New-York tribune., 1909-07-27

for the benefit of tie neighborhood and play
centre for the choir boys.
The betternent work Of the parish is divided into
departments. carefully orgRnized as some huge
industrial corporation First, there is the religious
instruction Of The young. including the chantry
and chapel Sunday schools Then there are the
missions. at home and abroad; industrial sduca-
tion Industrial employment. Of the sick and
needy, Of little children. visitation Of neigh
borhoods visitation OF prisoners promotion OF tenn
perance. fresh air work, libraries snd reading
rooms and the friendly societies and hrotherhoods.
There is also penny provident fund for children
For A club Of young women are provided period
cal social entertainments at which women from
uptown pour tea for new eorners or old from other
sections. Another club for young men has a pool
table ard takes part I'm bowling tournaments. An
organization Of young married women discusses
household topics
In the church group proper there are besides
the main house of worship Itself. facing Broadway
Just north 10Th street the rectory, the chantry.
Grace House. the mertorial house, the choTisters'
tower. the choir house the choir vesry. the clergy
house and the neghhoThood house over on the
East Side at No Al East l4th street IL the Grace
Hospital including the House OF Simeon. House OF
Anna and House OF the Holy Child Adjoining is
Grace Chapel.
In the rear of these facing on East I3th street.
are the parish clergy and club houses. all under
the direct charge Of the vicar. tae Rev George H.
Boitome. who is second in command Then there
is the Grace Mission House, at No. go East 18TH
street while the latest addition 70 the churchs
pant FOR human betternent IS the group of build
ines At New, Canaan. where the recipients of the
institutions benenceuce are built up to health IN
the fresh air.
In the year book last spring the rector voiced hts
policv and that OF the church over which he had
yielded so powerful influence. He said
In matters social and civic Grace Church stands
for meiiorisrn What Is that7 Vel It is OF the the
comparative degree, neither optimism nor ~
sin1ism. hut. In The Judgment Of many, more ten
atie thing thsn either the one ci me nthFiL. inc ias
ctertt4nc black the meliorist Is confident that he
beiiege that sfsduay it viii broaden and brighten.
The "institutonal church tthe phrase Is rapidly
the hand are the socialists WITH thelT cry
that the dsy & nae so,S Sohe hst what IS wsntcd is not
charity but Justice al efforts the part OF or
ganized Christianity 20 set things light beins % ga,
hand rake a task that calls FOR TO- P.ou&Sh & IN t
The adv Ecclesia soil her hands with work
SaSted Sf in these regi6usiy dead days is not the
institutional hat the inspiratio church .,.o
he9d wth your sfhe%e che 9F 9T @fng o 7g GSe perfef
3g @ iessiau0n VIZ Tour 1Itopa without the preliminary
trouble Of converting seina People In into anselfsh
selves haopy II ny persuading few into what you
are pleased 10 call atruism' we ourselves prefer
a word that sntedHtes Comte) we can improve
things in our lifetime Just little bit
Dallas b Pratt vestryInan OF Grace Church.
paid an earnest tribute TO Or. Huntington in
interview.
Maitland, Coppell Co, Of No. 81 William street
VEsTRYMAN's TRIBUTE
Or Huntington was a great man." he said. 1T
ts hard 20 find words express the loss which
Grace parish has suffered in losing him For TWEEN
ty-hve years he had given himself heart and soul
TO its work and it's multitudinous interests.
Many Of his parishioners have known no other
pastor have become men and women. mean, in
his time. To them especially IL Is difficult 10 i'm
agine Grace Church without Or. Huntington.
He was greatly loved and respected by old and
young and he always at the call Of all who
needed him and in distress of mind. body
estate The range Of his interests was very great
and so the range of his influence. In the af
fairs of church government, in diocesan conven-
tions and in general conventions he among the
leaders of the Church in America He quick
and ready in debate, and he possessed a knowledge
Of parliamentary law which was unusual.
He was in the very forefront of the movement
for the building of the Cathedral, fact which was
recognized when upon DR.. Potter's death he was
by general consent made chairman OF the com
mittee having that work in charge. AS a scholar
his work in the revision of the Book Of Common
Prayer has received high praise from all sources.
Henry Parish. president of the New York Life
Insurance and Trust Company. who is also a
her of the vestry. paid brief tribute He said:
''It fs useless Of course to try to how deeply
we of the parish feel DIR. Huntingtons death. 1t
Is q keen personal grief to each OF US. TO the
Church at large it Is great loss. DR.. Hunting
leader at the conventions. and his influence al
vavs strongly felt. He seldom gave his support to
anv measure which did not succeed.
.'TIis leadership In the building OF tfs Cathedral
~ ST John the Divine perhaps his most con-
sptcuous activity. He built up a great parish sur
nassinelv we'll and he the intense loyalty of
his parshioneTs.
The Rev Dr. W. II. Nichols rector OF Holy Trim
itv Church. at .2od street and LenoX avenue. talked
,ealir9lv last night the life and work OF DIR.
huntington whose intimate friend he had been for
thirty-two years
.sIn all that counts" said DR.. Nichols whether
personai or Official in his parish in his city, In
his Church.s councils and in his relations to our
common Christianity, DR.. Huntington had long
seemed TO me to be the foremost churchman In
our American Church.
He was never too busy 70 give willing ear
% anv need or any personal request for counsel
md assistance A great many of US teel that III
losing DR.. Huntington we have lost one OF our ram
pv circle Many OF orr younger clergy have iooKeu
,ipon him as a sponsor He always had time 10
tax the matter over, 10 give a candid ana wise
Judgment He also had charming paytI!psss'