New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-07
TIE CHURCH TO DO ITS PART
CLERGYMEN TAKE ACTION on THE CENTENNIAL
CELEBRATION OF wAsHINGToNS
INAUGURATION.

CELEBRATION OF wAsHINGToN's
INAUGURATION.
About fifty ministers OF New-York and BROOKLYN
assembled in the Governors Room In the CITY IAN
yesterday. in response TO the request OF the Executive
Committee on tho Centennial Celebration OF wash
ington's Inauguration. Elbridge T. Gerry said that
the object OF the gathering to obtain the opinion
Of the ministers regarding tie pr1o -inon to h"ld
religious services at the various churches on Aprl
80, 1850. similar TO those held In the Nsw-fors
churches at a. m. April 80. 1859. At Mr. CerfVs
suggestion Mayor Hewitt was called to preside.
Among those present the Rev. Or. o. H. Tiffany.
OF st. James's Methodist Episcopal Church: tho Rev.
DR.. Arthur Brooks the Rev. Dr. James NJ hing OK
ST. Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church: Kao0i
Gotthell, of Temple EmanrEl; the Pcv. Haisey
Moore. of the Lexington Avenue Baptist Chir'h; TO
Rev w. Hayes Ward, Of The independent thu
Rev. Dr. T. W. Chambers. the Rev Dr. j. X. Duryee.
Reformed Church: the Rev d. Parker Morgan.
of the Church of the Heavenly Rest: the Rev. DE-
F. p Ingerson, OF the Puritan Congregational church.
Brooklyn, the Rev. DR.. Bradiey OF St. LnLes Church.
Brooklyn Rabbi Henry 5. Jacobs -
the Madison Avenue Hebrew Congregation:
the Rev Edward Kenney. Of the Church
Of tho Nativity; the Rev. DR.. Charles II. Eaton, of
the Church Of tho Divine Paternity; the Rev. Z.
Hopkins, OF tho African Methodist Episcopal Chuch'
the Rev. DR. j. B. Reimensnyder of St James Lutheran
Church and the Rev. Charles ID. W. brldgman' "
the Madison Avenue Baptist Church.
Secretary Clarence W. Bowen read letters from
prominent cergymen approving the movement, in-
Guiding the Rev. DR.. c. T. Mcdonnell, on behalf of
Archbishop Corrgan; the Rev. J. ". ShacAeliord,
the Rev Dr. Robert Collyer, the Rev. DR. H. Y sater-
lee the Rev. Dr. Howard Crosby, tho Rev. DR.. Thomas
Armitage the Rev. Dr. Edward Judson, the Rev. Il
Hober Newton, the Rev. A. J. Palmer, the Rev. DR..
Z. walpole Warren, the Rev. DR.. r. S Macarthur
tho Rev T. A. X Gessler, the Rev. Samuel H. Virgin,
the Rev. Dr. G. +. Krote the Rev. Robert K. Bootas
the Rev DR.. W. s Ransord, the Rev C. S. Narrower
the Rev. A. W. Halsey, the Rev. George AleSander.
and the Rev Theodore c. Williams Secretary Bowen
said that April 80, 11e0, fourteen chuIches nelt
Episcopal, three Lutheran, two Methodist Episcopal,
Reformed Dutch, one German Reformed ono
Baptist and one Jewish synagogue. The ministers
faVOring the centennial ceremonies embraced every de-
nomination in the city Tue Rev Dr. ChambeIs
favored a the hour for the proposed services,
not only because at that hour that the fathers
met for divine services on April 30, 1909. but aso
because he thought IL would be the most convenicns
time for citizens generally. lie regarded the occa-
sion 10 be celebrated more important than the
Fourth of July. That day gave the people country,
a government and nation The Rev Dr. W. hayes
Ward offered the folcwins
Resolved Thai the sch,I suggested by the Cencu.
the Tooth anniversary OF the Inauguration OF fre,i.
Washington meets approval ami that committee
OF ten be appointed by The Chairman 81 the eNeegys
bring the matter before Tie churches OF tie cly ana
Dr. Krotel said that the President Of the United
OF general thanksgiving. and after DR. Brooks. Dr.
Morgan, DR.. Durycc and Others hal expressed th'ir
opinions a resolution to that eject was ohrre
Both resolutions adopted the carrying out II
the latter being referred Ia the Executive Comwfr'.
On motion OF DR. Tiffany, the chairman Of the Fx.
ecutve Committee empowered 10 enlarge thc COM
Ward, so that al the denominations may be repre-
sented