New-York tribune., 1896-01-20

lin, ,.g , natter OF fsiciiaton not unmMci
with yonlermont at tho annual gathering o' ,n'
,ro,cn.rg AT the Hew-York East conference. Is
,,,..s.nt pastor IS the Rev ONO r. i"r'ho'""' -
his methods and energy. seconded py inc n'a'" o'
rr.ns,eos of which John W. Rulwinklr Il president.
I am ceic,en, hoard Of stewards. 10 the churchs
,..ri,,, largely due Mr.. BarthOow WAS assigned
90 IN. Fleet Street Church three years ago. MS
charge urior to that being small church III inc
suburbs ~ Bridgeport. Conn Inc success "i "e
old church under Circumstances whicn seenlrSH
cons,l,,t, = handicap makes the methods Of It's
nastor worthy of study. II was TO learn more oi
,, uor,bolov and the way he works that Trlb-
,o ,onorter went 10 his study on Saturday night.
rho rev Mr. Rar,holow was born IN Lincotn H.
.oenty-seven years ago. Graduating IN l'S' from
Tho Illinois wesleyan University. he hnished MS
scholastic studies at the Theological Sch'o OF pos
., I.,trorsl,v I'm 1893 This s his second charse'
ana MIR Barihoiow has increased us meinDrrahl9
from 40 to nearly COO The chuIch X struas ~ ~
80 Iei,t and has property Nalh'd AZ SlV"r. u"
concregations are large and as!ng especially at
sunday evening scrN.ces on.
In response 10 queries Mr.. Barthoow $40. ,e iHe
anre of the success OF the Fleet Street Church lies
in the consecrated effort of mon ana women wiz WIZ
i've AT some distance from the chu.ch nna loreso
the advantages of churches nearer their homes IN
order that they might 30 personal wuih III 's,n s
nroyId qoy ho for visitation by organ.
zed committee of ladies'. in charge oil me paSst2.,
ON the report of this committee the pastor NiSltS
,hosc strangers whose have been ascertained.
The church works on the prlnciple uiar mgn ",e
LaoT'a .nen church alive in downown neghborhood 1t
s absolutely necessary ,nAt WuN % nd iTh Tn socS
functions are emphasized dst,nety ana me me nome
feeling Is i0eT calS home Without any any fornaity
The machinery - not made rromhnent. DuS n. tme
sbiiv our revival meetings have been successful
and will DE continued tArongh The n;9ntn. NJ pan
Ion 81 that every tenth person will be church
member: the going Of man to man brings the people.
I personally take chtrsc OF the young mems de-
narimcni in the Suni 1y-schooi. and have large
Bible class Of young men wnlch about half ms the
lecturc-room. Every month We have one social and
three literary meetings for tn" young people. Our
c,ass-ncetng are notably successful, and we have
an ms church spiritual work is done along old
ia shioned Methodist lnes, with the addition that
personal work is emphasized more strongly. The
church has In IL many men VINO give their money
without stint to the interest Of the work. The plate
collections are larger than IN the palniest days or
Its existence. and the membership is close to the
ark OF the best 1t has ever had. Yet this church
is not supported by one man or any ten men. as no
individual gives an exorbItant sum Last year the
church ard parsSnage were pa,n,ed ga ana other re-,
expenses are $500 The revival spirit prevails dur
pray yer-meetinss right along No BROOKLYN church
ought 20 90 out Of existence because OF the neigh
borhcod AZ far as this particular field IL con-
cerned. there are more people than we can attend
to- hat need is more workers. II is not lack OF
'rauses the downtown churches to be abandoned. /
do not believe In sensationa'isn. but In the plain
are Interested. have had net incresse OF is0 in
my rastora,e here. The Fleet Street Church is in
The members OF the BOARD Of Trustees are J. NJ
Bulwlnkle. president; William Ingraham, John H.
Long. Edwin Holloway. l.. B. Strong. Clarence
Thompson. A. w. Ilan. George Brown and l.. J.
Iuking. The stewards \. D. Briggs, George
simmons NJ. s. Croquoi. w. j. Hosford. l.. Nelson
g. Smith, George lngraham. William Desmond
Wil.hm Donahoy. william Cornell. William Ken
nedy and Eugene Brown. In the sunGa school are
nearly six hundred pupils and the superintendent
J. vi. Bulwnkle. with j. -. Long assistant and
william Prentss secretary. The Rev. Job g.
Bass. chaplain at the ponentiary, is the local
preacher: which position he has accep,ably ned for
many years.