New-York tribune., 1904-10-08
CHURCH AND RELIGIOUS NEWS AND NOTES
Plans FOR EARLY MORNING SERVICES IN ANOTHER
CHURCH-JAPANESE RULERS GIT.

1t was somewhat more than three years ago that
the Pope granted dispensation to the rector Of s
Andrews Roman Catholic Church IN City Hall
Place. to celebrate an early Sunday morning and
holy day mass for the heleht OF the large nur,hs-
OF night workers who are employed On the daily
papers centring in that neighborhood From the
first this early mass. which is said az 80 a Z, On
Sundays and at a. holy days has been most
successful. the average attendance being between
six hundred and seven hundred wo-shiopers To
meet the needs OF the Protestant night workers
some time later, ST. PauTs Chapel Of Trinity
Church was thrown open for divine worship at $50
a N on Sundays This early service At St PauTs
vas not, however. very largely attended and was
discontinued with the coming OF the sumner sea-
son and. it is announe ed. viii not be resumed
II mas been many times suggested by those inter
ested in the matter that the provisions made by
St Andrews and St. PauTs did not altogether meet
the demands OF the army Of downtown night work
ers. and the question has been raised as to the
pracdcabiity Of establishing another early morning
sunday service in some other Protestant church in
the lower part OF the city convenient to the news
paper oi1ces As there Is only other such place
OF worship. outside Of Trinity Church-She old
John street Methodist Episcopal Church the birth
place OF American 0Iethodism that venerable
ss5q[s ss IRE would 5 have TO be put TO new use When
HSnlng an early morning service in the John Street
SAID SestePdaPP nS pastor the Rev J. Wesley Johnston
II the printers and men engaged in newspaper
work IN the lower part OF the city are so situated
sa2S an % early service on Sunday morning is neces-
saLy' tne duty OF the Church is plain beyond ques-
t LIN Ahq u the men are desiroUs OF such ser
wee and have so expressed themselves. nothing
mediation The fact that men after Wori1I for
several hours willing to attend church before
meet with an immediate response from the
churches in the neighborhood I have been infor-
Street Church ana most cordiaily approve Of it.
P@Tevloed' prev however that sucn service was in 60
wise 20 be regarded as competition with any
already In existenee shhor anything that looks
IKE church rivalry. believe profoundly in the
Holy Catholic Church and article OF the Apostles
greed which is rected IN John Street Church every
sunday. We may not all be sailing in the samee
the same haven Some OF the churches may not
misfortune and the result Of a foolish bigotry
At our last ofncial messing stated the situation.
SO rar as knew IT, with regard TO an early morn
paper men, when II was unanimously and cordially
voted 20 open the church for such service, and
to the pastor IN bef g o f eh9rc 10 eHd
a hearty welcome 70 those who attend the John
born and which will celebrate its 12Sth anniversary
the last Sunday in October
The ffteth anniversary OF the dedication OF the
Marble Collegiate Church at Fifth-ave and Twen-
ty-ninth-st. win be celebrated tomorrow morning
Recognition viii also be made OF the fact that the
and the oldest organzed Protestant church on this
continent, having had continuous history OF 20
1 years on Manhattan Island.
The annual meeting OF the Five Points Mission
will be held az the Madison Avenue Methodist Eps
I copal Church Tuesday evening. October l.
Bishop E. G. Andrews presiding An address will
Je delivered by the Rev. Dr. Andrew Gilliss- There
viii be an organ recital and singing by the mission
children
The first OF a series OF three meetings for stu
dents will be held under the auspices Of the Broad
way Tabernacle Church. in Mendelssohn Hall. No
10 West Forteth-st-. tomorrow evening. the Rev
/ Dr. Charles r. Seymour preaching the sermon
I The rsopening services OF St James's Methodist