New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-04
DIR. GREER'SPAR[SH WORK
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the church received from pew rents offerings. DO
nations and legacies total o; s2l54S2 IS Ot TINS
amount sI7s.3S 80 spent on the work OF the
parish and SO CSC 81 objects outside DT Greer
has six assistant ministers.
In tho parish at the end OF 1902 were e0s5 com
-nunican5s besides so in the Swedish chapel OI
these l60 had been added within the year In the
Sunday schools were enrolled ISIS persons of
sbese ia were svredes. 60 Armenians lSl Germans
and lss Chinese There were $50 scholars enrolled
IN the Industrial school and go in the kndergaT-
ten The Girls Eveaing Club had membership
Of 900 the Girls Afternoon Club sel the Mems
cub COO and the Boys' Club. the largest ooys
club in the city. 1850
when Dr. Greer came 10 St. Ba-tholomew's
Parish as rector In leSs the parish Vas DONG no
work beyond that connected with its own congre-
cation He shortly started a rescue mission IN
East For;y-second-st. ana laid greater emphasis
on The Sunday school Of the church. In this sun
dsv school he aimed 10 bring people from the
West SIDE, as well the East Side. with the leea
81 making the parish zone across the city E'en
to-day people who became attached TO tais school
now come 10 the parish from east Of Third
eve The work Of the rescue mission having
shown promise sufficient TO warrant II. ne"
structure. q part OF the present building was
erected ard opened in 1851 Six years later the
,round adjoining which was occu pied by a small
building used by the parish as clinic, was taken
ana an annex built Last year new building, OF
the same height as the annex was put up Tor the
clinic on the plot adjoining This was the git OF a
perishioner.
A e;ance al tho bulletin board or the wall OF
the han OF the main building is sufficient to give
one an idea OF the amount Of activity winch goes
on there. The programme Of each day 5 Work re
ouires a page OF the annual report SET in small
.vne Each OF the CONGREGATIONS OF foreigners as
sembled under the wing Of ST BarthoomeNs has
its own smaller work. accompanied with the same
foIm Of organization as the parent church Ii the
parent church has Its missionary societies so mas
the child. The German congregation, Tor instance
has il mis- x
ISOLATION
The Chinese Guild assumed last year the guise
OF the church militant. a number Of Its members
formed cadet corps and furnished themselves
with uniforms. Il is interesting TO speculate on
what the fruit Of this military training would be
81 they should return 10 China 70 assist IA re-
form movement. The Chinese department conducts
O Young Mems Christian Association, with room
in the Chinese quarter. A Chinese choir Is a
feature of the religious work In the Oriental
Mission lie q Bible class conducted in the Syrian
language for the Syrians and HISTORIANS coming
from Persia and the kurdistan Mountains Occa-
sionaly the religious leader Of this hock breaches
81 Turkish. people Of that nationality some
times predominant in his audiences THIS mission
also has a choir OF its own, the names Of the
members OF which IN nearly every instance teTmi-
nate in the Oriental ian
The industrial school for children. which had an
enrolment last year Of more than 1--WE hundred.
contained Representatives Of many natonalties, in
Guiding Irish. German. French. Italian ard Ar
rnenian. Each child Old her stint Of sewing. The
Kindergarten alse poyglot combination.
there beings Russians. besides the other natonaH-
ties mentioned.
The girls club is Of the prominent fea 80
OF the parish house work II is divided into two
divisions-the evening club. for young women over
fourteen years old and the afternoon club for
schoolgirls The members have the OF the
cluhroor1s and library in the parish house access
the physical culture classes. lectures talks.
sertairments. a discussion class glee club a lit
Provident and Mutual BENEFIT funds and the
privilege OF joining class week in dress
making sewing. millinery, embroidery drawn
work or cooking and. by paying small fee in ad-
dillon the privilege OF entering classes In stenog
taphy. typevriting or bookkeeping The club MEN,
bers also have an opportunity 20 spend a two
weeks vacation Holiday House. Washington.
Conn. and y boarding at the Girls Boarding
House nducted ty the club IN the house No. i3s
East Forty-seventh-st-. which purchased for
the parish last year by member OF the congrega-
ton. 4 gear ago the graduating class In stenogra-
ply and typewrIting numbered City. OF these.
thirty has slreadv obtainei places stenogra-
pliers. The number applying for admission to
oressmaking classes f. great that last year a
Different class mot each night in the week and on
three nights two classes in one time
The club has an enrolment OF about nine hundred
members.
The men's club is limited 20 a membership OF six
hundred. and there is usually long waiting Hsi
The character Of its membership is indicated by
the trades Represented by the new members
cepted last year. There were three electricians. q
rnachinist. two plumbers. a glassblower a barber.
q carpet cutter. a sawdust merchant a receiving
teller thirty clerks and bOokkeepers. a butcher a
florist. a photographer. undertaken and an up
lolsterer. The social features of cIub ere
smokers musicals. games. an excursion and
cssiOnal woneI,'s evenings. In the club is a de-
batting society. The work in the gymnasium is an
interesting feature In the club life. The club has
its sprinters. wresers boxers and baseball players
and contests held with representatives other
organizations
The boys club also has its debating class and
classes in drum. file and bugle playing its base
bal enc football teams. The cadet battalion is
one OF the prominent features OF the bows work
Last year there were 5s4e applications from en-
ployers 70 the employment bureau for helm OF
which z.o95 were filed. The number OF workers
who applied for opportunities 10 labor was Q s23
IN the tailor shop lSi women were ennnlovea +or
varying lengths OF time according to their naeds
and the capacity OF the shop. The number of a.
rrents mace repaired ia the course % the ,aar
was 2.5A. Many Of these were distributed througb
the clothing bureau OF the parish.
The 81. Bartholomew's Loan Association which
tss q capital OF s35.0eO and was Organized % NO
eonal belongings from the usurlous rates OF navv,
brokers does a good business Last year ss2 loan.
were made averaging So each The total amount
lent was $1,000 Not single foreclosure had TO be-
made The Penny Proyident Fund received IN de-
rosits ia the course Of the year $50
The importance Of the clinic is indicated by The
number Of patients treated last year. In the
medical department there were 22Ss. in the suref-
cal 1670: in the ear. eye nose and throat depart
rnents. sos; making a total OF 7&4 In the course
Of the year there were 2iS3 consultations and
1850 prescriptions were dispensed 10 those who
spplied Tor assistance.
The extent OF the work Of dealing out fresh air
Sc also shown by the enumeration OF those who