New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-09
PREACHERS WORTH HEARING
XVII.
OR. E. MccHEsNEY. OF ST PAULs CHURCH
can INSIDE VIEW OF REVEALS" GIVEN ny A

sr.ra ana side of Fifthave was
.mnv provided privileges and that the
rata AZ oula 90 part Of the city not having many
.nu,ch buidinga Whatever virtue there
enc .uereson certain part Of Fourthave sup
,,ed with houses OF worship
TIA Unitarian be entertained and Twen
tjeth.st building whore Dr. Bellows long
leader his denomination block further stands
calvary Church. where Dr. satterlee s the large
and parish AZ Twenty there are
churches simple unpretcLtious structure where
Crosby than OF resisted pres
sure Of the uptown Movement" and few Presbyterian
in the city have larger membership the
street white granite edifce Roman sque Style
with seating capacity Of 300. The spire Paus
Methodist Episcopal Church overiooks all noghbors
does to the height Of 2lO The building and
lot cost quarter Of million dollars fine house adjons
she church.
PREACHER WITH SINGLE PURPOSE.
The present pastor Paurs Church. the Rev. DR. En-
sgn McChesney nearly through his second year there
He has endeared himself his large and growing congrsga
ton by his preaching his sympathetic nature and
his entire conservation TO his work Il DO not come to
offer specuativ theories fragments OF Information
come you in the of the Master witness for
Christ TO offer the Word of God" These tae words
which he began his pastorate another city They
might been repeated when coming to New York for
the principle which has been at tho basis OF all
his work.
Dr. McChesney was born in Rensselaer, County. N. Y
study OF which he had set his
yoVg ambition in order to study for the ministry In 1868
he was graduated from the Wesleyan University Norwich
wBcdord Fail River Taunton and other New England
the of his abors In 1880 he became
pastor OF the Hudson Avenue Church. in Abanv two
years he assigned the state Street Church. OF
Troy At the completion of this pasorae he Europe
for and whe abroad he invited to become the
pastor OF ST. Paurs Church
DR. MeChesney," said recent writer
convinced that lie able minister OF tho
New Testament and one who loves his work with the Ia
nature He believes the Bible to be the
God The contained in 1t the
and wooi Of his mind Few preachers familiar
Bible He loves expound its truths and to utter
the study of the scrpures He fresh in
expression original in thought aud rapid In delivery lie
his subject logical in his statements knows what
he desires TO and in manner to carry conviction
conscience and the heart OF his hesrer His
eect and conscience rather than to the
emotions and his appeals with much warmth and
Intensity Of conviction the of the preacher that the
emotions powerfully stirred illustrations freely used
In the Of his discourse principally drawn from
nature and are singuarly appropriate"
INSIDE VIEW OF REVEALS.
Dr. McChssney preached yesterday on IAN ms
Of Revvs" his text beings Repent therefore and he
converted that be blsted out when the times
refreshing shall the of the Lord"
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teaching with respect to this as 10 all vital subjects
REVEALS IN CHURCH GROWTH.
have named the article chiefly because OF two
mrkabe statements contains He essentially that
churches which believe revvas and promote
them that this country almost entirely indebted for It's re-
ngous Perhaps have not stated his position strongly
enough words II take the history Of our
country a WHOLE admit been the ortho
another OF its form, that has stood
and which represents 1t at the
do isrrate the work and pswer OF tic iib
era churches look the length and breadth
hstorr these almost be left out OF the account
orthodox churches means the strength OF
religion and Their Ssn''; the Weakness col OF aotio,
TIA, these esarch have grown rm ySs s
INSIDE ioan the method; Of "svanseis
Isrssr to tn, growth ths Church And
thy lave srsGy 70 The gowsT Of rSCn !" this
sSn he ofoor chGrce have Very Srse
These are remarkable statements. and all the more
m worth the w i%pPe to IRON pon %n' ,5 5
i'% think none Of u. WIN question !nsiT esso;ilsi
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believe in and promote revivas Moreover is
hop. in years sv. :. Ssen ne Ss ssss IA
form differing at LEAST in outward result Apty-twe
spsci1 METHODS occaonay to for the awakening
a r haG iPS
e s c sses dn ns Of hs rel 1
afro Thsr g r he and
their weakness Is tbs weakness OF rrlision."
of sfSwih; with The ee source. And
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sg = 70 1s So s9, o sn a Ss NOT O9 Saoa
Of ax@ssins f:ovsd by Jason Of re rr q Their
decline only 6e broken y aq.heT Of awa.euipg
eoSquerna army but rather ike an avsnee alternating
s. re need n. stop Show why WY
snnmerals the csnses which lead to ms result We need
ike MT q an indi1idaI The chaTcn a,sr
ey ought TO BE- are seldom perhaps .eysr lives Of an:
sms. e3a,n1 sy1sig 10 tho s ~. %
revival.
DEFINITION OF REVEALS.
Definition this point desirable but
What is a REVEALS much preju.
dice has been awakened the fuTe discriminate De-
revvas and their suJstues And sim further
is need distinguish between what merely incidental
and unnecessary and The great essential features OF such
seasons. Our text readily furnishes the definition. re-
vyal season Of refreshing" 1t such
upon parched with burning heat when last
the rain descoos 1t is the incoming OF vigOr the
Ike resurrection But 1t is also general and we need to
leok iOseiv.
revival stands repentance Repentance
Sgs one US as The
Ing by the repsnttnce which prroedes It, revival ~
then connected with conversion. Be converted
turn again. Ia the exhortation Not conversion IN the
loose popular sense commonly attached 10 the word sense
includes the fact OF fesenera0n but CONVEX
OF individuals themselves turning from sin u
goes beyond the OF repentance II
emphasizes repentance in practical forms Ths makes
something than superficial stirring Of the
emotions Il locates 10 IN the depths OF the Will. the
scence and the life revival 10 season when sins are
"bettef out botied out" because past sins for
given and because sinfa customs are upooed and sinful
practices laid aside. Such seasons of refreshing arc
from the OF the Lord % They the OF
special manifestation OF one whs is always The
freshng the eloquence fsme
O from Lord al