New-York tribune., 1917-06-09
Church Activities
For Coming Week

The Women's War Council for the Young
Women's Christian Association has author
lied the creation cf q special board Of one
hundred members in part Of national board
members and field work representatives. and
in part Of women Of varied interests not at
present connected with the association that
together they may plan and work 10 safe
guard the moral conditions in the neighbOr-
hood Of training camps and barracks. As well
as provide for the welfare Of women OF
varied industries in the unusual conditions
created by the war.
What Do You Know About War; will
be the subject Of an address Thursday night
in the Flatbush CONGREGATIONAL Church of
Brooklyn by Arthur G. Empey. an American
who served as a machine gunner and bomber
with the Royal Fusieers.
Lord Aberdeen. former Viceroy Of Ireland
for nearly ten years will deliver an address
on "The Trouble with Ireland Sunday even
ing in the Church Of St John the Evangelist,
Eleventh Street west Of Seventh Avenue
The Fortniphtly Club will give a patriotic
programme in the Hamilton Grange Re
formed Church tomorrow evening. which
viii be followed by an address by the Rev.
Paul Seibert Leinbach.
4 special service has been arranged in the
Grace Methodist Church Tomorrow night 10y
the Rev. Christian +. Reisner at which the
first reel OF the motion picture The Sub
marine Eye" will he shown. after which Dr..
Reisner will preach a sermon on How God
Sees"
The Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. OF
which the Rev. j. II. Jowett is pastor have
announced that the following ministers will
fiji their pulpit for the coming summer
June 8. the Rev. Major Charles Gordon;
June 10. the Rev James Palmer; June l.
and a. the Rev. Francis +. Clark; July 70
%. the Rev. Robert b. Speer August 3. the
Rev. James l. Vance; August . and 10. the
Rev. Len G. Broughton; August 26. the Rev.
a. Woodruff Halsey September and 9. the
Rev. Douglas Mackenzie; September is. the
Rev j. Wilbur Chapman September q,
church closed September 80, the Rev. James
Palmer.
The trustees of the Cathedral Of st. John
the Divine, New York, have elected the Rev.
Dr. Howard Chandler Robbins rector Of the
Church of the Incarnation, Madison Avenue
and Thirty-ffth Street, New York City. dean
Of the cathedral. in succession TO the late DR..
rector Of the same parish before his elevation
10 the deanery
The Rev. DR.. Robbins was born in Phila-
delphia in 1876 and is a graduate of Yale of
the class of 90 and of the Episcopal Theo-
logical School Cambridge, Mass, Of '03. The
dean-elect was ordained deacon in 1903 and
priest in 1904. He was assistant at St
Peters Morristown, and rector of st. Pauls
Englewood. n j., before coming TO the
Church Of the Incarnation in New York.
The well known Tent Evangel. which for
years has been located on West 12ith and
125th Streets, will open its thirty-seventh
season on the southeast corner of 10th
Street and Amsterdam Avenue. directly
across from the cathedral grounds Of st.
John the Divine. 1t is expected that the
summer campaign. which will follow the
Billy Sundays meetings. will open on Sun
day, June "a The Rev. Cortlandt Myers. Of
Boston. will be the preacher during the two
opening weeks. and he will be followed by
Bishop Henderson of the Methodist Church.
DR.. J. Wilbur Chapman, Charles VI. Alex
ander. DR. j.. c. Massee, of Dayton. Ohio :
Evangelist John Ham, Of Atlanta: c. Forbes