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RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES-MANHATTAN-Continued. Catholic Club of the City of New York-See Social.

Catholic Missionary Union-Org. 1896. 5,000 members. Most Rev. M. A. Corrigan, Pres.; Rev. A. P. Doyle, Sec., 120 W. 60th st.

Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America921 soc., 77.234 members. James M. Cleary, Pres., Minneapolis, Minn.; Alex. P. Doyle, Sec., 415 W. 39th st.

Christian Associations

Harlem Y. W. C. A.-72-74 W. 124th st. Org. 1891. 500 members. Mrs. John J. Burton, Pres. Value of property $100,000. Miss Mary McElroy, Sec.; Miss Sue M. Clute, Ass't. Stc., 74 W. 124th

st.

Young Men's Christian Association International Committee-General office, 3 W. 29th st., Manhattan. Incorp. 1883. 237,976 members. Lucien C. Warner, Chairman; Alfred E. Marling, ViceChairman; Frederick B. Schenck, Treas.; Richard C. Morse, Gen. Sec.

Young Men's Christian Association, Manhattan -3 W. 29th st. Org. 1852. Has 15 branches and owns $2,000,000 worth of property. 7,657 members. It has libraries with 66,660 volumes, reading rooms with 1,518 newspapers and magazines; 8 gymnasiums. It provides facilities for outdoor athletics and has at Oak Point, Port Morris, a boat house, with baths, lockers and boats. 4 large halls for lectures and entertainments. The educational department embraces 34 different branches of study, with 1,744 different men as pupils; literary societies, lectures, health talks and socials. Special work for boys at five branches. Special branches are maintained for Germans, French, students and railroad men. Cleveland H. Dodge, Pres.; Samuel Sloan, Jr., Treas.; H. M. Orne, Assoclate Sec.

Bowery Branch-153 Bowery, W. E. Wilkins, Sec. 11 members. Work carried on here for destitute men.

East Side Branch-158 E. 87th st. Don. 0. Shelton, Sec. 249 members.

French Branch-112 W. 21st St. Louis Bichsel, Sec. 130 members.

German Branch-140 2d av. Hugo von Hagen, Sec. 276 members.

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Harlem Branch-5 W. 125th st. Frank Banister. Sec. 773 members. Students' Branch-129 Lexington av. Herve W. Georgi, Sec. 615 members.

231 St. Branch-52 E. 234 st. Henry D. Dickson. Sce. 1,801 members.

Washington Heights Branch-33 W. 155th st. Harry J. Robinson, Sec. 230 members.

West Side Branch-318 W. 57th st. D. E. Yarnell, Sec. 1,037 members.

Young Men's Institute-22z Bowery. Hill, Sec. 540 members.

Albert S.

Headquarters R. R. branches at R. R. Men's Bldg., 361 Madison av. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Chn.; Geo. A. Warburton, Sec.; also at

Round House, 72d st. and 11th av. H. E. Rhodes, Sec. "Car 238.'

Neille, Sec.

Melrose Junction Yards. G. E. Mc

Weehawken, N. J., West Shore Station. Rodney T. Howell, Sec.

New Durham, N. J., R. R. Men's Bulding. H. M. Mattison, Sec. 2,088 members in R. R.

branches.

Young Women's Christian Association-International Board: Mrs. R. A. Dorman, Pres., 31 W. 52d st., Manhattan, N. Y.; Mrs. John Duncan, Cor. Sec., 217 W. Ormsby av., Louisville, Ky.; Mrs. Levi T. Scofield, Treas., 338 Erie st., Cleveland, O.; Mrs. John McDougall, Canadian Representative, 1074 Dorchester st., Montreal.

Young Women's Christian Association of City of New York was incorp. 1573. Its building. No. 7 E. 15th st., was opened January 18, 187. It contains offices for its employment bureau, needlework, salesroom, class department, board dlrectory. etc. There is also a large brary of 25.000 volumes, with reference and reading rooms free and open daily. There is a hall, seating 500, for lectures and entertainments. In connection with the association are the Margaret Louisa Home, 14 and 16 E. 16th st., a temporary home for Protestant self supporting women, and the West Side settlement, 453 W. 47th st. During the past year 35,000 women made use of the various departments, 621 members-204 active, 163 associate, 94 life. Mrs. Clarence E. Beebe, Pres.;

Miss M. T. Cockcroft, Treas.; Miss J. F. Bangs, Cor. Sec.

Christian Men's Union-288 Lexington av. Incorp. 1833. 137,000 badge wearing members. John S. Huyler, Pres.; Col. Henry H. Hadley, Director; Geo. F. Laugenbacher, 820 Broadway, Treas.; A. E. Yates, Sec., 288 Lexington av.

Work-312 W.

Christian Union for Deaconess' 54th st. Org. 1894. Mrs. W. R. Williams, Pres.; Mrs. Leighton Williams, Cor. Sec.. 312 W. 54th st. Congregational Clerical Union-See Social Clubs. Congregational Club of New York and VicinityMeets at St. Denis Hotel third Monday each month except June, July, Aug. and Sept. Org. 1879. 200 members. John H. Washburn, Pres.; Chas L. Beckwith, Sec., 346 Broadway.

Home Missionary Society-287 4th av.

Org. 1826.

