New-York tribune., 1901-10-13
WORKING FOR CHURCH UNITE.
THE RESULTS OF THE LIBoRs OF THE FErz ~
TON OF CHURCHES AND CHRIS
TIAo, ORGANIZATION.

| From a modest beginning over 1--WE years ago.
| the Federation of Churches and Christian O-gani-
| cations in this city has now become an incorpor-
ated body concerned with the civic and religious
life of the entire metropolis Up 10 the begin ming
of the present year the history OF the fedecCtion
included canvass and analysis of the sOcio-
logical and religious conditions of a half million
of the population Of greater New-York Fc,.s
ffths OF this work done in Manhattan, ana the
remainder IN Brooklyn. The results of this inves-
tgation beyond the power of figures to tabu-
late for by means of it. the federation has been
able 70 to church care than twenty
thousand unchurched families.
Some more definite conception of the results
achieved may be gathered from the following facts:
In doing this work the federation has enlisted the
active cooperation of over twenty different reIg-
ious societies AS result Of the distribution OF
the family information acquired. it has assisted
In location of six churches. of four differ
ent faiths in needy nefghborhoods and adapted to
local nationalities. As a further result it has
helped to bring about the establishment of three
phanthropic institutions, industrial settlement.
a work for crippled children and a kindergarten
colored children. II is the plan of the fedora
ton to make its canvasses of permanent value by
inducing the churches in district canvassed 10
unite in a federation auxiliary. which will repeat
from time to time its house 70 house visitation and
thus keep the information first obtained UP 70 the
pace OF the shifting population, IN t1ls way ,i, II
lfe or each district SiX OF these auALdIleS nave
been formed. and their work has resulted this far
region around West Fifty -secondst- and the North
River; the carrying of a summer playground for
children Ninety -ninth-st. and Amsterdam ave.
the fighting of local vicious resorts, and the CO.
operative announcement OF schools. churches. u
brarieS, savings banks, etc, in every home.
Prominent clergymen and laymen requested that
a similar work should be undertaken IN the interest
the religious and sociological welfare or the vast
population the upper East Side.
To this proposition the federation has been d.
recting it's efforts throughout the last summer and
is now perhaps one-third the way through with the
undertaking, having completed the canvass or
nh hundred and fifty thousand people,
When all the work laid out has been completed
and the project proposes cover the whole region
north hundred and -n1neJeenth-SI. lie con-
dftfons of about four hundred and fifty thousand
people will be in hand for analysis, induction and
suggestion
The religious information gathered in these
vases, that is say, that which immediately con-
Germs the church life of the people. IS. OF course
OF the first importance. Accordingly, this is dis
trfbuted TO its proper destinations soon as the
sand families between ten thousand and twelve
thousand individuals reporting themselves without
church attachment. have been referred TO the
churches likely be affiliated with them
1s reTe1fs refer 10 the Protestant churches
only. OF the Catholic Church a much less per-
centage IS found unattached or the Hebrews
without synagogue connection the percentage Is
very much larger. - -, - -,
where as in the city. There are to be found the
Plymouth Brethren, the Disciples, Moravians. MEM
hers of the Salvation Army. Primitive BaptiSts.
Greek Catholics adherentS or Fa1th cure members
If th society OF Friends of the Society Of Ethical
culture two families OF Sptr1tuanStS, one or SWed-
enborgians and. despite the popular impression
OF the rapid spread OF Christian Science out two
Families oro one to fifty thousand OF the
Nomination specifying themselves or this cult The
y,slsI German socialist appears on every Dlock or
so and the agnOstic frequently