The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-15
Reverend Henry NJ. Warren Now
Bears This Title and
Responsibility.
GIVES UP HIS CHURCH
Will Hereafter Minister to the
Souls of Metropolitan Caravan
sary Guests and VIII Answer
Their Calls Day or Night.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. March 1.-THE Reverend
Harry NJ. Warren. u. D.. pastor of the Cen
trail Park Baptist Church. on East Eighty
third street. has preached his farewell SER
mon TO the members of his congregation.
He will hereafter be known as the official
hotel chaplain Of the city of New York.
In all the large hotels In the city neatly
printed and framed notices have been hung
in conspicuous places. worded as follows:
Guests. patrons and friends Of this hotel
wishing the services of a clergyman are
respectfully informed that they may call
upon the Reverend H. NJ. Warren, the hotel
chaplain. He will be pleased to render any
KIND or pastoral service. regardless Of creed,
nationality or residence Calls may be sent
any hour of the day or night
MIR. Warren said last night concerning
the new venture:
There have been many reasons for
taking this step that could not say which
is foremost. The idea has been with me for
a long time. There is not a hotel in New
York where there is clergyman within call
mat You can depend upon for certainty.
Ihey have the cares of Their individual par
iSheS and are not always to be found. They
may be elsewhere on sick or dying calls
when an appeal would come from u stranger
IN a hotel. From now on shall devote my
entire time TO spiritual work among the
hotels. | shall be within call at any hour
Of the day or night"
of the New York City Hote! Association.
ana Is the only clergyman ever admitted
to membership. So far as Is known. he is
the only official hotel chaplain in this coun-
try. The pressing need for a hotel chap
lain was illustrated some time ago. accord
ing to Doctor Warren. when a man. a
patron of one of the large hotels. died with
out spiritual comfort. though he pleaded
for the presence of a clergyman with his
dying breath. Those who had been sought
for We're not at home.
Doctor Warren was present at the Wind
sor Hotel fire. and at the Murray Hill Hotel
disaster. where he rendered much comfort
ing service to the living and consoled the
dying.
Doctor Warren was the close friend and
ardson. known as Spite House Richard
SON. When Mr.. Richardson died he left
Doctor Warren a gift of $4,000 He also
dissolved the mortgage on the Central Park
Baptist Church. which amounted to s17. 800.
Doctor Warren was the organizer of the
class. 1t is said officially that Mr.. Rookie
Teller. Sr.. will endow the Central Park
Baptist Church with $4,000, in order to
promote the good work that Doctor Warren
started. The building will be enlarged and
schools added.
One of Doctor Warren's cards in hotel
some time ago saved a. mans life. He had
determined upon suicide. but saw the card
of the hotel chaplain, whom he sent for at
once. After talk with the chaplain the
man reconsidered his determination. and
returned to his family.
1t is the ambition of Doctor Warren to
make his scheme an International affair
and a Hotel Chaplains' Society has been or
ganized TO promote the work. Doctor War.
rem lives with his wife and two children at
No. III East Eighty-flrst street. IL over
feet tall and of a charming personality. He
is 35 years old