O. O. Howard, Pres.; Joseph B. Clark, Wash. Choate, Secs., 801 United Charities Building, 4th av. and 22d st.

Woman's Dept. Home Missionary Society-37 Bible House. Mrs. H. S. Caswell, Sec., Cong'l Rooms, 4th av. and 22d st. Congregational Societies-Church Building Soclety, 22d st. and 4th av. Org. 1853. 1,500 members. Lucien C. Warner, Pres.; Levi H. Cobb, Sec.

Daily Noon Prayer Meeting-Org. 1857. 113 Fulton or 58 Ann st. Chas. F. Cutter, Pres. and Sec. Daughters of the King-281 4th av. Org. 1885. 1,600 members. Mrs. E. A. Bradley, Pres.; Miss Elizabeth L. Ryerson, Sec.

Epworth League-Org. 1895. 4,000 members. S. E. Millington, Pres., 221 W. 128th st.; W. A. Little, Cor. Sec., 83 W. 134th st.; J. C. Moore, Treas., 127 Duane st.; Albert Swift, Gen. Sec., 222 W. 128th st,

Evangelical Alliance for the U. S.-Represents unofficially all Evangelical denominations in U. S. 105 E. 22d st. Org. 1867. Wm. E. Dodge, Pres.; Henry Barton Chapin, Rec. Sec.

Federation of Churches and Christian Workers in New York City-11 Broadway. Org. 1895. Spencer Trask, Pres.; Walter Laidlaw, Sec.

First Society of Spiritualists-Carnegie Hall, Mrs. H. J. Newton, Pres.; Mrs. W. L. Sageman, Sec.

Girls' Friendly Society for Diocese of New York-Church Mission House, 281 4th av. Org. 1883. 1,410 members. Miss Elizabeth H. Wisner, Pres.; Miss Agnes D. Abbott, Sec., Westchester, New York City.

Girls' Friendly Society in America-281 4th av. Org. 1877. 21,095 members. Mrs. Thomas Roberts, Pres.; Miss Alexander, 659 Lexington st., Baltimore, Md., Sec.

Guardians of the Sisterhood of the Holy Communion-47 W. 20th st. Org. 1852. Henry Mottet, Pres.; Mrs. H. C. Mortimer, Sec.

Harlem Association of Sabbath School Superintendents-Meets every Tuesday evening at 2d Collegiate Reformed Church, 207 Lenox av. C. F. Baxton, Pres.; A. G. Leberecht, Sec.; J. C. Caldwell, Treas.

Hebrew Societies

Cantors' Association of America-Temple Adath Israel, 57th st. Incor. 1895. 50 members. Rev. Herman Goldstein, Pres.; Dr. Herman Silvermann, 405 E. 57th st., Sec.

Jewish Ministers' Association of AmericaGustave Gottheil, Pres.; F. de Sola Mendes, Sec., 683 West End av.

Jewish Theological Seminary Association-736 Lexington av. Org. 1886. 20 students. Jes. Blumenthal, Pres.; Percival S. Menken, Sec., 87 Nassau st.

National Council of Jewish Women-Org. 1893. 5.000 members. Sections in 57 cities in 23 states. Mrs. H. Solomon, Pres., Chicago, Ill.; Miss Sadie American, Sec., 3130 Vernen av., Chicago. National Council of Jewish Women (N. Y. Section)-Mrs. Alex. Kohut, Pres., 810 Park av.; Miss C. Wise, Sec.

Passover Relief Association-122 E. 117th st. Michael Silberstein, Pres.; Adolph Schwarzbaum, Sec.

New York Board of Ministers-Org. 1880, 19 members. Dr. K. Kohler, Pres.; Maurice H. Harris, Sec. 10 E. 129th st.

Purim Association-Org. 1861. 26 members. M. H. Moses, Pres.; J. Stanley Isaacs, Sec., 111 Broadway.

Young Men's Hebrew Association-861 Lexington av. Org. 1874. 700 members. Percival S.

lin E. Smith, Pres.; Henry L. Bland, Sec., Detroit, Mich.

RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES-MANHATTAN-Continued. Menken, Pres.; Falk Younker, 861 Lexington av., Sec.; William Mitchell, Supt. Hospital Book and Newspaper Society-105 E 22d st. Org. 1874. Mrs. Abram S. Hewitt, Pres.; Miss Gertrude L. Hoyt, Sec.

Industrial Christian Alliances-170 Bleecker st. Incorp. 1891. James G. Beemer, Pres.; Arthur W. Milbury, Sec.

International Medical Missionary Society-121 E. 45th st. Org. 1881. Stephen Smith, Pres.; Geo. D. Dowkoutt, Sec., 121 E. 45th st.

International Missionary Alliance-690 8th av. Org. 1887. A. B. Simpson, Pres.; A. E. Funk, Sec. International Religious Liberty Association-39 Bond st. Org. 1889. 50,000 members. Allen Moon, Pres.; D. W. Reavis, Sec., 39 Bond st.

International Order of King's Daughters and Sons-156 5th av. Org. 1886. 500,000 members. There are state secretaries in 25 states. Mrs. Margaret Bottome, Pres.; Mary Lowe Dickinson, Cor. Sec.

Kind Word Society-116 E 47th st. Org. 1893. Mrs. John Sherwood, Pres.; Miss Mary E. Shea, Sec., 116 E. 47th st.

Ladies' Auxiliary Y. M. C. Union-700 Westchester av. Org. 1891. 40 members. Mrs. Ira G. Lane, Pres.: Miss Ida Golden, Sec., 837 Teasdale pl.,

Bronx.

