New-York tribune., 1895-12-28
WHAT A CITY PASTOR SEES
ITEMS OF PERSONAL INTEREST 10
CHURCH PEOPLE

CHURCH PEOPLt-.
Two wears ago meetings held at noon In
Niblos Garden and at $3.50 p. m in Cooper Union on
week davs and thousands of people heard the Gospel
nreacbed and sung 1t revelation to many
that so many non Christians, men ana women
coud be induced go to these meetings during the
busy week Hundreds became Christians, ana
through the daily press the influence OF these meet
ings was felt all over the country IL mas peeh uc
c,ded therefore to rent Cooper Union for mass
meeting of religious workers and all others VINO
will come on every Monday at $50 p M rhe Kew.
DIR A c. Dixon of Brooklyn, will speak at that
hour OH Monday afternoon, January 6. and the best
singers that be secured VIII give tne peTp,e
Gospel nd IN on D The prayers Of the
ple everywhere requested for pressing I up4ii
roers with the Gospel and 10 inspire CHRISTIANS Oh
ali evangelical creeds to become workers toge.nt,s
of his great city D. l.. Moody, the evangelist, Will
speak at the meeting on Janiaryo.
Two courses of lectures are TO be given IN the
Adams Chapel of Union Seminary this winter one
on practical religion and the other on Church unity
The first lecture in the practical course Will be gwen
by D. l.. Moody. January 6. his topic being. HOW
10 Reach Non-Churchgoers." Lectures In TINS
course are expected from DR. Gunsaulus. of Chicago;
President Gilman of Johns Hopkins University or
Baltimore and others The Church unity course
will be opened on January l3 by Professor Charles
General Principles OF Church Unity" Bishop Pot
ter Bishop Hurst. President Andrews and others
ticket which may be secured without price from
Z. NJ Kingsley. secretary OF the SEMINARY "' w.
100 Park-ave.
my mamma is dead in bed at home said
little ten-year-old girl to the missionary OF
chanel as she received her Christmas present on
Wednesday morning Shortly after the exercises
the missionary went to the home or the chliu' i"
the rear rooms OF a rear tenement-house ohly ~
find the story true The mother had died suddenly
xripy
girls one nine years old and the other teil, ~ Pa
former wife After visit by the coroner ,ne @ pouy
sent to the P9tterS bel ai es W resumed its
activities as though nothing out OF the oruihais
had taken place
The recent order OF the Chief Of Police pro-
hibting dancing by large girls in the street against
which complaint has been made. has been received
with much satisfaction by many people "ho i.'e
in that part of the city where the ob)ecuohaoe
dancing Is most prevalent. The complaint was not
made against little children dancing, nor against
street dancing In general, but against the pa'0u
lar form OF dancing by the older girls wncn seems gems
large schoolgris were talking about the matter me
other day. and one OF mem m tSa street: she says
7 am too large and so so on another DOCK "heie
she cannot see me-
o,,,o IN contrast TO the public Christmas trees,
,,th the,r ostentation is the plan OF giving whcn
ono of the Eleventh Ward school trustees Is III
Producing in some of the schools where ne Vists'
p,,ey,pg in the truth of the statement that IL Is
more blessed TO give than TO receive Mr.. Levy
has asked the children to share their christmas
lows with children who they know nave no. H.
ceived any gifts have received less man ond tr
schooi-chiidren themselves. Tbs Is ms seoul sIt
winters experience with this plan aiu t,der 5re Who
iast winter was satisfactory to the cnlluie' VIZ Ny
gave the extra doll or shared their ANDY win
Other children and pleasing 10 a ts bepn m Suggested
that the children instead of reeens YIN Sne so soeca
oLiar, Rnt where so many of the scnooIs @ @spsau
large sums on Christmas decorations ana Ia oes in
e. nuhic schools where there Is no competitions