New-York tribune., 1906-05-05

seventh anniversary, beginning tomorrow. This
church began with Sunday school in October
1868, In Second avenue. IN store near the corner
OF T7th street. In November. 1868, IL was organ
ized under the direction Of the New York City
Sunday School Society, with the Rev. Joseph Long
king as superintendent The first class was formed
in February, 1869. The church was organized on
April T. 1852 in a carpenter shop at Second avenue
and nth street.
The founders OF the Sunday school were W. w.
Cornell president OF the society. and Mrs. Edward
fitzpatrick. The church was begun and built up
under the New York City Church Extension and
Missionary Society.
In the second year the Sunday school numbered
six hundred pupils. the community then being de-
cIdedly Protestant. More than 60 per cent OF the
population were Protestanta
The following departments operated daily
IN the church: kindergarten. medical attendance.
nursing, employment bureau. cooking, sewing.
house TO house visits, music school and Bible
teaching Twelve staff workers always IN tho
field. In the last four years the church has put
two into the ministry, and two into the deacOness
work
The high water mark Of the Sunday school en-
TOlment was reached in 1884 when the Rev. H. E.
Burnes pastor-the enrolment is said to have
reached 1,65O-being then the largest Methodist
Sunday school in the United States
Twelve years ago. by reason Of the ebbing tide
Of Professionalism and other causes the school was
losing at the rate OF 3715 per cent each year. To-
day there is new hope In the situation. The de-
cline has been checked and there IS a steady gain
although still against great Odds there being only
about per cent Of Protestants in the nelghbOr-
hood. Modern methods. the use OF the German
language in part, a strengthening OF the working
force and better discipline Of the forces are maxi
ing the church the richer from even the waste
spiritual products. The total enrolment Of the
two Sunday schools now Is over SIS.
As early as 1876 the church membership reached
222; but that enrolment has never been large IN
proportion. The societies now number about 400
members.
The church ediice includes an audience room.
bright and roomy, admirably adapted for the uses
OF large congregations; a Sunday school buildfns,
amply provided with the diverse rooms and hxt-
ures for great, populous school: score or moro
Of class and small assembly rooms in which every
kind OF kindergarten. Industrial school or bows
and girls club work may be carried on with every
opportunity for education and social work
The programme OF the anniversary celebration is:
sunday-At II q. m. sermon by the Rev. DR.. c. p
dresses By oT-pastoTs and leaders AT p @ GsimSn nam
anniversary At 645 M jubilee Young Peoples meet
ing: special music. At p m, eantata: the Lords
Monday-At p M. exhibition of institutional work
dSass1 AT 2 m humorous lecture BY Walter NJ Chandler no
TueSday-At a. m. exhibition of the kindergarten
of missionary methods At D. m jubilee banquet and
reunion OF COTnslltes; tickets. 80 cents.
ThTTsdaySAt o m Ladies. Ala society and Moi5ers.
meeting; lecture to mothers by Dr. j. n. Bishop. AZ
Eriday-At 4 p m, Junior League s,ereopticOn; At
"China'' Kings Heraids' exhibit.
Saturday-At p m. gymnasium exhibition.
At II a M sermon bv Bsbon q ~ Fower AZ n 15 M
platform meetnE addresses by OF the New York
D. M EpWorth ISaeSe snniversarv: address bv the Rev
Df' r NJ North special music; conservation service