New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-27
BRETHREN DWELLING IN UNITY.
PREsBYTERIAss GIVE A RECEPTION.
ENTERTAINING LEADING MEN OF THEIR OWN

ENTERTAISIHG LEADING MEN or THEIR OWN
CHURCH AND PROMINENT METHoprsrs.
In spite Of the gloomy weather last night thero was
large congregation at the Filth Avenue Presbyterian
Church to attend the centennial mectlDgs Warner
Van Norden president OF the Presbyterian Uniou.
In the chair, and introduced Dr. C. l. Thompson,
Moderator OF the Northern General Assembly. DR..
THOMPSON made telling speech and called forth
several bursts Of applause. The burden Of his sd
dress was concerning the congratulations received from
the great Methodist Conference, and the onward march
OF Christianity which enables all the different Protest
ant denominations work in harmony for the uplifting
of the human race.
The next speaker the Rev. DIR. Ganse, OF Chicago
the secretary of the Presbyterian Board Of Aid for
Colleges and Academies, who made a short address
the desrabiilty of union between tho Northern and
Southern divisions Of tho Church He said In conclu-
sion that though he western man he had been
an Eastern boy, and remembered we'll the time when
the Beeckcr Street Church. now DR. Cros5y's was the
farthcst Presbyterian Church uptown. Then the site
which DR.. HALLS great temple stands a vacant
and wild place. and tho regions Of the West which had
since produced mon like DR.. Thompson a bowling
wilderness.
Colonel Elliot. T. Shepard had been
assigned 10 the duty Of introducing to the meeting
a CATION of six members Of the Methodist Con-
ference who hal been TO bear the greetings Of
the Conference to the Presbyterian Church on Its
Centennial celebration and consisted of two Bishops
two ministers and two laymen, as follows: Bishops
Foster and Foss the Rev. Dr. Alexander Martin,
president of the DO PAW University Of Indiana
and DR.. john Lanahan, Of Baltimore; ex-senator
Warner Miller, and Governor Evans, Of Colorado
Colonel shepard gave account OF the scenes which
he had witnessed the City OF Brothory Love during
the sttlngs Of the General Assembly, and said that
next TO his own church he Hked tho fighting shout
ing Methodlss. The lot OF their ministers had hero
toforo been somewhat too peripatetie, but as their
term at a post has been extended TO five years, they
will not have to walk much in future.
Bishop Foster made few remarks In praise OF
what he STYLED the grand old Presbyterian Church.
and said that he felt deep personal Interest In that
Church from tho fact that bis patcrna grandmother
who lived TO the age Of 100 years, was regular
communicate in It for eighty -four years -
Bishop Foss said that his feeling toward au
fellow Christians was we'll stated in the motto OF
John Wesley, &" ! want TO form league offensive
and defensive with every soldier Of Christ"
The Rev. George p. Hayes, OF Cincinnati, told now
he and committee In his charge had raised nluion-
dollar Centennial Fund 1850 900 Of which was for tho
esi in the audience. ono OF bis points was that no
was recently convinced that the millennium was COM
ing as they had actually tad two quiet Sundays IN
that sink OF inlQulty and lager beer, Cincinnati RIO
believed that in spite OF al the evil in the world the
Christians would conquer by standing back to back TO
each other and facing the enemy on every side short
addresses were also made by ex-senator warner Miller
and Justice Strong, and the service was concluded by
The congre CATION singing Our Country, IT'S OF Thee