New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-03
WHAT A CITY PASTOR SEES.
ITEMS OF PERSONAL INTEREST TO
CHURCH PEOPLE.

vacation months he leaves the pulpit OF the Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian Church in good hands. The
preacher during August will be the Rev. Dr. Pente-
cost. the well-known preacher. now OF London but
for many years the successful pastor of the Temp
klns Avenue Congregational Church, Of Brooklyn.
Another August preacher. who Will undoubtedly
attract large audiences, Is the Rev. DR.. Arthur l.
PlersOn, In the Fourth Avenue presbyterian
Church The preacher in the Old First Church. DR..
Howard Dunields. this month will be the Rev.
Thornton b. Penfeld who occupied that position
last August.
DR.. Francis Z. Clark. president Of the Christian
Endeavor Society. says that he has been asked
many times what were the remarkable features OF
the great convention recently held in Boston. In
THE Golden Rule" this week. he answers the
question. The most significant thing about the
convention was the convention Itself lie adds:
THE impression made by the throngng thousands:
the streets full: eectric-cars full; the steam
cars full: the beautifully decorated stores; the vast
surging throngs about the Mechanics Hail and
the tents; the good-natured multitudes that josed
each other at the restaurants and In every pubic
place, with never a word of complaint; the CITY
abandoned for once to a religious idea: the supreme
thing. for the time being at least, In Boston, ana
for the first time. not money-maksng nor money
saving but the religion Of Christ. Every man.
woman and child in the city OF Boston felt the IN
nuence of the convention In some degree. Most
were profoundly impressed and genuinely uplifted
by II. For once. at least, religion was the pop
ular thing No one ashamed 10 wear the
Christian Endeavor badge. No one was AFRAID TO
expIaIn TO his neighbor that It meant Christ Elk
allied This was the thing that impressed
me the fact that Boston. well as the Endeav-
orers gave itself up to the religious idea so en-
tlusias;ically and that from the Mayor to the day
laborers on this public Christian Endeavor flower
bed one idea possessed us all
SETTLEMENT Society has
s.artod its work with three students OF the semi
nary AZ No 202 East Ninety-sixth-st. The sixty
eight blocks between Eighty-hfth and Onehun-
drel-and-nfth SITS. east OF Third-ave.. have been
carefully studied relative to institutions or ali
kinds in existence there. W. f. McCord. who is in
charge Of the work. reports that the Settlement
has connected itself with the Street Cleaning and
Health departments OF the city 10 cooperate with
them in their work. and also that they have en-
tered into friendly relations with the dispensares.
and. with the aid Of trained nurses Of the Church
Settlement at No 1850 Avenue \. Will aim TO secure
better care for the sick children during the sum-
mer In June two clubs for boys were formed.
one for BOYS from eight twelve years OF age and
the other for boys from twelve to sixteen. A
branch OF the Penny Proyident Fund, OF the
Charity Organization Society. has been established
for the members % the various clubs The Rev. DR..
John H. Edwards gave some articles Of furniture:
" q Holmes gave dumb-bells and Indian clubs
for pymnastic work. and Professor William Adams
Brown has promised 10 supply a boys library. This
new feature Of the Union Seminary work Will be
watched with interest BY the many friends OF Set
Element work.
The sheer Is frequently heard that there more
women than men in the churches The Rev. Will
lam r Elsing ~ the Dewitt Memorial Church. In
Riy.ng;on-si.. answers that criticism far as his
own work is concerned. IN The CITY Mission
Monthly saying that In his active membership OF
f-, .t.,t,t, iS rfls Of
that church is true OF many other downtown
churches and II IS interesting TO hear Mr.. Elsings
explanation OF the fact that one-fourth OF his
church members belong 70 that class. He says:
ITO any not acquainted with our peculiar sur
roundiugs. this fact needs some explanation. We
make no special inducement to attract widows. We
DO not pay their rent DO provide fuel or food
FOR them The widows are treated just other
people They receive neither more nor less atten
ton. The question WILL therefore. naturally be
asked. How IS IL that there IL such n large number
OF widows In your church, We find the answer in
the peculiar condition OF our neghborhood. The
Jews occupy nearly all the large tenement-houses.
As "A rule. jewish landlords employ Christian house
keepers In many tenemen,s where there are
twenty families. nineteen are Jews. and only the
housckecper IL a Christian IL Is the housekeepers
duty % keep the halls stairs and court clean and
10 scrub the rooms whenever a tenant moves and
leaves the place In A filthy condition There no
than the Christian housckeeper employed by Jew
ish landlords The housckeepers are nearly always
widows who get rent free In exchange for their
work BY means OF sewing or washing. these poor
women manage - earn enough TO provide food and
clothes for themselves and their Little children.
Many WIDOW who has just left the ncw-made
grave OF her husband searches VITA sorro~ing heart
Tor "A housckoeper place Love FOR her children.
who would otherwise have to be placed in some
institution helps her TO endure her hard lot. and
makes her willing 20 toll early and late In order to
earn the rent by her ncessant work. None Dut
cl-anly thrifty women can retain n position as
housekccpcr. The housekeepers are. therefore, the
most respectable and most intelligent people In a
house. Financially. they are not able 10
help IA much. bu, morally and spiritually. they
can assist rs greatly We have frequently preached
tho Gospel In the housckcepers rooms when our
audience VAS composed almost entirely OF the jew
lsh tenants whom the housckeeper had personally
Invited Every converted housckceper becomes
connecting link between the Church and eighteen
or twenty families who are absolutely ignorant or
the Christian religion. We are rich In widows and
many OF these widows Christs peculiar treas
ures."
Before starting on his tour around the world. DR..
r. \ Macarthur OF the Calvary Baptist Church,
paid this deserved tribute 10 his assistant pastor:
TO the work OF Or +. r. Morse the success OF
the church during the last few years Is Indebted
In no small degree lie Is a man OF refined literary
taste OF varied and excellent abilities and OF great
moral earnesncss. He has not only assisted In the
pastoral work OF the church. hut In the correspond
ence and other literary forms OF work connected
with The pastor's study lie Will have entire charge
OF the pastoral work AMI of the pulpit supplies dur
ing the pastors absence on his trip around the
world The services OF such a brother are OF ines
tlmable worth In the building up OF church. II Is
simply impossible in our great cities FOR pastors or
large churches TO do all the pastoral work which
ought To be done. II they 70 perform necessary
work as students "a aul hors and In various denom
Al is -
make the pastoral calls which are necessity TO
the growth OF the church More and more must
pastors of large churches be relieved OF part OF
their work especially In their pastoral relations.
ANY pastor is 10 be deemed extremely fortunate
who has a man OF DR.. Morses intellectual ability.
fraternal consideration and spiritual earnestness as
an assistant In his work.
Ever since Christian literature enriched over
thirty years ago by the publication OF that most
helpful book fellowship with the Son OF God
Abide in Christ" the name OF the Rev Andrew