New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-23
CHURCH OPENINGS.
Plans for Fall Work-Increased
SUNDAY School ActiUity.

The city Will see practically ali it's clergymen
back in their pulpits tomorrow comment
ing on the close of the vacation season The
Living Church" points out that every succeeding
summer sees fewer churches entirely closed for
a holiday rest. This has been peculiarly true
this last season. The cause may be largely
credited to the increased religious activity in
the city. due to the tent campaign.
Among the few churches that did close their
doors for two three weeks services were for
the most part continued in the chapeIs Of the
respective parishes In some. too the clergy
men and other workers turned their entire ef-
forts over to the evangelical committee.
One feature Of the fall opening is the revival
OF Sunday school interests. another effect Of the
tent work. In Brooklyn the Sunday School
Union is planning several new and important
departures. Realizing the need of trained teach
ers and superintendent, the teacher training
section of the normal committee of the union Is
establishing. under the direction of George ".
Parks, four weekly training classes. to be as
follows: Monday evening. at Hanson Place
Methodist Episcopal Church; Tuesday evening.
at Bushwick Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church. Thursday evening, at Marcy Avenue
Baptist Church. and Saturday evening at the
Eighteenth Street Methodist Episcopal Church.
These classes will take up the new Hurlbut-
St John two years teacher training course. now
the State course, for which State diplomas can
be issued. Mr.. Parks has been the successful
leader Of the teacher training classes Of the
Marcy Avenue Baptist Church. He has had ex-
tensive experience in Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION Bible classes.
The elementary grades section Of the normal
committee, in response to a request from many
workers. has provided a class for teachers OF
beginners or kindergarten classes. which viii
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o'clock, at the Central Young Mems Christian
Association
There will also be. as usual the weekly ex-
position Of the International lessons. beginning
Saturday afternoon, September 80. at the
Brooklyn Young Mems Christian Association
In the Protestant Episcopal Churcn in the
first week Of October three great Sunday school
organizations will have annual meetings here.
On Wednesday, October I, the general conven-
tons joint commission on Sunday schools will
meet for business session at the diocesan
house, In Lafayette Place. The next day Octo-
Der 3, there will be a meeting OF the joint
diocesan lesson committee in St Augustines
parish house Its work will be the mapping out
of lesson courses and the consideration Of Sun
day school problems On October the fedora
ton Of diocesan organizations will have its first
annual meeting. at which organization VIII be
completed.
There will be two public meetings in eonnec-
ton with these Sunday school gatherings. The
first is designed principally for the clergy Sun
day ScnOOI SuperlQLeQQenJS ana members or the
joint commission, joint committee and fedora
ton. This will be held Wednesday evening.
october 4, in the choir room Of St Bartholo-
news Church. The speakers will be the Rev.
DR.. Lester Bradner, the Rev. Llewellyn n.
Galley and the Rev. DR.. William Walter Smith.
The second will be in St. Bartholomew
Church. Thursday evening. October 5. The
speakers will be Bishop Lawrence. Of Massa-
chusetts; George c. Thomas. of Philadelphia,
and the Rev. DR.. Afford A. Butler.
All Souls Unitarian Church will be reoperN
tomorrow for morning service at IL o'clock. Tbs
pastor. the Rev. Thomas R. sIcer. will preach
on Happiness
At the Broadway Tabernacle the Bible school
will open on October 1, under the leadership
of E. c. Knapp.
At st. Andrews Church the first regular Sun
day evening service Of the season will be held
October 1. at which service Mr.. Gilues will
preach the first Of series Of sermons to young
people.
At the Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church the regular evening service at o'clock
will be resumed tomorrow, and the pastor, the
Rev. Dr. Wallace MacNIulen, will preach at both
the morning and evening services.