New-York tribune., 1905-05-17
TENT CAMPAIGN OPENS.
Mr. Rockefeller Giues 81, ,000-Other
Sums from Rich Men.

Announcement of a gift of $1,000 by John D.
Rockefeller for the evangestic tent campaign was
made at the opening of the movement last night
in a big mass meeting in Carnegie Hall. An 2p-
peal was made for other rich TO contribute.
Bishop Greer presided and stated the object OF the
meeting. The cvangelistic campaign is designed
for 10S7 762 persons the number actually not in the
greater New-York churches. The meetings VIII Dc
conducted all summer long.
Locations practically decided on for the tents
In the Italian quarter about 1st-aVe and llzth-
st and the Williamsburg Bridge approach
Others will be placed in The Bronx and Brooklyn
and locations of tents will be changed. Each tent
Viii cost 5000. OF $4,000 for About $1,000 has
been subscribed for the wCrk. No collection Is to
be taken at any tent meeting. The Fifth Avenue
Presbyterian ChuTch has agreed to support one
tent the Calvary Baptist Church another tie Col
legiate Reformed another, and many churches are
helping by special offerings.
Bishop Greer said in part:
1t is the object of the speakers TO lift of the
rds @ raEen Of tnoSe who live in this great city
but 10 speak to humanity, regardless Of creed and
black brown OF red-to speak the Gospel OF Christ
JG5Is 5 ,nT sord i'd motive but sane educatio2a and
progressive movement aimed to advance the Gospel
of Him, who said: If be lifted up Will draw TO
me all mankind
The Rev Walter LaidIaw, secretary of the Fed
Grafton of Churches, made the assertion in the
course of his address that eighty-two families
OF every hundred living in New-York City lived in
tenement houses. and in many instances so far re-
moved from churches and Gospel missions that
only tent work can possibly reach them.
Dr. Frank Mason North, president OF the City
Methodist Church Extension Society, spoke briefly
on the work he hoped the committee would aC-
complish. The Rev. ". c. Biting, pastor of the
Mount Morris Baptist Church in Harlem. said:
Before f+d the work 2c @ is 9nf6sd @ e the field ID M have have
the river front, where the tent services the
warm summer nights will prove beneficial to the
classes who are stuffed up in the crowded. deadly
tenements Of this city. We must all approve of
the spending OF large amounts of money for IL
brares and colleges but / could find 1t in my heart
/ to pray TO God that the multi-mliOnares of
city would turn from their colleges and libraries
long enough contribute some Of their money
TO the mission work, and to the churches where
the Gospel of Christ IS preached and viii be
miIionaires put their money at the feet OF Jesus
! Christ
The Rev. r B, Meyer, the celebrated London
| evangelist, said in part:
esteem it an unprecedented privilege to be asked
to speak a meeting of this nature. This is my
lUGth address in this country. and think my last
! 70 he delivered in the United States There is
/ tic work Of London and NeW-YOrk. We in London
! nave our difficulties to overcome. but those
difficulties are not so great so diversified as here.
I In spite OF destructive criticism which Is widely
Drayal lent at the present time IL is promising TO
! mote the deep interest expressed by and
LI-omer not in the doctrine of the incarnation not
! hI-t i'm the cross which he died and the blood
! which was shed tOr mans sins.
II was announced that the Rev. DR.. c. l. Goodell.
NJ the calvary Methodist Church, will speak the
| CIV Han steps on Monday afternoon from 1870 10
a. II was also announced that besides the check
/ smaller amounts had been received from wealthy
3 men