New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-14
TO
help UNEMPLOYED
Laymen from 100 Parishes
Will Take Up Problem
This Week.
PERMANENT SOLUTION
IS MOVEMENTS AIM
Laymen's House Also TO be
Made Big Civic Headquarters
After First Of Year.

One hundred lsymen in Episcopal
parishes in New York have been asked
10 attend meeting in Laymens HOUSE.
Madison Square, on Wednesday even
ing to learn how the unemployed may
be aided. The call is signed by l.. ~
Morny, chairman Of the Laymen's En-
cheney League. The Rev. Charles X.
Gilbert and other members OF the so
cial Service Commission Of the diocese
will explain how the commissions labor
plans may be assisted. Mr.. Morny has
been elected 20 membership IN me
commission, taking the place OF Setn
Low, who was unable 90 serve.
There ia no intention, IL Is said, OF
starting an employment bureau. Ald
is sought for carefully laid plans which
contemplate cooperation with the city
and other existing agencies. The call
states that not only present conditions
deserve consideration but a permanent
solution OF the problem is required.
Laymen's House, 80 East 18th st,
promises 20 be IN unusual institution
For more than fifty years u was the
home Of we'll known New York Fam
ily, who now place part of il AZ the
service of welfare work. After Janu-
nry | IL will contain the Offices Of the
Laymen's Efficiency League, the Sea
bury Society, the Church News Asso-
citation and will be the headquarters OF
a Laymen's Training School and Lay
mems Forum.
This forum will aim TO give oppor-
tunity for MONDAY interviews with eX-
perts. Leaders in employment prob
lens, relief Of the poor and cleanup
campaigns. visiting governors and
bishops. political and temperance lead
ers. representatives of missions OF edu-
cation and the like, will be invited TO
show laymen how they may aid the ad-
vancement Of different movements.
The training school was begun in a
small way a lew years ago, and Is
thought TO be the first Of its kind In
rny church A few classes are held in
central locations, while the majority
are in parishes upon invitation OF rec
tors. The aim is 20 show laymen b>W
70 make their parishes communi'l ser
vice centres. Civcs. social sst-lce anc
public speaking are also Taught, and
the pupils are BUSINESS and profess
.ional ren, who give their time outside
90 business hours.
Laymens House is also 70 pc
church news centre. For some years
there has been an agency furnishing
this kind Of news to the papers.
Protestant, Catholic and Jew are
served. and the news is paid for on the
same basis as other news. Although
the work is done on r missionary basis,
strict news regulations are observed.
Members of the various committees
IN the work Of Laymen's House include
Ogden l.. Mills. Charles R. Lamb,
Charles II. Taylor. 4. VI. Ferguson,
George Gordon Battle, Richard ". POtt,
Ambrose 5. Murray, jr.. Oscar W. Ehr-
horn, l.. o. Morny, George II. Corey,
Professor G.. b. Hotchkiss, Roland C..
Sheldon. James L. Wells. Edward O..
Stanley, Henry GreaveS, DR.. Herbert d.
Schenck. DR.. +. l.. Carnage. Edward
Burr, William +. Wright and William
w. Niles.
About forty Episcopal parishes in
Manhattan and fifteen in The Bronx
sre identified with the work through
their mems organizations. Their &C
tivties comprise civic, social and re-
lgiOus effort