New-York tribune., 1918-01-27

soS"cu W Ae a QueStIVu VI pItTlotIsu III
and citizenship; We wanted to dc
mothers and children 'ds from nth the sick. SICK
ness that is bound to follow long ex.
posurc to intense cold. We wanted cs-
pccially to serve the children who, in
a few years, will bo American citizens
doing America, work and making
American history.
All Corners Fed
And Warmed
"Now Years Day was our biggest
day. Between two and three hundred
people came. We fed them all. Moth
ers came; they wore invited to bring
their sewing; one woman brought her
flower making. We felt that IL they
could be kept warm during the day.
even if they had to 60 home to cold
rooms, it would be vast preventive
measure against sickness. On Wedncs-
day we fed 1870 children. We were
open all the week, and shall swing out
our sign Of welcome in bitter weather
all winter long, so that no person in
this ncighborhood need go hungry or
freeze, whntevcr the cost Of food or
the extent of the fuel famine.
"rhc children enjoyed themselves so
much that VIC found some Of them were
staying away from schools in order to
come here. So one day we had to say
that the children could not come dur
ing school hours, only tho mothers
and babies.
ut will be calamity if the Schools
Of New Yorl. close" continued Mr.
Petty, "and if 100000 children arc
turned into the streets at this season
of tho year. If they have 10 warn,
homes to go to some place must be
provided. 1t is a question Of the pub
Tic health. We shall try to meet it
here.
II do not think the schools should
close so long as saloons are allowed
to remain open. The cty's children
| SHOULD be the city's first care. But
! want to say that the saloons Of New
York City kept more people warm dur
New York churches did. Men---and
women, too--could get into the warm
saloons. but they could not get into
the warm churches. The church has
come to showdown; it must meet
the demands Of reality or close.
"Judson Memorial Church is trying
to keep orty-eight hours ahead Of the
! coal famine. am now perfcctinp
plans to start sort Of vacation schoo
neighborhood are turned out Of the
schools. ] hope to have motion picture
films every day. We have these ont
evening week now. I am arranging
Tor workers and working for funds
I We take in persons OF any race or re-
| ligion.
Since the fuel famine we have
started little grocery supply com
pany. We buy a few staples and sci
them at cost-potatoes, onions, rice
flour, macaroni, dried beans, beans ant
olive oil. My thought is that if tht
people can save little in buying foot
they can the better afford to paw tn,
high cost Of COAL
Emergency Fund
TO Avert Famine
"l anticipate bread famine and an
now working to raise an cmergency
fund to meet this crisis should i
come. It is time TINT the churches 20
busy aud it is time that the huma,
element in society should be rated a
It's true value and not be overshad
vote $4,000 for carrying food 70 tn,
wild elks in Wyoming and $4,000 NOR
tor buying land for these animals t,
live on, then it is time that America,
women and American children--thc fu
ture citizens of our great Republic
should have enough 20 eat and shoult
be kept warm.
y ~ heard of one Brooklyn clergy
man who sald, when the question came
up OF whether the congregation shoult
hold Sunday services in the auditorium
or in the church parlors: 4 alway.
believe in g.vinf, Tie best to the Lord
and as long as We can get coal W,
body of the church. That brother for
got that life can b. saved BY conscrv
ing the fuel supply, and that his con
gregation yves something to hu
manlty as we'll as 70 the Lord. He has
not the social vision that is demanded
by present coAuitior.s."
SO successful has been the work o
the hudson Memorial in coping will
the fuel crisis that other Bapts
churches arc preparing to work alonl
the same line. Mr. Charles II. Sears
secretary OF tEc Baptist City Mission
states that tie Central Park Church
the Harlem Church, the Second Ave
rue Church a:.d the Mariners Temple
at Oliver and IIenry Streets. will al
be kept open IS shelters for those VIII
have no Iunl III SO far as it is DOS
slblc to do this. and where th
churches themselves can secure coal
"A comparatively small amount @
coal" said Mr.. Sears, will provid
warmth fo.' fifty or hundred person
when these arc congresatcd in on
place