New-York tribune., 1907-06-17
SUMMER TENTS OPENED
EYANGELISTS At WORK.
Zig Crozcds attend First Of Meet
iagS IN the Opcx.

The slrnme- tent campaign for the uplift of the
great masses of the people who do not come within
the influence of the regularly organized churches
opened in ;his c;ty yesterday with meetings in the
afternoon three tents and in the evening at
those and three additional ones.
These tents arc in different parts of the city
where the eyangeists singers and ch'ldren's
workers may be in the TQidSt of the people to
whom they trying 10 bring the Christian gospel
About fifty workers will he engaged during tho
summer, according 10 Ja11peS b Ely the supe!in-
tcndent of the evangestic committee.
The first meetings of this years campaign We're
held yesterday afternoon at o'clock at the tents
in l46th street. near seventh avenue I6ith street
and Boston Road, ana 57h street, below Tenth
| avenue. The Rev. Dr.. Edgar w Work, of Colorado
Springs, spoke at the tent III l4btn street and the
Rev George Gable, Of Greenfield. Ohio, in lsith
street while the Rev II. p. Sheldon of Greenfield.
I Ohio. began the work in the district around 57th
| street and Tenth avenue.
Tho tent which covered the field in which Mr.
Sheldon is now working last year ~ Goth street
and Eleventh avenue. MI Sheldon devoted his talk
to tho children especially He had large swarm
of them seated around tee platform in the tent and
after impressinS upon their minds the lessons OF his
text. told them to go home and tell their fathers
/ and mothers about the tent meetings and bring
them the tent In the evening. His illustration
Of faith captured tho interest of every one Of
his young hearers.
Z have a dime in this right hand here am
going TO give to the first one Of you children who
gets up on this PLATFORM
IncrcdulIty written the upturned faces of
all the children Come on from MI Sheidon
brought a scramble for the platform. Mr.. Sheldon
judged boy the winuer and directed tho others
to take their seats.
Now said Mr. sheldcn, what you up here
for?' For that dime" answered the youngster.
with grin. What dhne?' The one you said
you'd give the first boy up here" do you be
/ feve, because ! said so. that am going to give
you that dime Yes"
That served Mr. Sheldon as n practical ilustra-
tion Of faith. but while he applying the
ample the lucky boy meanwhile was srinnng from
ear 70 car. amid the urdsGuiSed envy of all the
children around him.
At the tent in l46th street DR.. Work said that.
while h" preached in the pulpit all winter he never
iet quite so happy as wi%n he stood in a tent OUT
in the open air and tried to make friends with
/ people whom he never Knew before and VINO bad
never seen him before After introducing all OF his
fellow workers. Or. Work said III have 20 intro
duce myself now l have glorious name It's
one of the best names oal the face Of the Garth
tMurmurs of smith" tones Il bet it's Brown"
hoated around the tent, Whom Or. Work. after
several elaborate e;ogies upon MS name all made
his name really was ripple of laughter showed
thar his audience enfnved the ioko and was al
ready on good terms with him. Then followed
plans for tn work and distribution of cards
10 he distributed by his hearers among their neigh
to attend
The Rev. " Nasdi was the evangelist who
opened the campaign last night At the tent at
FfSt avenue and lSth street. This tent is de-
voted almost entirely the interests cf the Italian
people who crowd that noiEhhorhood. The meeting
began at O'Clock with childrous service. which
was followed by another for tho mon and women
Of the district. Mr.. Naryii talked 90 tho Italians
about the if. of Christ, illustrating what he said
with stereoptCou views.
open air meetings wer-, also begun last night at
Abingdon SQUARE and at Fort George The speak
crs at these places were the Rev Bradford VIII
Jams and Mr.. Rouzee. Tomorrow the Rev. VIII
lam Wilkinson. OF Minneapolis. will open the Wall
Street work the sUcps Of the Customs House.
and 10 morrow night - tent will be- opened al Five
Points. where is said tho work will be carried
in practically four languages.
James h. Ely. the superintendent f the evan
gcIistIc committee. said last night that the cam
paign seemed to have started off with excellent
spirit of cooperation both among the eyunEelis's
themselves and the people also. From the REPORTS
which had lust been made TO him no said that fully
thirty-hve hundred men, women and children must
have attended the meetings In. the afternoon ana
evening The proprietor OF a saloon just back Of
tho IN 9th street, according 20 Mr. Ely, after
tn" meeting last evening. offered his establishment
for u meeting. with singing, next sunday night.
Mr. Ely said that united effort seemed TO he the rU-
ing spirit Of the opening day OF the summer cam
NaIEn.