New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-20
PREACHERS WORTH HEARING
TIE REV. 6 II. VIRGIN, OF IiiE flL"hiN
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
A PRACTICAL SERMON on THE sFLf-R'Ghrh''s
ru,r,svr ny ONE OF HARL' Ms POPULAR PAS

A PRACTICAL SERMON on THE ,r'' '
ry.p,svr ny ONE OF HARL' Ms POPULAR PAS
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Al o'clock last evening the farewell meeting OF the
80. 60, ,on o, the Y..bg Mems Christian A>socia
lion was held at the Pilgrim Congregational Church IN
ua,,en, No little part OF the success attending the
n,or,,on has been due the cordial ."pport given by
the pastor and members Of the church The Young men
have been especially loud their praise of the good work
done by The Ladies' Entertainment Committee.
Rut coraalty and hospitality lcaling characteristics
% the members Of III church The congregation IS said
10 be one OF the orga.i7cd in the city, far
work is concerned Forcfdhes' Day Is always celebrated
there and It's after dinner speeches OF high order
The leaders Of the church neatly all members Of the
ladies' Society for Christian Work. Il wht,h Ms Virgin
efficient president 1t has local department for
work in the city, rational department to look after
home sions, and foreign department. to send the
Gospel the heather. There are also Young Ladies'
Society and Young Peoples Association The officers
the church Deacons. F. F. Brown Marshall Ayfes
+. L. Chaplain Joseph Slliman, Charles P PIERCE ana
sayres Haley clerk, Charles f. Hope treasurer Homer
N Lockwood; committee, Dr. c. J. Hasorouck ana D. W.
woolsey Sunday school superintendent James H. Noyes'
trustees d. ]. spracue. T. II. Newman j. Jay NeS'ei'
Marshall Ayres jr.. J. J. Braden and J. NJ Horton
IN MEMORY OF TIE PILGRIMS
T., name, q, the mimi font OF the church is frag
ment of the o1igns, Ilymovth Rock upon which the
Putans said TO have landed This ehurch was pol,
n, ,rouhlous times bu; although At has Just celebrated
It's twenty fifth anniversary, it has an envlaoe record
an, n b,tlliant prospect. The meeting WAS held
I'm April 1862. a house of James Rker. In few
resolved organize
and the Rev s. Bourne, IT, hired TO preach for s3
a Sunday After tia, his salary WIS raised and he
remained leader Of the foss until ISL when he was
by Dr. Virgin its present pastor The services
were held in chapel Second and One huniredand
,wentv6fhst for about ten years In 1888 the
building at Madson-a,e and Observation-Disclosures
fists dedicated The value Of the church property
about 1925 600. The membership Of the church is
nearly 45o that is also the membership OF the Sunday
school, while Industrial School, which meets every
Saturday afternoon, has 500 scholars
Dr. Virgin is a New Highlander, having been born not
far from Plymouth Rock. His parents moved to Boston
when he was a child and his boyhOod spent there
when the church which he now serves was formed he
freshman at Harvard From college he went 10
Andoyer Seminary. For three years he was pastor OF
the roadway Church at Somervle Mass. ouf resigned
on March l. 1871. The onth he preached In the
Harlem Church. and began his labors there as pastor IN
July Of that year lie active Republican, and also
newspaper writer being Of the chief book reviewers
Of The Christian Union" lie Is an earnest supporter
OF the Congregational societies and one OF the iouhueIs
OF the Congregational Club
A MARVELLOUS DIVISION OF MANKIND
Dr. Virgin preached yesterday from the text 1 thank
Thee that 1 other men" The sermon was
substantially as follows:
Here Is a marvellous division OF ranknd We arc
accustomed separate the family OF according 10
shnc We familiar with continental group
Irgs A line OF demaIkation runs between families
Glass distinctions The rich and the poor.
