New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-02-04

I'VE began our special services on New Years eve
and 1 preached every evening from then on III
last Sunday This revival is simply the frulI Vi
long continued, quiet preaching and WORKING 1hese
new members include both extremes OF society anu
all ages. Nearly seventy OF them joined 1y is.'er
from other churches OF these. a large huiusr
have not exercised their church privileges ho'
wears many of the letters going back 10 an active
roe,nhorsbiD dropped years ago. The outlook for
religious work here was never good as II IS To-
day Our auditorium, holding 2zV-ohe Oh tue
largest among Protestant churches IN the cl'y-ls
crowded at every service. and many are Iuiheu
away"
HISTORY OF THE CHURCH.
In the twenty years of its history calvary Chureh
has had several eminent pastors. Coming from us
rtia beI i'm 125th-st In 1889, under the leadership
~ rho Rev Dr. f Mason North. 1t built Its pres
emf church home. That same year III ->o''i
was succeeded by the Rev. DR.. j. H. Day no"
chancellor of Syracuse University. The five years OF
his nastorate saw great progress IN the church' he
nos followed by the Rev. DR.. a b hendls VINO
remained three years. Under his direcuon the
church began It's institutional work with "ihch 'ne
rssept series Of The Tribune is especially con-
ceYned Then came the Rev. DIR. h Nc. les.ies'
now dean of the College of Fine Arts at syracuse
~ oroeined one wear and was followed by the
pav Dr Willis p Odell In the latters pastorate
- civ wears a debt of $4,000 was raised by suOscrlp
t,on There is at present DEBT OF less tlI""
$4,000 The present pastor c"iiie ~ "
Place Church. in Brooklyn
- xob &c the only one of its denomination
g., that mart Of the city. Tho territory reacheo oy
q extends from LenoX-ave. 10 oth-aNe'' anu W
1totbst 70 150th-st ircluFive. 1t has Always oeeh
a free church. being supported by us weeAiS IN
,,eIopa offerings and penny collections The latter
aLoz for the last seventeen weeks the remark
able average of $3.50 a Sunday
INSTITUTION VS. INSPIRATION.
r,,o Institutional work Of the church includes an
confinement bureau. sewing school. kindergarten
aisnarsarv Sunday school OF fifteen hundred mem
Lers a mems society and young mems club. the
last named a social organization. In the dspensary
+bara were 500 free cases treated last year.
On the subject of institutional work DR.. GoOdell
has emphatic views. He said yesterday;
What is needed to-day than institutionalism
rs aIpPied on as il too often is. end in itself
Its ayowed t6 U6'e churSh Snd It's spiritual nuenGes
lis warmest advocates to-day are coming TO ae-
Hish Wbv? because in too many cases they are
Keeping the spiritual side in the background. They
nav men Youth scare them away" Now; IL
could be convnGeI t nhnrch member or ten games
W checkers a probatoner. might favor unqualified
nrdinated 10 the spiritual work or the Church Is
all right otherwise 1t does more harm .ha an, gooe.
ceptible TO spiritual influences is wrong have
found fhS Tea aen Of the church by its
tons they expect and wish 10 receive tne
, men tell me that the great thing needed TODAY Is
institutional work l tell them they are twenty
1.aars behind the times Once that cry was III
order To-day we have institutional work What
we need is the right inspiration IN H. Ihe
proper subordnation of 1t to the spiritual purpose
of the Church.
In continuing the series on phases OF New-Yorh
church work begun last week. the Calvary Church
has served n double purpose. The Institutions
| work of the parish, with the pastors pointed com
ment on that phase of Church work. has thrown
valuable light on the subject. and different
from OF the previous article. Then this timely
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churches opens the way for a series on the re
gious life and needs OF the part Of the city
The discussion of certain questions suggested las
week viii accordingly be deferred a little