The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-07
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BY Leased Wire to The Tribune.
NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-The necessity
for definite sociological work for the men
recognized by the New York City
churches and many OF them already are
busy along lines which interest men In
| Il particular way and with most crafty
ing results in the way OF enlivenlng the
| churches For instance: st, Georges
church men have succeeded in Keeping
| the streets surrounding the church and
| Stuyvesart park free from solicitation at
| night, The Washington Heights Baptist
church has interested itself in the boys
| Of the nciehborhood, in the movement TO
change the amusements In Fort George
park and In obtaining Fairgrounds for
children on the heights. The men of 81.
Michaers have aided the rector DR. Pc
tcrs, in the work OF the committee of
| fourteen and in legislation considered at
Albany. The men Of the West End Pres
| byterian church have attempted to inter
est the small shopkeepers. clerks. etc,
In their work. The members of the Brick
| Church Brotherhood have been organ
lied for some time in committees Inter
| are keenly awake, Two OF the members
OF the Pilgrim Congregational church are
on the Harlem committee OF the Charity
! Organization society, The organization
has been conducting an unusual series OF
meetings on Sunday evenings which have
TO do with social work. The men in the
church of the Holy Communion, under
DR. Mottets leadership, have circulated
petitions and been instrumental in OBJ
tainlng a public school in the vicinity
OF Twentieth street, on the East Side.
In the Mt Morris Baptist church the
members OF the Bible class have gathered
information and conducted discussion
the campaign against the moving picture
shows the Society for the Prevention al
Crime was greatly aided by individuals
in churches throughout the city, Or,
ganizations also which have supported
or opposed bills affecting the social and
moral welfare of the community have
ganizations both by letter or telegram
and delegation. The egauonallSts.
Episcopalians. Methodists, Baptists and
Presbyterlans have local federations ana
in each case have introduced social SerV-
ice In the community as an object
1t is interesting TO note also that IN
terdemoninauonal groups have peen oe
and the Bronx which have begun TO take
up social questions. In some cases they
are composed OF representatives OF
ton OF the social and religious forces of
the community
Sermon Providing Agencies.
While IT is possible such things arc
known in this country as preachers haY-
ing their sermons written for them by
others but up 10 this time il has not be-
come Il regular recognized business un-
dertaklng as il has been in England.
There are on the other side special ser
mon providing agencies which, for the
which has no duplicate: the usual terms
for one written specially are 81 90. Cen
orally the writers are clergymen, some
of whom have agencies of their own, but
recently a new class has sprung into be-
Ing constituted of ordinary journalists
who have turned TO this branch OF writ
ing But the agencies have men in their
employment who devote their attention
to special branches of the trade, Thus
one firm claims 10 have specialists in the
following branches: Foreign, home. mis-
sion. baptism. matrimony, funeral, flower.
temperance, territorials, Introductory ano
farewell. One advertisement reads; Mod
ern sermons, Original written, by hand.
All subjects, 2s, Cd each. Special Harvest.
5s. Confined to the clergy, Edited by NJ.
4. Oxon.
Another Is as follows: Original sermons
In clear Ms. lithography by benefited
clergyman late travelling fellow and
chancellor's medallist Of his university.
In many cases there is no false seni-
ment about the trade. the clerical authors
attaching their names and addresses in
being specially prepared for use by cler-
gymen OF the High church. Low church,
and so on. Goods are offered for sale 10
| suit every sect and every course. so far
has the business been organized that IL is
possible 30 become a member Of sermon
circulating library. IN fact, n special
service OF Original sermons" is carried
the same as a circulating library, the
terms being based on a rate OF 80 cents
per sermon. Fancy listening to n series
OF 80 cent sermons for year! StiU an
other Service" offers its wares at an in
elusive charge fixing its terms at a low
rate: Quarterly subscriptions. 13s. GO
Frequently large members OF sermons