New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-22
WHAT A CITY PASTOR SEES.
ITEMS OF PERSONAL INTEREST 10
CHURCH PEOPLE

ITEMS OF PERSONAL INTEREST TO
CHURCH PEOPLE.
The Conference OF Charities OF the city OF New
York a voluntary body composed OF representa-
ves ~ the leading charitable societies OF tho city
has adopted plan OF dealing with hoineess
,oon,a- which Is seemingly near perfect as IL
IS possible to make one to-day. 1t has made an ar
rangcment with Superintendent blake OF ,he '''
nartment OF Public Charities ana 'orrec"o'' ~
which homeless men and women bearing tickets
nrenared by the Conference can receive proper
ooro hv annlvinr at the Office of the department..
Third-ave and Eleventh-st. from a. m 10 d
D. M and after p. m. at Bellevue tosP,''''
nty-sixth-st. and the East River home'SS
pcoplc wishing be cared for in the ways opened
TO them have no longer an excuse Tor poSE"'S III
the street or at homes OF busy pastors Tickets
referring men and women OF this class TO MT
Plake can be procured. with an interesting
pamphlct emitted. How 10 Help Homeless feopi''
without expense. from the following *o'l'''".
Tho Association for Improving the CONDITION 81
the Poor the Charity organization society ana w
children's Aid Society. at tho United charlu'S
pundirr %o 10 East TNcuty-sccond-st; the
Down Town Relief f,urcau. NO 30 Fulton-s'' the
East Side House. Seventy -sXth-st ana the East
River; the New-York Employment society 40
- Clinton Place: the French Benevolent society.
NO 22o West Thirty-fourth-st. the German iega'
Aid Society NO 81 Nassau-st.; the German 80
clotv No u broadway: the Industrial Christian
Alliance No 10 Blccckcr-st, the Italian beh"'o-
lent Society. No. 20 Varick Place. 81. bar'hoIo-
news Mission No 2re East Forty second-st-' inc
Society Of -. Vincent de Paul no . Lafayette
Place: the United Hebrew Charities. 40 ~ sec
ond-avc; the Young Mems Christian Association
No 40 East Tweniy-hrd-st, ana l's po"'''
branch. No l53 Bowery.
The downtown friends Of the Rev. u II O'er'on.
who succeeded Or seymour as the pastor o.
Emanuel Chapel in East Sxth-st. read with
sorrow Yesterday OF his call 10 brooklyn chuTch.
Few mon could have followed Or seymour VINO
for a quarter OF n century Was at IN" head o. TINS
great mission work % the University Place Prcsby-
terrain church. with greater acc"piHno" than th''
vounr preacher then Just graduated from Union
seminary. Besides being an abb" preacher MI
Oyerton IL an efficient pastor and is daIy III the
homes OF people o! his large parish 'hou'
he accep, the Brooklyn call he would Simply oe
following the example OF many people from his
own church and others on the East 500" VINO
have IN. idea that because Greenwood ana
Lutheran cemeteries are on the other so" "'
the river heaven H. nearer To hFooNEh IMAM
lower New York. IL addition 10 his busy pas
,oral work Mr.. Overton has taken an a'u'' III
,erest In the welfare % the ncighbofhooi 10 "hi'h
he lives and he would be very greatly missed by
his fellow pastors
The Gospel Mission 10 the Tombs. q which m"
pcv DIR william NJ Tayi)r d. president. has been
established for eighteen years ana has in an u''
period maintained regular preaching services 10 inc
Tombs prison. In addition 10 ih''r services '"'
chaplan the Rev. Sidney q. Law has DEVOTED NM
self TO pastora work among the prs ana oy Ms
influence many have been turned from crime ana
evil wayv TO honest AMI Christian lives IN" an
nua report gives instances OF IN" shc.ss - w.
mission is under the supervision Of coniIl',r1 "
clcrgymen and laymcn. chosen wiihoGi ieH"Iiulh
tonai distinction Il is br,e,ei that few lines OF work
commend themselves NOR" fOrcD'y - IN" 'hI.su"Il'
81 this city With an annual expenditure Of about
rg h.. m. 81
81 90 in Subscriptions may Dc 81 !"
George r. Sterry the treasurer. AZ ~. - Plne-sL
Several Of he industrial .chools Of the Home f2r
ne frenress x,stersy Mrs H. / HoGghton
the president OF the society, ana me iai"s s'l't'
/ with her manager shared with the tehchers h'y
scholars the Christmas cheer. These schools ar OF
ncstImable benefit 70 iaiFr Cas- OF PGop, - wTS
second hand and win ihet to- snsplc'olsy nv n,,T
the Jack Frost mentioned IN thrlF i"'''a'''"'
sing vigorously:
! NJ, Fathr Is rich In houses and lands
| He holIeih the wealth u the world In It's hands
| Could the generous patrons OF mis- society know OF
the great good which they accomplishing thr.u
these schools. money would not b" lacking Tor CON
modlous buildings for the thousanis whose Sni1
! Ing schools
| sun another school whose christmas festival vas
! he'd yes,erday wa the k'nlergarten ~ the Ch.l-
dren's Charitable Union. In Avenue - on" u me
union listened with pleasure To tn exercises 81" IN"
sixty or ey,nty wee eh ,sn ana ",eT saw r g
pect for coming generation that 80 many chi lren
In these last few years are receiving kindergarten
raining and W., thcrc j. a multitude II liiir once
on the streets In the crow Ted tenement home' TO-
say % oSnc cG" on n Ha. s F he s could
| occupy spacious rooms in "A building known 10 IN"
writer II the money were AT hand to bear me -, 81
pense The children are waiting, the rooms are III,
/ during the day. kinlcrgartnrfs ar" available ana
the answer from those establishing these benehcen'
Institutions is I'VE recognize n, mee ID, OF b nw
not the money to warrant the expenditure
Among the many letters called forth by The Mnlal-
! " incident a; the last meeting OF tn New-York
! presbytcry which has not been published
pr Howard Dufiel1. the pastor Of the First church
in which the meeting was held, wrote, referring 10
the report Of the meeting II especially grateful
10 have IL known that In no way whatever sym.
pahlze with gave cOuntenance 10 the phenomenal
reluctance Of the Preshytcry COR OF fragment OF
ID to vote thanks to him who has Title to
the heartfelt gratitude Of every true citizen AMI
every loya! churchman HAD been present al i ,1
upon recording my formal protest against IT," The
J New-York Observer" referring to the same Incl
dent saws mo one VINO H. acquainted with the
Presbytery of New-York marines for a moment tina
It's members do not sympiihize with the work In
| which the Rev Dr Parkhurst Is engaged though
1 individuals may differ the wisdom OF some Of
the methods which have been employed. The Presy-
| terry heartily Endorsed Howard Crosby In his crusade
against the vice and crime OF This city. ana VIII
support and defend his successor In every suitable
/ way
Az INTERESTING SCHOOL ENTERTATvMENT
The Christmas exercises OF Grammar School No.
| 81 In West Forty-fourth-si.. Martin II. Ray prln-
clpal were held on Thursday morning. The pro
gramme consisted Of reciatons and singing by
the pupils Their work showed careful prepare
ton. and creditably done. while the dscip-
line was highly praised by the visitors. Hanford
Crawford. trustee OF the Twenty -second Ward.
presided. and addresses were made by Commits
/ sioners Charles l.. Holt and Henry \. Rogers and
| Mr. Ray Books given for proficiency.