New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-05
WHAT A CITY PASTOR SEES.
ITEMS OF Personal INTEREST ~
CUI'RCH PEOPLE

Professor George T. Purves. or princeton me.
logical Seminary is not heard often IN 'niS Wy; :;
hut whenever he does come 10 New-io'n ' -
,,,h an conservative audience. To-morro"
o,tr, ha will sneak 10 the Young Peopies Assn
c,ation of the Fifth Avenue fresos 'eI.a" 80,
1pr John HalD, taking for MS 'op'. -, cor
inc of 81 Paul" AS DIR. Hall mas MS se'V"u y,
vice In the afternoon he Is In great "e,'a ,,ra
staIlation services and addresses anu nv ,an
auently he assists Drothei P"'
physically himself.
Mrs charles Russell Lowell closes timely artc'e
+, ..,r.o Ianos,is," on "The Economic Effects OF
Public outdoor Relief" with an inter- >, ,na
o,, enforcing her argument that the "orh Vi ,.'9
n,oss of every community Is an apso'u,e ~, 49,,
in order to provide for 1t the means VI "' , 81,
no human being will work 70 proN'ue Wv 49, thar
living for himself II he can get hVihs III ""' -,
manner agreeable to himself; that the co'h"'",y
cannot afford to tempt its members VINO arc
., york for a living TO give up the enOrt ny o',
i,g IN nrovile a living otherwise. ana that puo'1
relief must be confined to those VINO cahho' "o"
"What shall be done with boy a rev "eeNs o.',
s,xteen vears Of age who is incorrigibe. out ho' d
crlmnal?' said a neighboring MINISTER seSoe, a
If he were a month younger, he coniu oe '"'eu -
bv two or three societies. but now ho'hi"s ea, w
done for him apparently until he commits crime
and tben ne can be sent the Elmra ReforHIa'oiy
If any reader Of The Tribune can suggest i'o" u'
ho,, can no saved from the necessity or the iirst
crime he will be doing great KlhdhesS u mum
Der Of people.
mr. f. II Marling secretary OF the Church FIX
tension Committee of the New-York PresDyters' mas
prepared a statement showing what the fresp' 'e-
ran churches of this city are doing TOT iissio "'
here Ten of the churches have started eigh'ee"
,rissons five Of which have developed into fully or
ganzed churches. and two OF these pear AL VI .'e'
annual expenses Sixteen buildings nave oee',
erected by the supporting churches at COS. oi
500 500 The cost 81 maintaining the sixteen aiueu
churches last year was $3.50 more IMAM o"e.'i'
being given by the missions themselves Inc I
hy,orvs Committee on Church Extension, cOnst-
,y,ed !, 1857 besides giving many thousands OF dol
lars to churches, owning the Duaing ~, VII hold nv
occupy. has built or bought eySe" including $1,000
for principal q mortgages the s az 1a he Pres.
year through the comm Within Year $4,000 from
Colonel Elliott r. shepards estate me osa SticsllY
y,h me Presbyery but all OF It's pastors are ana
IT is said Is cent OF rs income II Of Pres
byt,-iams to ali departments In lsss were a. ne
Hdd legacy OF s,Ss22 from Mrs StusT, any
h"j'dnss sos 900 was contributed from
Dr. Marng concludes tnai IN" work in city
rlans Of this city gave t tor n ni1 "''''''
and country last year Noolz'
,,... g., tho Salvation Army without baptism or
the Lords supper IL suppleInenns me FOR many
Church and hoy 1sr wis" rival OF the Church has
moi been discussed IN the weicone 10 70,
ootn TS eoniSatons he e1heraton for
smaller gifts to the attendan's a H. s"1 from ~.
Church the Army Tha, there n Is x ff'' asny
work for the Salvation Army no one VIII ue ~
Ia, ,hey can reach people whom others WIN iess
attractive methods do not reach is ADMITTED sn, on al ~
S'',ye ia methods somewhat In certain fields
Would he proper question for discussion IN :
,nini4.ers' meeting II would seem. however, tna'
,mnnev given 10 the Army. by church people es
pccally should be- used In the avowed purp , o
Tho Army-in reaching those whom others nave a
g., been unable TO reclaim. The salvation army
| mas A great mission IN the world and one OF we
| lessons which Il is enforcing is that or protner'
/ hood The church will show It's wisdom ny exempt.
fyirg that same spirit still more-the Gospci OF ,s
| Hand IL the Gospel that saves Tor inns Ire anu
| FOR the TO come.