New-York tribune., 1894-01-27
WHAT A CITY PASTOR SEES
ITEMS OF PERSONAL INTEREST TO
CHURCH PEOPLE

The more one studies the Problem OF the Poor
at short range, the apparent become the
difficulties. Ordinarily the first thought Is that tho
worthy should be relieved and the unworthy made
to work. but this only touches the problem, ana
in the Judgment of a good many the worthy poor
now should be allowed to work and the unworthy
deprived Of the opportunity. There IS vast army
In the city to-day who would Ike nothing better
than TO work ono day In the week. at most
two days. and with tho one two dollars thus OBJ
tlined prolong their miserable existence, becoming
more unproftobe the days go by. one feature
rhs; must be kept in mind lest harm be done by
wel-meant charity Is that the relief afforded even
by work shall not throw out Of employment other
and women. Another phase OF charitable
work that must not be overlooked by the true
philanthropis, s this: Reec. whore II is necessary
to give II I'm the form OF money, clothing. food or
fuel. must be done IN such way that the self
respect Of the recipient VIII not be destroyed The
able-b0l!ci man who believes that il Is as honorable
receive coat for nothing as II IS to earn cns
or who Is willing that his neighSors should know
that his rent is paii b. z church or an Individual,
s. in the opinion Of many workers. less OF man
thar he would be 81 he would rather 20 cold and
hungry ana be put the street than TO DE
Known recipient az charity.
Dr. J. NJ Buckley OF The Christian Advocate"
Will present The Mscries of the Ha,f-Tranef Man"
in the Chau,auqua at the Church OF the Dis
cip.es on Monday evening Few lecturers, a; Chau-
tauqua or elsewhere. are more popular tnan Dr.
Buckley.
The rl,nor is spreading that since the meeting OF
the Presbyterian Union ,A!s W ok. wnea TIE pres!-
cents OF three COLLEGES with Presbyterian afiiia-
ti,ns not Only defended football but also gave
authoritative opinions regarding the false reports
current regarding the game, several superintendents
of city Sunday-schoo.s have decided 70 organize
their young mems Blbe classes into football teams
The public has generally supposed that The mel
who saw the game and reported the apraren; con-
dtion payers before and after they had beea
upon rhe field knew what they writing about
but It is now learned officially that they were so
filed with tho spirit % Corbett and were so op-
posed 10 the sp!ri; OF true college lie. that their
iud gments were bassed II Is reported 20 that the
editors os several newspapers have decided have
the Thanksgiving game next fall reported by ex-
the true inwardness Of the game and It's bearing
upon health and morality.
Three things that the tenement districts need to-
day that could be given. employing thousands OF
sands OF families in the coming years. Q)
Small parks, 9 pubic baths ana % mode! dwelling
houses.
The American seamens Friend Society has Just
sent out It's l0cSth library. Dr. Charles \. Stod-
dard OF The New-York Observer; DR. Charles
cuthbert Hall. Of Brooklyn: Dante Barnes apd
form the Publication and Loan Library Committee
For thirynye years the average % mas been -
Thes, only the original shipments, and as the re-
pears that or AN average two libraries either new
or old. have been sent out for every business day
in thirty-iye years. The Commemorative Library
contains leo books: the il OF polished oak
and a silver plate bears this inscription: "Amer-
can Seamen's Friend Society, New-iork Loan
Library. No. 1000 commemorative OF the sending
forth among sailors of l00 Libraries within thirty
I've years lSs-lSS3" Among the authors are Moody.
Havergal Prime. Gekie Rurrell SpdrScon Buck
lev McDuff. Bonar. Dawson. PAUL Stowe. Hale.
Stodiard i.ong(eilow stockton Kingsley. Dickens.
Stretton i}unyan and Monod. Mr. Moodys ser
mons appear in Englsh. Norwesian. swedish and
German The secretary Ot the society. VINO IL glad
10 tell abou; the religious work among the seamen
OF the world is the Rev DR.. ". E. Stitt. whose
o,Iice is a, 80 76 Wall-st. an inspiring speaker
on topic which never tails to enlist interest among
, people young and olf