The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-11-18
CHRISTIANITY AND POLICE
MEMBERS OF LOCIL POLICE DE-
 PERTINENT TO ORGANIZE.

PERTINENT TO ORGANIZE.
 Will Try to Form Local Branch of the
 International Christian Police Assoola-
 tion-Tirst Meeting to be Held Next
 Thursday-objects of the Association.
 A movement Is on foot among the members of the local police force to or ganize in this city branch of the h. ternational Christian Police association and the indications at present are that the formation will take place within the next few days. Among the mem bers of the department interested in the formation of the organization are Superintendent Treadwell Smith, Cap tains James Wrinn, William O'Keefe, James P. Brewer and Samuel J. Wood ruff, Sergeants Henry M. Crocker and William E. Mcbride, and several of the patrolmen.
 The organization of the local branch, should one be formed, will be the di- rect result of the meeting held in the city court room last week for the mem- bers of the police department and ad- dressed by Miss Sara Macdonald, secre- tary of the Toronto branch of the h. ternational Christian Police association and Rev. M. O'Brien, one of the trus- tees of the association. At that time the scope and work of the association was explained at considerable length, and apparently much to the interest of the members of the department pres ent.
 A. next Thursday afternoon at 3 form a temporary association, and Miss Wurtz of Whitney avenue, who was present at the meeting and is very much interested in the work of the as- sociation, was chosen secretary. Fri day afternoon after drill Miss Macdon- aid and Miss WurtZ were present and talked for few minutes with the mem- bers of the department, and at that time it was decided to hold the first meeting at the rooms of the Y. M. c. A. next Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Every member of the depart ment off duty at that time is requested to be present, and then an effort will be l made to effect a permanent organiza- l tion.
 Some three years ago similar effort was made in this 0ity to organize g. 1 local branch of the association, but the work fell through, probably owing to | the fact that but few members of the department were interested in the pro- | ject at the time. The work was then haol1n in nOpaar1Yepaa of oit np the subject by Miss Gurney of London, England, who is one of the chief work CTS of the organization in England and | who came to the United States for the l purpose of organizing branches of the organization in this country. As a | result of her vists local branchesi
 were organized in New York, Boston, Philadelphia and several other cities, and these are in a fiourishing condi- | tion to-day. Since that time Miss Cur ney has travelled over the civilized world and has organized local branches of the association among the members
 of the police departments of nearly every place visited Branches are now | in operation in England, Ireland, Scot | land and other European countries, also in Asia and Africa, in China, Japan, Canada and the United States.
 | The association is of a religious char acter but non-sectarian, and numbers
 among it's members Catholics and Pro- | testant, Jew and gentle alike. The
 members meet once a week and discuss
 matters relating to Christianity and
 other matters relating to police duty.
 The members of the association also
 believe in practical Christianity, and
 the sick and afflicted members of the
 organization are visited regularly and
 every care possible taken, not only of
 themselves but of the members of their | families as well.
 | Quite a number of the members of | the local police department are much
 interested in the project, and a deter mined effort will be made at the meet | ing next Thursday afternoon to form a 1 permanent branch of the International Christian Police association in this city.