New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-15
CHURCH AND RELIGIOUS NEWS AND NOTES.
DR. MACARTHUR HOPEFUL FOR CHURCH YORK IN
COMING W'INTER-T4RIOUS SERVICES.

The Rev Dr. Robert S. Macarthur, pastor OF
Calvary Baptist Church, feels hopeful as 20 the
work OK the churches in the approaching winter
There are he afIiEuls, increasing difficulties IN
Iesumiug work early N the season Year by year
large numbers OF people leave New-TOrS earlier
and return later than formerly the case This
fact seriously i1teVferes with the work or the
church. both In the spring and the autumn COM
ruittees OF workers are disOrganized. the children
are taken away from the church and the school.
and their allegiance Is divided between the city
church and the country church. and the offerings
the city church for its missions and other benev-
oleut work are largely lost. Many families so IN
the course Of the winter to Southern California 70
Florida or 20 other parts OF the South The result
IS that often some families are not IN the pews or
their church IN the city for more than three or
four months in the year. This drawbacks 20 as
gressive church work must now be fully recognized
It scarcely existed TWO generatl9ns ago anu y IS
10 oppose II; all churchrneu must accept IT, ana
sAnOther difHculty is found in keeping up the
Sunday schools 20 their former ndToess CeLIa4S,
eIaTIiaI'S Pt yo- H3c1 autumn the schools are
work has 10 be begun largely de novo This IS
ETyra % o6e1fns of tho subway viii en-
phasze this difficulty, Indeed. the slPWay may may
congregations in some cases. may be virtually dis
0ganlzed ,y and new SS ne S {Ted hG T
like real estate men. are unable TO determine the
..As The result Of wide travel tho last summer
and the experience addressing large audiences in
of religious thought and life Is swinging back 10
s dr 96s d 5a'e ospS TF TfP T revival
n Great Britain Is the remittance or tne od.fash-
power venture 20 predict that We have already
entered UPON such a revival IN Amert,a The old
days OF Gospel triumph are returning.
The Church and the Press viii be the subject
of the discourse OF the Rev. DR. George P. Eckmau
he
copal Church. West End-ave. and Eishty-siXth-st..
tomorrow. This will be the third address In
series on The Church and Other Institutions OF
the topics for discussion VIII be freely answered
from the pulpit Or. Eckman viii preach in the
morning on the subject Religion in It's Simplest
The annual ''roIlcau' OF the West End Presby-
terrain Church Amsterda nl-ave. and One-hundred-
and-hfth-st, be held at the end OF this month
Every member on the church rolls is expected to
be present or 70 respond to his or her name by
preach morning and evening tomorrow Cooking
soon.
The Broadway Tabernacle Church Will hold II 8
o'clock tomorrow evening the second in the series
of meetings for students in Mendelssohn Hall. No
Ils West Fcrtieth-st.. the speaker being the Rev
DR.. Charles R. Seymour. on The Relation OF Met
Seymour will also preach IT the morning service
at II O'Clock.
Plans are being made for exhibition in the
fed OF religious education. to be held in the Edu-
catonaI Museum OF Teachers College Columbia
University in two or three weeks The exhibition
Is to include textbooks and teaching appliances
FOR use In The Sunday schools and examines ~
childrens work illustrating the Introduction Of
modern methods IN Sunday school Instruction
Benjamin r. Andrews, supervisor OF the Educa-
tiOaal Museum has the exhibition IN charge
Beginning tomorrow. the Rev. Andrew Gillies
pastor OF St Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church
In West Seventy-sxth-st.. wiz preach series OF