The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-13
TrsIC, RELIGIoN,AND COFFEE
:. s,srHoLoHEW's MISSION SxrEs-
T1Tgs. THE room.

.-lTbs Missions AN-ntwht Stting Aoon
r.. Lee nay Nurssry-Foiies Csnsus.
...av 400 men. poorly dressed. we'll be-
"a and unmistakably hungry. assembled
~. Lat night in front Of the brightly lighted
49,. Mission at 207 East Forty-second
-. A special policeman in gray uniform
- open the doors. and the men marched In
ns ,ulekly filled the triple row OF benches on
:. ,,ound floor. There were seats Tot all who
W. outside. The room was over 20 feet In
80, and gallery on either side was filled
-, Al quickly by men and women who
w.. ,,ry much better dressed than the men
- "A, on the bennhes. "'--'.-.. -
go of the platform. In the rear OF the
1000 assembly room. was big church
-, With golden pipes. Men and women
-. siouped about the organist who made
-. shes swell with sonorous melody. Mrs.
mad II. Vanderbilt. dressed in a walking
W Jblsck cloth. with fashionable bonnet
:. =, head, sat at the extreme right OF the
.,.,,rn. With her was Mrs. Bromley. A
.-.tonplexionsd man In clerical garb arose.
,..,d over the railing in front Of the plat
s..,nd talked TO the hungry men about the
..-.iation OF religion. He addressed them
sIloWs." he said. Jesus can do you acme
sooln -FOUR distress" ......-..,"
~, stsircases on either side OF the room
..,lkoupg men carrying hugo tin coffee
.f,hed with steaming coffee. Other young
.sahms up stairs with their arms full OF
.sl,bovls and dishes piled hlglIwlth corned
,.sAndviehea The young men distributed
u, klu, the men with the coffee pots fllled
,h.Ao the brim with good coffee and the
-,tlth the sandwich columns went about
,ola,sly. permitting the hungry men to help
,h.siyes, zach taking one sandwich.
Es this distribution OF food was in prog
,.,,eclerical looking man kept on talking.
Esu Ogden II. Bowers OF St Georges,
ma. After he got throu ugh . woman sang
svg and another woman made The hall
,,nIch the music Of q cornst .............
ms the Friday night rescue meeting OF
n rtholomew's Parish House. supported
btt parishioners OF St Bartholomew's
! rha. Alto o'clock. while the 400 men were
chipping hot coffee. Col. II. II. Hadley.
suntendsnt Of the mission. sent two young
msith baskets UP among the well-to-do.
mad women In the galleries to take up q
eoion to support the charitable work OF
th.rish. When all the hungry men
had as much coffee as they. wanted.
& ,, men ., g.d5 ny ana and aa tH,d ; sSw
(, by an awakened faith In Christ. Mrs.
Frbilt lstsned to oil the testimony with
sndsa with more sSod h music
Slated with Superintendent ,Hadley apd
sotiv. q ali ths wealthy psrisSionefs IN
parish charity work did rot end with
d The emit OF the handsom mission.
Dere busy. distributing food 10 worthy
70 and children, who, came with baskets
tmaterial for dinner. Coal was also dis
To'elock, whom the supper service end
tdoors OF the building at I'll. two doors
dee Of being workingmen out of employ
fame In one By ono and took seats on
nbenches in q plain room. lighted with
n The room IL the most uniauo feature
Sartholomew's mission. =, ltis called the
X Sitting Room" and Mrs Vanderbilt
ses sSs come aSsss and
nicht In comfortable quarters and have
bath In the morning. Zach conner had
IKE sssp%ntstiSn di sa9 Sn ticket boar
nd the lrein were numbers from one
.y-one inclusive. insuring one months
iomeWs clinic dispensery. In a build
twas part Of the big silk mills next the
p proper. 1t is Thoroughly ventilated.
sbeat OF the policeman on Forty-second
twho L. expected to visit IL once an hour
lihe night to see that the sitters are
> fiights up In the same building is =
lodging house for twenty-five dodgers.
" 81 week for the privilege OF sleep
with lockers. comb and brush. and
hot or cold water. No lodger can re,
snxes than three weeks IA AZ i ths end OF
y for D living through the help ex-
{by the maniaeera The lodging house.
snnex s ifH Lo9 ICON, va s sMa sa,p on
D. the building. with the privilege Of
no at the expiration OF the lease.
ibulIt for the accom- IN odation Of the
sonal and social departments of the
D. This contains rooms set apart for
ting school, the boys gymnasium. the
sub. the mems club, the boys CLUB, and
II garden. the cooking school, the en-
6ayroom. the Kings Daughters meeting
Tue Rev pr. b, y. Greer Is head q
EomeR's. There Is nothing exactly Ike
tsion 10 town.
Nj ladies had Incorporated the Lisa
Dusefy. which has for its object the care
children while their parents are at
ythe mAnaRers are Annie Raynor Wells.
u Post, T. AdelenA Moller. herminis
ba Annie III. A. Stewart, Louise NJ. Pol
lsery IL. Hoffman. carolyn +; Stiekney.
yan Nest Foster, Mary Hyde Hipley.
sss Fai STssRhma sr r. c B5sHl a GaI
ouForest, Sarah Il. Raynor, Belle Neil
aolnie OConor. Josephine II. Garfield.
IN Alice Oelrichs. Emma Louise VIII
rs Daisy ii. Z. Burden ana Catherine
OOoneA.
mmittes having in charge the relief
woong the destitute and unemployed OF
tnnodlst Church met yesterday at the
~ House. 100 Fifth avenue. The COM
nlas been looking for q suitable place
Ioeh clothing and supplies could be
ser, and yesterday they accepted the
onhs lecture room of the Central Meth
edlseopal Church. at Seventh avenue
pros, coal. he, should be sent TO the
aeld money may be forwarded to Peter
a the Treasurer OF the fund. or to
A@ oil the committee at 100 Fifth avenue.
Iiee Commissioners have authorized
eeendent Byrnss to have the members
n tee take a census OF the unemployed.
AhopIiAtiOn OF 500 was made Tor the
The police will gather the following
hTeet number name OF head OF the
person out Of work. number In fam
~ Usually work and are out OF employ
sle ana female; length OF residence
49, and whether the person or psrs9ns
AZ eight. and will probably begin in
.AIg y the COMMITTEES appointed some
49,. ~ NE Jewellers Board OF Trade to
SO relief association for the benefit OF
SSsseni OF employment met yesterday
H. 4he committee consists OF Henry
Ever. Il, A, Bliss. j. r.. Spencer George
ssriaIed Frank. and N. J. Lissauer. sub
~ Aggregating $40 were made
pras.sh house at the rear 81 the Scotch
sittisn church, Fourteenth street and
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