New-York tribune., 1922-02-20
Churches Unite
On Big g Bureau
TO Find Jobs
Federation Of Proicslants
Will Open Central Office
Down Town; Each Congrc-
CATION Will Act as Feeder
Co-opcration the Keynote
Contacts To BE Made
With Employers To Find
Actual Needs for Labor

An employment bureau conducted
by the combined Protestant churches
of New York will be Organized under
Vne immediate supervision Of the New
York Federation of Churches accord
ing TO resolution unanimously adopted
al meeting of its board Of directors
s"o announced yesterday. The orig
mai proposal to organize this bureau
vas approved by the executive com.
m'ttoe at the annual meeting of the
federatlon held in tho Marble Collie
gate Church two weeks ago.
An office Will he established in the
heart of the city with experienced staff
workers IN charge, although practical
" every Protestant church i'm the city
Will oc center to which applications
'or lobs may be made. headquarters
Se'N NlnG as clearing house for these
cnuTcnes. Relationships viii be formed
with employers Of labor and their per
Sonnel managers. 50 that tho bureau
"iIl be ready to hll positions with
properly accredited applicants.
me bureau will cooperate with such
organizations as the Y. NJ C.. a. tho
Y. w {. a. and the various relief
agencies in tho city It's work viii OK
tend to the homes and families of the
men and women applying for work
An effort Will be made to have the
employers who arc members Of Prot
eSiant churches furnish jobs to the
unemployed IN their own churches.
Suggestions to Churchgoers
Practical suggestions to the churches
which may be made operative at once
arc beng CIT to nearly 900 Protestant
churches by the Unemployment Com
mttec Of tho Federation of which the
"a g,-1 t..1
The suggestions follow:
Push, in your community. the plan
40 give a man days work"
Promote the "pe a good neighbor"
plan whereby individuals or families
in the church may become responsible
for needy individuals or families.
set aide day when members Of
the church may definitely canvass for
Jobs for the unemployed.
Hire men to keep sidewalks and
areaways clean. brooms being fur
mshed to the unemployed
Find Jobs through employers in the
church for the unemployed
Observe unemployment Sunday
to be designated later
Raise scholarship funds to keep
children of unemployed in school.
To Enlist School Children
Get in touch with families needing
assistance through children in public
schools.
Make every possible effort to hold
together families which are hkelv to
become disrupted on account Of unem
ployment.
Cooperate with social agencies which
are adequately relieving the sufferings
Of the poor
Become responsible for furnishing
food and clothing for needy families
IN the community.
Use weekly church calendar to ere
ate interest in the unemployed.
Appoint local committed to handle
al unemployment matters in the
church.
On the committee on Unemployment
OF the New York Federation OF
Churches are the following; The Rev.
Charles Stelzle, chairman: George /,
Leonard, secretary; the Rev. r. "
Anthony, J. c. Armstrong, the Rev.
Henry +. Cobb. the Rev. Henry Sloane
Coffin. Walter T. Diack the Rev. H. F.
". Fosbroke, the Rev. Charles X. Gjl-
bert, the Rev. f. NJ Gordon. Canon
PascN Narrower the Rev. z. T. Ho-
mans, the Rev. Fnis S. Idleman. Darwin
+. James jr, Orrin r. Judd, the Rev. A
5. kavanagh, John A. Kingsburv. Ed