New-York tribune., 1915-03-13

New York Baptists are taking the
lead in putting the Judson Memorial
Church on sound Oasls. Mhlle
located in this city, fronting Washing
ton Square, the church is national IN
its interest, almost in its wotS'
Adoniram Judson not only brought the
Baptist Foreign Board and It's WORK
into existence, but his entry into the
Baptist brotherhood brought American
Baptists together for the first time ana
made them "A religious body. Hence,
Baptists Of the South are interested
equally with Baptists of the North.
The Judson church was the venture
Of the Rev. DR.. Edward Judsou, son
of the Burmah missionary leader VINO
has lust died. II was put where IT Is
in order that it might do missionary
work. not minister to the well TO 40
Its work is among the large institu-
tional efforts Of the city. It's llluml-
mated cross is a landmark of the lower
West Side. 1t has a museum OF Jud-
son relics. 1t has also an apartment
house, the income from which goes TO
aid the church and its work.
The plan on which the memorial was
built was in part the acceptance OF
annuity funds. Interest on these funds
eats up the income from the apart
ment house. II was proposed some
time ago to raise 100000 among Bap-
lists of the country. and the plan was
approved by the Northern Baptist Con
vention. New York Baptists are now
leading in that plan. The Baptist City
Mission Society has taken over the
work of the church, and on Sunday,
April Is. will have a demon mlnatIOnal
Judson dav here TO raise the hrst
part Of the fund Baptists OF the
whole city and state have pledged CO.
operatiou SO have many BAPTIST
churches OF New Jersey. ....
The proposition is TO take Sl5O.OoO
and pay off all annuitants, so that mere
after the $4,000 TO $4,000 realized
from the apartment house may 90 to
support the church'3 work. The other
S150.00C is TO become an endowment.
Among leaders In the movement are
Judge Edward s. Clinch, Edward l..
Pallard, James C. Colgate, William VI.
lsaacs, Charles W. Parsons, James A.
Bennett. Isaac W. Cokelair Orr!n j.
Judd. David {. Link and John /.
Sleeves. among laymen. and the fol
lowing ministers: The Rev. DR.. Shaller
Matthews, the Rev DR.. Henry l.. More
house. the Rev. Dr.. Robert S. Mac
Arthur. the Rev. Dr.. 7. VI. Goodchild,
the Rev. Dr. Charles A. Eaton and the
Rev. DR.. Cornelius Woelfkin. Associ-
ate Justice Hughes is also on the COM
mittee on its lay side.
DR.. Judson, for whom the memorial
is sought to be perpetuated. was a young
minister who went TO India "a ms
sionary for the American Board OF
Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
This board is Congregational While
on the ship he changed his views con-
cerning baptism, and, arriving IN lndis
With his young wife, he cut loose from
his board and appealed TO Baptists 20
support him. lie had many trials, but
turned aside from India 10 Burmah, raj
lied American Baptists 10 his support,
and before an early death founded IN
Burmsh one Of the great Protestant
mission works Of the East His change
of views and bis foreign mission APP
PEAL not only brought Baptist foreign
work into existence, but for the first
time made American Baptists feel their
consciousness as religious body. the
Judson Memorial in Washington
Square has = large work among foreign
speaking peoples and students.