New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-19

WISE PLAN OF DIFFERENT pENoMINA-
TONS
COUNCIL. or THE CHURCHES OF NETWORK CITY
TO TRY TO SOLVE RELIGIOUS. SOCIAL
AND OTHER PROBLEMS.

AND OTHER PROBLEMS.
| movement was begun last week IN the hni'
IN tho building OF the United Charities looking
toward the union Of all the churches OF the several
denominations IN the solution of the rc"H'o"s' NO.
ciai and other problems which each separate parish
or denomination Ii striving TO rolve TOT 'heIi. 'hc
organization which has been formed with TINS END
| In view In called the Council OF me Churches OF
| New-York city.
| Some time ago the proposition to undertake
| movement OF this character was made, ana meet
| Ing OF many prominent ministers ana iaymeh was
held TO discuss In an informal manner the proposed
| plan. committee was appointed TO make thor-
ourh Investigation into the feasibility of such an
enterprise. and this committee presented ts report
| at last weeks gathering. Upon this report IL was
| formally resolved perfect an organization upon
| the lines laid down. and the movement was pu.
| under way.
| Among those who are foremost In the advocacy
| OF the plan are the Rev. Dr. Charles II. Parkhurst
| the Rev. Dr. George Alexander. the Rev. Dr. Henry
| V Satterlee. the Rev. Or. Edward A. Bradley the
Rev. Dr. Henry A. Stimson. the Rev. Dr. Johh 1.
| Becklcy. the Rev. DR.. Edward d. Coe, the Kew.
| DR.. Junus b. Remensnyder. the Kew. Dr. j. H.
| Phiputt the Rev. Or. b. u. Tyler. the Kew IT.
w H. p Faunce, the Rev. Dr. Josiah strong, the
Rev Dr. j. Winthrop Hegeman. Judge Henry r..
| hickman John s. Bussng. r. Fulton CUTTING
| Everett T. Wheeler. Robert Graham. william Il.
Dodge Frank Russell and many others.
! The general plan upon which the work or the
organization will be done Is TO divide the city into
marshes each parish to Include the churches
within its limits and each TO perform certain part
! of the work to be accomplished there one OF the
present hndrances to the most enective work
| among the churches. investigation has proven, Is
! ,ba. of the overlapping OF the work OF one with
the other. resulting In waste OF energy ana
money.
Such was the outline OF the proposed mission OF
! the new organization. as shown in statement
prepared and read by the Rev DR. Hegeman. me
speaker went at length into the sociological condition
| OF New-York City and adduced many facts con-
corning its population in various sections. the num-
Der OF churches and liquor stores In Its di1erent
districts. all bearing upon the question at issue.
He showed by means Of charts and figures wherein
/ II was admitted that the churches and charities
know all that the churches are doing; we Yield TO
and we freely admit that these churches and or
CARNATIONS are doing all that they can with the
we'll that humanitarian and Christian agencies ior
hpnG ns % Sn1ch n o Ss
also true that the resources of workers and money
know that the Introduction of the new. motive Of
sense of united action would cause an OF
much in the line OF the Church making business
Every problem that has presented itself to us In
this connection points to federation as its solution.
We have conferred with men who have been sue ,c
| work snch Dean Hodges. OF Cambridge. and
Dr. Dole OF Jamaica ram b0ston ana our pro
ment Of the principal workers Of London and Of
this city.
At the meeting Dr. stimson proposed that GER
tain Sunday should be selected next fall upon
| which every clergyman In the city should preach
upon this subject in order that the congregations
might fully understand the work undertaken by
| the organization.
4 committee consisting Of the Rev. Drs stimson
and Hegeman and Judge Beekman. was appointed
10 perfect plan OF action for the future, 10 re-
port at the next meeting OF the council Work
| will not lag during the summer months In prepa-
Iyaf ionf he VOrl< n a
Assembly district In the city has been selected and
| this viii be thoroughly canvassed SO that the
exact social and religious condition OF the people
living there may be tabuiated basis for future
| labors.