New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-30
FEDERATION IS POSSIBLE.
COOPERATION IN HUMANE WoHh'
CHURCHES AND CHARITABLE SOCIETIES oN LIE
EAST SIDE PREPARE PRACTICAL Plan VI

CHURCHES AND CHARITABLE SOCIETIES ON THE
EAST SIDE PREPARE A PRACTICAL PLAN or
.crroN-soME OF THE COMMENTS
rr,o committee appointed by the Federation U.
rst eide Workers to formulate plan OF prac'icai
co-operation between all the churches anu
bile societies which have their HELD oil iaoo e
the half-million people in the eastern part =.
or New-York has issued circular letter VIII" ''e
constitution in which the principles OF the new VI
panizaton are outlined The following IS 'he oo'eo'
Of the Federation as stated in the constitution
To increase the efficiency of the benevolent WORK hx
Sare 4a study Of the Of the people and by
earnest co-operatona Every s shall be studied
and an effort made to correct existing evils Inc
Federation shall aim by % to- bring
churches and charitable societies INTO V ~ hp,mane
accord and thus present united ifo"' ~ '''''
work. ,..oo
The following are the members or the committee
which prepared the plan, with the churches anu 81
cIeties which they represent: The Rev Jo'h ID.
Devns Hope Chapel and New-fork Employ "'ei'
Society: Mrs Charles Russell Lowell, Charity VI
panIzaton Society; John Seely Ward, Jr.' Brother-
hood Of ST. Andrew; Nathaniel S. Rosenau united
Hebrew Charities; the Rev. Daniel ii. oVel'oh,
Emanuel Chapel; J. Lloyd Thomas, Industrial
Christian Alliance the Rev. j. C. Thoms, VI. w.
Mariners Temple; the Rev. w. T. Elsing, DE VIII
church OF New-York city Mission Society; the Rev
Daniel Redmond, Woods Memorial Chapel the
Rev Ernest L. Fox. Eleventh Street Methodist Epis-
copaI Church, and T. J. McCue. st. Brgids Con-
ference of ST. Vincent de Paul Society.
In its letter the committee says:
without surrendering their allegiance to the re-
gious bodies or benevolent societies with when tncy
are connected. many OF the representatives Oh .ne
laboring in Iower New-York believe that the time
has come for closer cooperation TO secure t ,a
organized or June s. 1894. and committee appointed
to prepare plan of action. ClerSymen anu iay-
,sori
have expressed their approval OF the principles pre-
scented and their intention OF giving tne e
church and benevolent society iabornS IN thlS part
Intended TO 1e in any sense rival Of existing or
CARNATIONS. Those who have studied the matter
great s6ciologicaI movements of the times. 1t was
found last winter that Protestants, Catholics ana
Hebrews alike could engage in giving food to the
hungry and work the Unemployed. while each
representative maintained as sturdy as ever ms
particular views regarding religious opiisatlons'
What wae done In emergency can be done per-
manenty. If the same spirit prevails among the
workers
Five committees are provided for in this plan,
Executive. Benevolent. Building. Lecture and San
itation. The object of the Benevolent Committee
will be to prevent overlapping in charitable work
while caring for the worthy poor The Buildihs
Committee will have the charitable societies
working in the district branch offices there
in a central building. II possible which those who
need help may easily reach. The Lecture Commit
tee will seek interest the working people IN prac-
teal matters such as the care Of the home the
training OF children good citizenship, ETC. The San
itation Committee Will study the tenement house
problem. aid in enforcing sanitary laws, suggest re-
forms create a public interest in favor of improved
dwellings. public baths and small parks and gener-
ally consider all questions relating to the nea!th
and comfort OF the working people.
The Charity Organization Society through us tx
ecutive Committee. mas commended the Federation
and other societies have approved the plan or APP
c.1pfe
in detail. The following some of the comments
made by and women who are seeking to ad-
vance the interests Of the wage-earner;
Ex-Mayor Abram 5. Hewitt have read the pro-
parSi by the Committee OF East Side Workers, ard
it seems to me that the plan proposed Is very
social problems the East Side OF New-fork
shill be glad 20 see II carried INTO efi ssi! ,vsr,,o
Presbyterian Church, have read your plan OF
federation. II sincerely and unsehshy worked on;
against are The pauperzlns Of the people by too
The Rev Or =. r. Mcsweeny, OF ST. Brgid's Ro-
man Catholic church-The combining OF me work 10
the improvement OF the condition OF the poor In
matters purely physical oush, TO disarm reis'ors
al! agreed the advantage Of pure air. cleanliness
nathaniel s. Kosenau. manager OF the United He
brew chariues-Our Executive Commyee mas no
iicates its assent to the experimental stages OF the
organization by appointing our president ana man
Miss Grace Dodge. Of the Association OF Working
Girls SOcletes-The plan for the proposed East
Side Federation interests me greatly, ana Wish IL
all success
The Rev Dr. Amory H. Bradford. Of Montclair.
~ j. In The outlook zone OF the greatest cnari-
ties OF modern times IS the phrase In which the
Federation of East Side Workers was recently de-
scribed by who knew IL perhaps as Wei as any
one could. Those connected with II represent , va.
riOus charitable and religious denominations Ihey
are organized IN the recognition OF the act that Il
the problem OF the city Is ever 10 DE solved all
minor differences must be dropped.
The Rev. DR. Frank Mason North. OF the New
York city Church and Extension Missionary So
ciey Of the Methodist Episcopal Church-W hatever
can save time and energy and money without the
sacrifice OF principle and evangelical consistency
must he Of value in planning such a work. Per
sona,ly and FOR society | may add that we
would be very glad TO cooperate in any way which
consistent with the basic principles upon which we
trying to do our work and shall be glad 10 re-
spond further TO any suggested plan.
Professor T.. r. Seligman. secretary Tenement
House Building Company-The idea seems 10 me
an excellent one. and IL the plan can be made prac-
tical,y efficient. 1t will doubt accomplish an eX-
ceedlng amount Of good.
Gustav II. Schwab. president German Society for
the CITY OF New York-This society will be glad 10
cooperate far may be consistent with its
system and plan OF work with the committee named
in Nltir lpff