New-York tribune., 1912-03-09

Terrible conditions in China are arousing
churches in America to relieve them In
some measure. Tomorrow collections will
! be made in several thousand churches
throughout the country. About $4,000 has
thus far been sent by the China famine
relief committee. President Taft's letter
to the committee, indorsing the plan to
make tomorrow a special day to help
! China has extended interest The First
Christian Science Church, Epiphany and
Holy Nativity Episcopal churches, the
, West End Collegiate Church and about
dozen other Manhattan and Bronx
churches are making special efforts. There
are employed at No. / Madison avenue
where the committee has headquarters, a
small army Of clerks sending out thou
sands Of appeals daily. 1t was said there
yesterday that rather better returns are
| coming from the country than from New
York. Yesterday the committee recelNeu
! from Shanghai report Of an investigating
committee sent out TO verify statements.
| Four men dead Of starvation in 1fty-hve
homes visited, only one family In eight
with any rice or grain. the rest living on
sweet potato leaves, carrot tops and elm
bark, and four months yet TO harvest
such is the report Of Earl II. Cressy. who
was sent out TO ascertain present condl-
| tions in portion of the famine area
DR. Nehemiah Boynton Will speak on
use All Doors" tomorrow afternoon at
| the o'clock mass meeting for men at the
West Side Young Mems Christian Associa-
| ton. This is the second lecture by DIR.
Boynton on Familiar Subway Phrases" "
| There will be special music.
An evangelstic institute for the training
Of Christian workers will be held IN Rut-
gers Presbyterian Church every Tuesday
evening from March II TO April 30. This
will make eight sessions, which Will be
| divided into two one-hour periods. from 3
70 10 O'Clock. In the first period, from .
| TO 9 o'clock, there will be lessons on WIN
| ming Men" by DR.. Howard Agnew john
ston. The second hour will be practical
! studies by prominent speakers, including
Gypsy Smith, Charles L. Jefferson, Will
! lam Hiram Foulkes. DIR. Arthur ]. Smith,
| Millard L Robinson and others. 1t is also
| planned to have great inspirauonal rally
Of ali the young peoples societies ana
leagues of Greater New York and vicinity
for several days, beginning May .. The
institute is under the auspices of the Chris
tian Endeavor Union, the Epworth League
| the Young Mems Christian Association and
Young Women's Christian Association
Bible classes and number Of clubs and
/ brotherhoods.
| In the last five years the educational
work of the Young MEMS Christian Asso-
ciation of New York State has increased
III per cent, according to figures compiled
| bv Walter T. Diack, secretary of the west
side Young Mems Christian Association
Eighth avenue and 57th street. THESE ng-
ures show:
Gain
1906. 1911. PC,
Ma,nbers of educational clubs. ,6$j 2.6s1 "a
| Different students in educa- oo, "a
tonal classes ..........'' ID 200 "'o'S Io,,
EXPENSES educational work.. S!s4d9 Siso' l9s l9s
Receipts ....................... o4OZI Ioo''oo
There are 100000 boys at work in New
York state to-day who have had only four
to seven years Of schooling. If these young
1 men are to get an education they must
study at night
! on Friday evenings during Lent there
will be an organ recital and illustrated
lecture at the Chapel Of the Intercessloh,
.