The evening world., 1913-04-12
English, Slovak. Chinese, Mag
var, Italian, Polish and
Greek Services Held.
CLUB AND GYMNASIUM.
Dentist Work, Baths, Eye, Ear
and Throat Dispensary Part
of the Church.

one has learned to penetrate the dis
guiss Of q French menu card; he has
taken . personally conducted tout
through Chinatown: he has aocus-
toned himself to speak condssosndingiy
Of the japanese 40 ian interesting little
people," and ne always. always a.
iudes to . voyage to Europe - - little
trip across the pond" You may md
him sitting fatuousiy IN the cafes Of
Second avenue. savorsng his liqusur and
the Bohemian atmosphere With IN
epicurean air.
within . stones throw Zone really
ought to say within . bombs throw"
for that 10 the chief sport Of this neigh
borhood) you win find the other typ&
Or. n. r. Y. Pierce. pastor Of the &c.
ond Avenue Baptist Church. doesn't
have to AFFECT cosmopoiitanism ~ pose
--he has the genuine thing thrust upon
him. Every week he enters intimately
into the life Of representatives from
every nation OF the globe. He has found
work for hundreds of forslsnsrs. he has
Instituted foreign services for twenty ma
tionalities. ne has made medical and
dental attention . function Of the church.
and through his efforts the Second Ave-
nue. Church has become the most re-
markable church In the world.
Fifty years ago u was the centre OF
the old Knioksrbookse aristooracy: now
~ = = - he
ssstsd ana polygiot population In the
country. Just 70 the east lies the Ghetto.
whore there are more Jews than In
Jerusalem. More Italians can b found
In the immediate vicinity than In any
city In italy; and there are hosts Of
Hungarian. Poles. Greeks. Chinese and
japanese. In the most dsnsely popu.
lated district Of London there are three
hundred people to the acre. In this
ward there Are nine hundred people 70
the acre. II would b possible for aeoo
children under fourteen to como to the
church from their homes without cross
Ing . street. More bombs have been sx-
ploded IN this section than in all the
other parts of New York City put to-
Gether.
These facts suggest that an institution
In this community would nesd rather
unusual qualifications. The Second Ave-
nue. Baptist more than rises to the oc-
casion.
Strangers stro!ling by the church on
Sunday are often attracted by an H.
Illuminated bulletin board which an
nounces services to be given In six
languages besides English. 1t 10 quite
a common occurrence for services In five
tongues to be conducted At the same
time. Out into tho vestibule hoat slovac
words to Nearer. Ny God. to Thee"
m.ngling with abide With No." done In
italian. and interspsrsed with Chhese
responsive readings.
Even II the Visitor Isn't particularly
| religious. he feels q nameiess thrill Of
something universal-a sense that PEP
pie Of ave nations are being swayed by
. common Impulse that 10 greater than
the barriers Of language and the differ.
enoes In race and temperament. Per.
haps he II Hungarian who has Jus:
come over. and - he disentanglss from
the babel Of voices q Magyar phrase his
heart leaps and he feels for the nrst
time at home In America
Under the supervision Of DR.. Pierce
there are q dozen foreign pastors who
conduct the foreign services. There are.
| OF course, q few English services. to
which the more ambitious aliens aspire.
| when a man 10 able to attend and I'M
| derstsnd the English service he &C.
quires . certain amount Of caste and
prestige among his fellows. Beginning
at about this time In the year there are
outdoor services In English every Sun
day. given by DR.. Pierce. These are at
tended by thousands.
But tho Sunday services are q very
small part Of the work done by DR..
Pierce. II you 70 through the church
on week days you will find that It ID
combination club. gymnasium. hOspi.
tai. employment agency and school.
childrens classes are going on at al
most every hour Of the day. Downstairs
there 10 an operating room and q den.
lists parlor. which are not often empty
A staff Of ply sicians and dentists 10 reg
ulariy employed by the church.
| II you think OF anything that nigh,
possibly be OF service to any one OF
twenty natonslities. and suggest Il to
DR.. Pierce, he will tell you that Il al.
ready exists. or that II 10 being pre-.
pared. There 10 special Chinese
room.of which the Chinese nave exclu.
sive uA There In a gymnasium ant
there are shower baths. ind q throat
process OF preparation.
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