New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-14

THE REV c. H. PORTER, JR.
Place Garden Place, Willow Place and Columbia
Place and they run from Joralemon-st to Safest.
with the exception OF COLUMBIA ridce Whit" WIZ
tnues to Atlantic-ave,
At Hcks-st. begins the steep hill tnat runs COW"
10 the watersde and this point Is the dividing line
between the aristocratc Heights and theTenement'
house region along the river. Below Hicks-st. ON
the north side Is a notable OF houses that pre-
eumably were the pride OF the neighoorhood nait
century ago. but which now have the unmistakaois
air of shabby gentility that. once acquired can
rarely be shaken of. Further down. at Columbia
Place on the other side OF Joralemon-st'' are the
wel-known riverside tenement houses erected oy
Alfred T. White several years ago, before the new.
tangled term, housing to describe this SOFT Ok
dwellings, had come into vogue.
The pedestrian who turns out Of Joralemon-st ~
Willow Place has only to travel few YARDS oeiore
he finds himself in front OF modest brick puidihs'
with light stone trimmings 1t Is the willow Fiacs
Chapel maintained by the Church OF the Saviour.
whose Gothic structure is at Pierrepont-st. ana
Monroe Place. The chapel dedicated twenty
years ago. on Easter Sunday April Is. 1875. and on
Thursday Of this week. and at the evening service
next Sunday the twentieth anniversary is to be
noted.
STARTED IN A FARMHOUSE.
The chapel was the outgrowth OF a mission Sum
day-school movement started more than ten years
earlier On December H. 1865. the first session OK
the mission school Of the Church OF the Saviour was
held In a room in the upper part Of the old Wall-st.
ferry-house. The work began in a modest way. but
| gained steadily In numbers and interest. In con-
nection with IT committees on charity and en-
ployment were organized The collection OF build.
ing fund begun on November Is, 1867. when the
children In the school contributed IS cents. and by
1878 the fund had grown through the enorta OF
teachers and scholars to 1855.
Z in1e he
Saviour added nearly $4,000 TO the fund. and forth.
with lot was purchased and the chapel was erected
without any burden Of debt. The work OF building
the chapel was begun September g. 1873. and ~
the folio wing spring the dedication took place.
II IL an interesting circumstance that one OF the
pupils that gathered the Old ferry building In the
winter Of 1865 Is still connected with the Sunday
school. He Is James McGrath. and he Is now the
clerk OF the school,.
1t was not until some time after the building Of
the chapel that regular minister was provided Tor
1t. The minister now In charge the Rev c. H.
Porter jr who Is also the assistant minister OF the
Church OF the Saviour Among his predecessors
have been the Rev. A. D. Smith and the Rev. Lincoln
E. Brown. Mr.. Porter came to Brooklyn last fall.
after the completion OF his collegiate and theology
cal studies at Harvard University and the Cam
bridge Divinity School. and at the beginning OF this
year he assumed charge OF the work In the Willow
Place Chapel He Is q native Of Quincy. Mass. and
Is about twenty-five years OF age.
BUSY ALL THE TIME
The work Of the chapel is by no means confined 70
one day In the week 1t goes on on weekdays a.
well as Sundays. and the chapel IL a busy hive Of
labor all the time. The Sunday-school Is he'd on
Sunday afternoon at o'clock and there is preach
ing service on every Sunday evening In the year.
The number Of children enrolled in the Sunday-schoe
Is 2S3, and the average attendance Is 1911. Every
forenoon there is kindergarten In one OF the rooms
Of the chapel This contains foAtyive children. and
kindergarten Is one Of those affiliated with the
Brooklyn Free kindergarten Association. The kim
dergartner Is Miss Helen Harrington and she is as
sisted by Miss Coon.
The mothers meetings are an interesting feature
Of the chapel work: they under the direction Of
a committee consisting OF Miss f. c. Low. Mss j.
NJ Harrington. Mrs. Alfred 7. White Mrs. II. c. Du
VAL Miss Du Val and Miss F. z. White. There are
seventy-six women enrolled as attendants at these
meetings and the usual attendance Is from fifty to
sixty. They maintain benefit fund. from which
their doctors bills paid In cases Of illness. The
Hand Of Friendship 10 composed Of eighty-two men.
and the meetings on Wednesday and Saturday even.
ings are attended by from forty fifty Of the mem.
bers The benefit fund Of this organization has .
the chaps Of the older girls there are tSsnysns
in the Willow Club. which is in charge Of Miss
COOKING plain sewing and drsssnsi%s The junior
Girls Club has forty members the dirscress !: Misc
to draw, to weave and to do fancywork Of various
kinds. There IL a sewing school. with membership
Of seventynine; in It the Pratt Institute method Of
instruction has been adopted.
Two military organisations are maintained for the
benefit Of young men and boys--the 9th Company.
under Captain Hokstad. and the Boys Brigade.
which Is Company H Of the American Guard.
number Of study classes are carried on regularly.
Cub OF boys and girls for debates and socials,
contains twenty:fv members The work started
BY the original Employment Committee ID still, car.
Red on by committee bearing the same name.
THE CIRCULATING, LIBRARY
A circulating library was started last January.
200 volumes being lent by the Pratt Institute
Library every month for the purpose. and besides
there are nearly as many books. forming the
nucleus Of q permanent library. Another excellent
thing which IL outgrowth Of the chapel work.
IL the summer home for children. This was carried
on last yer at Rutherford ~ j., nifty children be-
weeks This home Is under the direction Of Misc
70 provide room for all the activities In connec.
ton with the chapel recourse has to be had to the
parish house. at No 50 Joralenon-st, one Of that
long row Of od-fashoned houses to which reference
On Thursday afternoon and evening some Of the
work done BY the chapel will BE- shown: The pro-
gramme is as follows Dancing class. to So'cloek:
knds,T ;! 80 e SO; sSoI!ns Lesson ~.
10 $50: cooking lesson. to o; kitchen garden. BN
to O. kindergarten, 8 to .; sewing class. toG All
who are interested In the work are requested Ct.
tend any Of these exercises either In the efterncua
Connection With the special services vSicS III
twentieth anniversary Of the chapel ThSrs vili S
addrssse. Of that tine hy. the Aev. eeanpG a /