Ladies' Christian Union Org. 1857. Mrs. T. N. Hollister, Pres.; Mrs. Henry D. Tiffany, Sec.; Mrs. Wm. A. Cauldwell, Treas. The Union has three homes: Young Women's Home, 49 W. 9th st.; Branch Home, 308 2d av.; Eva Home, 153 E. 62d st. Lutheran Societies

Emigrant House Association-26 State st. Charles D. Boschen, Pres.; Wm. Hauff, Sec. Emigrant Mission Home of the German Evangelical Synod of Missouri-8 State st., Manhattan. Org. 1869. 8 members. J. P. Beyer, Pres.; Rev. J. C. Borth, Sec., 160 Jewett av., W. New Brighton, Richmond.

Methodist Episcopal Societies

Board of Education-Org. 1864. 150 5th av. 13 members. Edwd. G. Andrews, Pres.; Chas. H. Payne, Sec.

Book Concern-150 5th av. Org. 1789. Homer Elton and Geo. P. Mains, Publishing Agents.

Historical Society in the City of New York150 5th av. Org. 1892. 110 members. Jas. M. Buckley, Pres.; Townsend Wandell, Sec., 51 Chambers st.

Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the African Church-61 Bible House. Henry M. Turner, Pres.; H. B. Parkes, Sec.

Missionary Society-150 5th av. Org. 1819. Bish. S. M. Merrill, Pres.; A. B. Leonard, A. J. Palmer, W. T. Smith, Secs.

New York City Church Extension Society-150 5th av. Org. 1866. 160 managers. Samuel M. Bowne, Pres.; F. M. North, Sec.

New York Ladies' Home Missionary Society 63 Park st. Org. 1844. Mrs. F. Holsten, 1st Directress; Miss S. A. Roche, Sec.

New York Preachers' Meeting of the Methodist Episcopal Church-150 5th av. Org. 1817. 500 members. Rev. T. L Poulson, Pres.; Rev. Fred Bloom, Sec., 35 Clay st., Newark, N. J.

Social Union-Org. 1887. Wm. Baldwin, Sec., 150 5th av.

Sunday School Union-150 5th av. Org. 1840. Thos. Bowman, Pres.; Jesse S. Hurlbut and R. R. Doherty, Secs.

Tract Society-150 5th av. Org. 1852. Thos. Bowman, Pres.; Jesse S. Hurlbut and Jas. M. Freeman, Secs.

Trustees of the N. Y. Annual Conference-Incorp. 1843. A. K. Sanford, 63 Park st., Pres.; F. J. Belcher, Sec., 11 Jane st.

Woman's Foreign Missionary Society-150 5th av. Org. 1869. 27,000 members. Mrs. S. L. Baldwin, Pres., 1218 Pacific st., Brooklyn; Mrs. W. B. Skidmore, Sec., 230 W. 59th st.; Mrs. J. H. Knowles, Rec. Sec.

Metropolitan Federation of Epworth LeaguesOrg. 1895. 40 societies in Meth. Epis. churches. 5,000 members. S. E. Millington, Pres.; Rev. Albert Swift, 222 W. 128th st.. Sec.

Metropolitan Forward Movement-Metropolitan Temple, 7th av. and 14th st. Org. 1892. 1,800 members. Ch'n, Wm. Baldwin; J. M. Cornell, Revs. F. J. Belcher, S. P. Cadman, S. C. Hearn, F. C. Harding, Committee.

Missionary Society-General Theological Seminary, New York. Org. 1880. 152 members. Frank

National Christian League for the Promotion of Social Purity-Org. 1889. 350 members. Mrs. Elizabeth B. Grannis, Pres.; Isaac N. Miller, Sec., 295 Broadway.

National Humane Alliance - - United Charities Building, 105 E. 228 st. H. L. Ensign, Pres.; Edward C. Vicks, Sec.

New Church Board of Publication-3 W. 29:h st. Org. 1883. F. A. Dawson, Pres., Boston, Mass.; F. J. Worcester, Sec., 309 Broadway.

New York Association of the New Church-3 E. 29th st. Org. 1865. S. S. Seward, Pres.; Adolph Roeder, Sec., Vineland, N. J.

New York Bible Society-66 Bible House. Org. 1823. 50 managers. James Wiggins, Pres.; James W. Noyes, Sec., 96 Broadway.

N. Y. Christian Endeavor Union-Org. 1890. 10,000 members. W. J. Yates, Pres., 472 W. 34th st.; Henry Lewis, Sec., 1 W. 29th st.; Alfred A. L. Bennett, 2219 Southern boulevard, Treas.; Mrs. W. K. Waterman, Junior Supt., 155 W. 22d st.

New York Churchmen's Association-Org. 1882. 100 members. W. M. Geer, Pres.; Robert M. Berkeley, Treas.; E. Atherton Lyon, Sec., Yonkers, N. Y.

New York City Indian Association-Broadway Tabernacle. Org. 1882. 125 members. Mrs. Hamilton S. Gordon, Pres.: Mrs. Horace Green, The Gerlach, Sec., 57 W. 27th st.

N. Y. Federation of Zionists--201 Henry st. Org. 1896. 4,000 members. Dr. J. I. Bluestone, Pres.; Wm. Spillberg, Sec., 98 E. 4th st. New York Magdalen Benevolent Society-Foot W. 139th st. Org. 1833. Mrs. Geo. W. Ely, Pres.; Mrs. F. H. Bosworth, Sec., 41 Park av.

