The evening world., 1893-09-18
THEIR CHURCH IN TRADE
Bloomingdale Reformed Church
Selling Coal and Wood.
Rev. Madisoa G. Pstsrs's Plaas for
Helping tho Poor.

The Bloomingdale Reformed Church
mas gone into business as the silent
partner of the Miller Wood and Coal
Company.
The Rev. Madison c. Peters, who rep
resents the church, opened shop this
morning at the corner OF Riverside Drive
and Seventy-ninth street, and hired
eight men to saw wood.
".es." SAID Mr. Peters. this is novel
enterprise for congregation. l have
seen some appalling distress. and have
hit upon this plan to help my people to
do their share Of relief work.
Things are not In shape yet This lit
tie Office will be finished in day or two,
but We have a stock OF wood in the
"ard, and ] have Just hired six men to
saw and split 1t. We pay them 81 n
cord. That isn't much. but 1t IL living
wages and a great deal more than the
work could be done for by machines.
Two other men have been put to work
In other directions at 3.75 a day. The
Miller Company will look after the trade
management.
II propose to get my congregation to
buy their fuel here, and SO enable me to
hire men who hay" families to support.
nd who are willing to work. ! had II
lot OF tickets circulated in the mission
given to the children OF the poor. to be
given to .heir parents or ncishbors
known to be out OF employment, Th"
the holder all the consideration we can
possibly render
There were eight applicants for work
bright and early this morning. and l
then.
AT home my doorbell is never quiet
ten minutes, at stretch. All the IN
my share of theic visits and troubles.
It's because l am accessible. That's
where differ from the Fifth avenue
and other swell-head ministers of fash.
an audience with the Mayor Of New
York or the President Of the United
States than IT Is to see these exclusive
preachers. priests, reCtOrs and bishops.
Il don know Just how many meE we
can employ. 1t Will depend entirely upon
the trade. :,
poor man In the Sixtieth s,reris ives. OF
the Riverside Drive.
'One thing We have done makes this
coal and wood yard scheme OF relief
better than such institutions are usual
~. The grocers, butchers and provision
dealers about here cater to a fine class
OF trade. Their supplies are OF superior
gone thsre remain others that cannot
be disposed OF at regular rates. Now. l
have succeeded In making terms with
a number OF merchants abou; here who.
sell supplies at or below cost. In other
words dollar viii have the buying
ptoRssr r ,,y Of nsso ., ,n,s r,orssr,sr.
Is. that the groceries, meats ana dairy
products Will be much better than they
could possibly get in :h- corner shops
";TLink OF it, 56,ooo people, too poor
To pay tEe!r rent. put INTO the streets
Of city absolutely honeycombed with
churches. church societies and charity
organizations
"'rhe Charity Organization il spending
$4,000 year investigating cases and
S1Iasklis'ins imEo Ss,",; That al i.
dous mis- stake. 1t /. wrongly named. IL
"uslt 10 b" call-t ''rn- urKa niz.tion for
the Prevention OF Charity
II have nothing Tut admiration for
the efforts The World' makes ard ~
maklns how to hell the poor. The SirA
Free hr1aH Fund raiis ,rl- shcrt II" "r
tree Lrrad Would s-ii i, II / We're
in ,o oo%PmTnd ! w%ulh char penny
pauperiZns clause that critics Ike 10
harp upop, AMI with some reason. II
me ayeras" distributions continued 10
Income Of so day. with which 'rh-
World could save seventy families ii
week from -viction-fr from being scat
Tered and driven TO despair or destruc-
ton"
III times don't get better mean 10
get horse and wagon inyaelf and go
from house to house every day For pro-
visions. Twelve families IN iny consre-
CATION waste enough good, wholesome
and really tempting food to feed
tTienty, nv, families. This food ] shall
ready have a clothing bureau. CASTOR
garments. shoes. hats, bedding. SC,
that formerly went TO the second hand |
dealers ! sell to people who fancy them
for one cent to 1--WE cents an article"