New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-30


February 10 meetings that are 20 bear
the general title Of Right After
Lunch Laymens House 10 headquar-
tiers for Episcopal laymen who DO VOL
unteer work on Sundays and week
nights 20 make their respective
churches over into community service
centres The forthcoming MONDAY con
ferences. which are 20 continue
throughout the spring. are 10 give men
in business in Madison Square ana
Fourth sv. opportunities 10 hears eN-
perts On some days the hour VIII be
1890 o'clock and on others 1880. ana
the talks will last exactly half an hour.
II is II wholly new feature IN Christian
effort in New York,
Among early speakers will be Bur
Gette G. Lewis, Deputy Commissioner
OF Correction, who VIII speak on the
suggestion Of Dr.. Katherine Bement
Davis; the Rev. DR.. George William
Douglas and DR.. Frederick Lynch, on
the peace programme; The PeaGe
Programme" the Rev. Dr.. Milo II.
Gates, Of lntercession Chapel, on Max
ing Parish a Service Centre; Senator
ogden L. Mills, on the subject o.
Clean Politics and How Men IN the
n
Morny, "On the Church as a Force 10
Meet and Solve Some Of the Many
Problems That Press for Solution al
This Time" and il is expected that re-
ligious leaders Will come and tell what
they believe TO be the immediate out
look, the war having changed many old
IDEAS.
The lsymen declare they are not set
ting up new organizations, but rem
forcing existing official ones OF the
New York diocese. A close worklhg
agreement has been entered into De
tween the Laymen's Efficiency League
In charge of the Laymens' House meet
ings, and the Social Service CommiS-
sion. the Rev. Floyd s. Leach. secre-
tarv. and together their aim IS 10 give
help for all causes 10 all oilciSI
boards. These laymen are putting Ell
acient methods into the material WORK
Of their churches. While EpiscopalanS.
they freely pass on their experience 10
Others. Bsptists have just been IN con-
sultation with them. pending work ny
Baptist lsymen OF New York. .. g.,
Episcopal laymen who are idenuhed
with this Laymens' House movement
and cooperation by laymen with the
official commissions, include George
Gordon Battle, George Gordon hlns'
Senator Ogden l.. Mills, Charles r.
Lamb, Henry Greaves, Arthur a.
Michel, william W Niles. James L..
Wells, the State Treasurer; Judge
Grain Professor G. b. Hotchklss. Dir:
= |. Carnage and Roland {. Sheldon. Of
he Big Brother Movement. There IS
hand Of speakers numbering eighteen,
all except three Of them being laymen'
Unemployment Sunday Tomorrow.
"I-nemplovment Sunday" will be OBJ
served by the churches IN New ORR
tomorrow. The ministers Will urge the
members of the various congregations
"a pledge themselves 10 hunt for JOBS
fo, out-of-works. "Give man DAY
work" is the slogan adopted by the IN
Church unemployment Committee
al the New York Federation OF
Churches. IL is hoped that through me
presentation of the ministers. men ana
women will not only find a day work.
but possibly weeks WORK or per
manent lob The church people are 10
make an appeal 10 personal irlehas OF
make a canvass of certain communities
in the interest of the unemployed -
list of possible jobs has been prepared
for the consideration or houseKeePefS
Office managers, storekeepeIs anu anu
Iords These suggestions are printed
upon a card by the lnter-Cnuren, N
eTnlovment Committee and VIII ne
,,sad bv tho canvassers in making their
snneal In addition 10 the appeal lot
work the ministers will push the be
a good neighbor" plan. through wnlch
,bs members Of the churches Will pro =
zee 70 become responsible for iurnlsn-
inc food. clothing. medicine. doctor
ssTvics or whatever else may pc neeueu
nv needy families or individuals. Many
~ tho churches have already appointed
Local committees on "unemploymeh''
a0G district organizations have oeeh
nerfected. through which the unem-
Moved NAV apply for jobs and "nere
those who need workers may resls'ei
their requests.
Lectures for Non-Catholics.
A course of doctrlnal lectures iof
non Catholics. under the ansplceS u
tho Knights Of Columbus OF Ne" vi
CITY. will. be given by the Rev bef'r an
/. Conway and the Rev. James u -
lis Of the Paulist Fathers lh tne
Church Of St. Paul the Apos'ie' iion'
Ianuarv 81 to February IA. ne an
rouncement issued by the pastor, .ne
Rev. John J. Hughes, |. > /" S.a'.s
t,o+ tho nurpose Of these lectures IS 10
ioin tho doctrines and practices OF
~ Catbolic Church and 10 answer, III
indlv manner, the difficulties ana
oh iections of all earnest seekers aIter
tr,3tb The Paulist Fathers extend
moet cordial invitation TO All their
Frionds "a attend this lecture course
a sneciaI feature will be a question
how Father Hughes states that all
questions deposited IN the question:
Sovos at the doors Of the churcn eacn
evening will be answered the iolo"lne
evening. He also states That lne uSh-
ers will distribute gratis eacn evening
80 of Father Conway's question
r. Father Searle's PLAIN Facts'
t,Tb. Catholic Catechism,' and num-
ber NJ pamphlets on Cathoic doctrines
Ia rractices. There will be music
|,,ery evening by the well known PAUL
49, sanctuary choir, under the dlrecuoh
~ Professor Edmund g. Hurley.
Church Free from Debt.
Tomorrow and Monday are 20 be I'M
portant days in the Church OF the I'm
maculate Conception, IN East l4th 81.
Tho occasions are the freeing Of the
debt OF the property, including school
as we'll as church. Sometime ago the
nsstor. the Rev. W. 6. Murphy, was
PRESENTED purse of $4,000 in honor of
his silver jubilee. Declining TO take
the money for himself, he paid the par
in debt with.it Bishop Hayes will be
the celebrsnt at the mass tomorrow.
and Monsignor Edwards. now pastor Of
81 Joseph's, but for thirty-three years
rastor Of Immaculate Conception, the
celebrant on Monday morning.
IN EPISCOPAL CIRCLES.