New-York tribune., 1906-06-02


OF seven OF the leading evangelistic denomina-
tions of New York City VIII open on June IL
Lots have been obtained in the following dis
tric;s: West l46th street East l64th street.
East 9th street, West Goth street, Canal and
Spring streets. Abingdon Square. Fort George
and Wall street. Other locations are in pros
pect, and IL is expected they viii be ready by
June 10 AT 99th street three churches are
united. Two points are in prospect among the
Italian populations Three tents have been
asked for for the Italians The tent at 9th
street viii have meetings in both German and
English.
Among the evangeIists and ministers engaged
as speakers are the following: NJ Nardi. Ital-
fan; w. z. Fenno. the Rev. A " Thompson.
the Rev. Hugh Brown. the Rev. f. B. Dwight.
the Rev. E w. Work, the Rev. Robert Watson.
the Rev. II. D. Sheldon, the Rev. ]. w. Menin-
ger, the Rev. J. A Higgins. the Rev. Arthur ].
Smith. the Rev. J. r Morris. the Rev. Francis
Smiley. the Rev. p. J. Kain. the Rev. Thomas
Stevenson. the Rev. II. Clay Ferguson the Rev.
Frederick Schieverea. the Rev. f NJ Farr. the
Rev. J. S. Edenburn. the Rev. II. II. Slough,
the Rev. Z. +. Davidson and the Rev. c. L.
Butler The chief open air speakers will be the
Rev. William Wilkinson for Wall street Brad
ford Williams for Fort George and the Rev.
Dubois II LouX for Abingdon Square.
Some seventy-fve students have applied TO do
personal work and TO assist in inquiry meet
.ngs. These come jointly from seminaries and
colleges and desire practical experience for their
life work
A corps OF workers for the chldren's services
have been engaged and are being instructed spe-
cislly for the work OF the city by the chairman
OF the executive committee. the Rev A +.
Schauffer Much will be made of this feature,
SIS II was discovered last year that over seventy
i've thousand attended the meetings, and through
them messages were sent into thousands OF
homes. For this work the following have been
engaged Mrs. Z. NJ. Morgan, Miss Alice Gam
lin, Miss Isabelle Phelps. Miss V. c. Young and
Miss 4. J. Maybee. There are. besides, other vol
Each tent win be furnished also with musical
precentor well an organist, and, IN some
cases cornetists. w. c. Gamble, of Berea. KY;
l. w. Armstrong, B. r. Butts Miss Holings-
head and Professors Ross and Griffith are
All the workers win reside at headquarters.
at the Winona Bible School. No. Oh Lexington
avenue. where the superintendent and his as
sistant have headquarters, and where d course
OF instruction will be daily given 10 the work
ers-one hours conference conducted by the
superln6enoent on practical work and one hours
lecture by Or. E. W. Work OF Colorado Springs
who win give special Bible instruction
AS last year. the committee will arrange TO
cooperate with The Tribune in preparing chill
- incidentally through the work many last ,ss-
IN secured employment '
VI LIE ~ Is expected this year that even more will be
last Fully three hundred thousand tracts md
Sospei portions were given away last wear.
anese were placed in thousands Of homes II
was most exceptional 10 find single printe6
s-eSl OF tract thrown on the ground in the tents
,vo,.il ~ g, me streets IN the district where the
NoIh Is carried on the committee has arranged
out Bible - - 0i' WIN
In The districts where the work WAS carried
on last year appeals have come n baT-e ~
WORK again This year Young men in the neigh
,~a,I u 81 5 W5I street have inquired when their
ee'ilss @ s would begin. One Of the prominent
men said they could scarcely take tiIra - -
"a n5eL luncheon last year, lest they miss a part
The great opening meeting. similar n that ~
saht summer, VII be held on the stems Of tra
6lE han june lS, at noon This viu ba IN
charge OF Or. c !. CoodeT cl1sir,,,a1 20 M
subcommittee on opening meetings DR. Good
ell and other pastors OF leadjrr. cl,,roi1 D3--
last year on several occasions in wan strIat
from automobiles. Fully three hundred members
nave united in the last year with the calvary
Methoolst Church, OF which DR. Goodel Is mas
1or showing that his spirit is productive of eoo6
results. Further. result Of The enthrsias srr
NIealto oy me Work last year and the illustrated
IePoIt lhsuto az The close or the campaign. the
Lhelnhers nave been constantly called on for con
ieIen ces IN different parts Of the country
~ Is expected that fully two hundred ministers
WIZ attend the opening meeting at the CITY Hail
Aadfesses VIII be made by several Of the minis
teTs and evangelists.
No one who attended will ever forget the
A6ngdon Square meeting OF July % 1915
Nheh IL seemed the entire city had turned out
such crowd and interest many said tbe,, ba \
never seen ia the 9Th Ward
II asked at headquarters what II is that turned
ne "heels last year and accomplished what
had not been done before in This citv yvi,bin
me present generation they would san thai tbe
MoIkefs We're all IN earnest. bending every en-
Fey on one thing namely. reaching the people
ana helIlng them No sectarianism is allowed
livery tent was fully equipped with spea kers
h4heers cshers, caretaker etc. No collections
Were taken IN any Of the meetings Money was
~ l-ot HieLitonea- The churches and individuals
are called on 10 make provision for the work
People have come to understand that il IS a
united effort on The part Of the leading churches
Many or the first citizens went to the tents and
worked. some singing and others doing rarsoDaI
work Several visited practically ali The tets
among Them Miss Helen Gould, Mr. and Mrs
1alcott. General c. c. Dodge. and DR. d SteYyar n
Dooee' and saw for themselves the practical
workings or the movement All these are among
The chief supporters OF the present year one
having taken the support OF an entire tent
NO word OF criticism was heard during the
entire summer from amy one who was disposed
Dal welfare OF the city.
Through carefully selected students from the
seininafaes every meeting reported on post
record was kept OF results and the attendance
OF all meetings. That the interest is more prorn-
ssing this year is evident by the Carnegie Hall
meeting recently held, when the hall was filled
as was also the Calvary Baptist Church and
more than a thousand people turned away
Up 10 the present time about SD 900 has been
subscribed and IL is hoped that the people OF the
city VIII make this at least twice large and
enable the committee 10 meet the appeals that
are before it for new locations and 10 bring 3
larger number OF the people who have applied
for service this summer
The committee supporting the work As mad,
up OF one hundred Of the lealfing citizens az Nev
York with the following executive committee
The Rev. Or. A +. Schauffler. chairman: Ia
Rev. Dr. j, Q. Fasg' secretary; ]. S Huyier
treasurer; the Rev. DR.. G. p. Eckman the Rev
Dr. c L. Gooden. the Rev DR. Charles CutnbeY-
Hall, the Rev. DIR. Richard Hartley, the Rev Dr
Frank Mason North, the Rev. DR.. = Ross Ste
yenson. the Rev. Dr II A. stimson, the Rev. DIR
Ernest NJ Stires, the Rev DR. X b. Turner th,