New-York tribune., 1909-04-10
LOST DESIRE TO WORK
RECTOR TRIED OUT BEG-
G4RS ON JERSEY FARM.
Urork of Church dg Saint Esprit
4mong Indigent French
ETpGtriatcs.

x, ,,,o~e men who alpiy for work at tae re-, re-
80. IF the Church du Saint Esprit IN - u
- near Fourth avenue. are likely 10 oe Ssii,
-, this city To the New Jersey farm oNi71
.,,7 ,,o,-llied hv the Rev Alfred y " "''''e-
.,,e rector The rector some months as' ~
mined - learn how many Of the aPpic&n1S 10
so,,e -eaIl,- wanted 10 work and therefore 'e'0'
+bair social condition Since Jhen li''S -
+uent, OF the most needy applicants nave Oeei'
taken from this city ana plaOeI VA
farm in New Jersey.
-, ~ MN reached the farm work sud
ST ba,an,a dfstasteful 10 most Of them anu
.,s,es5 % making themselves useful for any
great length Of time on the premises theH aus
considerable trouble 10 the man IN 'hs'I ee -
farm work. some Of them even ac1ed . il ''''S
bs5 been invited as special guests. WIN H''i
privileges than are usually accorded u
visitors and others became p"ssesSeu VI
conviction that some part of the premises o
tongad 20 them. II was usually movable part
of the property. of little value I'I "'''>''
ez-inced the fondest attachment
Il cost the rector about 81 for a T'ui'u ~
ticket from this city to his farm All li'e
..,,el,lr,e- ex-uenses Of the applicants seeking
5oFs were 7,aid by him Owing 70 the SUDDEN
attacks If laziRess experienced by most o' ''E
er,nlican-s after they set foot on jersey sun anu
The rer77arlla bic manner in which thelr aPPe'i'e
increased the rector has given up TINS plah "
irving 10 find work for the most anJec' SPe0i
mems Of humanity that knock Al the paisoiids7
door in 2Gth street. according 1" Soile u '7
most intimate friends. This display o1 'hIoi'lo
,i,,esz as revealed l,z this experimental work
will not cause the rector or the nelnherS "i 'ii
church 70 refuse TO welcome poorly dressed ana
4,,,,g, mol, 10 The, church each sunday. for II"
or. identified with the church has any thought
of turning aside from such charitable work
Alarlt four years ago the balcony Of the
church was set apart at the morning service
on sunday for the exclusive use of any ilrea
and hungry yTayfarer in the city who desired 10
hear the word II God Since that time the COL
lection taken lp AT the service which frequently
amounts te large sum Of money, Is distributed
p-,,cro Tho homeless men seated in the balcony
The church especially aims To help destitute
Frenchrnen and French women. and all the ser
v7c.s are in French In view Of that most Of
+be tran7us and penniless men who form the
audience in the balcony on sunday are either
Frencrmen o., of foreign birth. However, the
needy Of all nations are just as welcome at the
church and receive aims just IS quickly as GO
the poor Frenchmen and French women Just
before the services some member of the congre-
cation scrutinizes the faces Of the persons IN
the balcony. and i any ore there seems 10 he
suffering for want Of food that particular
fortunate
the building where 4 wholesome meal is given to
him
After the services the collection Is distributed
among the vagrants and others in need Of as
sistance- and the rector, vestrymen and many
leading members Of the congregation try To
ascertain the causes for the ahjeCt condition of
these visitors ard wherever necessary give them
spiritual consolation and advice. There is no
other church in the city. so far as known. where
every penny put in the collection box is given
directly and quickly TO the poor.
large part Of its income is derived from
money Wei invested in real estate. and many
thousands Of dollars are spent each year in
maintaining a home for French women lately
landed in this country who are without friends
and without sufficient money to keep a roof
over their heads until they able To get work.
This home for French immigrant girls is on the
West Side. Il is 20 be remodeed this spring
and later enlarged.