The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-05-24
CHURCH ARMY GRANDRALLY
DIR. DOUGLASS, COZ. HADLEY AND
MISS WRAY PRESENT THE WORK.

Full Details of the Prospeots-The Work
to be Done-Its Need of sympathy-In-
teresting Meeting.
That the religious world Is rapidly
becoming more liberal In thought and
catholic in action was given ample eV-
idence yesterday afternoon at TRINITY
church. Witness a miscellaneous au~
dience, a small organ in the nave or
the church, popular religious music, an
informal service led by layman in
neat blue uniform, lady pleading for
help in her work amid the lone quar-
tiers of our city, and you have a gauge
of the progress of Catholic feeling in
the Episcopal church in America. And
yet this is only an added evidence or
those broad sentiments that have al
ways characterized this great working
church
The newly organized work OF the
Church army in this city was adequate
ly presented by Rev. DR.. George Will
liam Douglas, Colonel H. G. Hadley
and Miss Wray to the large and very
representative audience gathered at
Trinity church yesterday afternoon.
Captain Charles Estey rendered sever
al excellent solos. A large contribu-
ton was taken for this new enterprise.
DR., Douglas reminded his audience
"of what it meant for a movement to
be followed by the support of the peo-
pie In the war picket service was con-
n L o,,I1 ~f
came to the soldier, because it was sol
itary service. 1t is easy, comparative
ly, to fight with officers and friends
around you; but on picket duty 1T is
different, with only the stars to look
up to, with strange army before you
and the stiffness of night over all,
touching you with mysterious grasp.
Then the bravest will feels afraid. AT
such a time the thought of friends at
home will sustain and maintain. What
we want the Church army to know is
that we are standing back Of it, with a
full and heartfelt sympathy, determin-
ed to uphold 1t in its good work; that
If mistakes are made, as they will be,
they will be condoned, and that AL
mighty God will use even these to some
good.
1T is one thing to know about work
from experience and quite another to
gain your knowledge from reading
about it, You read a biography of
Livingston or Gordon and you are
thrilled with its spirit. but could you
see the work yourself doubtless you
would do many things differently. So
read some work of devotion written
amid the ministrations of the slums'
work, and you are spiritually refresh
ed.
Let the work come to your own city,
and it may be that many things will
be done not as you would have done
them. Are you to find fault? No.
Perhaps your methods would not be as
effective as those now used. Your
place is to sympathize, to encourage,
to cheer, to help.
But we must present an intelligent
sympathy. Sympathy that does not
understand and interpret In Christian
confidence is not worthy thetname of
sympathy. s.
IF we are really Christians then we
must feel the responsibility Of taking
the command Of Christ to preach the
gospel to all men. We desire to have the
multitudes come to the house Of God.
And here is a society which is plan
ming to do this very work. But you
say Not In the way in which / would
do it No, perhaps not; but in a way
you cannot do-this going out to them
and bringing them into the commun-
ion of the church."
Colonel Henry G.. Hadley then. spoke,
in part, as follows:
MANY men walk in the dark because
the light does not come to them. This
morning q man was found by Chris
tian man by the waters side. Not a
tramp, by any means, but one who had
spent his substance in riotous living.
He was given breakfast, and then
| when he was placed in more COM
Portable position he was asked If he
| were a Christian. He used slang
phrase which signified he was not He
| told how he had slipped away from vir-
tues path; how he had spent the even
| ing with the boys and found 1t too late
| to go home and passed the night on
| the woodpile where he was robbed. He
| was asked if he did not know there was
place in the city where he could have
| found place to sleep in better than
! the woodpile, and was directed to the
church house Such is picture of the
slums; and the slums are not far from
this very church.
Il am glad to be able to come here
again to this church, which has given
| us previously so grand welcome. We
hope to win the sheep which are not OF
this fold by our services, which are to
be held every evening in our new head
quarters on Temple street, Sunday eve
nings In Trinity chapel and every third
Sunday evening in joint service in this
| church.
.'Our men will do slum work during
| the week, but it is we'll to throttle sin
on the highways. l cannot go into all
| the details of our work, but we are at
tempting to make this a branch of, the
New York headquarters of the main
| Church Army"
Colonel Hadley then spoke of his per-
sonal experience. How he came from
the United States army; how he was
reformed; joined DR.. Rainsfords work
| in New York; how his family has been
prosperous; how the Church Army has
succeeded; how the doors of the most
| conservative churches in America, In
Boston, in Philadelphia and in New
York. have been opened to the Church
Army; how by the kindness Of DR.