New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-13
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WHAT 4 CITY PASTOR SEES.
ITEMS or Personal INTEREST TO
CHURCH PEOPLE

CHURCH PEOPLE.
Workers among the poor have many peculiar ex-
pcrences which do not appear IN the public print
The other day woman seeking work went 10 an
! Office where tickets secured IN order 20 N
sure the tickets reaching worthy persons only. they
have been sent TO the ministers Of various d"nom-
! nations. Protestant. Roman Catholic and Hebrew
and to charitable workers. irrespective OF crec4'
What church do you attend? was the query w'tn
which friend greeted. What difference
does that make" was her indignant reply. i
thought this relief for all generations" The
wearied attendan, replied that he trusted not If
| he had to continue to dispense 1t during all that
time and then he told her where rhe could receive
work during part Of the preser; generation
| There are many incidents in the charitable work
more pathetic than amusing. Yesterday there came
to my door q woman whose husband was hl'ns II
a missionary ten or twelve years aEo but he died
! from consumption after a long Illness, and The
widow. with two small children. one Of them sick.
is DESTROYS Of securing work. She said tina, Tor
three weeks her name had been at of the relief
agencies, and that Thurs1ay for The frs. time
In her life in order TO procure food she had gone
10 a pawnshop and left of her clothing. She
is dressmahor. bat is willing to DO any KIM or
sewing. Another family that has appealed strongly
to me consists OF the father, mother and two emil
dren. one seven weeks old and the other "A Giri Ct
four years. When me father came looking for work
he said that. although It afternoon. his wife
and the babe still in bed. because they had
no fire and their clothing was insufficient to pro-
tect them from the cold visit at the home proved
the story to be true ana while the father was ~
work sweeping the streets the next day and tho
little girl was visiting friend's the mother
and babe thrown the street because the rent
was due for half Il week. "Nhy didn't You 80 10
one Of the charitable societies." the man was asked.
81 went on Friday dhs was Sunday, and was told
that my case could not be attended to until Tues
IL hn, 1ert, IN fn01 X.h.
made my application" a friend has advanced "A
months rent and given the man SO - start house
keeping agar.
The committee os the New-York Presbyiery an
pointed last Monday to provide relief for TIE si;f
fering poor through the Presbyterian churches and
chapels mas selected as treasurer logan G. MIR
2Sl Broadway to whom checks may be sent The
Rev. Or. George Alexander of the University Place
Church is chairman of the committee. and the Rev
John Il. Devins. of Hope Chapel No. 500 East
ICuTth-st., is secretary
The American Hebrew- Christian Mission has been
opened at No. Il 81. Marks Place, in the building
purchased by the Rev. Jacob Freshman Tor tn
y, Church Wiihn the ne last x few
York City Mission Society, and Jewish work will be
esnp %n Sy he papr web r an" n
estabshed The Hebrsw Christian viii not ne
Elsng. The trustees Of the Hebrew Chri,jan Mis-
sion in transferring the work to the city Mission
and his wife their appreciation of the work that
they have done in the carse of jewish missions in
this city. ana their regret that they do not con-
tiruc longer in charge OF this work. Mr.. Freshman
viii live In this city and deliver lectures on the
manners and customs Of the Jewish people appear
i'm, the garb OF Il Jewish rabbi and exhibiting all
tho articles used in the Jewish worship The Satur
day afternoon meetings Will be held ne heretofore
in tho De VIZ: Memorial church. I'm l;ivinrton-st.
ana the Home for Prosecuted Jews viii remain open
Of Mr.. Warsza WAX = efficient workcrs-Mr Weaver. |
OF Canada and Miss MWater. of Springfield. Mlss.-
have enjoyed their work together - much that /
they have decided to continue IL Indefinitely. and
have spent the last ten days IN their wedding |
trip in Canada.
The United Sunday -schools OF the Fourth Prcshy-
terrain Church OF which Dr. J. Il. Kerr is pastor,
held their first services last Sunday in he sunday
school in the church, at Ninciy-ilrst-st. |
and West End-avc. Addresses were made by two /
downtown pastors. and by the pastor Of the church
The church proper Ia rot completed yet and ser I
vices are still he'd in the morning In III" OLD church
in Thrty-fOurt-st.. but the c:cninS service IL he'd !
in the new Sunday school rooms. II the church. /
when completed. Is in Keeping with the room al /
ready occupied. and IL promises t. hc. Or. Kerr +
and his happy people will have, ono Of the mos; /
agreeable church buildings in the city.
Bishop Vincent. OF ne Methods! EPiscop1l /
Church. has sent the following New-Ycar'S greet /
ing 10 his friends: Good friend. wish thee ihi; p
grace: 70 he every day and every where with God. /
and every day grow more and more likc HIM"