Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-14
Comprehensive Social Service Plans


seating capacity OF 800.
"As to the matter Of support Of tnis
work. / do not think we will have any
great difficulty" says the dean OF TRINITY.
Annual subscriptions in small sums from
those who desire this work to 80 on to
greater proportions will be asked. We have
sufficient faith to believe that the same
spirit which has animated those who have
already given, will lead others 20 do hke-
wise. Most OF the work to be carried ON
in this new building Is to be done by volun-
teer helpers.
There can be no doubt but that God
has some purpose in the future OF Trinity
cathedral in this city. There can be no
doubt but that He has put II into the
hearts OF those who have already shown
such active interest in the success OF
the work I'm hand, to give their time and
their money to increase its efficiency ard
It's support
ut may be asked: What benefit Is the
church to derive from a work OF this ma
ture, which is carried on along 'non-seo-
tartan" lines7 1t should be remembered
that 'non-seotarian' does not mean non
religious or non-Christian.' Ii is to be
definitely and distinctly understood that
the entire work connected with the new
building Is based on Christian principles,
tan training from beginning 10 end. It
is the gift of Christians who love their,
savior and who desire to have the inf1u-
ence OF His holy love lnstillcd into the
hearts OF the young people at all times
and everywhere We offer no apology for
the definite Christian character OF tha
work to be carried on In this department.
OF the parish life. We shall endeavor to
appeal to children Of all kinds OF religious
training and more particularly to the many
who have no training whatever. and arS
growing up in the atmosphere of religious
indifference and immoral tendencies.
THE benefit which the church is to de-
rive from such work depends upon how
much interest and generous support the
church Is willing to give to the work.
There will be no response from the young
people in this az toward the church unless
there is some definite and loving and un-
selfish interest shown in the young people
and in the things which they most enjoy.
There can be no question as to the
practical need OF such a work as this par
ish house can and will accomplish. The
fact that a goodiy number of the girls
are already using the basement Of the
present building Is proof of the need Of
such work.
IF there are any who still doubt we
can simply say what Philip said to Ma
thanael when Nathaniel asked him Can
any good come out Of Nazareth? Phdiirs.
saith unto him: Come and see'"
Dean Beecher also has in mind the plan
of starting a school in line with the work
he has been doing. as voluntary aid to
the juvenile court for several years. He
would have In this school the class or
boys that is sometimes disturbing ele-
ment in regular grade scholastic slow
the mischevous. the nervous, the constf-s
tutional truant-ln short, an boys that can
be reached who need a special course OF
treatment in an ungraded school. This
branch of the work, II successfully carried
along, would take the place largely of the
parental schools which have been estab-
lshed in a good many American cities.