New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-22
BISHOP POT7ERS FORK On THE EAST SIDE

THE EXCESSIVE HEAT DOES NOT CAUSE HIN TO
DIMINISH HIS EFFoRTs-GOoD RESULTS OF
HIS COMING TO THE MISSION.
DESPITE the excessive heat OF yesterday. Bishop
Potter stuck manfuy to his post among the poor
of the East Side. When the Rev. Francis X Bate
man. pastor of the Cathedral Mission. at NO. I'D
Stanton-st. went away on a months vacation ana
Bjsbop Potter undertook to fill his position In per
son, the Bishop evidently expected plenty OF hard
work most trying period OF the year. ana
made his home on the East Side fully prepared Tor
H. He has now been there two weeks. and EVIL
IDENTIFY intends staying the other BY that time
Mr. Bateman will have returned to his duties. and
the Bishop will be relieved of further labor In his
present field.
Bishop Potter shirked none OF his selfallotted
tasks yesterday He arose early, and at a. m
held communion in the church Inc morning
prayer-meeting and sermon followed at 1920 a. m.
and the Bishop preached eloquently to large con-
gregation. He also preached at the evening ser
vices at O'Clock. He sleeps In the Mission House
next to the church and has his breakfast there,
but generally goes out to dinner either to his home
or TO the house of some friend On Friday ne dined
at the house of the College Settlement Society,
No. So Rivngton-st The society is composed OF
young women. and its work is much the same as
that accomplished by the University settlement
Society. in Delancey-st.
One OF the members OF the Cathedral Mission
told O Tribune reporter that the congregation had
nearly doubled since Bishop Potter had come INTO
the neighborhood The members of the congrega-
ton are mostly OF German descent. Another men,
Der thought too much publicity had been given to
the Bishops making his home temporarily on the
East Side This member denied the statement
which had been made. that 1t was neighborhood
Of slums. The people are poor-extremeiy so-but
there are no sums The nature OF the neighbor
hood of the Cathedral Mission plainly TO be
seen by visitors that part OF the city yester
day. The sitting heat was felt In the rooms OF the
tall tenement houses, and the inmates fed to the
streets for breath OF air. The suns hot rays
made the sidewalks sizzle. but the people did not
mind that The Gods handiwork. and
the tenement houses not. Little children
swarmed In the narrow streets like ants. The
jority OF them clean and had on their Sun
day frocks. Most OF them played innocent games.
but few OF the older boys INDUCED In the law
forbidden practice OF "crap-shooting," and were
captured by the police and taken to the Edrdge-st
station. 4 great rendezvous for the children was
the hydrant on the sidewalk against the wall OF
the Cathedral Mission House The hydrant which
was placed there BY the Temple Society has pipes
huge cakes OF Ice packed This makes end
less supply OF water Many OF the children
brought tin pals. which they filled and took home.
Miss Brown. the deaconess Of the Cathedral Mis-
eion. seen by the reporter No. 1873 Essex-st.
She said that Bishop Potter had Instituted any
marked Innovations since his advent into the
resident pastor. much the same Mr. Bateman
had done and would probably do again They felt
grateful to the Bishop. however for coming among
them Miss Brown said further that she had not
had more applicants for charity than usual since
the Bishop had taken charge OF the parish From
another source the reporter learned that Bishop
needy people since he took up his residence n
Stanton-si