The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-14
RELIGIOUS WORK DIRECTOR
NEW OFFICE INSTITUTED BY NEW
 HAVEN Y. IT. c, 4.

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 A. F. Irvine Secured for the Position
 Special Attention to be Given to Bible
 Glasses, Hospital and Jail Work
 "LeaSue for Social service."
 The New Haven Y. M. c. A. has taken a step in advance of the general movement in America, in the matter of It's religious programme. The three great departments are physical, educa- tional and religious. The forward step Is the appointment of a director of re- ligious work. Hitherto the religious part of the work was left to the care of the general secretary, who being the executive head of the whole concern had very little time for specific work in any of the departments. The new director of religious work is not a stranger to New Haven. Six years ago he came in response to the request of Yale students to investigate and make a report on the field of their mission work. His work for the students at that time resulted in his being called to take charge of the work He could not see the way clear to accept and the students never called anyone else. The name of the new director is Alexander F. Irvine. MT. Irvine has been associ- ated Tn religious work with men whose names are known from the Atlantic to the Pacific. He was associated for l some years with Dr. Schauff1er of the 1 NeW York City Mission society and ! With Dr. Parkhurst in the work of civic regeneration, while pastor of the fa- nous church of Sea and Land" MT. Irvine persuaded Madison Square 1 church (Dr Parkhurst's) to make the church of Sea and Land a sister church. which it is to-day Mir. Irvine was recently in charge of the Friendly Inn, the largest and oldest institution ot philanthropy in Cleveland. o. Along i with the call to New Haven came a l call to the pastorate of one of the finest churches in the state of Ohio. At a good deal of sacrifice MT. Irvine deter 1 mined to take the work for young men. l The following is an outline of his pro- l gramme for the winter
 l. Direct religious work-He will con- | duct the mass meetings in the Grand l Opera house. An orchestra, a band of ushers, visiting committees will be or l ganized as thoroughly as for church l work
 ?. Bible classes--Every Thursday l night throughout the winter supper will be provided at nominal cost to seventy five or one hundred men who desire to know the Bible. These will be divided l into three classes, as follows: a, h. structive Bible study; b, beginners in Bible study, and c, normal class for l training men in personal work. In ad- dition to these there will be three spe- cial classes. MT. Denman, the physical | director, will conduct class for gym ] nasium men. MT. Irvine will have a class for Sunday school teachers and l advanced students. There will also be an evangelistic class on Great Deci- l sions of the Bible" and special Bible class for boys of the junior department. This class will be illustrated by draw l ings of the most important scenes in the 1 life of Christ
 l 8. Hospital work-A band of young men will be organized for hospital vis- itation. They will minister in what ever way they can to the sick, especial l ly to young men who are far from rela- 1 lives and home influences.
 1 A. Jail work-The authorities have put into the hands of the Y. M. c. A. the chaplaincy of the jail. Mir Irvine will have the help and cooperation of sev- < lx;t, I,,,+ l,a l will also give it much personal atten- | tion.
 5. Special classes of men--The new | director believes that there are special | classes of men, in the service of the city and in private concerns, who by reason of their peculiar duties or en- vironments are not within the pale of the church. The Y. M. c, A. being the right arm of the church, can reach these with social fellowship and Chris tian service. Occasional addresses will be delivered to these and then printed for the benefit of those who could not attend.
 6. Philanthropy--Ther are hundreds of young men in our local association who for obvious reasons cannot do re-
 ligious work, from them will be picked one hundred men for social service and general philanthropic work. They will
 be organized into a League for Social
 Service similar to that recently organ ized by Dr. Josiah Strong. This league
 will take up some special lines of work
 which Catholics, Hebrews and Protest
 ants can work in perfect harmony. A New Haven social settlement may be
 one of the outcomes. It will discuss
 the Housing of the Poor" Public
 Baths" etc There will be monthly meeting addressed by men prominent 1T
 such work.
 7 A clearing house-The religious de.
 partment will be a clearing house fol
 the religious organizations of the city
 Scores of young men will be charged with the gathering of religious ant
 social information. This will be sys- . cematized and kept in use for those il
 need of it. It will have special bearing on the life of young men in the city. , s. Hotels and boarding houses-A complete list of city churches of ali de . nominations will be handed to th' guests of these homes every week, il
 the form of a personal and pressing in vitatiou to worship.
 F It can be easily seen that there is z broad field of work for the Young 1 iat rrI, Juf