TIE learned and the ignorant the good and the bad are
made to stand apart. The color OF the skin marks
a cleavage line. Trades AMI professions assemble
their under distinct banners Religions
countless other divisions well acquainted
But the who is presented TO us In this passage OF
Scripture has rival I'm the superb analysis whch ne mas
made OF the human race for ne mus Uue W. XIsson
himself ard all Others. The text Of the Revised version
gives his View more picturequely In the rendering i
as the rest Of men"
lie marks this great classification by distinct separa
ton himself all others he engages il devotional
service. His voice cannot be allowed 70 benu WIN
the wall Of sm and the cry OF penitence
be suffered to reduce to minor strain the iu'I
dspason Of his gratitude for what he himself IS He
stands with himself because there is no other Of the
rstive which presents him a. praying WIN nmSm Jus
not give Of the description The Phari'ee
standing with himself thus prayed Here we sec MN
As nc desired TO be seen He the aristocrat in the
Kingdom Of God. The accident OF freshly likeness 20
pass that he was born Of woman IKE Offers
he hal already forgotten that he was nGa,hed as ohes
Ordinarily We should consider character
freak Of thought II assured Of its reality
I'm living person should count 1t singular SOLITARY
instance inflated vanity scarcely worth second thought
But 1t was used by our Lord in serious hour OF I'M, I'M
portant teaching. The made to arrest attention
and : illustration of many living not ohy III
alem and in the days OF Lord but In all places
and in all days lie may be repeated IN some OF US WHO
garments about ourselves in strange SCI arston from our
feow-worshers or retire In mental seeusCn la' we
send our praise God Is 1t true Of YOU Of met
STUDYING TIE MIND OF A PHARIsEE
Let Us study FIRST, OF mind Of this solitary
worshipper. 1t is solitary by nature who thus
cOufuaS Tor he lives among nft uuuoNc9S cHt'''
into business relations with them has walked slons t
ordinary thorougfarcs the Temple where all gather Tor
worship has not appeared suddenly from haunt IN
the wilderness His food Is and wild honey
His clothing that Of an aSteuc separated from
men yet finds their society agreeable their companion
ship perhaps necessity their service contribute 10 Ms
comfort He has desire for Punishment or for moas
tic life The voice Of man is sweeer to his ear than inc
sound Of reeds rushes by the lonely river
Nor /, his soariuess soul produced at this time by
overwhelming sense Of Gods mercy to MN as an ia
N1uaL He Is not unlike all G'h,rs III to W. ,o,
sciou.ness OF being blessed than any aceomltlen
by Of ildesrrt We can iea1y unuers1nu nVm
could be thus moved to consider himseH uhe eIe
rest OF men Having taxed the divine patience win long
continued trausgression. having neglected the oLpor-
tunes Of childhood ramped on the instruction oi pa
rents .puc1 the entIoaties OF friends followed the de-
fires n an evil grauhed ambitions ana passions
yet spared receive mercy and TO awake To sense ol
pec1 aud seek and fCrcivng love, such soul might
well be led in the presence Of CD am nor a.
other men, ! have neglected more than any nave
offended more than auy. / been best more than
any the chief Of sinners-s"t apart and maze con-
spicuous trophy Of divine grace But thl' man Is
not niessed these characteristics Of his Ire
Nor is he UNIQUE in his ton o. the special Irov
fence, that have savel him mo nents Il er guded h'm
u haur of nicutv and prospcrcd him I'm the business
trans ,ctiOns q his life. He rel lees In possessions D
not in their source IN safety but in protector, in
himself u rot There IS swell nor throb OF deep
otton in him but he appears az perfect fepose, ID
state Of entire seli-comllacency ne mas eNaleu -,
self Day by dav there has been CROWN In
cOnsc estimate Of himself OF his powers Vi ms
worth of his POSITION among men, With daily increasing
favor regarded MS virtues The shadow that has
fallen upon another has ONLY afd'f 10 the brIance OF
h shining qualities. His observation Of other men mas
shown % iollcs and weaknesses and SINS ana
now he not Cnly reO IN his OF superiority SPUN
ing IN, low vic mark humanity but he MAKES MS
eond the ground O. his THANKSGIVING " "od' H .is
thai H. reflects more credit God than other OF HIS
The GIT OF the divine glory ihls on ms
ieweles natur reflected with mtnf ST ordnance
and 80 n becomes dclich' 70 him 10 pose AZ the IcHe
and like Wise diamond fash I'm sight or Goo ana man
der all he is but On eN'ern. observer anu no'
stud mt. lie looked not DIT what men are ou' AZ
what they have doing Into the inner sUusges vi
4 single he mas not penetrated Ino the sen-oepro
.attn 4 h,sc who have fallen, n'o the earnest hopes
and -nti atO o. IN whp are 10 OusN cllmohg te
mountains Of virtue into the purifying process 'h'onSn
which those who have stained by sin are passing ne
has lot last single glance Nay he has not even seen