New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-23
GENERAL ITEMS OF THE WEEK.

The fortieth anniversary OF st. Marks
Methodist Episcopal Church In West $50
street. near Eighth avenue, will be oo-
served during the month Of October. There
will be srecial services morning, afternoon
and evening during the month, with
Jubilee reunion on Monday evening, o.
tober 90. The church has recently pur-
chased for $4,000 an apartment house IN
Lenox avenue. and it is the purpose 10
buv other pieces Of improved city realty
and at the proper time dispose OF the
whole for a farm convenient to the city
upon which the members hope 70 establish
a home for aged negro people.
Besides Central Building they VIII need
q small hospital and chapel, also several
small cottages where the aged couples
may spend the evening Of life in an I'M
broken union At present there is no place
about the city where aged negro couples
may be admitted as such.
Anniversary Sunday viii be observed on
October I al the Church OF the Trans
iguration. The members are disappointed
N learn that the new organ will not be
completed by then. but the choir VIII be
accompanied by an orchestra on that &C
caslon.
The Rev Sylvester Horne, Of Whitheld's,
London. England, will speak at the Labor
Temple tomorrow evening on The church
and Social Solidarity" Mr.. Horne is a
Member OF Parliament and an authority
on social problems. He is here on short
visit. At $3.50 in the afternoon there will
he a grand chamber concert, those taxing
part being Nine. Marian Van Duyn' con-
tralto: Ernest Bayne Manning. pianist and
C. Scott Hunter. organist.
At the Lenox Avenue Collegiate Re-
formed Church the Rev. Dr.. Edgar Tilton,
r.. will preach tomorrow morning and
evening.
z. NJ. Sears will speak at the New
Thought Church services in the Academy
tomorrow morning at 11l5 on the subject,
How To Be Born Again"
At the Church Of the Heavenly Rest the
Rev. Or. Herbert shipman, rector, the full
order Of services will he resumed to-mor-
row. The rector will preach.
Tho demand for efficiency, which ia felt
I'm every field Of endeavor, is especially
noticeable IN circles OF Christian activity.
In the prospectus for the fourth session
NJ its Evening School for the Training Of
Christian Workers. the National Bible In
stit1te announces series OF courses which
shall help 10 ft Sunday School teachers,
Young peoples leaders and other Christian
workers for high grade work I'm the
churches and other Christian organizations
for Bible teaching. lay evangelism and
other forms of service. The opening ses-
sion II the Evening School for the Train
ing OF Christian Workers will be held I'm
the chapel Of the Marble Collegiate Church
on Thursday afternoon, October g.
At the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian
church the pastor. the Rev. Or Cleland 3.
NfcAfee. VIII preach tomorrow morning
on THE Men and Religion Forward Move
ment." The On1r OF the Church 70 Men
OF To-day" will he Or McAfee's theme
AT the evening service, which win be fol-
lowed by an afNr meeting FOR testimony
10 the value Of the Church In the lives OF
men.
4 meeting 10 protest against tho Gittins
racetrack bill VIII nc held Tomorrow ar
ternoon at o'clock at the West slide
YOUNG Mems Christian Association Dr.
Walter Laidlaw. who has opposed the
"rina" az Albany and who has worked
night and day 20 defeat the bin, will be
the speaker.
At the morning service IN the Fourth
Presbyterian Church the pastor, the Rev.
Dr. Edgar Whitaker Work. will continue
his Ephesau studies. using printed copies
OF Pauls Ep.stlc.
The Rev. Or Walter Duncan Buchanan,
pastor of the Fourth Avenue Presbyterian
church. VIII preach In Earl Hall tomorrow
morning al IL O'Clock and his subject will
oe "Thc one Church Of Christ" ON sun
day. October 1. evening services viii be re-
sumed ana the prayer meeting will be held
the following Wednesday evening.
IT ths Twenty-thIrd street Young Mems
Christian Association there will be meet
ing for men tomorrow in the parlor of 'he
association. The Rev. Or Charles r. Ross
e. A fH..I d.