New-York tribune., 1905-02-18

saws another ut IS necessary to subordinate it to
the prime purpose of the Church. More spirituality
is needed" Say others "A great revival must come
over the city, if the churches would cope success
tully with evil" Others are emphasizing the ne
cessity of church union or federation. the i'm
portance of doing away with denominational rival
~ and of working together
Dr. william F. Coburn OF Tent Penel, declared;
The great need in this city to-day is moro in
b wf aPhE s Work na IS ned to
over the gap between the religious and the secular
them We need more bold aeretics. more fearless,
original like Bishop Potter and Dl. Abbott,
who are not afraid TO try new ideas
In the same line of thought Father John l.
Belford. of SIS. Pete. and PauIs of Brooklyn, one
of the largest churches i'm this city, came out
this week with ringing Endorsement Of the Sub
way Tavern. 81 wish there might be ono on every
block in the city" said he.
In reference Dr. Coburns criticism OF the
evangelical churches. it may be noted that the
Episcopal denomination claims one-third of the
churches that can be classed as institutional.
The remainder are divided among eighteen other
denominations. with the Congregational, one OF
the smallest in numbers, the second in point of
activity. When 1t is added that there more
than fifty Christian bodies in the city, the point
of these facts is obvious without comment
On tho other hand IS considerable class OF
clergyTnen and parishes who absolutely place the
ban this form Of activity. In the last two
weeks two different pastors in the metropolitan
district placed before their congregations PROPOSE
tions to establish modified forms Of institutional
work. and voted down Such parishes, how
ever, constantly growing fewer.
But among those who believe there is a tendency
to overemphasize institutional work Dr. Charles
L. Goodel. of Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church,
and DR.. William VI. Grosvenor, Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, both, by the
way. active institutional churches DR.. Goodel has
already been quoted this page appealing for
proper subordnation of the institutional side of
the church to the spiritual purpose DR.. GrosvenOr
said: In building our new East Side Chapel Of
the Incarnation we made it q separate building
from the parish house. where our institutional work
IS carried on. and made it stand out over the lat
ter. This is physical expression OF belief and
policy that institutional work in church is valu-
able only as it serves as an aid to the spiritual
work of the church."
These men represent the golden mean of opinion,
and the opinion apparently to rule. that the
CITY does need more institutional work, but that
such work must be inspired and made merely
effective means to the real end Of church work
that of spiritual teaching
To bring about this end is the work Of the
vivalists Already in several churches of the city
and its suburbs signs that the great re-
vial active in some other parts of the world, is
coming here.
now comforting plans for carrying on an or
gantzed movement to bring this about in New
York. The progress of their work is being watched
with interest
A4fSH eHOhS ~ ttC 5tOhIIlS CoIflCtiOn lildI lHc
churches of this city must work closely togeth-
er. Last week meeting to consider the subject OF
Christian unity was held in st. James's Methodist
Episcopal Church. In which many prominent cler-
symen and Iaymen took part.
'Poice Commissioner McAdoo" says Fedora
tion." ''at recent meeting of the Mems League Of
the Broadway Tabernacle, said: Were It for
religion and the faith behind it. there not
enough policemen In all the world to keep order in
the city OF New-Ycrk.'
Can he Of Nerv -Yo-r from
taxation because Of their civic usefulness be indif-
ferent to the increase Of their usefulness?
But how can they increase their usefulness?
BY working together, while SurrendeTing
OF their convictions, preserving to the full their
freedom of eyangelistiC effort among individuals,
they assist another to mutual advan-
tage in mnistering to the home life of the city"