARK
HURT SAYS

HURT SAYS.
Tho tendency OF New-York cry churches TO allow
themselves 10 be swept uptown 10y the tide OF pouia
ton was denounced yesterday morning by the Kew
DR.. Charles H. PaTkhuTSt, Of the Madison Squar'
,Prcsbvtcran Church. The congregation h!ed we
building and expectation Of something u "'o.e
rbor usngl interes. was caused by d.. Parkhurs'
rf,ronc. In his prayer to this dear but unfortunate
ciiy.o The sermon. however. as II proved WAS
aimed at the churches Themselves
Dr. Psrhhurst sad Now know that we mere III our
NoyrYork CITY churches-to 60 no frthcf-l Rho"
that we poor in Holy spirit, for Know 'N"' We
lack the evanpc ical courage which ulc HoiS 'i"'
gave to the Apostles. and wli IS bound 10 re CIV"
10 all them who are in the possession o. spirit
boptism one of the first features OF chucA Ne
TINT would impress the mind Of such an aF'Sue -
Peter or Paul. II they could ipear among u.s. "'ii
be the dasardly cOwardce OF or church 'pi't' ana
method. | am thinking now OF ttat c'Narie d.
IL Is cvinced in the grand uptown Or /, OF evan '"l
churches of course the retort Is an easy one ~-it
If this church chooses to remain where IL Is II van
remain here bit that If Other churches choose 10
n,,grn,o If +, their business moi Ours | dare to say
that II is their business whether We remain ana tial
It. is our business whether they 60. If You are III
fighting regiment. and part OF me rsiheh' q'"i'
under fire and run, II IS your bus moss "h'uer tiey
run or not for their cDWarIice not ohN Ha"eS 'ieh
foolish but imperils the cause that You ar m7ardn-
that picks itself up bodily and runs away from n.
vast populations that swarm in the l)wer parts oil
the town, makes Christianity smaller ana cHea.er
thing in the estimation Of the general community
and in that way subtracts from the efficiency OF The
churches that do not move uptown 1t Is Our OuSl''S'
aud deal with it ms SUCH
1t IS an easier matter - move up than remain
down il costs less fibre. less conSecraliOn and less
Holy Ghost. II is easier to keep tAe Christians you
have than 1t is 10 start with material and work
deal Of this movement. one of the objects 20 which
We annually contribute is church extension. No"
large part Of that money is applied TO the building
Of uptown churches. But as another has happily re-
marked that is not church extension at all that Is
church transportation. II in providing new sane
tuary for Old Presbyterans. 1t is putting new
fence around old flock and is no addition to the
sheep. II is said also That there not Protestants
enough below FourteenthSt. TO warrant the contlhu-
ance there Of all the existing churches Investigation
and experience both 60 show that there Protest
ants enough down there 10 work upon If only they
are approached with conse,ated flesh and blood. and
under the auspices Of the same divine spirit as
achieved the first results Of the Ap stole Church
TO hit the nail fairly on the hedd ii Is not detrln
OF PrOtestantS il Is dearth Of Holy Ghost that Is
the matter. Not long ago there was Careful canvass
made of four blocks situated below Fourteenth 81
and east of FirStavc. The req N Is OrtnlcllVeN
situated in the heart of OF the blocks IN quest
The canvass revealed the fact that in those four blocks
there were 1896 who desired TO be recorded a. Prot
,eStantS. very nearly quarter OF whom. SOB appear
existing chur h.. There Protestsnts enough. If
there were a. many gold eagle, lying around loose
south OF Four eenths ST. as thee arr unattached Prot
estans you would find the tide setting toward the
.Eattery dreadful Qufck.o