New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-06
PREACHERS WORTH HEARING
OK A. f. KIrrREDGE. OF THE MADISON
uvENUE REFORMED CHURCH.

,.vrNIyE REFORMED CHURCH.
.vxo =, orr1sH1ya PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
IN cu,cAeo TO xEaArBER o>cE PRoMis-
M, CONGREGATION IN THIS CITY.
w,., Dr K,ttredge became pastor of the Madison
Axsn,s Reformed Church. In September 1856. there
rs o5o members the roll to-day there are over GOO
,romhers Although DR. Reed, his predecessor was well
Ntsd and Is now held IN the highest esteem by his
sormee parshoners the pew rentals had dwindled down
A about 81 00O this they between $4,000 and
ans 600 in addition to the large sum raised as Easter
for repairing and identifying tue church edihce The
congregations have increased In similar proportion,
until now the church Is crowded morning and evening.
This remarkable change has been brought about witn
out any OF the schemes" sometimes resorted TO In
order to attract crowds The growth has been natural
and steady and at time greater than In the last 10"
weeks The Sunday schools have increased hsS
until there about 800 scholars and teaoners ia
attendance at the church school and $40 at tne m''
school large Industrial school meets every SATURDAY
morning In the mission building. No 40 East rnV-
seventh St There are also day nursery anu W. .
ing girls society at place THIS society tue
pastor considers one OF the most emcien' 'I""o " ,
church work 1t has sixty members WIN sresains
room. library and classes in dressmaKing' mninery
callstheGics and cooking.
PRACTICAL CHRISTIAN UNION.
su. ,,aasant comment was caused By the change
mat took plaoe when Dr. Kitredge came TO New York
BE left Presbyterian church to become pastor OF no
formed church His successor In chicago was Dr.
Wthrow WHO succeeded in the Park Street Congre
rational Church OF Boston By the Rev. David Gregg
VINO had resigned from Reformed Presbyterian church
IN this city This incident especially gratifying to
those who In favor Of closer Christian uuion Dr.
Kittredgss Chicago psstorae was emnenty successful
When he charge OF tho Third Church 1t had maui
bership OF oa.y $50; the additions during his sixteen
years there were 34is. 1900 of whom Joined on
.f.peel huyffh ma IN
ship of 1900 and this in spite of the fact that three
branch congregations organized In different parts
of the city; two mission schools also started which
soon had co noinei attendance Of over 12OO children
and youth Chinese school also manai ned by the
church.
This is not DR.. Kittredge's first psstorste In New
York He went to Chicago from this city. having been
pastsr Of the which Dr. c. g. Robinson served TOT
seyenteen years II then called the Eleventh Pres
byterau Church later the Mem )ria ant now tue Mad
ison Avenue Presbyterian Church. DR.. kittredse was
born in Roxhury. Mass in 1884 and was eiucatea AT
Williams College sli the Andover Seminary HIS nrst
pastorate was In Chsresown. Mass over the Winthrop
Congregational Church. Poor health caused him 10
resign after four years aud Le went to California The
Howard Presbyterln Church OF San Francisco invited
him to preach there, and the church not being large
enough the crowds that desired to hear him large
hall was obtained but that soon found to be too
small In 1868 he called ~ New-iovK for tue nrst
time While In Chicago he received many hatforing calls
from other cities and near accepting one three or
four years ago from the Oxford street PRESBYTERIAN
Church of Phs elpla. but while he was considefihs
1t his handsome church building In chicago was
burned and he at declined the Philadelphia call
deciding to remain with his people until they bad rebuilt
their church home
LESSON FROM CHILD LIFE
Dr. Kittre1ge preached yesterday morning from the
text Except ye be converted and become as little chill
dren We shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven
His sermon was substantially as follows;
convincing evidences of the inspiration OF the
Bible portrayal s pages OF the SINS ana I'M
perf-ctions Gods for hu writer's A~avs paint
the the story almost IN ehAr4o
ter But the in startling csors the moral
those who stood the neare. TO God In ser
vic. aud who we're the most blessed by favor aud this
honesty painting is not uuan but divine Moses
losing temper before the rock al sna-DAvd tempted
90 ft,n o sins which were not on crm
na-soomOn glory Of An astr"us reign with
sensnsy Simo Peter with baspheng denying MS Master
the critical moment Of the iser' earthly lie These
ar. OF this truth which stamps
the of Bible as dvinely
introduces 70 another instance OF
this wonderful honesty the sacred writers.
