New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-16
| AND RELIGIOUS NEWS AND NOTE
CHRIST CHURCH MEMORIAL BUILDING COMPLETED
DIR. Ely ON WINTER TENT CAMPAIGN.

time vet The committee meets next Monday
afternoon to decide the question
From WalI-st. in the open air, by way of
Catherine Slip, through the ten different points
to the spler.N1ly equipped tent at 146th-st'
there has been chain of gratifying results.
Nothing in the history of the work has pos
siblv created greater interest because Of its I'M
usual character than the wall-st. meetings,
addressed daily by the Rev. William Wilkinson,
of Minnesota Possibly no greater triumph has
been seen anywhere than at Catherine Slip. when
all the conditions are considered. Here the
evangelist Fred Schiverea, who is pre-eminently
the workingman's friend, opened the work.
which has been continued under Mr.. Brown
ably assisted by children's workers. house to
house visitors and other helpers.
Helrs Kitchen will also be continued longer
than the time appointed. under the Rev. Brad
ford Williams. F. H. Jacobs, Mr.. Berger
and other helpers. Another point where the
work will continue for a short time, at least
until further arrangements are made, is in the
Italian district at 112th-st. Hundreds of italian
homes have been made happier and better here.
The tent has been filled nightly with reverent.
thoughtful and attentive people.
Trp to the present time 975 meetings have been
held Fifty-seven evangelists, student workers.
chfldren's workers organists. musicians, etc.
the committee This corps Of workers under
the direction of the Rev DR.. James B. Ely
and his assistant. Grin c. Baker. have been
kept in constant employment day and night
During the day homes have been visited. needy
families have been given attention and material
and spiritual assistance rendered
DR.. Elv suggests continuing the work in the
winter. He says:
To attenpt to carry 1t on in any particular
church would defeat the very purpose sought
To meet this demand it has been considered that
Gospel tabernacles should be erected at suita-
BILE points. and at the present time 1t may be
stated that plans under consideration Tor
providing at least two such structures. They
will be inexpensive halls, capable or seating
from eight hundred to thousand persons.
They will be built largely of corrugated iron;
and the cost will be between 5000 and Si.OoO
for each building. They Will be portable build
fngs too and it will not be necessary to
purchase land Already we have received offers
of several lots for for limited period free
OF charge. In addition to these two tabernacles,
IL is possible that the committee may decide to
rent certain theatres for a period in which to
hold meetings.
It is the conviction of many members of the
committee that we ought to begin at once 10
prepare for a tent campaign much larger
scale next summer. The idea is cherished by
some that we may even have as many as one
hundred tents where nightly meetings will be
held next summer.
The results achieved by the meetings are not
TO be summed up In the number OF those who
PLOAeSS u nave DeSl converted at them. II
has intensified religious activity in many
other respects. Persons who had previously
been converted, perhaps had been members of
churches for years. but who had become lax in
The performance Of their religious duties have
in many cases been stirred up to renewed
earnestness. There have even been some in
stances where the reunion of families has hean
brought about through influences exerted at the
meetings.
Among other results achieved Mr. Ely said
that Bibles had been placed in more than a
thousand homes. while more than FIVE thousand
portions Of Scripture such as the Psalms or one
Of the Gospels. had been distributed, besides