New York Primary S. S. Teachers' AssociationBroadway Tabernacle. Org. 1871. 100 members. Mrs. S. W. Clark, Pres.; Mrs. H. E. Foster, Sec.. 213 W. 105th st.

New York Sabbath Committee-31 Bible House. Ong. 1857. 20 members. Wm. W. Hoppin, Pres.; W. Wallace Atterbury and W. S. Hubbell, Secs.. 31 Bible House; Theodore Gilman, 62 Cedar st., Treas.

New York State Colonization Society-Org. 1854. 22 members. John D. Wells, Pres.; Chas. T. Geyer, Sec., 19 William st.

New York State Sabbath Association--180 South st. Org. 1891. 2,000 members. D. J. Burrell, Pres.; Addis Albro, Sec.

New York Sunday School Association-10 E. 23d st. Org. 1874. Rev. A. Y. Schauffler, Pres.; A. H. McKinney, Sec., 197 2d av.

100

New York Tenement House Chapter of King's Daughters and Sons-48 Henry st. Org. 1890. members. Mrs. Julian Heath, Chairman of Directors; Miss Anne R. Beals, Sec., 48 Henry st.

Open and Institutional Church League-150 5th av. Org. 1898. 250 members. To form a fellowship between the church and individual. Chas. L Thompson, Pres.; E. B. Sanford, Sec. Presbyterian Societies

Board of Church Erection Fund of the General Assembly-156 5th av. Org. 1844. 21 trustees. David Magie, Pres.; Erskine N. White, Sec.

Board of Foreign Missions-156 5th av. Org. 1837. 21 members. John D. Wells, Pres.; F. F. Ellinwood, John Gillespie, Robt. F. Speer, A. J. Brown, Secs.; Chas. W. Hand, Treas. Board of Home Missions-156 5th av. Org. 1816. 21 members. Chas. L. Thompson, Sec. Presbytery of New York-Org. 1738. 159 ministers, 12 licentiates and 54 churches. Geo. W. F. Birch, Stated Clerk, 677 E. 136th st. Meeting place, Chapel 1st Church, 5th av. and 11th st

Union of New York-Org. 1886. 200 members. James Yereance, Pres.; Henry R. Elliot, Sec., 111 5th av.

Woman's Board of Home Missions-156 5th av. Org. 1878. 107,000 members in U. S. Mrs. Darwin R. James, Pres.: Mrs. John F. Pingry and Mrs. H. K. Jones, Secs.

Women's Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church-Org. 1870. Mrs. Henry N. Beers, Pres.; Miss M. L. Blakeman, Sec., 156 5th av.

Protestant Episcopal Societies

American Church Missionary Society-283 4th av. Incorp. 1860. Wager Swayne, Pres.; Rev. W. Dudley Powers, Sec., 281 4th av.

Board of Missions-283 4th av. John Williams, Pres.; Joshua Kimber, Sec.

Church German

Church Periodical Club-Church Mission House, 281 4th av. Org. 1888. Mrs. T. J. Radford, Pres.; Mrs. J. L. Chapin, Sec., 281 4th av. Church Society for Promoting Christianity Among the Jews-281-3 4th av. Incorp. 1879. Rev. John Williams, Pres.; W. A. Matson, Sec.

RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES-MANHATTAN-Continued. Society-Trinity Church are 2,687 officers and 791 corps; total membership. House. Org. 1879. 9 members. Rev. C. C. 20,000. The army in the United States maintains 413 Tiffany, Pres.; Chas P. Bull, Sec., Mutual shelters, 112 institutions, with nightly accommodaLife Building. tions for 5,500 persons, including 42 shelters for men, 2 shelters for women, 12 rescue homes for fallen women, 2 houses for waifs, 14 food depots, 8 brigades for employing out-of-work, and 3 farm colonies. In New York City short gospel services are held every night on the streets and also in 23 halls, mostly in or near the tenement district. The social work of the army in New York City embraces: Relief work in the slum districts; shelter for homeless women, 243 Bowery; shelters for homeless men, Dry Dock Hotel, 118 Avenue D Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society-283 and at 21 and 83 Bowery; a day nursery for chil4th av. Org. 1820. John Williams, Pres.; Rev. dren, $2 Cherry st. and 23 West st.; inquiry departJoshua Kimber, Sec., Church Missions House. ment for missing relatives, etc., with branches in Fund for the Relief of Widows and Orphans every part of the world, 122 W. 14th st.; work in of Deceased Clergymen and of Aged, Infirm the police courts, opened in the fall of 1896. Supand Disabled Clergymen-Org. 1855. John Will-ported by voluntary contributions. iams, Pres.; Elihu Chauncey, Sec., 22 E. 22d st.

Church Temperance Society-Org. 1881. 281 4th av. Rev. W. C. Doane, Pres.; Robert Graham, Gen. Sec.

New York Bible and Prayer Book Society 281 4th av. Org. 1817. Rt. Rev. Henry C. Potter, Pres.; Edwin S. Gorham, Sec., 281 4th av.

St. Bartholomew's Men's Club-See Social Clubs.

Society of the Reformation-Org. 1886. Henry Dexter, Pres.; Earle H. Smith, Sec., 36 Bible House.

Society for Promoting Religion and Learning-Incorp. 1839. Henry C. Potter, Pres.

