New-York tribune., 1911-09-02
CHURCH AND RELIGIOUS NEWS NOTES
Autumn Activities Now Getting Under Way in Every
Direction.

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at once All religious bodies are affected.
Tomorrow will be observed in many
churches as Labor Sunday. AT the Church
Of the Ascension. Fifth avenue and 1Oth
street, the Rev. Andrew T. Underhill Will
preach at IL on THE Outlook Of the Church
in Relation to Present Labor Conditions.
There will attend a delegation OF officers
and members OF the American Federation
Of Labor. This is an annual AFFAIR at ms
church. and a growing one Labor Sunday
will be observed, reports the federal coun-
ell In far more churches than ever before.
St. Mary's Episcopal Church. Scaroor-
cugh-on-the-H Hudson. is to observe on Sep
tember 81 the sixtieth anniversary Of Its
founding One OF the founders was the
Commodore Perry who opened japan 70 the
outside world. On Sunday, October g. the
Rev. Dr. William VI. Grosvenor Is 10 be
formally instituted as dean OF the new
Cathedral OF ST. John the Divine, and there
are soon TO follow many public meetings OF
the Episcopal Church in this city, including
the diocesan convention. Some talk Is
again heard Of division OF the diocese, but
II is not thought now that Il will be pre-
sented at the convention. The bishops
meetings. heretofore held al Carnegie Hail.
will be held at the cathedral The Church
Of the Holy Apostles. Ninth avenue and
2Sth street. Is 10 observe its seventy-fifth
anniversary, and hopes 10 announce the
completion OF a 100000 endowment fund
About October / Il Will open a Mems Com
munity House. a sort OF Twenty-third
Street Young Mems Christian Association
on a small scale, intended not alone TO
serve men OF the parish, but also 70 de-
fnonstrate the prac1cability OF plan for
settlement work in other centres. The
rector is the Rev. Dr. Henry K. Denlinger.
Roman Catholic laymen. cooperating
here. as abroad. with Jesuit priests. open
this month their house Of retreat on
Staten Island. II is near Fort Wads-
worth and has been reftted and fur
pished TO accommodate for week ends
about fifty men. It Is planned TO hold
weekend retreats for laymen throughout
the year. Such houses have long been an
important part Of Catholic work FOR and
by laymen Of Belgium, but this is the first
house OF retreat 10 be established in Amer
:ca. IN connection with II social studies
are 70 be carried on in the city. beginning
in October. So popular is the plan that
some, Protestant laymen have applied 10
make retreats. Bookings fer many weeks
ahead for the Staten Island week ends
have been made.
Methodists Of the whole world are 20
meet IN Toronto October 4 10 II. So. great
is New Yorks interest in the meetings that
q special New York-to-Toronto train is TO
be run. Methodists OF this city are pre-
pairing both TO go on this train and 70 take
with them a number OF Methodist dele
gates from England. Ireland and the Con-
tinent Of Europe who come this way. Many
or the preachers in the delegations will be
heard IN Methodist pulpits Of this city on
Sunday, October l. Social attentions will
be paid. in which the members OF the
Methodist social unions will have part
Near the end OF this month Beekman Hill
Church in 50th street, and Hedding
Church. in 18th street, will be opened after
having been rebuilt Methodists feel that
they mean much 70 their cause on the East
] Side
Baptists are appealed 10 by the Rev. DR.
/ r. s. Macarthur, Of Calvary Church. In 57ti
street, as president Of the Baptist Worlc
Alliance, TO make the week OF September
| 10 an intercession week in behalf OF Bap-
| tist work in Russia and Moravia and tC
take up collections on September i in Bap.
list churches in the city to further thi:
/ work
The Lutherans have separated their hos
/ pital project from their Inner Mission So
ciety for purposes Of better administration
and in behalf Of the hospital will hold, al
a principal hotel. q public meeting 70 bring
/ together leading Lutherans and secure
united support The society, ON It's part, has
I IN hand the founding OF a Lutheran hos
/ pice on Young Mems Christian Association
/ lines in part
| President Taft is to be here in Novern-
/ Der 10 speak at the Cathedral of St John
/ the Divine IL aid OF the Church institute
/ for Negroes. The date is November L.. Ht
/ is 70 speak at several other functions, som,
religious and some not. Il was expected
/ that he would proceed from here 10 New
| port 10 open the Naval Young Mems Chris
! tan Association building there, but other
/ plans are reported TO have interfered Thi!
new building cost s25O.o0O. with $4,000
more for furnishings. Some prominent
w0nen Of this city have furnished rooms
but the building itself was presented by
Mrs. Mary Emery, Of Cihcinnati.