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

Mrs. Clara T. Whitney spoke at Hamilton
Grange Reformed Church. 145th street and Con-
vent avenue. last Wednesday evening, her sub
feet being 1.-The Message" A large audience lis
tened with interest to the words Of the aged wom
an, who has preached for thirty-fve years. Mrs.
Whitney began work in the first Jerry McAuley
Mission, in Water street, and after that
ISOLATED with the Florence Mission She is a
regularly ordained minister and has carried on
evangelistc work throughout the country. preach
ing in churches, opera houses schoolhouses. on
steamboats, and canal boats. in prisons and in the
Mrs. Whitney has a permit to visit all tails and
tiers from prisoners thanking her for her efforts
their b S ss sas I the Rey ten
Benedict in the tent on Broadway and 66th street
Mrs. Whitney celebrates her seventy second
birthday on next Fourth Of July and is sun
stanty IN her chosen work
The Frauen Verein OF the Christ Lutheran
Church the Rev. DIR. G. U. Wenner, pastor, held
ssting Of a bazaar. followed by a musical and
literary entertainment Cake and coffee were
s9d the spbsbps Cqos s ee m b
sion fund.
A reunion of the catechumcns OF the Church of
Atonement, Edgecombe avenue and 14oth street,
was held last Tuesday evening. About two hun
catechumens Of the years just past. Tho enter
tainent consisted OF music and literary selections,
II a s uS an tse Yonns Ness by e
Refreshme1ts We're served by the women Of the
catechumens OF the various years.
One of the pleasant features of the twentieth an
niversary exercises held during the last week at the
Eighteenth Street Methodist Episcopal Church
the social reunion on Monday evening, attended by
five hundred guests Including many former
bers and adherents OF the church. Addresses were
made by the Rev. DR.. George E. Strobridge. of the
Washington Square Church; the Rev. DR.. ]. w.
Campbell. OF the Washington Heights Church. and
the Rev. Arthur Jameson. Presiding Elder OF New
burg district all former pastors of the Eighteenth
Street Church.
Mrs. Ryder and Mrs. Washburn presided at the
piano. and there were songs by Miss Bennett the
soprano from the Forty-eighth Street Church where
the pastor. DR.. Bell. formerly stationed. Re-
freshments served at the close Of the enter
taipment. and opportunity given for old friends to
The reunion uni was under the auspices of the
dates back to the early history Of the parish al
though It cannot boast as the church does of
women now active in the aid society have been
Tbeodore cole is PRESIDENT Mrs l. Foss Sd Fs
president, Mrs T. X, Tuthill secretary and Mrs
with Mrs Bell. constituted the reception com.
other womens societies Of this historic old church
are the Women's Home Missionary Society. Miss
a and Ms @ and the
Foreign Missionary Society. with Miss Underwood
for president. Miss Carter for secretary and Miss
Wright for treasurer.
The second annual concert OF Cornell Chapter
Epworth League. will be held IN the Washington
Heights Methodist Episcopal Church. Amsterdam
avenue and 153d street. On Tuesday evening March
6. at O'clock The entertainment win be furnished
by the Park sisters cornetiss. assisted by De Witt
Paxton, reader
rT~L. .,-s-
for the Aged and Inirrn. No. Isl East Goth street
took place last evening from until 10 o'clock
Prominent Unversalist ministers made addresses
an interesting programme of music and recitatons
ful and fancy articles, and an la carte supper and
light refreshments were served through the even
Ing
A home supper was served last evening at the
Church OF the Atonement. Edgeoombe avenue and
10th street. the Rev. F. H. Knubel pastor. The re-
the members OF the Ladies' Aid Society, who gave
the entertainment. and the food was OF a quality
such as mother used to make
Word has just been received at the New-York
office that St Louis has been selected the place
OF meeting for the annual convention of the
Womans Home Missionary Society of the Meth
odst Episcopal Church.
There workingmen in New-Yor,< CITY who
never see their families by daylight according 10
the Rev. Leighton Williams. OF Amity Baptist
! Church On Monday Mr.. Williams addressed the
Woman's National Sabbath Alliance at No 1856
Firth avenue on the subject OF Sabbath observ-
aEce urging the organization to work for Sun
day as Il festival day in the fullest OF that
word--a day Of physical rest mental refresh
ment and spiritual expansion.
"A fragrant example OF Sunday violation" said
MIR. Williams. exists in Staten Island where
there are nine trolley car inspectors employed by
t enc COMPANY They have no day of rest. A Pc
that they might get rest day out OF not seven
but ten days, turned down by the comnonx,
with the statement that II they could find the
man who had sent up the petition he snouid he
discharged The new Swiss law demands fiftye