Trinity Church Association-211 Fulton st. Rev. Morgan Dix, Pres.; Wm. Bispham, Sec., 66 Broadway.

Woman's Auxiliary to Board of MissionsChurch Missions House, 281 4th av. Org. 1871. Miss Julia C. Emery, Sec.

Woman's Auxiliary to Church Temperance Society-281 4th av. Org. 1893. Mrs. G. S. Bowdoin, Pres.; Mrs. H. D. Fellowes, Sec., 52 E. 11th st.

Reformed Episcopal Societies

N. Y. and Phila. Synod of the Reformed Episcopal Church-Org. 1881. 4,451 members. Bishop Wm. R. Nicholson, D. D., Pres.; Rev. Robt. L. Rudolph, M. A., Sec., 428 E. 57th st. Reformed Church Societies

Board of Direction-25 E. 22d st. Org. 1771, W. H. Jackson, Pres.; Frank R. Van Nest, Sec., 25 E. 22d st.

Board of Domestic Missions-25 E. 22d st. Org. 1831. 24 members. Cornelius Brett, Pres.; Chas. H. Pool, Sec.

Board of Education-25 E. 22d st. Org. 1828.

Sands Fund of the Protestant Episcopal Church -29 Lafayette pl. The interest is to be used by the Bishop of New York, at his discretion, to relieve the suffering and needy. Bishop Potter, Rev. T. R Harris, James Pott, J. McLean Nush. Trustees. Sisters of the Stranger-309 W. 57th st. Org. 1867. 20 members. Mrs. Dr. C. E. Campbell, Pres.; Mrs. Sara K. Hunt, Sec, and Treas.

Society for Home Study of Holy Scripture and Church History-1316 N st., Washington, D. C. Incorp. 1889. 250 members. Henry Y. Satterlee, Bishop of Washington, Pres.; Miss Sarah F. Smiley, Director.

Society of Friends

Young Friends' Association, 226 E. 16th st., New York. Org. 1894. 140 members. D. Fred Carver Pres.; Dorothy E. Dresler, Sec., 226 E. 16th st. 13,244 Society of the Holy Name-Org. 1869. Very Rev. Mgr. Jos. F. members in 46 parishes. Mooney, V. G., Spiritual Director; Eugene L. Barnard, Pres. of Archdiocesan Union; Jno. R. M. Shiel, Sec. Headquarters. Lexington av. and 66th st.

Society for Prevention of Crime-105 E. 22d st. Org. 1878. Chas. H. Parkhurst, Pres.; Henry Burr, Supt.

Society for Promoting the Gospel Among Seamen in the Port of New York-46 Catharine st. Org. 1818. 30 Directors. W. H. H. Moore, Pres.; T. A. Brouwer, Cor. Sec., 113 Fulton st., Manhattan. Brooklyn Branch-31 Atlantic av.

Spiritual and Ethical Society-714 Lexington av. Org. 1899, 60 members. Belle V. Cushman, Pres. ; Miss Ida Davis, Sec., 744 Lexington av.

Students' Club-129 Lexington av. Org. 1887.

24 members. John Gaston, Pres.; G. H. Man-600 members. Inter-Collegiate Young Men's Chrisderville, Sec., 25 E. 22d st.

Board of Foreign Missions-25 E. 22d st. Org. 1832. M. H. Hutton, Pres.; Henry N. Cobb, Sec.

Board of Publication-25 E. 22d st. Org. 1856. Chas. I. Shepard, Pres.; Richard Brinkerhoff, Agt.

Pastors' Association in N. Y. and Vicinity25 E. 224 st. Org. 1877. 130 members. A. E. Myers, Pres.; Alfred Duncombe, Sec., Manhasset, L. I.

Women's Board of Foreign Missions-25 E. 22d st. Org. 1875. 12,000 members. Mrs. Paul D. Van Cleef, Pres.; Mrs. A. L. Cushing, Sec. Woman's Executive Committee of Domestic Missions-25 E. 22d st. Mrs. John S. Bussing, Pres.; Mrs. E. B. Horton, Sec.

St. Bartholomew's Chinese Guild-209 E. 42d st. Org. 1889. 300 members. Guy Maine, Supt.

St. Bartholomew's Clubs-209 E. 42d st. Parish House. Has men's, boys' and girls' clubs, Reading Rooms, Gymnasium, Industrial Classes.

Salvation Army-International headquarters, 101 Queen Victoria st., London, Eng. National headquarters, 120-124 W. 14th st. Org. at Mile End, Eng., July 5, 1865, by Wm. Booth, who is General Commander in Chief. Frederick De L and Emma Booth Tucker, Commanders; Col. E. J. Higgins, Chief Secretary: Lieut. Col. Holz, Social Secretary. Center for directing the spiritual, social, financial and publishing work of the army in the United States. The army is a religious society, organized on a military basis. Object, the evangelization of unchurched classes. Officers are working among 19 heathen races. There are 15,100 officers, 6,229 corps, operating in 42 countries, in 28 languages, 44 periodicals are published, with circulation of over 1,000,000. In the United States there

than Association. James Blair Cochran, Pres.; Herve W. Georgi, Sec.

Unitarian Societies

American Association, Boston, Mass-Branch Office, 104 E. 20th st., N. Y. Org. 1825. Hon. Carrol D. Wright, Pres.; Rev. Samuel A. Eliot. Sec., 25 Beacon st.. Boston, Mass.; D. W. Morehouse, Supt. for Middle States.

