New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-19

iustlled into the life OF st. James which have in
I creased in great measure its power for good.
One of the new features introduced by Mr. Mac
Rossie is service of musical and social nature
which follows tie regular Sunday evening Service
in the church and is held in the chapel. In speak
ing of this new feature and the causes which led
up 10 its establishment. Mr.. MacRossie said yes
terday:
One S Of the o06orts which Viii the young nan en-
was hour at his home after the Sunday evening
no such thing is possible here to the young man
who lives in hotel boarding house or lodging
home enjoyment that We institDfed the musical
and social hour at the close OF the regular Sunday
The beginning. of .wha! has now developed into
James's was undertaken little more than year
ago, when invited the young men to meet in the
hour together. My invitation was generously re-
where fhev weTe able 70 b|dnroe acauainraS VIII
Trovids' for their entertainment But these Sunday
evening social hours soon became too well attended
to be continued in the parlors, and now they are
conducted in the chapel ana are not restricted TO
the young men Every sunday evening some emf
nent sOoist is present and the best of muse is also
who are drilled by one OF the ablest and most sue
ceSsfUl choirmaSters in this city
Of Europe Which Visited visit as e asTetng
With steropticon views Nv next subject viii he
the great forward movement in England, which is
now being carried on vigorously by the Congre-
gationalists, Presbyterians and Wesleyans in that
To-day initiated another. feature. just for
the pleasure of the children of this region. with
we caI happY hours Thesa gat6ern lst OF the
itte ones VII! be held every Friday afternoon at
we had chalk talk" by Spedon. Next Friday
con- vews and the following Week concert By
Hda f. Gagi the cA r{ cornetis F9llowng will
ance by Hal" Merton, the magician. and so on.
the children and am sure that these FRIDAY af
ternoon entertainments for the little ones will be
productive Of great good.
The exhibition Of religious education. now being
held in the Educational Museum, Teachers College
Is arousing SO much interest that it will be con-
tinued until November 26. The exhibit has been
arranged by DR.. Richard Morse Hodge, of the de
partment of Biblica! literature. Teachers College
and includes valuable contribution from the Epis-
copal Sunday School Commission. 1t consists of
text books. equipment, pictures. manual work and
reference books illustrating Sunday school and
other religious instruction. Although the present
exhibition was. owing to lack Of time limited large
to to an Illustration OF Dr. Hodge method OF m
structiOn. together with the comprehensive exhibit
Episcopal commission. it is being found very sug-
gestive and helpful by persons lnLeesled IN every
probably the satisfactory ever arranged to il
Wei for the effort which will be made next year
organize a comprehensive exhibit on covering the
who'll field Of religious EDUCATION: The exhibition
O'clock ana on n te evenings OF - ana ~
tended all interested TO attend Parties Of Sun
by telephone TO meet DR.. Hodge personally at the
museum.
The Essentials of the Spiritual Life will be the
subject of DR.. Felix Adler's lecture at Carnegie
Hall tomorrow morning. The public is invited to
listen TO the address.
The next lecture in the Japan and the
Japanese" III aid OF the religious work in the
neighborhood of the Union Settlement in East One
hundred -and-f ourth-st. will be delivered Tues
day evening in the Madison Avenue Presbyterian
Church, Madison-ave. and Seventy-third- st, at
$40 O'Clock, by DR.. Kan-Ichi Asakawa- The
Historical Training Of the Japanese Nation DR..
Asal1awa q member of the faculty of Dartmouth
College is an able and fluent speaker and his sub
iect cannot fail to be OF interest just now, when
The attention Of the world is directed toward ia
pan The lecture viii be illustrated by unusually
fnA lantern slides from the private collection of
Major ZaIinski of the United States Army. who
fas lent them for the occasion. Tickets at 81 70
each may be procured at the door the evening OF
the lecture.
The Rev DR.. Samuel H Virgin, former pastor OF
the Pilgrim Congregational Church for nearly
thirty years, who had severe Illness last winter
has returned the city, much improved in health
and though not able TO preach yet. is doing some
literary work at mis- home. No. 257 Lenox-aVe.