New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-09
WHAT A CITY PASTOR SEES.
ITEMS OF PERSONAL INTEREST 10
CHURCH PEOPLE.

The Pilgrim Congregational Church. at Madison
ave and twenty-irst has just
held it's annual meetings and the several DEPART
menis OF work have been reviewed. There IS ever!
evidence OF unity, strength and prosperity Ad1-
tions ma We been received at every communion sea-
SON and the present membership is 1S1. The men,
bershp Of the Sunday school and OF the industrial
school is each over 100 The Chinese school, With its
mission conducted by Christian Cinnamon is one OF
the best the country. a Helping Hand Is carried
on every Friday afternoon and kindergarten every
Saturday The Christian En1eavor Society, In both
Junior and Senior branches. IL also prosperous.
over $4,000 covered tho expenses and beneyoences
of 1894 Dr. Samuel II. Virgin is steadily at his post.
has good audiences morning and evening, ana VIII
in April begin the twentyhtfh year o. his pastorae
There are many strong men In both cnnrcn ana con-
creation. The trustees are James NJ Horton Mar
shall Ayres. George & Hickok Rchari l." s"eezy
George +. Van Emburg ana J. j. Sraden Dr. Viz
Gin takes strong ground on public questions, and
his utterances are listened 10 with eager attention
There II still frequent discussion about oniaIns
new church further west ami 50 nearer the present
homes of most Of the congregation though INC
times have not been propitious for such an enter.
prise The eighteenth anniversary Of the Industrial
school occurs next Thursday evening. The Lanes
Society and the Young Ladies' Society are ootn
vigorous in social and benevolent work. The chnreh
has 4 firm grip upon all classes in the I"eNtn
ward.
Lady Henry Somerset. who has been in this coun-
try for some time. will give her farewell address DE-
fore returning home IN the Madison Avenue Presoy'
terrain Church tDr. G. l.. Thonpsons) on the even
ing OF March = when she will speak Of work among
the poor In America and England 1t will be an ex-
cell.nt opportunity those Interested in this line
OF work 10 hear her comparison OF phanthropo
work in the two countries.
Few preachers have had 80 great influence over
Mortified audiences during the many conferences
held there Dr. A. J. Gordon the Boston preacher.
For ten years at least he attended every confer
ence. and each summer at the request OF MI Moody
AMI many others he delivered sermon on thu
Holy Spirit. 1t is remarkable coincidence that hs
last volume. The Ministry OF the Spirit, was Is
sued by the Baptist Publication Society last satur-
day the day OF his death. Having spent two weeks
last summer a; the same hall with DIR. Gordon, AMI
having had many delightful conversations with
him. IT is with deep sense OF personal loss that
these lines are written. For years he had been the
right-hand man OF Mr.. Moody. who left the entire
conference in his hands one year one month Mr.
MOODY eSensnsed p1ipits wa T 9r1Sn me th
Moody Institute. while the evangelist conducted SET
vices in the Clarendon Street Baptist Cnuren' Oh
Boston
Specimens OF practical sunday school work viii be
ryen under the auspices OF the New-York Sunday
school Association reXt Monday evening IN the
Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church. The Sunday
school lesson the following week will be taught
% A class or boys Dy tne feF 'Hdfies L. reshah-
of the Union Theological Seminary. a class OF
teachers Will study the lesson under the Lead
ersho OF the Rev. DR.. Abbott T.. kittredge, or the
Madison Avenue Reformed Church. and the Rev
4 IL Mckinney. OF Ovet Church, VIII give
blackboard review OF the lesson
The following resolutions relative ~ the report ot
the Tenemen,-H House Committee. Of which Richard
Watson Glider is chairman. have been sent 70 the
legislature and TO Mayor Strong: First the Fedora
lion OF East Side Workers, consisting OF the pastors
nrss and rabb.s OF the churches and CONGREGATIONS
In \ew-York south OF FOurteenth-s;. and east OF
broadway and the officers and representatives, OK
nhianthropic societies laborng In this district oN-
presses It's grateful appreciation TO the chairman
ard members OF the Tenement-Hcuse Committee os
1874 sor their untring zeal in the interest q those
among whom We work. Second. that we heartily
niorse the mmendatlons Of the committee In
favor OF the destruction OF unsanary and disease
hreejing tenement -houses-further requirements n
new buildings as more light and air and safety
from fire. better school accommodations more
kindergartens and more small parks and play
grounds and In the interest OF the public welfare
we urge upon the Legislature the prompt passage
OF the bills containing these provisions. Third that
we urge the Legislature 10 print at once the whole
OF the admirable report presented by the committee
including the testimony and the supplements con-
tanned in it,