New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-28
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
rr AIMS TO RAISE EAST SIDE HUMANITY
TO HIGHER LEVEL.

ow TT WORKS THROUGH CLUBS LECTURES
oyMNAsIUM. BATHS AND OTHER c1VILlzlNo
INFLUENCES AS WE'LL AS RELIGION
Tn The midst of a population more closely ana
saneerously congested than that OF any sectioh
~ anv city In the world, most varied IN l's
,ac,al types and Influenced and swayeo o'
national prejudlces and instincts IN way
rcsrceIy paralleled elsewhere In any sec'ion ~
-. srr,ace of the world Of equal extent, stanos
,be Pro-Cathedral. It Is In Stanton-st'' aoo0'
,,x blocks from the Bowery. AROUND !" I"
orcbard-st. and Essex-st and Chrysue-s'' anu
Iudlow-st, and a score Of other mario" SUI
overrun in the daytime by children anu INV
and women ard dogs. pedlers drays' ea''o CIV
trucks Of all descriptions. Out INTO ''
ing mass OF humanity the Fro-Oa'heU'"'
been throwing its hundred SAVING 49, 80
many years and the extent Oh 10 'N . -,
the amount Of solid and enduring eoou
been able to accomplish only 'n0'e
,or,,c,nated and aided in its work can KNOW.
Pan u,. -, tho Pro-Cathedral Is not dis
- ,ro,, that undertaken by other cnurches
o,,aaa nor,,ons Of the East side' ou' II
49, .,..o,,, an eyact parallel in this city oecause
20 s,.,o,s ~ population that conrron's II
,.,r,ed and manifold. II aims 10 touch
% -, =, that district on every size Vi
- ,,,.os It's work as a church Is NOT Simply
-, ,orsnip II deals with all the influences
,y he expected to raise horoe Oh hu
tt, bIeher than the level IN "hic" 4"
a T, is because Of this that the fro-Ca'he-
-, hos mems clubs without any aVo"eu'S
.o,s,ous objects simply to furnish p'"1o
-,.h.rs men may come for social purposes Win
-. -asortins TO the saloon. which IS as iu'o
-. ,r.et social magnet Of the lower East o'ue
:. t. tor This reason that the Pro-Catheora
-.,o-s .o the residents OF the East size lectures
,.rs +onics educational. civic and literary!
-, .,,s re.son the gymnasium. the oa'hs' 'he
-, an5 the social organizations or the fro
oa.hsdral have come into existence The oehe'
49,. the church owes duty to the city as we"
- o. the individual is the basis for all the h'ei''
o., activities Of the Pro-Cathedrah
IN the same principle those IN cnarse VI wv
,-..,ut,on for such Il Is, announce the iao'
.h., they are working for the most part pei
x.,s for those whom they have no ifiiii'eu'a'e
80 ., converting to Christianity-workng 10
s,r,ss the spirit Of Christianity among them
"a ~ civilize them rather than 10 impress
rnon then, the doctrines Of any theoiogy' Man!
=, IN, thousands for whom the Pro'Catheo'a
e working are as alien TO the spirit or eh''e"'
enss Christianity and TO the spirit OF American
ism as II is possible to conceive lheS A 20
,oront hlthy. often debased. degraded ana Ut
,.r,v lacking in the faintest appreciation Vi
-,ors,tv With such as these the most Una.
can be hoped for is an awakening OF spar -
hoperul discomfort with present conoi'ioiS anu
CONSEQUENT Willingness TO take advantage Oh
,ha onnortunities for enlightenment that are
presented TO them.
The work Of the Pro-Catheoral IL oesie ~
he as largely personal as possible. ana lot 'iiiS
+he services OF corps or WorKeTs arc u'D
The 6iscouragements Of these "orKels h">e
been many but in the cases IN winch su0'e''
was noted they have found encouragement !"
proceed in face Of the thousand ana one UNI
entities. The extent OF the difficulties with which
they have to contend may be appreciated pS
consideration OF the results obtained IN one
block of the district covered. In that DOCK ou'
three Christian families were found, ana IN one
house. in which, by the way, eighteen fanli!hs
lived. but one family was found TO be Christian
These eighteen families contained one hundreo
and eighteen human beings, Of which number
Aftv were children. Fifty children In one house!
The activities Of the Pro-Cathedral are many.
Its mems clubs hold smokers regularly during
the winter and the attendance averages thirty
five each evening. The boy s clubs are Your IN
number. and meet in a large, light room that
has q library and piano and gives the boys
chance TO enjoy themselves without spending
their time in the streets. The Cathedral cadets
offer another attraction to the boys, and they
enter into the drills with marked enthusiasm
The gymnasium is extremely popular and It's
capacity is fully tested. The charity OF the in
stitution Is carefully and wisely directed and
covers deal OF ground. The Rev. H. r. Hulse'
the vicar in charge believes thoroughly that
the hope OF the system is in getting hold OF the
young people, the boys and girls. in that city
Of fre-escapes and doorsteps and curbnGs. and
imbuing them 80 far as possible with the spirit
OF true Christianity.