New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-23

THE REV j. w. MILLER OF THE SPRING-ST PRESBY-
TERI4N CHURCH, TELLS OF DIFFICULTIES

The Rev Joseph ". Miller. assistant pastor Of the
Spring Street Presbyterian Church one OF the most
aggressive Of the Protestant downtown churches IN
spring-st. west of MacdougaI-st in a thickIy
populated district. made up OF many nationaIities
said yesterday thar Indifference TO churchEoing
was much more noticeable among the imnigrants
in his neighborhoOd than among the native born
Americans Mr.. Miller continued:
There arc in this district about five thousand
Roman Catholic faith. The vast aIorftv ~ ~
rbUrcL snrv-bqre sr9i asTali @ HOn go 70
with the men. Almost none OF the men 90 TO
a member of ST Alphonsus's Church in WaSf
Broadway. the other day. The Scotch people u1a0v
when they come TO the United states - 1leh nG
they have 20 attend divine worship when az home
inside Of church only four times in the seventeen
Scotchrnan who had been inside OF Il cfTrrr o-,I[-
once in twenty years and that was for The pur-
faithful in their attendance upon divine v.or
ship. much more faithful in fact. than the Scotch
once get interested in the church they are very
loyal Although many difficulties and discourage
ueltS attend the work or Christ m this particular
part OF the city on account Of the character OF the
hand 70 eys 1H1a ana s7co1,r5 49, 81 1i7 .ler
years ago. this church had membership Of 20 but
co15rc+ estfIa-,e-+ go a., - 80 ~oIA mere. we
dren. which, we believe, has done much good.
In the Pencil gospel tent NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
81. and Central Park West. the attendance cen
t1lues 70 increase and interest seems 10 grow as
the season advances. An audience that taxed the
capacity Of the tent give a rising vote = thanks
tc tho Oliphant sisters for their TWO weeks OF
service in Sacred Song and Story" al their fare
well appearance last Sunday night Tomorrow
thu Rev. D.. Coburn. the evangelist in charge
will deliver. az Il a m the fourth IN his serigs
Of sermons on The Revelation" At 3 o m the
large Sunday School will hold rs session. AZ 1
mon Al O'Clock in the evening the Rev Dr.
Adam Chambers viii give MS notable Illustrated
lecture on Pilgrim s Progress. when twenty-f 1I-r
large oil paintings will b exhibited II illustration
Of Bunyan'S famous al gory.
The Religious Education Association. organized
il February. 1875, 70 secure as far as possible
through existing agencies more thorough religious
education, is preparing. It's executive Offices.
No 800 Association Building, No. 153 La SaIle-st
Chicago. 70 institute IN the early autumn Wig
orous campaign for a much larger constituency.
Il already has members II torty-Gve States three
Islands and Hawaii: in Alberta. Manitoba. New
Brunswick Nova Scotia, Ontario nd Quebec; in
Argentina. Asia, the British West Indies England
France, Germany. India Japan and Turkey. OF
the nrst TWO thousand recorded IN The mem
bershlp Toll OF the association more than half
interna uonaI fame. as leaders IN church and ed
vocational circles All are active nd progressive
workers on behalf or religion and culture. The o.
ISOLATION desires and intends conduct its
II unless ne believes that ignorance IL necessary
piety. and that neither virtue "zlowedse. %
temperance patience "godliness, "orothsrly
kindness" ror charity" ought to be added 20
faith"
There viii ~ midsummer communion SERVES