The New York herald., 1876-12-17
THE BRICK CHURCH PASTOR.


SKETCH OF REV. L. D. BEvAS's LIFE AND
LABoRs-cHARAcTERIsrIc OF BIS PREACH
ING.
To-day Il is expected that tho Rev. Lewcllyn d.
Bevan, OF London England, will begin his pastorate
with the Brick Presbyterian church, in this city. He
expected to leave for this country The I'd nst hav
ing preached his farewell sermon TO his TotIenham
Coart Road congregation on the Sabbath preceding On
the Tuesday evening following tho chapel was crowded
with people, gathered TO bid him formal farewell and
receive hts ateus return. Many OF tho leading
Congregational ministers London and vicinity were
present made touching addresses Several tokens
OF afcctonate presented 10 the retiring
pastor. including beautiful silver salvcr from the
church and congregation, an album containing por-
traits OF The Sunday school stan, and stationery
for the library table IRON the scholars Mr.. Bevan
made parting address, which Is represented as being
iuil OF tender loeiing and inspiration.
Mr.. Bevan has twice visited this country and occur
pied Or. Scudder's pulpit IN the Central Congrega-
Gonal church, Brooklyn, and there the Brick church
wiling him TO become their pastor. But though well
satisfied with his piety and pulpit ability here the
church appointed q committee 10 follow Mr. Bevan 10
London and note his work at home. They returned.
only satisfied, but enthusiastic IN bis favor and by
u unanimous vote OF the church at . meeting called
hear the committees report cali WAS extended by
telegraph and by letter. and after due consideration
Mr. Bevan accepted. He had received IN the mean
time Two other calls-one 10 pastoraIe IN England
and one 10 u college presidency in Australia The
Brick church ohcr Nr. Bevan handsome parson-
age within three minutes walk Of the church. well
furnished and appointed, and 50, 900 year salary
Mr. Bevan 10 thirty.iour years oil ago and has been
eighteen years in the ministry, which be cn.ered as
boy assisting the Rev. DR. Thomas Bnncy III tbe Kings
Weigh House Chapel. London, for year licen-
tiatc, after which he was ordained and became CO.
pastor with mo greatest Nonconiomst pastor Of the
age. He is graduate Of the London University.
In 1860 he accepted the pastorate of the rottenhnm
Court road chapel, whore George Whitfield preached
In other years Upon going 10 his new sphere oi labor
Mr. Bcyan found that he had not only 10 gather aeon
gregaton but atterward TO induce them To wipe oil tho
burden OF debt less weight than 81 o0o Through
Jealous efforts this sum has now been reduced to
than e. 000 Mr.. Bevan has an agreeable presence,
magnificent voice, cheerful buoyant temperament,
profound good nature and noble olocution but all
these with him but aids to help hm TO become "a
good minister or Jesus Christ" Ho IS AN extensive
reader aud ripe scholar but he has achieved his sue
cess through not beng s'ashamed OF tho Gospel or
Christi His morning discourse generally aims ut
onlargng mo spiritual conception ana ouiiyns .ne
onal and the sermon Is usually devoted 10 the win
ming Of sinners and TO the rcrcshment Of saints by
to the principles OF the faith Then too. no s
great Sunday school man, and has preached aud
written forcby AMI extensively Tor the guidance and
encouragement OF Sunday school teachcra Outside
his own church his abors as q lecturer and platform
speaker have been incessant He Is vigorous friend
OF the temperance movement and has often preached
and ectured IN behalf He has been the stcadiast
friend OF tho College established by tho
late Rev. Frederick Maurice. About three ycars ago
Of English Language and Literature, and also became
member OF tho School Board for London. And those
positions he has now resigned 10 accept pastorae ~
our city. He will be corually welcomed by his breth-
rem In Ihe ministry here, and measures will shortly be
taken by the PrcsDytery for hts installation.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HxRALD:-
In last Sundays issue notice article headed, "a
Dying Denomination which you designate as Chris
tians or "Camp pbcltes" This Is a mistake, and per-
init mo to correct It. II there ever were any Camp
bctes they died long since, and nobody mourns tneir
demise. But the people to whom you refer under that
s.nicxname' are Mother dead dying. Moreover
they have no such assemblies as "conicrences," ana
no leader founder save Christ They are largely
known .Disciples OF Christ" more properly "Chris
tians" They are conceded by other churches TO DO
in numbers the fourth Protestant body In the
United States, besides having considerable strength
in foreign countries giving them at the very lowest es
innate SOC, 900 members They have moro than twenty
institutions OF learning ranging from the seminary TO
the university. They now publish eleven weekly
newspapers four sunday school wcckcs, seven
nonthlies and quarterly, besides over lO0O, 900
pages OF tracts annually. OF books they have pub
ished since 1923 than $50 original works some
OF them reaching thousands OF copies They now have
three foreign missionaries doing effective work abroad
besides sustaining many homo missions. and are grow
ing IN wealth. numbers and influence wherever their
work 10 prosecuted. j. o. QUITS,
Pastor Church OF Christ, Tully. n. Y.