New-York tribune., 1907-01-15
CITY. MISSION WORK.
Immigrants Not Menace, Says the
ReU. Hugh Black.

The Rev Hugh Black takes an optimistic view
of the immigration problem and has good reason
for so doing. He has been IN the country only
about four months. and already his small son,
seven years Of age, is singing about the land
where his fathers Gied.
but Of course" explained Mr.. Black to tho
woman's branch of the New York City Mission
and Tract Society Its eghty-fourth annual
meeting. held yesterday morning in tho Charities
Building ''he didn't have 10 learn the tune. II
is the same that OF God Save the King. a."
Mr. Black followed some seventeen women mis-
sionares each Of whom made a three minute
address about her work, and took for his text the
remarks Of who ministers TO blocks and blocks
of inmigrants where the adults speak almost
every known tongue but English, but the little
girls lul their babies to sleep with My country
It's OF three"
you have such a torrent Of people OF all
pouring in upon you Mr.. Black said. that you
are in danger of becoming the submerged tenth.
But there is something about the American at
mosphere that singularly unpromising ma
terial American citizens. and notice that II is
not the people who work among the immigrants
who are pessimistc about them. II is the same
way with other problems that we are getting
black and blue about. 1t is the people who write
and talk about them without any first hand knowl-
edge who are pessimistic. The actual workers are
optimists. The problems of America are its oppor-
tunities. There never was sucn an opportunity
lies in the hands OF the American people. II it had
not been for your problems 1 don't think would
The financial statements showed an unusually
successful year from material standpoint. Be
ginning with q deficit. there is balance of
several hundred dollars the total receipts having
been d little $1,000. Among the contributors
were Mrs Andrew Carnegie, Miss Helen NJ Gould
Mrs. Russell Sage. Mrs. William Z. Dodge, Mrs
Morris K. Jesup and Mrs. Elliott F. Shepard Mr.
Jesup. who is president of the City Mission and
Tract Society, gave $4,000 for new home for the
Settlement formerly located at No 19s Prince street
II moved into two houses at Nos. "a and IS Charl-
ton street the beginning OF the season, and the
carpenters have just finished after putting the
place in thorough repaid
One Of the boys clubs associated with this in
stitution thinks this bit of good fortune answer
10 its prayers. Being much croEded in their old
quarters, the directors suggested to the Men of
Tomorrow that they pray for change. Accord
ingly of them offered up the following petition
20 God, give US bigger place. Give us gym,
and give us a church. but If we are asking too
much, cut out the gym and give the church
that other boys and girls learn about you
The Rev. Dr. A. f. Schaufier presided, and Mrs
Lucy S. Bainbridgc superintendent OF the woman's
branch. introduced the missionaries.
Among the managers Of the woman's branch
Mrs. NJ. K. Jesup, Mrs. a. F. Schauffer Miss
Gertrude Dodd, Miss c. V. Baker, Mrs. Bleecker
y. Mitchell. Miss Mabel Slade. Mrs. W J. schiene-
lin. Miss NJ +. Mitchell. Mrs. Stephen Baker, Miss
Delano, Miss Cuyler Mrs John Kennedy. Mrs
Chauncey S. Truax. Miss Helen Ferris, Mrs. WILL
lam S. Edgar and Mrs. W. D. Barbour