New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-27
WHAT A CITY PASTOR SEES.
ITEMS OF PERSONAL INTEREST IL
cutrRCH PEOPLE.


7, ., asf-ess a, t,hau,auaua last month. the
statement, y,s made that the Presbyterans were
reaching tho tenement house population by carrying
their strong churches from lower New-iorS 10
Harlem, and the Ncthcdlsts. while carrying on I'M
ror,rn, meetings Fourtecnth--t. were doing conn
psratively little for their weak churches downtown
AZ an illustration 81 The lack Of support given 10
an Fast side church II was said that one Method
ia, nas,or received last year his salary 500 out
~ which he paid for missionary helper Inc state
mont was questioned by some wno nearu anu
knew Of the generosity Of the Methodist Church.
A a fact the pastor received Noo emo was aho"eu
% s,ssn IN the church He also received 500 for car
- o. tho work but he spent twice that sum-
ra,s,ns slOo among his friends and paying the re-
manning 500 out of his salary, leaving him less than
Is week for board. clothes. books etc Ihis year ne
recsives 500 with the understanding that ne "a 10
,ent an outside room for private use and that ne
:. 70 hire his board Some day when this faithful
missionary drops under his burden. beautiful trio-
u,es will appear in the obituary columns OF the lead
ing UNCONVENTIONAL pagers, but 1t would seem as
though n Church which can sustain so handsomely
tho forward movement and build such magnificent
churches in the upper part Of the city ard dedicate
free from debt an Auditorium at Ocean Grove cost
ing s67 600 should not let one or lis heroic workers
wear himself out in this way when few hundred
| dollars additional would mean so much TO him ana
to the work so dear to his heart This paragraph Is
written with a knowledge Of the facts out without
|
silently sharing his small salary with the scores
and hundreds of families whose income is still less
| one Of two policies would seem 10 be the wise one
for the religious bodies with reference to the down.
town work. Either support II adequately with men
and means. or turn II over TO some organization
which appreciates that II the city be saved the Ma
| ton and the world will be saved.
| Tb. secretaries and treasurer OF the American
BOARD have issued a statement TO their constituents
calling for generous contributions before the emu
of August They say: AT the beginning OF tho
year IL was hoped that revival OF business through
ont tho country ard consequent increased contribu-
tions would enable the board TO meet the greatly
reduced appropriations pay OF the DEBT reported
| last year and. II possible. encourage our mission
| aries with few grants to relieve sharpesl heces'
sites The last hope cannot be realized. Inc cur
rent receipts have been thus far well sustained on
the INADEQUATE scale OF 'ast year. and partial re-
ductlon Of the old debt has been made IL is much.
perhaps, to be able tic say this confiaerihs 'ne
| times An embarrassing debt still confronts US
| The month OF August is yet to be reported IL
seems but due to the churches ana irienas OF the
| work to call attention to the situation ana give
an opportunity by special efforts and gifts to meet
| the current expenses and reduce the dept. Ihis
| will require for the current month about Noo,oD
| In the past large sums have come to our treasury
| In the last month Of the fiscal year. Cannot IL be
SO this Year,
Or. T. 8. HamlIn, Of Washington. was one OF the
| sneakers at the Mortified Conference and one OF
| the most constant attendants at the meeting IN
| a letter to 1.-The Independent DR.. Hamln
summarizes the proceedings OF the conference ana
calls attention TO Mr. Mcodys broad. practical Wis
| dom as seen every hand at Northhed' But ne
was not altogether satisfied with all Of the ad-
| dresses ut Is a tribe dIscouraging" he says, TO
find that there is little place at Northheld Tor the
| results OF modern scholarship. however reveren''
! The gentleman who spoke twice upon the Bioie-
which the theme for the hst is S a
counted scholarly man. He gave two ADDRESSES s,i
in n hs main sa yery 20 in an praise Of
the address of DR.. David Gregg OF Brook Ny nor
s saOy appesIsa and prejudice
discriminate denunciation OF the highsr STILES ., az
tne Are to e"t the house He spoke o. higher their
'presumptuous name Yet he must know that All
saa he Ssisry prossSs and
sqas: to ism pS sS their the "a
and the rreveren the seisDns 1n ndeea the
p pepsHrS cry at present and than at
Northneld; but this only emphasizes ne duty o,
scholarly and fair minded men TO tell their hearers
| the exact truth
rhs s Scholar in the city
max MAKE %Se s ass Gf N Of viii
warrant such wholesale gift the officers are VIII;
to assist n Pss at s S Or
| cOrdng to the size OF the Bble desired. includng
| delivery 10 any school or class In the city tnus
| reducing the price much below cost 10 cover this
expense fund is being raised in many scno1is enH
churches and by Kings Daughters ana prvatNS coz e.
| lectons William Il. Geer. Of the society, NJ NO !"
| Rible House. will be glad TO confer with any ohe
! interested in this important matter.
One fruit Of the effective work OF the CITY xlgi-
liant League handbook Of sociological
ton prepared for the league with especial
| 10 this city by William Howe Toiman lts seer
tsry and William l. Hull. associate professor o.
| economics and social science OF Swartnmore So,-
leze The first part deals with bbllography. hc h
ing sociology the State. the Church. FANNY !apo',
| Charity paupersn, etc, and the second part nus
| 10 do with applied sociology. including chas,ss,
| the child problem the institutional cnurcn cnurcn
| MISSIONS applied Christianity, municipal prooiem,s'
the tenemen house problem university setusm sn.s.
| etc The editors say truly: The time mas cone
when students IN sociology, especially the ci.rsy,
| must study the questions at original sources lnsy
| must see for themselves the problems OF the cty
which are pressing for immediate solution because
the pulpt should again become the standard bearer
OF the religion OF the home. the shop ana tne stres
| n is with this end In view that those VINO are az
ready Interested and those whose interest snali De
| aroused may realize that our cities are Simply so
| many laboratories where these vexed ana VeHins
| problems may be studied
INCREASED SPEED or TIE BROADWAY ROAD