New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-16
CHURCHES AND THE TIMES.
THE FIRST MONTHLY CONFERENCE ON
CHARITABLE WORK HELD YESTERDAY.
pELEGAT IS FROM ALL PARTS OF GREATER NEW
YORK ASSEMBLED TO LISTEN TO
LECTURE BY THE REV.
JOSIAH STRONG

JOSIAH STRONG
Tho first Of the monthly conferences on charitable
work 10 be held during the winter in the CHARITIES
Building took place yesterday morning in the AS
senly Hall. and delegates from about hi'E ui''e'
emf societies present.
The Rev Antoinette Brown Blackwell repre-
.ented the Society for Political Study. Mrs Eva
Connell Smith the Little Mothers, Mrs Prinde
the Florence Mission. Mrs. Underwood the fIor-
ence Crittenton Home for Working Girls ana MISS
Fornout ST. Georges Church.
Quite a number Of delegates from the salvation
Army were present. and the Free kindergarten
Association the American Bible Society, the 'o'-
ored Mission the Church Of the Divine paternity
the West Farms Methodist Episcopal Church the
East End Day Nursery. the Home for the FRIEND
less the Ladies Bible Society. the various dis
trcts of the Charity Organization Society branches
and many other churches ana ORGANIZATIONS "e'e
also represented.
Many Of the delegates came long distances, ard
the majority were women. owing 10 the TACT that
they had more leisure than men to attend ana
that so many benevolent associations are OF iehi-
nine origin.
The chair was occupied by Miss Kate Bond. ana
the nrincipal speaker was the Rev josiah Strong.
His subject was The Churches in the Movements
o. the Times" and the one grea. movement OF the
times in his opinion, was the awakening OF society
10 sef-consciousness
osoc,etv IS beginning TO become conscious Of it,
G
is the result Of the effort It IS making to discover
IN. laws OF its own being and the new philan-
,h-onv simply shows that we are beginning 10 real
lie that we are all members OF one DodE Mo"e'i
nrogress has made relations so close that I'M
less they are right relations they become h'o'e'd-
BILE"
regarding the relation OF the churches 10 this
wo-ld noovement. Dr. Strong said that as the duty
n, the church was TO educate the conscience ana
the snhere Of the conscience was all me- th'
sphere OF the church was all life. In all inns NJ"
lie there is an indefinite multiplication OF ie'a-
lions and the church gives the only la" by "h'c"
they can continue. -,
The discussion Of the paper was led by inc heE'
David n Greer y. d. rector OF ST. BARTHOLOMEW"
chu,cb and participated In by the Rev a r.
schauNs.r D. d. Of the City Mission ana tract
soc,e,v the Rev F. Mason North d. d. OF 'he
church Extension and Missionary Society and MI.
Ernest Crosby.
DR. schaufier dealt with some specihc dc'a"S Oh
charitable works.
ar strong e" he said has spoken Of the generic.
and The generic Is cand and inspiring. but the
specific IS a different matter. Society may De grahd
In its solidarity but | never meet society III "s
solidarity; meet John, who Is hungry ana iiicom-
peten.. and Jane who is widow with TWO chuieh
and ia a poor cook Have any OF your ladies'
.nougb ,,,4res, IN the solidarity OF society 70 take
a noor cook Those arc fundamental practcalities,
and until such problems are solved We may CONFER
and talk 3s5 DAYS in the year without doing any
good"
Dr. schauf,er also said that when man was
utterly incompetent and refused TO be made com
petent nothing could be done but JUST 70 Iet MN
narve and that TO do anything else was an IN
Justice 10 those who deserving
Dr. North confessed to finding IT dfhcuit 10 ACT
on such principles as these 49, .o,. bo
Every time a strikes me on the street ne
said for len cents a quarter. Tor a fnedi OF q
lodging have shut my heart UP ught III NY
overcoa, in order TO be able TO pass him. ana NOM
ss s' the strongest sense of duty would MAKE me
Mr.. Crosby thought little mercy ought to be
I'VE wouldn't treat him that way II he were our
own brother" he said
~ wonld interrupted Or. Schaufer .
We'll wouldn't" said Mr.. Crosby. emphatcaiiy
Il was brought up in comfortable circumstances
and God knows am not particularly fond or WORK
III had been reared In the NTH story Or tchement
very likely would not be any more Wiling 10 wofh
han John is 49,. ,o =,
the avowed enemies OF the church. who are en-
PACED IN philanthrOpc work. had not been ASKED 10
represent, .,oa ..nd :, an
Il am a churchman," he continued. ana IN an
other kind OF audience would defend the Chuich
oo here think II my duty TO pitch mo ~ mo,d
Ind think II a erea: pity that the Church shouo
NOV 50 much respect for property ,,,,,
Is an example he mentioned STRIKE IN ~,
Rnid where "A committee Of cergyfnen appointed "
INQUIRE into the matter mad found mat me com
pany was realizing q per cent on the capta '"-
ested. and had deliberately suppressed lne al
Another speaker mentioned that TINS same s,f!ke
seo been finally settled 10 the satisfaction OF the
SH.oporers BY an archbishop OF one church an" t"'
'"nops OF another