New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-16

Non poor yet on the principle OF free seats. by
means Of the envelope system contribute about
5000 year. The revenue Of the Judson Is
r.ed first. for the payment OF the interest on
.ur mortgage debt. secondly. for the payment OF
.rnuities Of those who have contributed money
~ the Memorial Fund on the express condition
~. during their lifetime they were TO receive
49, cont. third the sum Of $1,000 for the cur
,snt expenses OF our Chlldren's Home, according
N orr agreement with Mrs beats who gave US
go 900 for the erection Of the Home; and lastly
A., the payment Of The salary of our kinder
earner.
"Tbe church is open for services all day long
Nm Sunday. and for a service every night In the
week. also every weekday for the schools. dis
oensary tract repository, and relief OF the poor
"a well as for any to come in and rest
awhile. our purpose being to keep the whole
structure increasingly instinct with HE ana
growth and Joy: besides that. thousands drink
daily at the eoo-water fountain in summer.
One D, the causes which led DR. Judson to es-
tablish his church in the downtown district
-ss IN. abandonment of that part of the city by
the larger and wealthy congregations. They
moved away and left the growing population
without proper church room. 1t was noticed
tbst the working people who came to the large
tepement-houses which took the place of the
smaUer dwellings were self-respecting. inte!h-
gent people. and they needed an attractive
church. And then there were he shiftless and
the vicious. who also had claim on the Chris
dan. and In order TO attract all. extra induce
u,ents had 10 be held out Hence the social,
educational and helpful features OF the church
which were Instituted In little churches In Bed
ford and Downing SITS. and are still being carried
out in the Memorial Church. to which the con-
grega,ion moved IN February 1891.
The children play an important part IN the
work connected with the Memorial Church. and.
with view to their benefit. special efforts are
made by Dr. Judson and his coworkers to have
the Sunday school As attractive as possible. and
to employ only competent teachers.
but The Sunday school is inadequate said
Or. Judson. THE sessions are too short and too
far apart. Currents Of sin and worldliness sweep
between the Sundays and wash away holy i'm
pressons"
In Order to be able 20 teach the children daily
and to instruct them the Word Of God. a kim
dersarten has been established where children
as young as two and a half years may be re-
celyed This part Of the work has been in sue
eessful operation about fifteen years. with an
average attendance Of over hundred pupils
every saturday forenoon during six months Of
the year. IN which one hundred and fifty
little girls receive instruction in all kinds OF
plain ueedlework There is a girls gymnasium
and a boys club
In the tower part Of the building is the Hiram
beats Memorial Home for Children. This was
founded by Hiram beats. of Pennington. n. J.,
Who left $4,000 for the cause There twenty
hafu ~ en-
years enjoy home comforts and receive the foun-
dalton II good education. trip through the
Children's Home will convince any person that
much good must result from such an institution.
The dormitores are neat and tidy. the dining
room. playrooms and study rooms are cheerful
and attractive and the children who occupy the
Home have advantages which are unknown in
the squalid district from which they come. For
the young men there are meeting and social
rooms a gymnasium and reading accommoda-
lions and everything is done to attract them to
the place from the haunts where idleness and
bad company lead to destruction.
The dspensary is well known to the poor peo-
pie Of the neighborhood. Six physicians give
their services free to the people who come there
for medical assistance. The physicians treated
last ear about eight thousand patients. A cool
water fountain IS visited by thousands during
the heated term. and this branch Of the work
has not only given much relief. but has inter
fered with the liquor trade In the vicinity
Amons he other features Of the Memorial
Chur,h are a steady daily outdoor relief. an
employment bureau and Penny Provident Fund
an Italian mission. with an average attendance
Of one hundred. tract repository, a flower mis-
sion, trained classes in music, and fresh air
work in the summer
Besides all this. the church has volunteers who
will. for q small sum act as guides 10 strangers