New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-22
WHAT A CITY PASTOR SEES

WHAT A CITY PASTOR SEES
ITEMS OF PERSONAL INTEREST TO
CHURCH PEOPLE.
The Rev Dr. j. Wilbur Chapman will speak on
"a Kings Good Fortune" and DR.. A. c. Dixon on
'The Trial OF Jesus" at the interdenomnationa
meeting in Cooper Union tomorrow afternoon The
song service at p. will be led by w s. Weeden
Miss Upham VIII sing and MISS Anna laIk VIII as
sist In the service o. song with her cornet
The official enrolment OF Christian Endeavor So
cie:es at the beginning Of this month was as FOL
lows: In the United States-Young Peoples. 25.1s3
Junior 1926; Intermediate. ST. Mothers. IS: Senior,
q; In Canada 3l9s: In foreign lands $50: floating
societies. 1852; making a total Of 1890 societies. with
a membership OF 2.63i.cN President Clark. In his
report to the Board Of Trustees says in part: The
extension Of the movement In other lands has been
gratifying. | have recently heard OF the FORMATION
OF d 'hr S, and Bohemn While inquiries have
come from Russia and POLAND ana Denmark. i, y
country that does not know of Christian En-
deavor."
Within an hour a nelghboring clergyman mas
come to ask what be done to protect the people
among whom he labors. Two saloons continue 10
sell lquor on Sunday In spite OF all that has been
done to prevent it. lie il told TO write to the romeo
Department in Mulberry-st. woman In his chnrch
refused 20 give a man s. who said he came from
age was obliged to return to school An effort VIII
be made TO find out the OF the officer or
svInder and II the proof Is conclusive. steps VIII
be taken to keep him within doors for Few
troubled with men who say they come from the
Board OF Health and wish TO inspect the PLUMBING plumbing;
usually closing the interview with the Stationery
thai /; will cost SIS TO have the work done. or -
not to have anything said about H. AS the piuinb-
In the nelghhorhood pay the smaller amount under
similar circumstances she does the sam ,h.r n.'
fore unfamiliar with the laws ana customs on ms
country. 1t is easy to see how they can ne ,"IosSn
upon by inspectors without principle or Dy uo""
right swndlers
Special MONDAY prayer-meetings are held In the
p,yors Of the Young Mems Christian Association
IN Twenty-,hird-st The following are the clergy
mon and laymen announced on the card for last
week: Monday. l.. Lawrence Hunt TUESDAY mo
Rev 5 Parkes Cadman. Wednesday. the Kew pr
John Hall. Thursday. the Rev Joseph C. Thomas
Friday W r. Hopper and SATURDAY H. H.
Tweedy. assistant pastor OF the Madison sa9ade
Presbyterian Church. The leaders for The next lonr
weeks in the order rarned are AS foli9ws re mt ~
the the Rev DR. ' G s narrower. Charles w Errkns
br juSs ''s Swift Professor 4 j. = ilamn, L
f'oueee frederick f. stockwel the Rev. John H.
Devins. William Baldwin. Clayton Cooper, the
m nS H., P, E : b p E0l 4 s ss afS ''
The PRESBYTERIAN Union viii close us SUCCESSFUL
meetings for the season with one on March 20 at
which the speakers Will al be laymen. and the
general topic will be The Elder" Ralph Prime
OF Yonkers will discuss THE Elder in HIS Eceiesl-
astcal Relations: Robert H. smith, OF baltimore
The Elder and the children Of the Church" II y.
si.liman OF Cohoes. The Elder In His re alton 10
the Community Or. a. r. l-edoux. OF this city;
The Elder in Relation TO HIS Own ohurcn ana
THE Elder and the Benevolent Operations OF the
Church"
The German Theological School. OF bloomfield.
~ j. has thirteen alumni pastors OF German
churches IN Brooklyn and .ts vicinity; SIX pastors
in this city: fourteen In the Jersey cities suburban
to New York and the two tutors are regular sup
plies to mission churches in New-York and Pas
sale ~ j. The City Mission Department contem-
plates a varied activity vernacuar preaching only.
in "A dense foreign population: blingual preaching
IN transition 70 English vernacular preaching TO
adults and English Sundayschools; vernacu.ar
mission leading to English Church membership:
English preaching and vernacular visiting, etc
The Rev Or Charles f.. Knox. president OF the
school, gives these thoughts for reflection The
Present: In Greater New-York 10000 people. on
the Jersey side of the Hudson. 10000 people In
this population two .arge German cities OF over
900; two medum-szed German cities. from 5000
to 10000; four or hve small German cities. Inree
city French and Scandinavian city settlements.
In all 1900 Psop:s speakIng foreign l I,
New-York. 100000 people. ON the Jersey side.
10000 additional In this population 100000 peo-
Die whose vernacular is not English and not He
brew. Within this great metropolitan dstrct-on
Manhattan Island above the Harlem River. on
Western Long Island. In New-Jersey. on the banks
of the Hudson. OF Newark Bay. Of the Iacken
sack Of the Passlic. at the foot OF the Orange
MISUNDERSTANDING cities and colonies and
Quarters OF unlike foreign peoples Multiplication
OF vernacular clubs. societies. saloons. newspapers.
books. schools combinations Of saloons and poll
tics scepticsm and corrupt religions against Sun
day and virtue. etc. One-thrd OF the foreign peo
pie in 1880, by the United States census. do not
speak business English, but do not understand
pulpit English; only a portion OF the remaining
preaching. what shall be the plan OF the Christian
Church for these people for the next hfty years?
Shall we despair? Shall deliver them over to
sceptcism and false religions? Shall we have a
Christian plan and execute it?