The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-15
A DIVINE DEJEUNER
American and International Christian
Moral Science Association.
Ministerial Mixing Of Beeisteaks and Reli-
gion-swallowing Coffee and Splitting
Out Prejudices" Henry Ward
Bsecher His Own Pope.


Bsecher His Own Pope.
The dining room OF the Aston House was yester-
day morning the scene OF an unusual festival Tor
that well known public caravansery. over one
hundred clergymen sat down to breakfast at nine
O'Clock precisely in obedience to the following sum-
mons or invitation which each gentleman re-
ceived:-
AMERICAN AND INTERNATIONAL cnEIsrIAN MORAL SCI
ENCE AssoofAriOS.
DEAR SIR-The Rev. Dr. Gather. OF Lonion, II now on
hers Of all Evangelical churches the formation Of Chris
4. meet'nss IN New York, Brooklyn Albany, syrs.nse
Provisional Council and at Toronto and Hamilton simar
A pubic breakfast was held at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
Tuesday a2d sovember at wA;a the Key :.
the rsos d. the Rev.
second held in the place on Tues
sa .a n he Rs T. D D1 as s. b.
lerrs Rev Bishop James Rev T. Armiags D; D., aey d.
Vice Prssidens pnanimous resolution was passed to
sustain the Council Of friend, third
win be held al the Xstor House TO Brooklyn other
Sas s.f &c. Rev. T. B. Sasaway Rev ns
AMI Rev G. T ren,ssOs win act Is Vice
REQUESTED We have the pleasure to enclose ticket Tor me
Tay
Fourth avenue will greatly oblise dear sir faithfully and
Gsary Ward sescher, :. nodich. Edmund James, N:
Y York Tnvery T. s Foster President Drew theological
Seminary anderson, brssllsa Bapsis. Assees.ion
FSaS 3 PIX? liss we; bodss Harris
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Tying Jr Leonard bacon New Haven't r Dar6in Noah
lot NJ B. C. cra%ford g. Measosk tuaao
Jesse Peck lsyraouss R. W. Clark ALBANY,
At little after eight O'Clock the dlvines began to
assemble In the hat and cloak room, adjoining the
dining room, with anxious eyes for breakfast. Sell
dom II ever had call for union Of clergymen
been so universally h0nored. Every sect was well
represented. There were present Epscopalians,
few rtuaists, blue and yellow Presbyterians, Luther
ans, Baptists Moravians, Cong egationasts Free
Will ana Seventh Day Baptists, Methoiists and
Methodist EpIscopalians, Socinians, Antinomians,
Erastans, Anabaptists, Reformed Dutch. Cavinists.
Low Churchmen. Swedenborgians, wesleyans and
one solitary, glun-looKing Quaker. The Rev. DR..
Gather, who Is
THE HEAD AND FRONT OF TIE MOVEMENT
which is intended to bring all Protestant sects to-
gcther when an issue Is made In 4 provisional cOun-
ell. Is fine, TALL pOrly-ooKing old Irish gentleman.
with an oxford training and pronunciation. AT five
minutes past nine O'Clock the reverend gentleman
sung out breakfast - In the han, and Immediately
there was an awful rush to deposit hats and COATS
and many OF the mo t distinguished clergymen were
seen diving for The breakfast room, whose doors
yawned wide and conven iently for the purpose
There were four tables In the room one of which was
q cross table for the chief dignitaries In moment
with American enterprise ali the seats were filed,
win tie exception o. few seats opposite the Prc,l-
dents chair, III which Henry Ward heecher sat with
us usual dignity aud grace seeing the HERALD
reporter sanding, meeKiy awaiting his turn Mr.,
Beechlr said 10 MN Win courtesy,
"br2ther Reporter, get yourself a chair and sit
Alter few minutes Mr.. Beecher again asked.
'BROTuER RE oRrER, HAVE YOU AN APPErITE?r
and proper answer was given. Prayer, snort
ana comprehensive one, as offered by the Rev. Dr..
lltany, 81 Newark, ana selection rom the sevel.
teentn chapter OF ST. Jonn was read 10y the Rev Mr..
Nc. lear, OF Trinity Episcopal church. Harlem VINO
Is great broad-cnested blonde, Gcolry Delemayn
sort oil .e low. and quite good looking
The Rev. Henry Ward Beccher, on rising to speak,
was hailed with great applause from the hundred
or more ciergynen present. lie said that the world
had waited long Tor just such union as was proposed
by the Rev. Dr. Gather, and sed hls sympathy
In glowing terms with the object OF the meeting,
plentiful breakfast nad been iad by Tue Stetsoas
on the table consis ing OF rolls, tenderiOn, beef
steaks, mutton chops, sausagcs ana Tried eggs,
together WIN fried chipped potatoes. reverend
brother, who SAT near the reporter SAID to him
"Brother Reporter does II not strike you that is
very cheap feed or
Why, 1t seems TO me that The steaks have been
warmed UP the second time and the mutton chops
are quite "galneyn Ii am not mistaken. see that
Brother Bcecher does not partake Of the steaks o.
chops, but contents himself with roll and c0lee.
THINK III jnst try dash OF those fried eggs.'
Beecher sad That by Christian union he did not
mean that those present should give up all their
church organizations and services, but that they
should come together IN Christ. MIR. Beecher said
the Church is like glad household; and no one
should interfere with another mans domestic AZ
fairs don't wish any man TO give up ms private
opinions put let US all clasp hands on the broad
platform OF Jesus. There are many things That I'm
opposed to- / don't Ike dinner at Six O'Clock,
and may dislike the way some houses are kept on
Columbia street Brooklyn. but Tolerate them be-
cause know my house Is right. (Laughtcr) My
cnurcn Is right and there's oniy
ONE POPE on COLUMBIA STREET,
ana that's me. u.aughter.) Mr.. beecner, In concu-
but tnaL IL was necessary Tor him to be present at
"Christan Union" which would take place at hall-
would call the Rev. Dr. Buddington to the chair,
VINO. no doubt, had his speech committed to memory
already Laughter.l
The iev. Or. Buddington took out his watch and,
coming up 10 the presidents Seat said ne did not
think It was fair OF Brother Beecher to put him in
SUCH predicament, as he was, like Brother
Beecher, IN u hurry to get away. Iaugherl
the Rev. Dr. GATHER then explain I'd the object OF
the meeting. He said tlat they had met to iorm a
Christian Moral Science Association as there were
associations OF social science ami political ccono-
my, and II was needlul that we should have Chris
tan moral science 10 counterfeit the influence Of
Roman Catholicism. inndelity and posItivism
The Rev. DR.. GATHER stated that
THE ENTRANCE FHE
to the organization would be for cergymen twenty
live dollars ana Tor laymen fifty dollars AT TINS
OF the table, frightened up. There We're to be a
hundred members in America and one hundred in
England with the possibility OF increasing the num-
Der OF the PROVISIONAL Council to the number OF Two
hundred and forty members, If necessary. Books
were to be sent TO the dinerent members OF the
ASSOCIATION. me following resolutions were then
onered by tho Rev. DIR. Catner:-
First That resolved, That heartily rejoice the
idea solc Catholic Church this junctare one Of
the walters began 10 rin hdeous ChrisI,
consisting II does, of the of all evange
cti-cburches.
Tins resolution was moved by the Rev. Stephen
Duryea, Presbyterian clergyman. who said that
the pope had recognized MIN ana given him his
b essing by the laying his hands his head ana the
PAX poDlscun,n ana the Pope mad told him, "AH
who have been baptized belong to me.r The
reverend gentleman had watched auxiousy the re-
suit OF the Vatican Council 10 see II the P0pe were