The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-10
He Resigns His Pastorate Of
Central Park Baptist Church.
THE FIRST HOTEL CHAPLAIN.
He viii Serve Entirely Without Salary and
Answer Calls From EVe. One, Regard
less Of Greed.

New York. March 1O.--To the congre-
cation OF the Central Park Baptist
church Sunday night the Rev. H. NJ.
Warren delivered his farewell address as
pastor OF the church. DR. Warren chose
no text. but quietly talked OF his seven
years pastorate. and then told OF the
new work to which he is to devote his
time.
This was the story OF how DR.. Warren
has come TO be known as the Hotel Chap
lain, and during 1t he related the growth
Of an idea which came TO him after a
chance acquaintance in the i'll fated
Windsor hotel four years ago. This has
grown until now his modest little card
is posted in seventy five hotels OF the
city and his acquaintanceship is num-
bered by the hundreds.
For the lonely. one might say horne
less. thousands who live I'm the hotels
of the city DR. Warren will labor here
after. He will be ready day or night.
as he says. to minister to the III and
suffering. He will ofHciate at their we'd
dings. their baptisms and their funerals
DOUBLE DUTY TOO EXACTING.
There often comes. he says, need for
the services Of a clergyman. and for
three years he has endeavored TO COM
bine the duties OF pastor OF a large con-
greeation with his other work. The lat
ter field has grown so that it takes all his
time.
out OF his work has grown the Hotel
Chaplains' society. which was organized
recently at the hotel Manhattan. The
following were elected an advisory com
mittee: Simeon Ford. OF the Grand Union
hotel; r. a. Darling. OF the Fifth Ave
nue. hotel; the Rev. DIR. r. 8. Macarthur.
the Rev DR. Parkhurst. the Rev. DIR.
David III. Greer. the Rev. DR. Charles
Cuthbert Hail. the Rev. DIR. Donald Sage
Mackay. the Rev. DR.. George c. Lori
mer, Bishop f. G. Andrews Archdeacon
Tiffany. Father Daley. Rabbi Joseph
Silverman, General Thomas L. James.
Robert c. Ogden, Alexander n. Hadden
and James Talcott
mo creed or church. you see, IS con-
cerned I'm the hotel Chaplain movement.
said Or. Warren. IL am only one OF
them. II a patron of the hotel be IN or
need the services OF q clergyman, | may
be called first. but through me any other
Clergyman will come. I am glad to say
that | have lists Of every creed where
men have said they were willing to come
That there is field for the work Is
proved by the fact that when | first
started there was hardly one call for
me a week Now there are az many as
three or four a day"
BEGAN AT WINDSOR HOTEL.
How did ] begin?" he repeated. well
| had no idea that / was beginning when
did Nearly a year before the fire
which destroyed the Windsor hotel / met
"A patron OF it socially. Something arose
whereby | was called TO sec another pa
tron. a friend OF his
MY acquaintanceship grew, and then
learned OF how many persons live I'm the
hotels Of the city, who never go TO church
who have no creed or religion, strangers
comparatively in the city, almost friend
less.
There are times when every one needs
the services OF a clergyman and | thought
it my duty to take up the work.
nave placed the cards i'm many hotels and
1 must say that i'm every case the pro-
prietors have been most kind and courte-
ous.'
DIR. Warren has had many experiences
since he began hls hotel work. II Is not
unusual for him TO be called late at night
to perform a wedding ceremony or minis
ter 10 a sufferer. Many OF his friends
were injured or killed I'm the Windsor and
Park Avenue hotel fires. He spent sew
eral days at the hospitals both times by
the cots of the injured.
DIR. Warren serves IN his new capacity
without salary. The reason for
this Is found I'm n story, which attracted
wide publicity several years ago. about /
Joseph Richardson, OF spite house" !
fame. whose death was followed by a will !
contest over an estate which shrunk from
$50 ono, 600. as reported at first, TO a COM
small sum.
Several years before his death Mr..
met DR. Warren, and was
much interested In the young clergyman. |
At his death II was found that he had /
left the clergyman $4,000 with the sole |
provis6 that he should pay off q Sl75Oo !
mortgage then on the Central Park /
church.
The contest continued until this year.
but now Dr Warren has received the I
money and turned over 5000 which /,
satisfies the claim With the $4,000 and \
some more property he had before. ne is /
able TO live economically with his little /
family I'm East Eiehty-hrst street Or. I
card reads as follows:
Patrons and friends OF the hotel wish I
Ing the services Of "a clergyman are re-
spoctively informed that they may call /
upon Rcv. Dr IT. NJ Warren. the Hotel
Chaplain. nj No. III East Eighty-nrst
street Tie will be pleased 20 render any
kind OF pastoral service, regardless OF \
creed. nationality or residence Com
may D. sent 90 the above
address at any hour OF the day or night
Telephone c25-79th street
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