New-York tribune., 1912-01-13

-Four RELIGIOUS bodies of New York have
named what amount to strategy boards or
have proposed doing so. These boards are
to take into account conditions ol chui
on Manhattan Island, the possible re-
moval Of some OF them TO the suburbs ana
what to do with and for those that are
to remain on the island. The tour pouleS
are the Presbyterian. the Episcopal One
Baptist and the Methodist Inc ooaruS
are not 50 called, but the meeting ol bap-
lists of the metropolitan district next l ue'
day is in effect strategy ea'herlhs'
Other bodies named have or purpose l"
have just such boards.
Six churches, in three religious poaleS'
are considering consolidation at TINS mo
ment, and at least twenty other cnu'c"t''
are wondering what they shall 10
Furthermore. not fewer than one nun
dred churches of Manhattan look lor-
ward 10 removal. consolidation, to some
thing: they do not know what IL may '''
The six churches are Baptist, presbyterian
and Fniscopal The Fifth Avenue ana
Calvary Baptist may unite II they Cd"
find the right man for pastor ana nc
agrees TO it. The Puritan and New 1orh
PRESBYTERIAN, Harlem, are taking aoouI
the step. st. Mary's and Ascension Me-
mortal Episcopal have either named coiH-
mittecs or will do so this coming week.
Details of Baptist and Presbyterian con-
soldations have been made pubic aS l"'
as agreed upon. st. Marys Episcopai i "e",
127th street and Amsterdam avenue II
desires Ascension Memorial when Is III sou
etrcct ncar Eighth avenue, to accept an
offer Of $1,000 for its property and go lur-
ther uptown. The rector, the ReV' Johi'
L Stoen said Yesterday that 1t is only
question OF a short time when Ascehsloh
Memorial must move. 1t Is pledged to re-
main where il is until next june but ousl-
ness conditions lave become sucu '''"'
tournament stay in 45d street Is imprac-
ticable. he said. Many of its SUNDAY SC"o''
children belong in families OF actors anu
not a few Of its members Work III '"'
Hippodrome. St Mary's Is WITHOUT i'-
tor through resignation Of the rev Hiram
L. Hulse to become Archdeacon OF orahEe'
and the plan OF consolidation Is lor t''
Rev. Mr.. Steen to assume the rectorShlp'
lie has been I'm Ascension Memorial ior
more than forty years.
The meeting of Baptists next IuesuaS
IL the first ever held OF u new tedcrduo"
taking in all Baptist churches OF TINS as
trict It's aim Is union. I'm order to get
strength. and especially to solve, II posi-
Ilc some Of the problems confronting
Baptists Of New York. Consolidation ot the
Contral and Riverside Baptist churches
has recently taken place. The Metropolitan
Iantist Union IS the name Of the new or
gauization. and its first meeting Is to bc
held NJ the Madison Avenue Baptist
Church.
Central Church. Disciples Of christ VIII
Lr nr,aulzod I'm this city tomorrow. IL Is
, consolidation Of the old First, the L@noN
Avenue and some people lately moved To
<,y York from the West and South. ana
i,s energies are put forth a. result OF
forward movement or strategy board ot
DlsrlpIrs. Tho Rev. Or. J. NJ Philputt IS
to o.. the acting minister. The MEMBER
shin, will bee over four hundred. II VIII
me-. tlr church in West Nst street but Il
greatly enlarged work is planned "it"
.,ort,I attention TO extension work III
rou, and foreign missions.
.rG, Ery. Dr Philputt who preach's ''s
nr.f sermon tomorrow, has just returned
from two years study IN Europe lie is a
leading prcacher among Disciples, having
b.cp for six years the minister ot the
1.plon Avenue Christian Church In 81
Louis.