New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-23


week IN the Salvation Army. To-mor-
row IN this city is 20 take place a
great battle for souls" All next week
the bombardment is 70 proceed one day
Tor drunkards. one for literature and
oil days for money 20 pay Of debts on
property held by the army. Il is said
that all army property in New Eng
land is free from debt. made so with
money raised during siege weeks. Now
New York is 20 be placed on a like
level.
Il is just fifty years since General
William Booth founded the army. Hence
the celebration throughout the country
and all countries by the holding Of
TINS siege week. Colonel John Dean
is 20 hold meetings in the Bowery all
day up TO midnight and then invite men
20 sleep in the hall till morning. Colo
mel Peart and Colonel Marquettes carry
on the revival meetings in Army Hall,
IN i4th ST, and there are TO be meet
ings for Scandinavians conducted by
four street companies.
During the ten years that Command
'er Evangelire Booth has been in charge
IN America the army has accomplished
the conversion OF l03.973 persons. en-
rolled more than $4,000 army soldiers
and gained in company attendance a.
600 persons. The army has an anti
smoking league Of more than 10000
members On February II next will be
graduated forty women and twenty
five men from the army training school,
the largest class in the army's history.
These graduates will go 20 many cities
in the Eastern department
Efforts are making 70 induce General
Bramwcll Booth, the present head OF
the Salvation Army, 10 come 10 this
country this year, bring one hundred
army workers with him and attend the
Panams-Pacifc Exposition. There a
large work will be done. but going and
returning across the country many
meetings will be held The army is to
make a big exhibit az the exposition
especially OF its prison and farm col
ony work, the latter being strong IN
California. There are said TO be good
prospects that General Booth will come.
Calvary Baptist Church, 9th st.,
near Seventh av., worshipping alone Tor
the first time in nine months, the Fifth
Avenue Baptist people being no longer
with il. Will have as minister in charge
tomorrow the Rev. Ernest Risley
Eaton, late assistant minister OF the
Madison Avenue Baptist Church, in this
city. lie has been elected minister IN
charge until such time as a pastor for
Calvary Church shall have been chos-
en- and installed. II was stated yester-
day that no long delay vii follow IN
getting a minister. The cnurch Is 70
be made an evangelistic centre.
The Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
after worshipping with Calvary for
nine months, returns 20 its own church
in 18th st., near Fifth av, tomorrow.
At the annual meeting of the con-
cregation of the Central Presbyterian
Church. on West 9th ST., held on
Wednesday evening, a proposition was
presented from the Madison Avenue
Reformed Church. corner 51th ST., that
the Central Church buy that property
and remove thereto. The matter was
fully and favorably considered, and
was unanimously referred with power
TO the trustees and elders, If on FUR
Their investigation and reflection II was
bv them deemed desirable 10 effect the
purchase of the Madison az. site, and
sell the present site on West 9th ST.
near Broadway.
Two Of Cardinal Farley's foremost
colaborers in this great archdiocese
of New York are TO celebrate to-mor-
row the twenty-ffth anniversary OF
their pastorates. They are the Right
Rev. Monsignor Mooney, OF the Sacred
Heart, IN DIST ST., and the Right Kew.
Monsignor Brann, Of st. Agnes's, in ADD
st. Resides being pastors OF famous
parishes, they carry many burdens OF
their Church az large, and especially IN
Manhattan. Monsignor Mooney is the
senior vicar general, which means that
on many occasions he acts as head OF
the Catholic work in this city.
A meeting Of Catholic men will be
held al the Paulist Church tomorrow
AT $3.50 D. m. Coming on top OF the an
rouncement Of the plans now under
wav for an investigation OF the recent
attacks made on Catholics IN puohc
life. to-morrow's meeting is Significant
as indicating that the Catholic lalty IS
aroused and deadly in earnest IN prose-
cutting the public movement they nave
started 20 place the Catholic claim pc
fora the fair minded members OF other
in clear but foTcelul
wav The announcement OF to-mor..
row's meeting states that matters Of
ir,nortance affecting the interests Of
tbe diocese, particularly from the lay
rosn's nojnt Of view, will be deal with,
the the" chief topic for discussion being the
nia,s for a course Of doctrinal lect-
p pIa,' 70 be given for the benefit Of
at the Paulist Church
beginning Sunday, January 81, and e1-
tending over a period of two weeks.