New-York tribune., 1905-11-18

The report of the summer tent evangeIStc
campaign. recently published, shows the extent
of the work which carried on in tents ana
OUT Of doors under the auspices OF an 1nteroe
nominationaI committee. The work began !"
MAY and continue TIL cold weather in
October. Meetings were held in all parts OF
the city. in tents when it was possible to ma
q vacant lot and in the open air when no other
place was 20 be found. While talks on religious
subjects were usually given. the chief features
Of the work were the singing and praying. 0tei
eopticons were used TO attract audiences
The total number of meetings held under the
auspices of the evangestic committee III '"e
summer was I,233. The attendance at these
meetings was carefully estimated and was
placed at 459043 OF the meetings S94 were
for children, and the attendance at these was
over 1900 The work was carried on p9
about fifty evangelists and preachers, VINO gave
The whole or part of their time Ihey We're
assisted bv many students. workers from the
colleges seminaries and training schools ana
bv a corps of singers and organists. The work
for children was i'm charge of a special corps of
workers.
The work was really started at mass meet
ing held I'm Carnegie Hall on May rs, when
several addresses on the need of work of the
kind suggested were made to large audience
The appeal for funds brought out several thou
sand dollars and assured the committee OF
financial support The meeting was under the
direction of the Rev. Dr. Wilton Merle Smith.
who later bore large part of the work OF
management
One of the features of the work was the dis
trfbution in the poorer parts of the city of large
quantities of flowers which were sent in by
friends of the workers outside the city. Several
carloads of greenery were distributed and con-
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Another feature was the distribution of tracts
and Bibles over 25o00O tracts were used in
connection with the work. and fully five hun
dred Bibles were placed in homes by workers
connected with the movement. The tracts were
s,,pplied by the American Bible Society. the
New-York City Tract and Missionary Society,
Charles Hayes. T. G. F Dolby Eigin, ILL.,; Dr.
Hodge. ]. Walker Pierson and E. d. sniffen.
The report sums up the results of the work
as follows:
First-we believe that the. united churches so, Of
ewYork hsxe received chnrches Within the
city. cas Ossn As''i'e'' - ' -. - -...,,,,. tna
1tsfianel have been reached As an object lesson
It for the church TO see that the GQsPei IN tbe
land s truly as foreign ydFT 6sR exeep
ssbs s mas as Weathr was Hnfavorabfe Some work
has been done among the spanish; ana
have been made for the work among f1uhsaiid"''
Third-In all the tents. without regard to class
- -oD5ifion VIE have reason believe that many
have been brought definite acceptance Of Jesus
Christ pss g , t aFg9 bTebe ana we have already
heard from some churches which have had adol-
onss bsne Shown. sgS hoWevsr in addition to joining the
churches that their lives have been cnang&eac & Pau e
habits have been given up; homes nave oeeh re.
stored which were once broken up tnrpusm l, n5 ma
more Dneeash and bear to-day marks of
FnSrtbTba seed sown through the Scripture
verses and the singing and personal wotk r III rea e.o
hearts of thousands of children WEI we rs hea frage
FTfth-We do not mean that New-York CITY mas
tents were located have been impressed with Chris
tian truths, affecting homes aecIng be ToIice
themselves have again testified to this Even sa-
timonV To IL Fhe poorest outcasts of the street,
although themselves wretched ana "leheu' nave
spoken of the good being done
The work of the campaign was widespread
Tent meetings were held in 112th-st, near 1st-
ave QtaIian); 60th-st., near 11th-ave. (white
and colored): PeIham-ave. and Lorilard Place;
Ie4th-st and Boston Road Catherine Slip,
I46th-st and Amsterdam-ave. Special meet
lngs-Carnegie Hall meeting. Trinity Church
meeting Academy of Music. and open air meet
Ings in Abingdon Square, Western Electric, wall
ST. Custom House Stock Exchange, Madison and
Union Squares; wagon meetings, Bronx PARK,
Fort George. Washington Heights and the City
Hall.
The total expenses of the campaign are placed
at S23,504 93. The receipts were S26.402 SO. OF
the balance of 81 S9I 76, part viii be used for
the cf the tents and other property, and
the rest held over for next years work. The
officers OF the Evangelistic Committee were:
Chairman. A. J. Pitkin Vice-chairman. S. w
Bovine, Seth Low, w. II. Thompson; treas
uners John S. Huyler and A F. Schauf1er;
superintendent, James B. Ely: assistant super
intendent. Oriu c. Baker: executive committee,
Wilbert W. White chairman; ]. G. Fagg Wal
ter Laidiaw. ]. Ross Stevenson. Edwin J. Gill
lies, Henry Mottet, Ezra S. Triple. c. l. GoodeIl
II. 5. Macarthur, Charles T. Baylis. Charles
al ural- N,arfla
Jacobs. A f, Schauffier and ]. F. Carson,