Conference of Middle States and CanadaHeadquarters, 104 E. 20th st. Org. 1885. Inudes 44 churches. Hon. Dorman B. Eaton, Pres.; Rev. D. W. Morehouse, Sec.

National Conference of Unitarian and other Christian Churches-104 E. 20th st. Org. 1865. 600 churches. Hon. George F. Hoar, Pres.. Worcester, Mass.; D. W. Morehouse, Sec., 104 E. 20th st.

New York League of Unitarian Women-Mrs. A. Wendell Jackson, 407 St. Nicholas av., Pres.; Mrs. C. T. Pierce, Cor. Sec., 9 Livingston s.; Mrs. H. D. Donnelly, Treas., 252 Jefferson av., Brooklyn.

Unitarian Society-104 E. 20th st. Mrs. Sidney Smith, Pres.; Mrs. W. Worthen, Sec. Universalist Club-Org. 1885. 60 members. Wm. M. Watkins, Pres.; F. H. Post, Sec., 41 University pl.

Universalist Societies

New York Universalist Relief Fund-253 Broadway. Org. 1857. Seven trustees. E. B. Fellows, Pres.; E. H. e. Sec. and Treas.

New York Sunday School Institute-Pres. office, 99 Fulton st. Org. 1884. Louis Ames, Pres.; Miss M. C. Lippincott, Sec.

U. S. Army Aid Association--82 Nassau st. Org. 1887. 600 members. Wm. A. Thompson. Pres.; Jno. B. Ketcham, Sec., Henry M. Lester, Treas. Volunteers of America-34 Union sq. Org. by

RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES-MANHATTAN-Continued.

Alcoke, Sec., 858 E. 134th st.

Young Men's Hebrew Association-111 E. 19th st. Percival S. Menken, Pres.; Falk Younker, Sec.

Com. and Mrs. Ballington Booth in 1896, to reach, av. Org. 1888. Chas. B. Lawson, Pres.; R. S. the unchurched classes. It is a religious body with a military organization. It is American, its government being based upon the Constitution of the United States. There is an executive council, dealing with matters at national headquarters, and a military council, which has to do with the organization of the field movements. After an existence of but 18 months there are 8 regiments, 1 battalion, 7 detachments, 175 posts, 500 commissioned officers. The Volunteer Prison League is established in 8 state prisons. Com. Ballington Booth, Pres.; J. G. Haimond, Sec.; W. J. Craft, Treas.

White Cross Society of U. S.-224 Waverley pl. Org. 1884. B. F. De Costa, Pres.; W. R. Smith, Sec., 224 Waverley pl. Branches all over U. S.

Woman's Executive Committee of Board of Domestic Missions-Reformed Church Building, 25 E. 22d st. Org. 1882. 11,000 members. Mrs. John S. Bussing, Pres., 26 E. 10th st.; Mrs. Edmund B. Horton, Sec., Cranford, Union Co., N. J.

Woman's Home Missionary Society-150 5th av. Org. 1882. 1,200 members. Mrs. Mary Fisk Park, Pres.; Mrs. J. W. Campbell, Sec., 305 W. 18th st. Woman's National Sabbath Ahance-156 5th av. Org. 1895. 400 members. Mrs. Darwin R. James, Pres.; Miss Matida Kay, Rec. Sec., 243 W. 99th

st.

Woman's Union Missionary Society of America for Heathen. Lanls-67 Bible House. Org. 1861. 2,000 members. Mrs. Henry Johnson, Pres.; Miss S. D. Doremus, Sec., 735 Madison av.

World's Brotherhood of Christian Unity-A spiritual fraternity who believe in the Fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man. Org. 1891. 3,000 members. Theo. F. Seward, Sec., 18 Wall st., Manhattan, N. Y. City.

Young Ladies' Christian League-Mrs. C. De P. Field, Ch'n, 21 E. 26th st.; Miss Helen Husted, Sec.

Young Men's Christian Union-700 Westchester

Brooklyn-City Missionaries,

Rev. J. G. Bass...
Rev. D. Balsamo

Rev. D. M. Heydrick..

Young Women's Home Society of the French Evangelical Church-341 W. 30th st. Charles H. Jacot, Pres.; Mrs. J. Eugene Robert, Sec. QUEENS.

Archdeaconry of Queens-Org. 1887. All the clergy and three laymen from each parish. Archdeacon Cooper, Pres.; G. Webster Peck, Sec., Flushing, L. I.

Christian Endeavor Society, Queens Co.-Org. 1889. 100 societies. G. M. Williamson, Pres.; Mrs. M. P. Markle, Sec., Dunton, L. I.

College Point, St. Joseph's Society-Casper Berx, Pres.; Frank Drakert, Sec.; Jacob Beresheim, Treas.

Dutch Church Club, Jamaica-Org. 1897. 60 members. Chas. A. Ryder, Pres.; Chas. Skinner, LS Fulton st., Jamaica.

Far Rockaway, St. John's Guild-Brock Lockwood, Pres.; Geo. R. Knocss, Vice-Pres.; E. Webster, Sec.; Wm. Pettit, Treas.; Arthur Librarian.

Guy.

Flushing and Newtown Christian Endeavor Union- Samuel Bryant, Woodside, Pres.; Eugene Price, Elmhurst, Vice-Pres.; Miss May Baker. Winfield, Sec.; Miss Frieda Plitt, College Point, Treas.

