New-York tribune., 1909-07-10
CHURCH AND RELIGIOUS NEWS AND NOTES
TENT CAMPAIGN 14ND OTHER SUMNER MEETINGS
NOW WE'LL UNDER WAY.


The tent campaign and other summer series OF
meetings are now under fui swing. Ient IneeIliss
are being held under the auspices OF tle bFah-
gelistic Committee at Morris avenue ana f0iiiie1
Place: for negroes 134th street ana tllth avenue
Tor Itaiiars at I0Sth streec and First avenue ana
at 1S9th street ara belmont avenue me f'ToilA'
for FsIlns and SRedes lS4th street anu - Ann
avenue On the 18th teBts for the EnglSh speak
ing ueonle viii open near the Southern Boulevard
and Freeman avenue, The Bronx, and at Canal
West streets, as in previous years seven o5aeF
tents are scheduled 10 open August 4 Tor t1neish
speaking people at 1z6th street and Seventh ave
Iue al ssth street and First avenue, and l6Sd street
and linton avenue. The Bronx; for Germans at
1asth street and Elton avenue; for Italians at u3th
street near First avenue: f50th street and Morris
avenue and e9Oth street ana Bedford avenue
Ten shop centres holding meetings in Eng
lIsh and four in Spanish Big boys meetings are
held at al the centres. The Brotherhood OF the
West End Presbyterian Church Is holding open
air services under the direction Of the Evangehsuo
Committee on Tuesday evenings. Other open air
centres are established Wall street, in front OF
the National City Bank with the Rev. Nelson Page
Dame as preacher; at Broadway and 10th street;
at Jane and West streets, near the Seamens
Friend Institute for negroes sd and SD streets,
near Tenth avenue: for Italians. Esd street and
First avenue. and in Fordham at 1S7th street and
Arthur avenue
All these services are held during the evening
excepting the Wall street ana Broadway
which occur at a Good Cheer" conference
is held every Monday morning at 10 o'clock, and
prayer service at the same hour Fridays, at
headquarters. No. 51 Lexington avenue. The pub
lie is welcome these conferences. where a def
mite idea may be gained Of the work in progress.
the work contemplated and the spirit in which it
IS undertaken.
In Tent EvangeI, in West l24th street. between
Amsterdam and Aforningside avenues, the Rev
DR.. H. NJ Wharton an evangelist OF world-"loe
note viii begin tomorrow at and P m
series Of services lasting one week, TO be followed
by the Rev. Harry Taylor, OF New England
Open-air preaching services are held on Tuesday
Thursday and Sunday nights at l25th street and
Seventh avenue al 7:z5 D. m- and a children's s
service nightly n the tent at p. Ar. S. D
Gordon's Bible week in this tent was largely at
tended and the work the location is pros
porous. Tent Evangel Committee, Of which the
Rev. G. W. Mcpherson is superintendent, expects
TO open another tent near the cid location down.
town within a few weeks.
The National Bible Institute will begin next
week an unusual series Of meetings for the sum
Iner months in the BOwery- They will be con-
Quoted from gospel wagon" which has been
specially constructed for the purpose It contains
e platform for the use Of the speakers, seats for
The leaders Of singing and a place for the organ
The wagon and the meetings will be under the
direction of John Hollis, superintendent OF the
Mission Of the Living Waters, Of No 3 Delaney
street, whose work is under the auspices Of the
National Bible Institute. NT. Hollis VIII have
associated with him redeemed men and other
Christian workers including representatives Of
young peoples societies Of several New York City
churches Three meetings viii be held nightly,
from Monday TO Frida~, follows: Csc, the Bow
cry ana Deiancey: 4, Chrystie and Rivington
streets: 7SG, the Bowery and Delaney street. On
Sundays five meetings viii be held as follows:
spm, the Bowery and Delaney street; P. NJ
Chrystie and Rivington streets; $50 D m, the
Bowery and Delaney street; ?. m, Chrystie and
Riyington streets; $50 p. m. the BoweTy and De
1ancey street
The National Bible Institutes outdoor evangelis-
tic meetings, which began in April, have been
steadily increased IN number until seventy-three
meetings are now being held each week The lat
est meeting be established is in cooperation
with the Mariners Temple. Meetings are con-
Quoted In front of the church every Sunday night
One Of the distinguished recent speakers at the
meetings was 5. D. Gordon, author Of Quiet
Talks on Power" etc. who sails to-day, with
hrs. Gordon for six years visit 20 Great Brit
ain and foreign mission lands. Referring TO the
impression made on him by the National Bible
Institutes outdoor meetings, Mr.. Gordon said:
There's something fascinating about the open
air telling of the story OF Jesus. frankly con-
fess 10 being taken all afTesh with the great op-
portunity Of the out-of-door pulpit for taking
Jesus 10 the crowd The strange thing-and il
grows stranger with thinking-is that isn't being
eagerly seized and wisely used more than it is by
the Church. The seventy-thTee open air meetings
weekly with ten thousand men, held by the Ma
fional Bible Institute puts that aggressive organi-
cation in direct line Of descent in service with
Moses Isaiah and John herald; with the blessed
Master Himself and with Peter and Paul. and a
long line through the ages including rugged Bun
yan. wonderful Whitfield and the great Wesley. =
blessed apostolic succession, that"