New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-12

the Methodist Episcopal Church was
work in Italy have recently been informed
OF tins fact through the cabled stafeiiis-''7
concerning the refusal Of the NatIcal 70
grant an audience to former Ntce-FFesl'.'
Fairbanks. and again through Arcnol2ll'P
Ireland's widely published explanation 'N@r
tho incident was protest against Men
odist activities in Rome in 80 far as 'i''.70
activities touched the Roman Catliohc pop
ulation. In view IF this p statement u
what American Methodisrn is dofns ID 4'aiS
may be OF interest
on q corner Of the Via Eentl Ssttefhpie'
not far from the Kings palace. are the c'7'.
trail quarters Of 4Iethodism IN HdiH'
building now valued a S225o00. when o0''
tains d large audience room for i'alAi
vices, an American church. SundaH S
room, Epvorth League pariors' OFFICES,
book store q printing plant ana Fo'lii-
a theological school and no!7
In this large building three wears ago INC
great world sunday school convention was
held with its delegates from thlFty-seEe"
countries. OF the American church which
assemblies IN this building, the Re-. Dr..
Bertrand n Tipple an alumnus Of syria
cuse University and formerly pastor at
Stamford Conn. has recently become pas
tor. Among publications produced from
the publishing plant Is The ETangeilral
Hynnal." recently prepared By joint
commission OF the Wesleyan Methodist
Church and the Methodist Episcopal
Church IN Italy. the first joint hymnal 10
appear in the italian language The upper
floors of this building are used as class
rooms and dor-nitnries for d bows schcoI'
the Methodist college. of which the Rev.
T. 2. T. Spencer, formerly in charge OK the
department of Latin language and HteFa-
ture in Denver University, IS principal
Here also Is the Reeder Theological School
Next to this building IN interest IS he
Crandon Hall OF the Woman Foreign MIS-
sionary Society Of the Methodist hplscop3l
Church in Via Neneto- Here Two hundred
and seventy girls received instruction our
ing the last school year. II has a L"sINe
years course, from the kindergarten grade
to the collegiate. An industrial department.
has recently been added It has FACULTY
Of about thirty teachers and an income OF
several thousand doliers- The school has
been outgrowing its old quarters, and last
wear the old building was sold ct consid-
e1able profit and a new property has been
bought ON which three new buildings are
TO he erected this wear.
About fourteen hundred young women
have come under the influence of this
Christian school since its inception Ital-
fans high 1T authority in the state recog-
nize It's paramount position as the foremost
school for Young women in Italy and are
lending their support TO its success or an
other school Of the Woman's Foreign Mis-
elouar- Society in Rome-the Girls Home
SchooJ-Efiss Italia GarjbaldL Sranddaoga-
ter of the great Italian patriot IS IN
charge Miss Garibaidi is d Methodist and
an atuuna OF the Brandon institute. IN"
school of which she is principal enrolled
sixty-@4yen girls in 19oa-
The Isabel Clark Crache # tho Woman
Foreign Missionary Society enrolls oyer ono
hundred babies left each day av mothers
Who GO out 10 work. Kindergarten meth
DDS arc used There IS religious instruction
and good midday meal is given
Living IN Rome is the superintendent of
the Mediterranean district of the MethoCl~t
Episcopal Church III Italy. the Rev Ut N
Wauing Clark, an aIumnus of Wesleyan
University. Nfddletovn. Conn. who is also
president Of the theological school IN Rome.
His district includes. in addition - Rome.
work in Florence and Genoa. as Well a. in
tryentv-four smaller places. There are two
ether districts in the italy conference In
the Adriatic district the Rev Feiice Dardt
has tho supervision of the work IN Milan
and Venice as we'll as IN fourteen other
places. including tra Italian work ~
Geneva Lausanne, Neuchate'. ]eTev and
Zurich. in Switzerland
The Rev. Dr. Aimon " t5reenman SD
r,Arintends the work Of the southern dis
trfct. which includes Naples and fourteen
other places Of less importance
In Florence IS a Methodist training school
for teachers ana evangsltsts. In Venice IS
q Bows Industrial Institute. where about
fifty BOYS are trained in various crafts
In 1915 Methodist deaconess work was
opened in Rome three deacouesses being III
charge. who have done good work in visit
ing and nursing the poor. as Web as re
ceiving few patients into the home for
treatment. A. the time of the earthquake
i'm Southern italy two Of these deaconesseS
went to Naples and for seven weeks
worked day and night for the sufferer At
thar time Or. Clark issued a call for help
10 tho Methodists Of America and the re-
snonse was prompt moro than Sl5.eto being
sent to Italy through Methodist channels
in addition te Methodist gifts through the
Red Cross Dr.. Clark wrote at that time
A far az our means permit We are also
aiding Roman Catholic families I'm helping
10 care for the wounded in the hospitals