Jamaica W. C. T. U.-Org. 1886. 40 members. mick, Sec., 88 Herriman av., Jamaica. Florence H. Harris, Pres.; Miss Mary L Metor

Y. M. C. A., 57 Locust st., Flushing. L. I.-Org. 1895. 150 members. John W. Crawford, Pres.; John G. Thorne, Sec., 57 Locust st.

RICHMOND.

Y. M. C. A., Tompkinsville-Org. 1883. 150 members. F. C. Townsend, Pres.; C. A. Martin, Sec., Tompkinsville, Richmond.

MISSIONS.

431 Waverly av.
.152 2d pl.
.500 Dean st.

Capt. Hiram Meeker..Jamaica av. and Enfield st.

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unteers.

Total number, including secretaries, volunteers and missionaries of affiliated branches, 100.

WORK OF MISSIONARIES IN BROOKLYN. Religious services in jail and penitentiary, 405: in county buildings, 175; in industrial department, 373; in lodging house department, 295; at floating bethel, 148; elsewhere, 1249; open air services, 82; visits male, 12,664; visits received, 8,332; visits to court, 872; girls placed in charge of missionary, 155; professed conversions, $53; united with churches, 105; gathered into Sabbath schools, 829; Bibles and Testaments distribute1, 946; tracts funeral and papers distributed, 99.594; services conducted, 42; visits to public institutions, 1,197; mothers' meetings conducted, 189; sewing schools or children's meetings conducted, 783; provided with employment, 789; taken to hospitals, 50; place in rescue homes, 105; meals furnished, 91.728: lodgings provided, 10,458; sailors visiting the floating bethel, 19.996; ships ani canal boats visited, 1,439, Nov. 1, 1897, to Nov. 1, 1898. MISSION STATIONS OF MISSION AND TRACT

SOCIETY.

Bethlehem, 575 Atlantic av. D. M. Heydrick.
Chinese, 164 Gates av. C. K. Kew.

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East New York Junior Endeavor Society.
Sarah Dale.

Floating Bethel, foot of Joralemon st. Capt. H.
L. Mekeer.

Fulton Ferry Mission, 89 Fulton st. William Watson.

Home for Girls, 83 Dupont st. Mrs. Mary Mintonye.

Industrial Dept., Willoughby st., cor. Jay. C. H. Martin.

Industrial Dept., 62, 64, 66 Greenpoint av. Hugh

Jones.

Italian No. 1, 79 Woodhull st. Miss Anna Rau.
Italian No. 2, 272 President st. Rev. D. Bal-

samo.

Junior Christian Endeavor work, Miss Juliette Barnett.

Kings Co. Buildings, Clarkson st., nr. Nostrand av. Mrs. Kate Thompson.

Kings Co. Penitentiary. J. G. Bass.
Lincoln Industrial School, 1699 Atlantic av.
L. Owen.

Mrs

Police Court Work. Miss Emille J. Meury. Raymond St. Jail. J. G. Bass, Chaplain, and Miss E. J. Meury.

Shining Light, 452 Carroll st. J. J. Anderson. Spanish Work, 126 Macon st. Mrs. C. M. Selden. Swedish, 136 Hamilton av. Rev. Charles Cedarholm.

Work Among Policemen. Miss M. A. Robinson. SUPERINTENDENTS OF DEPARTMENTS. Woman's Auxiliary ........Mrs. Frederick Terhune Industrial

Shelter

Eastern District

........C. H. Martin ......H. McLaughlin ......Hugh Jones

OTHER BROOKLYN MISSIONS.
Bethel-1254 Myrtle av.

Bethesda-392 Grand st.

Bethlehem-575 Atlantic av.

Boys' Welcome Hall-185 Chauncey st.

Brownsville Mission to the Jews-630 Rockaway

av.

MISSIONS-BROOKLYN-Continued. Children's Mission-Kent st. Reformed Church,, -225 E. 11th st. 125 Eagle st.

Christian Mission to the Jews--129 Boerum st.
Christian Rescue Temperance-474 10th st.
Deutsche Mission-St. Nicholas av., oppo. Trout-

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Battery Park Mission-27 State st.

Beacon Light Rescue Mission-207 E. 125th st. Bethany-235 E. 109th st. P. Saumerlette,

pastor.

A. P. Stockwell, Supt.

Industrial Christian Alliance-170 Bleecker st. Ralph Bryant, Supt.

Italian Mission Baptist Beth Eden, Fordham87th st. and Lorillard pl.

Italian Mission M. E.-307 E. 112th st. Italian Mission M. E. Church-151 Bleecker st. Italian Mission of P. E. Church-38 Bleecker st. Rev. Alberto Pace, Supt.

Jerry McAuley Cremorne-104 W. 32d st. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. E. Ballou, Supts.

Jewish Mission, Lutheran-70 Pitt st.

Ladies' Mission of P. E. Church to Public Institutions of City of New York-R.v. D. Parker Morgan, Pres., 3 E. 45th st.

Madison

3d av.

Sq. Church House and Mission-384

Manhattan East Side 416-422 E. 26th st.

Margaret Strachan Home for Fallen Women103-105 W. 27th st. Mrs. G. B. Satterlee, Sec., 31 E. 28th st.

McAuley Water St. Mission-316 Water st. S. H. Hadley, Supt.

Mission Lutheran-Av. B and 10th st., Unionport.

