New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-23
TO PUBLISH VALUABLE STA TISTTCS
WORK AND PLANS OF THE FEDERATION OF
CHURCHES AND CHRISTIAN WORKERS

WORK AND PLANS OF THE FEDERATION OF
CHURCHES AND CHRISTIAN WORKERS
The Federation Of Churches and Christian Work
ers in New-York City whose report upon the house
toulouse canvass OF the XVIII Assembly District
published last autumn attracted such favorable
attention from the secular and religious press has
completed its organization and is vigorously at
work upon the problem Of Christian cooperation
in this city. The Federation is made up Of the
churches within the limits Of New-York City. and
charitable and educational associations by them
selected One hundred and forty churches and
eleven such organizations are now included In the
membership. and it is expected that in the course
OF the present winter these numbers will be
doubled. The Council OF the Federation Is made
up Of representatives-one clerical and one
lay-from each religious denomination having hfty
or fewer churches the island. with two addi-
tional representatives in the case of each denom-
nation having above fifty churches. The over
sight OF the active work of the organization is in
trusted by the Council to committees and the
chairmen OF these committees. with the officers
and three other men nominated by the chairman
Of the Council constitute the Executive Commit
tee The officers for the present year are Spencer
Trask president; William +. Dodge President Low
and the Rev. DR.. Parkhurst honorary vice-presi-
dents: the Rev DR.. j. winthrop Hegeman vice.
president and chairman Of the Cooperation Com
mttee: Harvey f. Fisk treasurer j. G. Phelps
Stokes. recording secretary: the Rev. Walter Laid
law, executive secretary. the Rev. Leighton VIII
ams chairman of the Council.
The Investigation Committee has submitted the
form for the house-to-house canvass used last
year to a rigorous revision. and IT is now so ar
ranged that. In addition 10 procuring all the in
formation secured in the XVth Assembly District
canvass the community will be informed as to the
use OF public and Sunday-schoo libraries by the
households canvassed. concerning the city-bred or
country-bred character OF the population, occupa-
lions membership in economic. educational and
amusement clubs wages. and more minutely con-
corning housing Of the people. In addition. the
tabulation Of the forms will show the sex and age
classhcations of the membership of the various
churches and Sunday schools.
Hartley House. the West Side settlement OF the
Association for Improving the Condition OF the
Poor. which will expend $1,000 yearly In its work.
and the Neighborhood Club. in West Forty-hfth-
st whose budget will certainly reach four figures.
were located as a result OF the Federation's re-
mort upon the needs Of the West Side A Lutheran
Sunday-school and an Evangelical German Sunday
school have also entered the field Altogether. the
organizations in the district have been increased
one-third and the expenditures ior 'he soou vi
the district one-haf.
''The churches and charities in the XVIII Assembly
District which combined TO make the house-to-house
canvass" said an officer yesterday. 'and the new
organizat tons in the field. have combined to form
Auxiliary A. OF the Federation 1t Is hoped that
this auxiliary will include all the churches and al
truistic organizations west OF Eignth-ave;. from
Forty-second to Fifty ninth SITS. The Federation
homes that all local auxiiarieS will include all
denominations and all sorts of agencies for ad-
vancng the public good. Already more than one
half of the possible membership within the limits
above specified mas been secured, and an ag-
gressive and scientific cooperation Is well under
way The development OF this auxiliary into
object lesson OF cooperation Is the most important
work of the Federation for the present winter for.
while the auxiliary Is locally differed and attempts
only such lines of work its own council decides.
il will have most material assistance from the Fed
GRAFTON office in all the work undertaken In this
respect. this latest attempt at practical church
unity in the city differs from and improves its pre-
decessors. The Federation H. not seeking 10 be a
picturesque and sentimental union of the churches
OF the city but intensely practical one For
this reason II will seek TO labor personally with all
of the possible members of the local auxiliary
ter 1t and take part in ii. but attempt Will be
made the membership. In the Federation
entire, Of all churches of the city. till local
auxiliaries are well under way
auxiliary A has already served as a bond OF
practical co-opera ton between Hartley House and
the West Side Settlement OF the Young Womens
Christian Association.
1T is expected that Auxiliary B. uniting not only
the charitable workers. but the church organiza-
tons OF other region OF the city. will be
created the present winter. Gradually II Is hoped.
the Federaton's Auxiiares will cover the entire
island. The Federation is already at work I'm max.
XIXth Assembly districts" The Federation
has desk room in the Kennedy Building. No.
2s9 Fourth-ave.. and the expense OF the work. for
the most part already provided for the current
wear is only $4,000 The Federation expects for
This money TO canvas 10000 people, tabuate the
results and print the Information. besides giving
TO the auxiliaries great deal of episcopal care.