New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-28
THREE DEVOTED WOMEN.
MRS. FIELD. MRS. sTICKNEY AND MRS
BISHOP KEEP A DEATHBED VOW.
x,, p,ct, ALI. LEADERS IN SOCIETY; THEY
HAVE GIVEN Up WORLDLY PURSUITS
LABoRING AMONG THOSE WHO
NEED HELP.

NEED HELP.
Three women once leaders Of Naw-York society
ARE now devoting their entire lives to charity ana
-aug,on They are Mrs c. p Stickney Mrs David
Wolfe Bishop and Mrs. Courtlandt De Peyster
Field Mrs Field and Mrs. Stickney are sisters.
having been. previous 10 their marriage, me
Misses Virginia and Helen Hammersley ana the
Bishops are heirs 10 the millions OF catherine
Lorillard Wolfe.
Though all three are possessors Of large fortunes
no far as society and its gttering alurements arc
concerned they live with almost the austerlty of
nuns Early and late they are at WORK H's'
Field Is liberal IN her views and gives Freely re-
rardless Of denomination. Though an Episcopai'an
of high standing she is prominent worker AT the
Gospel Tabernacle, which is undenomnauohaI'
and which has been assaied and defended more
than any other church in New-York. on account
NJ its teaching on divine healing" Mrs. Fieid
has a great regard for It's pastor. Dr. Simpson
however and is member OF the Christian All
ance Board Of which he is the president
Each Of these three women gives largely TO
Grace Church. as well TO outside missions ana
institutions and each IS prominent supporter vi
the missions Of all denominations IN the poorer
mart of the city Though they are anxious 10 sup
nrAss the stories OF their good deeds their names
beconne known 10 those they help, and IN cohSe-
oLence they are very much loved in the downtown"
missions
HOLDING MOTHERS MEETINGS."
They hold mothers meetings every fortnight
at which tho women who attend are NOT onE
helped spiritually. but are given WORK 10 40 Willy.
keeps them busy until the next meeting i"''
work has grown rapidly, and now there are some
Nf,v members in the blessed Sewing 'iC'''
zach of the three women has some snecial "oik ol
her own Mrs Stickney teaches classes AT '"e
Grace Chapel Sunday school and i niue" i'''
ested in the prison work OF Mrs. Darlington Poo.''
Mrs Bishop surrounds herself with girls ol "'
Door and middle classes. whom she educates ana
Mission and Mrs Field supports Hephzibah Tram
ing School where young missionaries are educated
for some field Of religious work ana DINERS are
trained in commercial branches
Though this might he called Mrs. Fields pet WORK
4, is by no means her principal one For several
wars she has been leader of a Bible class among
The prisoners AT Sing Sing and has done good work
IN a Quiet way In this she is aided by MISS
Juana A. Phillips young Enelishwoman OF aflS-
tocratic parentagc. VINO mas chaiE' u nv
"Hephzhah" work. and who made success OF 'he
Peulah Club for Children and the Working Girls
Guild both ~ which are supported by Mrs. Field.
and have their rooms in OF her houses at NO.
2s5 West Twenty-hfth-st.
A NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Out Of "Hephzibah" grew the Young Ladies
Christian l. ague composed now OF thousands OF
members. meeting weekly In Peekskih. New-fork
City Philadelphia, Germantown. Washington ~ -
Coonerstown and elsewhere. The League publishes
its object the setting aside of creed and everything
else in the helping Of those In need Of hep ana me
study o. the deeper truths Of the B!Dle me pm i
a silver cross having on II the words. Jesus only
The officers Of the League ar" Mrs Fi"Id' MIS-.
Ruggles Miss Rena Furry. Miss Margaret - morn"
and Miss Grace Quincy
The beginning o. the great change In the ives OF
these three women dates from TIE death OF Sis
ter Of Mrs Field. Catherine Livingston Hammers
ley On her dosthbed she called ter t"o younger
sisters and imporcd them 10 live henceforih cor
God They were deeply impressed. ana soiemnlN
promised 10 obey and ,hey. wltl their siser'in-lW,
Mrs RishOp embraced tho religious He from That
date Mr. Field. who had heauuful. trained
voice which was mich ~ demand AT private
operas and elsewhere stopped sing ng'sccl.ar SONGS
mi Wa nc, hans ,ho harl.s, trial - all but she
gan 10 widen AMI broaden. ard she saw thdt
She could make those happy who had N;to haplh-
Ia ihcir lives.
Az. OBJECTIONS SILENCED.
~ first the male members 81 the different families
raised mild objections but they finally gave in. and
now the husbands are thoroughly I'm sympathy with
the vives Y no; actually assisting them \ few
weeks ago these women gave an outing 20 three
hundred mothers and children. taking them 10 West
Point: and Mrs. Field an: Mrs. Sticknoy waited on
Just now Mrs Field and her husband are a; their
country home near Peekskill. where they have built
\ beautiful church In which he breaches. while his
wife holds cottage meetings at the farmers houses
Meanwhile Mrs BshoP is dIsfins IN, TorA Of 'G ne
touch with jhc affairs OF Grace Church Pnrish
House.
I NEW KTND or OfILY.
TIE peasants in the Swiss mountains make quilts
OF hav which are said so be exceedingly warm
and comfortable when the mercury is low. The
covering ts made OF nannelette o heavy CretOnne