Mission Lutheran-1896 Washington av. Rev. John Heck,

Mission of St. Mary the Virgin-133 W. 46th st. Mission of the Immaculate Virgin-Lafayette pl. and Great Jones st.

Mission of the Living Waters-136 Chrystie st. John Jaeger, Supt.

Mizpah Chapel-420 W. 57th st. Morning Star-17 Doyers st. New York Christian Home Men-1175 Madison av.

for Intemperate

New York Christian Police Ass'n-235 W. 30th st. J. L. Spicer, Sec.

New York City Mission and Tract Society-Unit

Bowery Mission-55 Bowery. J. H. Wyburn, ed Charities Bldg. Supports the following:
Supt.

Calvary-68th st., west of Boulevard.

Dean, Missionary.

Wm.

Catharine-201 South st. and 22 Catharine slip. Chapel of the Incarnation Mission-242 E. 31st st. Christ's Mission-142 W. 21st st.

Church Mission to Deaf Mutes-114 W. 13th st. Coenties Slip Station Mission-21 Coenties slip. Colgate Memorial Mission-332 E. 20th st. Dengedeln Memoriai-429 E. 77th st.

East Side Chapel and Bible Women's Assn404 E. 15th st. Miss Kate Bond, Treas., 230 W. 30th st.

East 63d st. Mission-1st av. and E 63d st. Finnish (Lutheran) Seamen's-53 Beaver st. Rev. P. Hukkanen, in charge.

Five Points Mission-63 Park st. Florence Crittenton-21-23 Bleecker st., F. B. Waterman, Treas., 115 Fulten st.

Fordam M. E. Mission-Webster av. and Suburban st.

Fraisnings Armeen-158 E. 27th st., and cor. Pike slip and Water st.

Fruit and Flower Mission-Universalist Church of Divine Paternity, Central Park West and 76th St.

Galilee Of Calvary P. E. Church, 340 E. 23d st. German Evangelical Refd.-141 E. Houston st. Gospel Mission to the Tombs-Centre and Franklin sts. Rev. Sidney G. Law, Missionary. Gospel Temperance-146th st., bet. 3d and Willis

avs.

Grace-410 E. 14th st. G. H. Bottome.
Grace Mission House-540 E. 13th st.

Guild of St. Elizabeth-Miss Anne A. Curtis, Sec., 307 Madison av.

Harbor-30 State st. For the benefit of Immigrants. Rev. Paul Sommerlatte, 237 E. 109th st., in charge.

Harlem People's-2308 2d av. J. Bennet, Supt. Harlem Union Medical-213 E. 129th st. James Law. Supt. 19 E. 127th st.

Hebrew Mission, Allen St. Pres.-126 Forsyth st. Hebrew Technical School for Girls-267 Henry st. Heil's Armee 512 E 6th st., and 668 Courtlandt

",

(German Branch of Salvation Army).

Holy Comforter for Sailors-343 W. Houston st. Holy Cross-Av. C and E. 34th st.

Hope of Israel Mission to the Jews of M. E. Church-209 Madison st. and 89 Rivington st. Rev. A. C. Gaebelein, Supt.

House of the Lord-190 Bleecker st. Ellis Ballou, Supt.

Howard Mission and Home for Little Wanderers

Broome St. Tabernacle-395 Broome st.
DeWitt Memorial Church-280 Rivington st.
German Mission-280 Rivington st.
German Mission-63 2d st.

Italian Church-395 Broome st.
Jewish Mission-280 Rivington st.
Olivet Memorial Church-63 2d st.

Woman's Branch of the N. Y. City Mission and Tract Society maintain the following: Christian Workers' Home, 129 E 10th st; Training Home for Christian Workers, 128 E. 10th st; Fresh Air Fun, The Baby Fold, 128 E. 10th st.; Virginia Day Nursery, 632 5th st.

New York Colored Mission-135 W. 30th st. S. Marshall Busselle, Sec.

New York Female Auxiliary Bible Society-Bible House.

New York Port Society-46 Catharine slip. New York Protestant Episcopal City Mission Society, 38 Bleecker st. Supports the following: St. Barnabas' House, 304-306 Mulberry st. St. Barnabas' Reading Room and City Mission Clergy House. 38 Bleecker st.

St. Ambrose Church. 117 Thompson st. Chapel of Christ the Consoler. Adj. Bellevue Hospital.

Chapel of the Good Shepherd. Adj. Almshouse, Blackwell's Island.

Chapel of the Messiah-206 E. 95th st. God's Providence Chapel and Mission. Broome st.

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Temporary Chapel of San Salvatore-40 Bleecker st.

New York Rescue Band-105 E. 22d st. S. E. Furry, Supt.

Norwegian Mission-217 E. 119th st. Norwegian Seamen's Mission-94 Market slip. Jacob Bo, 111 William st., Brooklyn, in charge. Peniel Josephine Mission-39 Canal st. Phelps-316 E. 35th st. Rev. Theo. W. Harris, 314 E. 25th st.

Phillip's-225-227 E. 80th st.

Presbyterian Hebrew-128 Forsyth st. Protestant Episcopal Church Missionary Society for Seamen in City and Port of New York. Supports the following:

Coenties Slip Station-Open air mission and room, 21 Coenties slip.

East River Station-Floating Church of Our Saviour, Pike slip and Mission house, 24 Pike street.

North River Station-Church of the Holy Comforter and mission house, 341 West st. Sailors' Home-52 Market st.

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