New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-13

Halbach Bohlcn OF Carsruhe, and Count Ernst
EUR Lippe- Chesterfield, OF DetmoId, Germany.
GENERAL HOWARDS MISSION PASIOh
THE REV Mr. FLYFIELD TO BEGIN HIS LABORs
IN FORsYTII-sT. TO-DAY-THE HISTORY
THE ENTERPRISE

OF THE ENTERPRISE.
Inc Rev Mr. Flyfcid, the English missionary who
has accc,tcd a call TO The lrstorte OF the camp
Memorial Congregational Mission in ForSyth-St, VIII
hecin his labors there to-day Mr.. Flyfcld first
came 10 this country from Liverpool whore he was
engaged in missionary work. about a year ago lie
has worked under the direction Of the American now
the Conrcgatlonal Home Missionary Society, IN New
Jersey for nearly year. 4 month ago he went
back 10 his homo IN England, and has Just returned
with his two mothcrless boys The missionary Is "A
bog broad -4houldcred man. with frank, open
countenancc and genial manner.
Mr. Hyfed IS the first regular pastor the little
church has ever had, and his accession 10 the
pulpit Is big step forward in the career OF the
ens,ion. Surrounded ga lofty tencmerA houses
standing midway between Broomc and Defsnc"y
SIS in Forsyth-s the modest house OF worship
looks strangely out Of place in that dcnscly populated
ncighborhood. where liquor shops and low resorts
predominant. The church itself Is a plain brick
structure With peaked roof and arched front en-
trance. As they stand to-day, the little church ana
the house beyond monument TO the efforts OF
General O. o. Howard. commander OF the Department
OF the East OF the United States Army. He may
he found there every Sunday afternoon teacning a
Bible class.
Twenty years ago the mission was founded ny
the Rev Mr. Camp an Independent preacher. ana
il has been named the Camp Memorial In honor OF
the man who struggled for generation 10 reclaim
the fallen from the slums OF New-York lie died
dpcadc since but the mission established ny MN WIS
continued and meetings held until four years
ago in "A dngy room over blacksmith SHOP IN Eil%-
hcth-st There its handful OF worshppers, part and
MARCEL Of the community in which they lived were
wont 10 come Sunday after sunday and there General
Howard and MS Harry found the little congregation
OF the faithful one Sunday afternoon. while passing
throurb tho East Side on an crrand OF charity. The
hattIescarrcd soldier speaking OF the mission yes
terday, said
"Our discovery OF this mission was purely acc-
dental Harry and ] wanted to find place where
we could spend our sunday afternoons doing some
good and ii was during a walk one summer sunday
after lea Wing the Broadway Tabernacle. which my
family attends that across this niue Wi'Nio"
started by Mr.. Camp in Eizabeth-st The meeting
room was low.ceed and unhealthiul. but we were
told that the means Of the congregation would permit
them 10 afford no better Well, looked around ana
finally discovered an old deserted Welsh cHurch IN
Forsyth.st We purchased the property Tor Sl7,ooo
and then spent enough in repairs to BRING the 'o'
up IN $4,000
allow did YOU raise the money y was ASKED
Upv general contribution" was III" reply. we
went all New-iork city ana ha Wy o any Mr.
William + Dodge Mrs. William T. Dodge, sr;, John
u Rockefcller Robert J.. Cutting, Hthcial rahm ',
fnonas samuel Colcord and "A score ni oliers Plpni
nam, In In mess and social life In THIS c,y .'P1
in The good work Tile result j. that ne ChuiCh 1in
The building back Of wer" paid Tor ana 'he 'S'o"
"auT Tra second door OF hi, building IS used for
,onderrartcn for some twenty-hv htlc ones Mo wno
are taught thef five day. IN ,n @ and piicncc
a., taarh,nc these little children Of the poor on
~. third floor OF the building the young p'oPr h",u
their sewing society meetings and ~" o,nr e.
, ~ the Several organizations In which me NomnE
members Of the mission SUNDAY -sonoo' "''
Interest,"