New-York tribune., 1906-08-18
TENT WORK Il SUCCESS.
Ansrers to Query Sent out by
Committee.

.Ts Summer Evangelism q Failure?' is the query
III out by tie Eyangelistic Committee or New Aork
;y with the object Of getting free expression OF
ssaion or The results far. In putting the query
asi lis answer as so far CLEANED, the committee
nys n part.
uEssrtaken 10 carry the gospel message to the
people VINO do not enter the churches especially 10
tae poor he unfortunate and those that nave pe-
ns cutcasr through sin Has il been able 10 .,G9 40
@ Has II REACHED me people Il @ sogEis - 70 II s 5ss
.1 s3 10 3i.S r,s In WaI street. or upon any
{. the tent services but viii say the people near
q sns -frz - a. viii not only gather a large
eoSs II Vii hold H. During Inc past week
tcore Of such meetings have been held from @ IiS
Italian district or the north 10 Wall street ana
ihere las 6een not only no disturbance hut eager
attention. sui men ana women kneeiing IN the
There Is In this company of evangelists and
singers Z strength and sureness ana power that
eamnsn5 me respectful interest Of their hearers
RsTer singing can scarcely he heard IN the city
an The preachers are often men OF na1oIai i IePu
Hlon, and always Of earnestness anG aeV95l9h Il.,
Ths committee IS Just issuing its Third bulletin,
a Mdstresm Message called 9ut py me aPPegIs 1
la[ nave come 10 II for the enlargement OF tiL0
sk 9a5 against abandonlng sny point now & oef9 e,
4 good idea ~ the results Of tent WORK.
tne O1 the pastors writes:
TO remove the tent from 6th street ana EIeNeIaln
.s!nl1ng q calling the missionaries freIn me M
isFeign field. The heathen are not all steepea IN
50 and educated in crime like the people OF What
Ess known as- year .Hell's Kitchen
We are ss5 for the good work the gospel tents tents
fge lCcg he New York CITY. Surely they are aid
Eg r. carrying out our Lords last command, as me
.-sssage o- salvation Is freely given TO the multi
Tas charr Of Christ is uniting IN the tent for the
se5 ,t ~. laFlsse OF seehing tte ne l1sa, H; -orlr
JAMES GRoMIE,
Pastor Woodstock Presbyter1an Chlrch-
WILLIAM FREAS, Jr.
Pastor Bethany Lgtteran a ChuTcn' ,5ldis4
A DORR Methodist
JOHN 4. SHAW.
Pastor United Presbyterian Church'
t-ve hundred people have asked 10 have the tent
'ein al 10th street and eth and while the
teHt a. Canal and Spring streets has been in opera
u'a only one month the pastors and people IN a
A'Ee district surrounding II are very emphatic IN
,afr demand that the work go as the following
saie- will show:
eannot begin 20 express TO you our appreTlation S
Sneghboraood which has never been worked.
e.Ae II is a Catholic ueighborhood' nany, OF me me
..sRaed .Lto the tent in the evenings nave snoNn
.n crested. and neeEe a "a lais nIai iIgt
sf- lLf1 Who nave taken thSir i slaliS S ga on
lie felt going TO remain firm ana IAed- 9he
Ez-e9t Erssf, sfe srs s!.s[ 5nister He had gone
lSn taTuugh drink. Another man has had a COZ
case 3 9snF Sf sn Wfo hsd hS not not been home
- tEeniy years. and who started the next Day 80
asnt u his mother whom ne knows 20 be living,
s.gusby ln want, as his father died three years
Ss-5rst s 5rst sunday n August. VINO have taken tneaI
&c r t1e tent Oth would do so, but we pre-
go 10 have them wait. Last night man con.
70 having planned burglary Tor inc nlEE!l'
ant 80 - ii47 Jiii'ii@ I" MI ~0'S-'' '''' "
EVER minister in THIS nelghborhood is amazed
Ns.s-e see de GO gerness with which the people nave
fs7Ae9 t. the Word. We feel that the work reaiiH
- 9niy begun. II would be almost fatal 70 close
- tent before the first Of September, August VIII
~-is = Rfeaf many more results than July ] an
- -lag as chairman Of the committee OF ministers
9lr neighbOrhood. and know that what an
eallng Expresses their views Very sincerely yours
H ROSWELL BATES,
Pastor Spring Street Presbyterian Church.
D.. Wilkinson continues the Wall street servic'
ossan last year. with Increasing appreciation oI
.as part Of his big audience OF business men. a
MS letter indicates:
REPORT FROM WALL STREET
: he Wall street service which was held last yea
&c profound influence upon the men engage'
"a e al kinds 0f business. which influence is seel
- ieiL 70 this moment ! have been engages
&C. years in the Custom House, There never ha
sssn any such preaching IN Wall street in m.
SSaae ] an officer IN the Jane Street Methods
episcopal Church, New York The services thi
Esr seem be OF deeper interest II that Is posi-
-ss than last years service here. Mr. Wilkinson