New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-14
ANNIVERSARY or THE G. p. C.
A PRACTICAL WORK THAT WAS FOUNDED
BY WOMAN.
Sent by &C. W"

A PRACTICAL WORK THAT WAS FOUNDED
BY A WOMAN.
Thursday February Il. will be tho sixth ami
versary Of the incorporation of the Church Perodl-
| cal Club which founded in 1858 by Mrs. Nor
timer Fargo. She saw the need OF such or
! ganizatior when sho lived In part OF tho far
/ West where the missionaries were greatly ham,
| pered in their work by the scarcity OF literature
| OF any kind. "God put mo there % see it," she
| said land what can DO but strain every nerve
70 relieve it?" She felt that this work was a
! trust committed TO her. and that it would be-
como one Of the great bulwarks OF the Church and
OF the world" and toward the close OF her lie
while free from physical suffering she devoted
her days and sometimes her nights TO 1t. II has
grown TO largo dimensions. and has now. including
the main office in New-York and several branches
IS stations $50 librarians other volunteer workers
correspondents in every station and few salarled
clerks. Excepting tho services OF the clerks who
are constantly employed. the work Is entirely vol
untary. Thousands OF periodicals, books games,
pictures. pieces OF music etc. are sent out yearly
North South East and West in the States, and
some to foreign mission fields. The greatest number
IS distributed through the main office No. PSI
Fourth-ave., New-York but many periodicals are
forwarded directly from the homes Of the sub
.cribcrs. who do not to keep their magazines
after they have read them.
The Church Periodical Club keeps lists OF the
giycrs and recipients Of such periodicals. so that
placed Besides the regular forwarding Of periodi-
Gals. many persons send odd numbers to the club
from which complete files often made. bound
and forwarded to some missionary. hospital or
readingroom. For the work Of sorting. fling. etc.
women from the city churches volunteer 10 assist
the regular workers. and some devote evening
each week TO IL.
The greatest need is for chlldren's books" said
Mss NJ. l.. Sanford who is interested in the club.
Good novels are also rarely sent and would be
ceptable. for the managers believe that TO over
worked teachers missionaries and other laborers
in the remote poorly settled places the opportunity
TO read good fiction would be both restful and re-
frcshlng Most Of these workers have had in other
times access to good libraries and the companion
snip Of intellectual friends. and many Of them
have written that until they received the con-
tributions of the G. J.. &. they had not seen any
literature, not even newspapers, Tor
months years. and had nor read any new books.
They are touched and strengthened, too, by the
sympathy and consideration OF those they lcft be-
hind Some have few relatives and have been so
long parted from friends that correspondence has
bcromc rare tho letters OF the g. L. &. or
the women who forward the magazines come to
tn, N as q clasp of loving and helping hands. one
missionary. whose income was $3.50 "A year ana
whose work extended over wide Held, wrote 10
acknowledge package that had been sent TO him,
and his only writing paper was two old news
uaucr wrappers. cut 10 regulation size. The ohl
GERS # the Church Periodical club are:
President. Mrs. r. J. Radford: treasurer Miss
Florence Taylor. secretary, Mrs. j. L. Chapln;
recording cary. Miss \. NJ. Laght; Executive
COMMITTEE Mesdames T. J. Radford, J. l." Chaplin.
\ A. seaman Joseph Sands ID. T Ioag. Il. w.
Strong and the Misses Laighi Taylor and Al
gusta T. SHADE Three yice-presidents are resi-
J.nfe Of Now York. ard six Of other cities.