New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-16

terested friends at the Ellery studios,
Brooklyn, on Tuesday evening, December -.
Tomorrow afternoon, at 3:b o'clock, at
: tho Twenty-third Street Young Mems
Christian Association, Canon Chase VIII
speak on Marriage and the Family" The
speaker at Sunday tea, at o'clock, viii De
the Rev. p. III. Milllken, assistant pastor
of the Marble Collegiate Church.
The Peoples Forum at the Church OF the
Ascension will be addressed tomorrow
night by Mrs. Jessie C. Finch. whose sub
feet will be The Economic Basis OF Wom-
an Suffrage" Discussion OF the address
will take place at . o'clock in the parish
house. DR.. Grant will preach at the morn
ing service, on What Is a Great Man,
what About the Mcnamara Case?
This will be the subject OF the ADDRESS
which the Rev. Charles Sickle will give to-
morrow afternoon at the Labor Temple
Mr. SteI2le Is a member OF the MachinlstS
Union, and has always been interested IN
the problems Of labor. For the last hVe or
six years he has been q fraternal delegate
from the National Presbyterian Church 10
the American Federation of Labor. ana Is
personally acquainted with most OF the I'M
portant labor leaders throughout the coun-
try There is probably no man outside the
labor movement itself who is in closer touch
with its problems. When the Mcnamara
trial was about to be opened II large news
paper syndicate asked Mr. Stelzle to repre-
sent them at the trial, his name being the
thlrs foe
the problem OF securing a fair, impartial.
tolerant report Of the proceedings and an
honest and truthful impression of the con-
duct Of the trial. Mr.. Sickle was unable
TO take the appointment William I. Ellis'
the Journalist. will give the address In the
evening on THE Situation in China A
year or two ago he toured the world for the
purpose OF investigating the social, reDs-
ious and political conditions for syndicate
of American newspapers.
At the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church the
preacher in the morning will be the Rev
William T. Stackhouse. secretary OF the
Laymens Missionary Movement, on THE
Uprising OF Christian Men for World Con-
quest"
At Calvary Baptist Church the Rev. DR..
James A. Francis. of Boston, one Of the
leading pulpit orators in that city, will
preach tomorrow morning and evening.
His theme will be ut II o'clock Jesus
Christ. Gods Answer 10 All of Mans Deep
questions"
Last Sunday Dr. Leighton Parks gave out
a notice in ST. Bartholomew Church which
might well serve as a hint to other con-
gregations. A great deal of annoyance has
been caused by hardness Of pewholders In
arriving at church. thus leaving visitors
standing in the aisles. In the opinion OF the
vestry these difficulties could be overcome
by an effort Of the congregation 10 be In
their places promptly at II o'clock. They
have, therefore, directed the ushers to put
visitors ia unoccupied seats at II 10 o'clock,
as It may be assumed that those who have
not come By that time will not come at all
According to a statement made yesterday
at the American Bible Society 100000
Bibles have been distributed this year In
China, as against 100000 last year. The
| increase, IL was said, was due TO the awak-
enlng Of the people. Reports received from
agents of the society in China say that
whatever turn events take In the near nut
ure the Celestial Empire will not return to
it's former corrupt political practices. II
was also said at the offices Of the society
| that the John s. Kennedy bequest, which
amounts to about 100000, was practically
! available. and had been added TO the gem
eral endowment fund, which now showed
/ total of s2,400000. About $4,000 WIS
| sDent this wear I'm enlarging the work Of the
| society, and It was said that practically
! the same amount would be expended next
year.