New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-19
WHAT A CITY PASTOR SEES.
ITEMS OF PERSONAL INTEREST TO CHURCH
PEOPLE

ITEMS OF PERSONAL INTEREST TO CHURCH
PEOPLE.
The Rev. Dr. David Gregg, Of the Lafayette
Avenue Presbyterian Church. OF Brooklyn. and the
Rev. DR.. John Hall. OF the Fifth Avenue Presby
terrain Church. Of this city, are to exchange pulpits
to-day. Dr. Gregg preaching In New-York at 4
m. Dr. Gregg has the honor Of holding the great
congregation gathered by the venerable Dr. Cuyler
and Of increasing the efficiency Of this important
church In al. practical directions.
The Young Women's Christian Association has
just Issued Its twenty-ifth annual report. which
presents an interesting account OF work performed
during 1895. Besides the main building in East
Flfteenth-st. Flfth-ave., and the Margaret
Louisa Home and Restaurant, directly back Of 1t
In Sixteenth-st. there three branches OF the
work-the West side Settlement. In West Forty
seventh-st, Tenth-ave.; the Sea Side Home, in
Asbury Park. and the Country Home. In White
Pains. Classes In bookkeeping. business training
drawing art, physical culture. stenography, type
writing cooking and needlowork. not to mention
others. are held with an enrolment last year OF
2.sas pupils There is also a large Bible Class with
an average attendance of 500. The library, with Its
ncar.y 5000 Volumes is free and accessible to any
woman girl fourteen years Of age. either
sef-support!ng or preparing for selt-supPort An,
employment bureau, $3.50 positions having been
asd last year salesroom containing Attractive
more than $1,000 to seamstresses and consignors.
Free concerts. readings and lectures are given
during the year. with an average attendance OF 600
women Mrs. Clarence Z. Beebe has been president
ciated with her large corps Of efficient workers.
who making strenuous efforts to secure a large
endowment fund The special need Of the assoca-
tlon a present Is gymnasium; the little room
whore the glrs exercise can accommodate only
thirty at time. and the great benefit derived from
this branch OF the work Is necessarily curtailed.
But this is on:y one OF many uses for which the
quarter OF million dollars to be devoted In case
generous pubic gives the association Its just
deserts. Any person wishing to see for himself
what this benefcent institution Is accomplishing
for thousands Of young women cannot do better
than to spend hour there any week day
cept Saturday. when he can see how his gift would
be applied.
DR. B y. Tyler. In the Church OF Disciples In West
Fifty-slx,h-st. concluded last Sunday evening his
series OF talks" on THE Worlds Debt to the
Christ. He spoke In substance follows: THE
Disciples agree with the Bapsts In their funda-
mental principles. but differ from them in the APP
plicaton OF the principles The Disciples believe In
their faithful and constant application regardless
OF consequences. The rapid numerical increase OF
the Disciples shows that they have a message for
which men are ready. In 1890 they had 3713 minis
ters in 1894 they had 1870 and In 1885, $500 The
number OF their organized churches In 1890
1916: In 1894 II $685. and In 1895, 941l. There
Cal 0jl communicates in $780, ST. in 1894. and
s23 $50 In the year 1895 There two things for
which the world Is in debt the Disciples Of Christ
They have called attention to the fundamental truth
OF the Christian religion as no other religious body