New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-14
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH AND THE POOR.
DISCOVERING THE NEEDS OF THE TENEMENT
HOUSE POPULATION.

DISCOVERING THE NEEDS OF THE TENEMENT
HOUSE POPULATION.
hopeful beginning has been made by the Church
Club IN a comprehensive plan Of work having in view
the advance 10 higher social plane OF great null
titude OF people. Yesterday the president OF that
organization John a. Beal appointed second COM
mittee Of five members 10 carry on course OF In
vesugauon supplementary to that OF a prior COM
m,ttee. which began In November work OF special
inquiry and whose preliminary report has been offered.
The associates in this newly organized committee are
as follows: John :. Smith. John II. Coles, Robert
Graham Henry G. swords and Douglas Merritt Inc
members of the earlier committee were Robert Graham,
secretary Of the Church Temperance society Mt Nor
rison Thomas H. Rochfort, Charles T. Hastings, and
Henry A. sill and Charles J. WIS OF the council OF
the Brotherhood OF It. Andrew.
The conclusion has been reached by this committee
that allowing the supposon that good care is taken
OF Hebrews and Roman Catholics by their coregionists
the provision for the remaining people below iOur-
tcenth-st. IS no more than quarter what 1t should
be- and that for dealing with this need the existing
methods are entirely unsuitable. As means considered
available I'm the work Of improvement the Investigators
dcsl gnate the following special agencies AS important
% The existing parishes; (2 the Church Club with
about 500 members 81 the Brotherhood of St Andrew,
and a. the Arch0eaconry through which the EplscCpa
churches maintaining the city mission WORK are united
growing force among these organlLanons Is the com
paTatively brotherhood OF 81. Anufew VIII It's
thirty paroclial chapters.
In tho plan proposed the laymen as we'll AZ
the clergy viii be mustered into the service
central bureau clearinghouse Is suggested a. the
best means to establish communication ana oo-operh
tion among all the agencies to be adopted one OF
the committee has recommended the preaching by
laymen duly authorized by the bishop, and who I'M
paid should deliver addresses Of their own com
position at mission stations halls, etc, 10 be followed
biz discussion The ma orty decide that general work
Is the greater need The efficiency OF such cHort mas
been tested by n member Of the committee, the lay
preacher Charles James Wills, In the old Epiphany
House Chapter Of the Brotherhood Of ST. Andrew, In
work OF decided As primary instrum' ntaty
he establishes soap and water In familiar relations
with the daily habits Of the people lie has clubs
and schools a gymnasium and baths In the church.
where also he has his home. and the results OF ms
system In that overpopulated section tend strongly
to Justify his ideas
on similar principle the Rev. W. Everett Johnson.
OF 81. Chiy sostoms Chapel recommends for local be-
ginnings a plan like this: Let two men. one Of whom
might best be physician, have their home together
IN tenement house, and the basis of nelghborhood
them ic right ideas OF housekeeping health thrft ana
good habits. In this way, rs h iorcsceH, the us
adv untages OF Institutional work would be avoided ana
the fact l. undiSput"d that Institutions can 20 ~
further than the point reached for tie public ald
A. now considered, the duty rests vita the churches
to ceVai.' public opinion and Ia bring the poor man
and The rich man into relations enabling them 10
understand each other. In the Church plan many
LAY men viii be- expected to hold up such candles a.
they bring to iuadiate the situation The new
committee Will first hold counsel with the clergy III the
section below FOurrcntli-.t. The organization 0i a
general bureau sociological centre /, an apparent
certainty. with worn ciFhished III energetic courses