New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-15
WHAT A CITY PASTOR SEEo.
ITEMS OF PERSONAL INTEREST ~
CHURCH PEOPLE.

..what about the Presbyterian Church and the
dountown work. asks my friend. Great as are
the efforts OF other denominations to supply .he
spiritual need OF the rapidly increasing popu'''o"
above Central Park. the Presbyterian Churcn seeii''
to be In the lead. Two or three years ago eoih-
mittee appointed by the Presbytery spent 'o''e
time in studying the religious needs OF the entire
c,,v Among other decisions which 1t reached was
one to the effect that the downtown district oeo"
Fourteenth-st and east OF the BoweTy, OF " par.
OF Il, was genuinely foreign missionary grouin,
and that as soon as the Presbyterian Churcn IN t's
city was able to undertake the work the hrst uu'!
Of that denomination would lie in this district
Scarcely three months passed before two churches
rsnresented in the Prssbyiery decided to move IL
VA, the dream OF some Of those Interested In city
mission work that one Of them one OF the wealth."
lest in the denomination in this city, wouid erect
n suitable building downtown and liberaly enu""
it from the very large fund back Of this cnurch
But the dream was not realized. one or these Two
churches moved three niles to the north and the
other four miles In the same direction leaving the
genuinely foreign missionary ground iar III tIe
rear 1t does not seem as though II snouiu require
very great additional conservation on the part Oh
their officers to induce some OF the churches not
wholly satisfied with their present SURROUNDINGS 10
carry out the dream which never came true. Ihere
has been some talk this week OF DIT Parkhurst
church going uptown. Suppose that 1t should be
decided change the location OF TINS church
and the half million dollars should be carried De-
low Fourteenth-st.. below Houston-st. or sun lar
Their south below Grand-st. No one no" douD's
DR. Parkhurst's tremendous influence in this city
nor the strong attachment Of his people and very
large number OF outsiders What an influence ne
could exert surrounded, as he would De- by very
many Of his leading officers and members II MS
church were In the Seventh Ward, or IN the leHIn
Ward or even in the Fourth Ward. OF course he
would live near the church and many Of those now
h, .hefr rel
avenues above Madison Square would follow their
PASTOR and together they would create as great a
revolution In the tenement district as they are now
doing in the Police Department.
The conference OF charities of the city Of New
York with representatives present from the leading
charitable and benevolent societies. have adopted
Resolved That II is the sens, of this meeting
that the overcrcwdirg OF the city OF NeN-fork
OF repression Tnc burden Of caring for the resident
unemployed Is suic,eny great to tax NE
a. the charitable nited acton ol a., ChdIiunp.Iv
agenc.c' both public and private should be secured,
not only discourage. but 10 prevent 80 far az
possible the drifting OF Idle to the metropolis
The Presbyterian Minister'S Association OF this
city and It's vicinity viii hold ia first meeting for
the season next Monday in the parlors OF the
Fourth Avenue Church. when the Rev. {. : Con-
verse Will read paper on Removable Obstacles
to Christian Union"
meeting for the deepening Of spiritual ne VII
be held in the Hanson Place Baptist Church, OF
theme win be the Ministry OF the Holy Spirit"
and the following subjects Will be discussed II ne
Delty Of the Holy Spirit and The Holy Spirit in
lis Eea,on to / the Bible; : chris; 3. me Chrn-
saved: Z the state; s. the Young. Q. the Sheknah;
10 Reform Work; H. Church Administration ana
T. Song" Among me speakers expected are lr.
A j Gordon. Boston; Or. \. r. Person Major d.
". white and Mr.. AID Mrs George 6; Neednam'
Of Norihned Mass. Dr. X :. Macarthur Or }.
II. Davies ). n. Hadlcy. Anthony coms'ock: Pr
Uansh, and g. II. Yaiman. Of this CITY, +. NJ
Potcai. II New-Haven. +. H. jacobs. OF chicago;
Boston Smith. Minneapolis. ~. J." w. MunnaL
Germantown. and Dr David Greg. Or. j. r. Car
son and others. Of Brooklyn.
The Independent this week contained a sympo-
Stun on "Munripli Gpyernrr MT which contains
nfiren papers by OTTO Kempn"r. John Gilmore Boyd.
~ clair Nick olway W. Harris Koomo, Mayor
schierc1 OF Rrooklvn. Frank Mos. Gustav Schwab.
James + Archibald. Albert shaw. and others.