New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-18
WHAT A CITY PASTOR SEES
ITEMS OF PERSONAL INTEREST To
CHURCH PEOPLE

~ -o''""eid Conference which closed last Sum
o.; "e"' was IN many respects the success
" '"e uo~en or more August meetings con-
quoted by Mr.. Moody. Without seeking to have q
crowd present. he made ARRANGEMENTS he though,
Tor all who might come In the fine auditorium
oteu SINCE the conference last year but even this
pu'iu'hs' which seemed enormous before the
l'''' meeting this year. altogether too small
oeiore the conference closed. Mr.. Moody will no,
only nave to increase the size OF his audienceroom
Out ne VIII need more dormtories soon TO accom-
modate the people attracted by the new auditorium,
a. present all the buildings occupied by the girls
u"'i"s 'he school year and all OF the boarding
houses IN the village pressed into service and
even the buildings at Mount Hermon, the bows
"cnooi' three or four miles away. are not exempt
from the conference invasion The nev chanel
odiolns at Mount Hermon. erected in memory OF
Ut budngton Of Brooklyn will add to the effl-
cehcy OF that branch Of Mr.. Moodys work. but
what Is needed very much at Mortified is an
endowment fund OF sufficient size 10 insure the
permanency OF this important educational work
after the present magnetic leader has laid II down
MT Moody is determined that the expense for each
girl or boy entering his school shall not exceed 800
annually. but this Is only possible by securing con-
'riDut'ons at the end OF the school year 1t seems
great pity. too. that 200 young girls and as many
ooys' desirous Of an education. should be turned
away every year when an Increase OF $4,000 or
Stoooo year would enable them to secure IT,
Mortified has many delightful features besides
conferences and beautiful drives and one of then,
unwittngly brought to the front this year an adj
dress by DR.. Hamlin, of Washington may well
be adopted in other towns and in not few
churches. This is the Princess Ida Club. No man
is supposed to know much about the club or its
principles. but the authority of DR.. Hamlln II
may be said that the young ladies' banded to,
gether ITO discuss things and not people" and
that they have made such progress in their praise
worthy efforts that they meet two hours. talk
Nxa all
engagements-during meeting hours at least A
daughter of Dr. Arthur T. Pierson is the president
of the club which holds weekly meetings. ono
n i ,n is % for csrtSn country ana
during our the week are given at the meeting on Fri
Special topics for discussion also taken up ana
altogether the fifteen twenty sisters of Princess
ings of the Epistle of James, according to DR..
Hamlin
Or. Henry NJ. Field the Editor of THE Evan.
after tour through Alaska and the Yellowstone
Park on sunday he preached in the church in
two years ago. His subject was the relation OF
capital ba and aoor aesEn Of
Its height He , was accompanied TO Alaska by one
Journey around the world. In his beautiful Stock
from Mr. Choate's fne residence. Or. Field viii
now, write out the notes which he has taken. and
hts tales OF a traveller will delight thousands OF
readers who must do their travelling by proxy.
Since that is necessary for large a class OF
people II is of advantage that interesting
a writer DIR. Field do the actual 1ourneying
for them letting them through his eyes
beauties of nature and hearing through his ears
facts which II is safe say. many OF them
would not discover II they were actually upon the
ground.
The evident desire OF a large number OF we'll |
meaning people to better the condition OF the
laborng classes is OF the pleasing signs OF the
times to those who are spending their lives among
the poor. The difficulty is to know how to help
the families in need OF help without doing more
harm than good. II one were asked what the poor
need most. excepting always their religious needs,
the true answer would seem 70 be friendship"
Neither cold vctuals on garments nor free
lodgings the support OF their families meets the
bill An opportunity for the men 10 work at living
wages. proper homes for their families at fair
rentals and evidences that others are interested
in their welfare-these are the pressing demands
which the poor have right TO make. and which
those blessed with money and talents have the
privilege of granting. The Hebrews are doing
a magnificent work in many charitable lines. but
nowhere is their work more bencNcent than In the
employment bureau managed by the United He
brew Charities. and in the educational facilities
afforded AZ the Hebrew Institute in East BroadwaY
Placing their charitable agencies ana their edu- |
cational advantages within reach OF the people |
whom they aiming to benefit. they are setting
an example which others are seeking TO follow