New-York tribune., 1912-02-17
GENERAL ITEMS OF THE WEEK

GENERAL ITEMS VI Tdb Whbh'
More and more activity is being shown
daily in tie Men and Religion Forward
Movement in Brooklyn. Arrangements are
practically complete for the elght-day cam
paign on March - 10 %, inclusive; IN"
churches will complete their work of re-
porting on local conditions next week ana
the survey Of the borough conditions based
on these reports will be prepared and pub
lshed. The survey will nc used by the
speakers in the eight-day campaign In
pointing out the evils In Brooklyn which
should be corrected and the opportunities
for usefulness on the part of the churches
Special services devoted TO the Forward
Movement are being held in many Of the
churches, aud Il is expected that before
the end of February a majority OF the
churches will have held such services.
At st. Johns Cathedral there will be
held on Washington's Birthday a joint
meeting Of all the senior and junior as
semblies in the dioceses Of New York,
Long Island. Newark and New Jersey
The conference subject in the morning
will be Active Service" The general topic
Of the afternoon meeting will be Men IN
a World OF Men"
The twenty-seventh annual convention
Of the Young Peoples Conference Of the
Reformed Episcopal Churches of New York
and Vicinity will be held on Washington
Birthday at the First Reformed Episcopal
Church. There will be addresses by Bishop
Rudolph and the Rev. Or. Manuel Fer
tffi
wear with the First Church, New YORK.
are: Reconciliation and Grace, or BROOK"
Ign: Redemption. Of Greenpoint; Emanuel
OF Newark, y. j.. st. Luke's OF Murray
Hill. n. j.: ST. Pauls, OF WoodlaWn' y.
y: Cornerstone. Of Newburg. y. T. ana
Christ Church OF South Ozone Park Ions
| Island. Several interesting papers Will he
read and discussed. and a luncheon will he
served between the sessions.
At St Pauls Chapel next Tuesday the
sacred cantats "Olivet To Calyary" VIII
be sung. This piece. the words written ana
arranged by Shapcott Wensley and the
| music by J. II. Maunder recalls some Of
the incidents In the last few days OF
Christ's life.
The many friends of DR.. Walter Duncan
buchanan, pastor OF the Fourth Avenue
Presbyterian Church. will be glad to know
that he Is recovering from the severe at
tack OF grip which caused, last sunday, his
FIRST abaence I'm mis- entire pastorate IRON
| communion service and reception ot new
members
At the Church OF the Puritans at tho
annual meeting held Wednesday evening r.
AL ma
pastor in place OF the Rev. DR.. Charles j.
Young, deceased
A three-fold challenge 10 the Young
Mems Christian Association OF New York
State will be given and answered ~ the
biennial convention under the auspices Of
the state executive committee, to be held
IN this city next Wednesday and Thursday
The challenge will be from the city, the
country and the Church. At a supper at
the Hotel Astor on Wednesday night THE
Challenge Of the City" viii be given by
tho Rev. Harry Emerson Fosdlck, VINO
will try 20 show what more the Young
Mems Christian Association should do for
men and boys OF the city. Dr. Kenyon
L. Butterwck. president Of Massachusetts
Agricultural College, will give THE Chal-
Ienge of the Country" and what the asso-
cIation should do for the rural sections.
On Thursday night the convention VIII
meet in the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
Church. and will be addressed by DR.. John
Henry Jowett. whose subject will be The
Challenge of the Church 70 the Young
Mems Christian Association There VIII
he a session of the convention Wednesday
afternoon at the Twepty-third Street Young
Mems Christian Association and Thurs
dav morning and evening sessions VIII pe
held in the same place. This is tho hrst
time ln twenty-four years that the state
convention Of the Young Mems Christian
Association has been held in New York
city.
An address on the ethics Of the press will
be given by Hamilton Holt. editor ol Ihe
Irdorardent " tomorrow Afternoon at 4
o'clock Al the mass meeting Of the West
side Young Mems Christian Association.
The monthly meeting Of the Disciples Mis-
sionary Union will lc held at the Sterling
place Christian Church, Brooklyn, on Tues-
day evening The Rev vernon NJ stduHei'
OF Union Seminary. will deliver the address,
In the afternoon the triennidl convention
of auxiliaries to the Christian women
Roard M Missions I'm the New York City
district will be held, and an address given
by Mrs Anna Il. Atwater, OF Indianapolis
national president
At Calvary Baptist Church DR.. Robert
Stuart Macarthur, who has deferred Ills
departure from New York for the purpose,
will preach a special discourse In behalf OF
BAPTIST city missions. taking as his theme
"Tba CItv and the Century" DR.. Ed~ard
Iudson of the Judson Memorial, and the
Rev Charles III. Sears Will assist III the
serv,ces DIR. MacArthurs evening topic
will be Religious Elements In BRUSH ron
tics" concerning which the speaker has
had recent opportunity to make observa-
tlon.
The annual meeting OF tine Gospel Mission
to the Tombs will be held at No. l5S Fifth
avenue on Monday afternoon. Thls cor
noration supports a chaplain in the Tomos
nrIson. the Rev. George Sanderson' The
Rev. DIR. David q. Wylie is president; the
Rev DR. ]. II. Remensynder, vice-president.
and william De witt sterry' treasurer.
The Schubert Brass Quartet VIII play at
tho Happy Sunday Evening service at
Grace Methods; Episcopal Chufch' Ut
Reisner will speak upon the subject are
Socialists InAdels?" lie insists thst So
cialIsm is Increasing so rapidly thst the
Church must not igrorr ~
or February 20 the brotherhood OF the