The urpeyIng with the hrtst toward Jeru
salem order they be prepared for the scenes
which wal them in that city He has told hem IN the plain
est language thai the son OF Man VIII oe sppehennea oy
wicked will be cendemnod and crncine ana mat on
thu day He will azfnvods which struck death
blow the Jew sh expectations oil temporal kihgon ana
which hld been following the Nazar-ne
prophet calling themselves HIS dscipe' 10 neert nm ana
return 10 stan ling this plain
approaching suhsrings aud death winch
APOSTLES dlsputHg among themselves on the question
who would the greatest in the Msssilh's Kingdom
hrst that they could have been
stupid scholars with such teacher ami that with
sOrrwiu gnK IN their ears thew could nave
of self much less have quareled 10 gain
each for mse the hgnest seat in tenp'ra kngd0m But
you much like these ambitions self seeking ds
epes wonder gives place self sOcusstol ami We
are Orced confess probably done the
very same thing ami have toned disputng with The
and shameful rivalry The answer Of
Jesu. following the confession Sy the d.cipo' Of their hu
initiating STRIFE
THE JOYS OF CHILDHOOD.
Except re be converted and become little children"
uttered these words he held on dis knees
sle child aud ARK tells US that He put Hs arms about
the whom Jesus ia never seen before VINO mad
been probably playing near oy wen TINS Gnu ron menu
called hin aud embraced him Nov" you Will notice that
did sly except ye become little children,
but except We become az littis children. we cannot
turn back the hands on the eocs OF ume ana i've
again chdhOod careless merry hours aud he Is foolish
who would wish to do Tor there Is prlcse,s wealth IN
the mental breadth aud acquisition and ia the heart expert
winch the passing years have brought TO US tha on
immensely tO'e Joys which were uncouied but
shallow full Of gee but Lacking richness We played on the
shore then sand aud tne oa ming We are
the sails all set ago on board aud SIN
blowing that 10 gran 10 1--we and KNOW thAt We
adali never cease IvnG
Excerpts We Oe converted and become little children"
We o; childhood physical stature. In mental
sreDgh in heart experience sOn posses
sious, estimate developed man or woman To DO
larger than child aud worth self world
larger boy Intellectual and moral stature and yet there
that IN childhood which Is OF peculiar beauty aud value
and for the of which no possessions Of mature years eau
ouIOensston. Yet all lose 1t aud poorer and
smaller spiritually for the and only the veriag
God 1t We sometimes say whss We gaze
n aughng face OF iAfant An angel kissed him
then and there truh than faRcy In ae words for
cbdhood the nearest Heaven that Jesus mssf
behold face Of the Father that L. are
KIM the noble OF the heavenly host are
guardian of the little but older
We grow from Cot Heaven, that hsvever We
ourselves and however the world praise US the
Father high . value and while
prdikg ourselves Increased wealth. He who omni
pride Jolly ard that We are poorer
instead Of richer.
Except converted and become as little children"
child Heaven aud greater measured by
divi Judgment than mani In snsweriug this
rule OF all consderst tue notern preco
elsus society Guild who zbnorm specimen and
thsughtful snd woman. Thousands Of chill
den cheated OF their childhood only mintare
gentlemen and ladies their free snanoiy camped by
eiety laws their simplicity Exchanged for silly