New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-24


their membership 70 overlooking and extend its
influence 10 all that part Of Manhattan. They
VII be Joined IN these meetings by the congre-
cation Of the First Church OF the Disciples OF
Christ. IN 56th street
IN q few days there win be strung across
l25rh street az Lenox avenue a great banner
which VIII tell that one Of the most unusual
eva-gelistic campaigns Of modern times has been
begun I'm and around New York by the
Dtsci7res Of Christ. At the same time the clerks
IN the postofice viii notice quantities Of new
kind Of souvenir postal card in the mails These,
100 viii tell the people TO whom they are sent
that the Disciples are at work.
This denomination, whose people are known
as Christians or Disciples Of Christ Is an I'M
portant factor IN American religious life, though
rs numbers IN this city are comparatively few.
Il ranks 18th in commercial strength among the
Protestant churches in this country. AS the
distinctive doctrine II the Christians IS insist
.rce on the necessity Of the union Of all de-
ror~frations this new move for revival among
tbsrr here has special significance in view Of
ne recent encouraging awakening OF the
church federation and church union movement
There are eight Of these churches IN the metro
pl-a- district. the membership Of the largest
being 900 and Of the smallest less than 100. Al
recent ministers meeting Of the denomination
Il was discovered that six out Of the eight had
ALREADY planned revival meetings for the same
time without previously planning together.
Nov The L.=uus Avenue and First Church have
joined making the number complete. II is be
NevsE too that IN Nsw-YOrk there are more
DISCIPLES II Christ outside these churches.
among the floating population. than there are
f. 4 great cause of the denominations weak
ness
A special appeal here viii be made TO these
people 20 enter q Clurcn nome
Thus. iu this particular TOO this new eVaIlSeL-
ls:lc campaign is 10 be significant Il is 10 De
directed az the retaining 10 the denomination
u Tie thousands Of people Who come 10 -E5w
York from towns principally Of the mlddIe
Nest who were Al their Old homes connected
with Disciples churches, but who have disap-
Feared in The naeIsJrOUl of the metropolis. FOR
many months the pastors OF Disciples churches
o. New York and Brooklyn nave Deen securing
trCU pastors Of churches Of Western cities me
names II parishi0ners who moved 20 New York.
and these people a.s being looked up with
what Is already counted. marked success.
The meetings al the LenoX Avenue Union
Church VIII begin tomorrow. though Dr. SEQ
vile wiz not be here for a few days yet. De
Loss Smith, the singing evangelist who is 10
work with DR.. Scoville. viii be here tomorrow,
as w.I the chorus leaders. Mr.. and Mrs. W. F.
Kendall Meetings VIII be held every night
o1t Monday night throughout Dr. ScoVlILe
stay
A. the same time also beginning tomorrow.
series Of similar meetings IS 10 be held IN
The Bronx. The East I69th street church.
where the Rev. s r. Willis is pastor He
Cory AZ eyaugeisic preacher, and OF w h
81 HscLemau as singer. Meetings are
also -g be held in the three Disciples churcnes
~ Brooklyn. the First, In Sterling Place the
Second 10 Humboldt street, and the Third, IN
F-s-ru-L and IL the suburban churches OF East
Orange and PIaiuhell. These eight Disciples
churches ~ New York and vicinity have alto
g-tLHr about seventeen hundred members. II IS
expected that by Easter, when the campaign
encs, mis- membership viii be at least doubled
and some enthusiasts look 10 ses IL Ireblrd
The L-uox Union Church was organized IN
arthur Hall. LeuOX avenue and I-tln street. IN
October 1883 by the Rev DR. James NJ. PM
l-fr .--H charter membership OF lNeHls
three. Iu The spring Of 1892 the church bought
ITS present property. The building was COM
p-ete1 and dedicated in october. The Rev James
p. Llrlfaub-Igrr succeeded Dr. PhIputI as pas
tor iu september. 1902 The growth Of the
having present membership Of about three
Nr LIchteubereer. the present pastor, is a
young and active man. He WAS born near D5-
catIr. J.l, and educated at Eureka College ms
first charge after graduation was al GreenFllle'
I'LL he then went 10 Paxton, H., remaining Two
years. At that time he became president OF the
Illinois Sunday School Association. AT canton
where he went IN 1896. he made a notable rec
ord lI evangelical work. Going 10 the Jenerson
Street Church Of Buffalo three years later, he
S-a-e He vas c0rrssp ouGiug secretary OF the
@eW York Christian Missionary Society until ne
came 20 the T.enOx Avenue Church here. he
vas also president Of the Disciples Union Al
me same tine hc pursued studies at Hiram COL
ege for The degree of 81. a.
Mr. lichterberger has unbounded falth IN the
Possibilities ~ evangelical work In this city