New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-09
PREACHERS WORTH HEARING
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M q F DEEMS THE STRANGERS FRIEND.
ar TINE FEW cLEIGYMEN WHO OWNS HIS
ONE drI Up BUILDING-ENJoYING THE CON
% vTnENcE OF COMMODORE vANDERBILT
PRACTICAL SERMON ON THE

o., t.o,est,nc lit,ie book recently issued which
SIsoyv OF the Church Of the Strangers In this city,
is not large, for the church has scarcely passed
Inv 800 Init ike pastor of the church. 1t is
ou - -. - works For more than score OF years DR..
80 has been pastor in this city he has been preach
49,, -, nearly half century Few city churches are
,t ,,, throughout the country than the Church of
evs and few city churches have larger parishes.
VI" - MONS was born in Baltimore in 1890, He was
,,ta az Dickinson College, Carlisle Penn In 1899
a., entered the ministry OF the Methodist Church South
- ,aae general agent OF the American Bible Society
n his twentieth year. and chose North Carolina as his
r5 Of labor different times during his residence In
th South he adjunct professor to the chair OF logic
"a ,beric I'm the University OF North Carolina professor
=, Randolph. Macon College, Virginia president Of the
Greensboro Female College in North Carolina and pes!
ssp. OF the Centenary College OF Louisiana Connected
WITH his teacher he had done active work as
nreacher and an editor Of religious journals
In 1895 Dr. Deems came to NewYcrk to edit new
weekly paper which to be called The wstchman,'
and he hoped might FAR toward bringing about
good Of feeling between the North and the South
and the time support his family and educate his
children. The task o heavy DR.. Deems says:
sNo one the agony endured through that
year had oace which L could occupy at night and
used to spend my evenings in the biliardroom OF
Frenchs Hotel There was warmth there, and got 20
used TO writing click OF the billiard balls that when
changed really 10 miss their snnotatng sounds"
One Sunday he went TO prominent church he was
very tired having worked hard during the week. but the
sexton refused show him he walt till the
pewhoders in. He stood twenty minutes. until he
became weary that he compelled 10 return 70 his
without having the comfort Of the service He said
that that made him determined II he had rule in
church. should have TO stand minute who came
in one minute before the service opened.
A PAsTORATE WITH A HUMBLE BEGINNING.
July. 1858 Dr. Deems hired the small chapel Of
University Of the City Of NewYork for s25 for
month At the first service he his and
preccntor There were sixteen persons IN the congre
CATION four from the preachers family. The
gregaton grew and nusd tao largo chapel OF the
university Sunday school formed, and On
the first Sunday Of January, 1sGS the present Church
Of tie Strangers organized with thirtytwo members.
Now there nearly zoo members. rs building,
which has long been the centre Of noble Christian
work formerly owned by the Mercer Presby-
terrain Church II seats 1850 persons and Is well
flied az every service
" in this study, whore you arc sitting aid DR..
Deems last week to the writer Of this sketch, the
Union Theological Seminary organize1 In the
rooms above the Young Mems Christian Association
started" Three pastors gone that
and that OF II become professors In the
Union Theological Seminary. The building IS owned
personally by Dr. Deems Commodore Vanderbilt having
given him $4,000 with which to buy It, At his death
H. VIII pass INFO the hands Of the trustees of the Church
Since 1852 Dr. Deems has been the Editor Of Christian
Thoucht' the organ Of the American Institute OF Christ
ian Philosophy. OF which he the principal founder,
and has been from the beginning N6sD president. lie
has published about dozen books. his Life o. Jceus'
Qs72, news edition with the title The Light Il the
Nations" being perhaps the most widely known One
son the Rev T.. NJ. Deems. Is the successful pastor Of
service held to commemorate The close Of Dr. Deens's
twenty-one years city pastor Dr. Howard Crosby
said: There is known better and loved more
than DT. Deems in all New-York
THE GOSPEL OF COMMON SENSE.
Dr. Deems is diteing series Of sermons entitled
"Tls Gospel OF Common Sense They are eVposItory
o. the EpIstlc q aa1 attracting much as N
ton. speaks brief and tle following is
port from notes OF that portion OF the dscoures az last
Sunday night VIII treated o. The Evils ot the Tongue
The text st. James. III. 1-l3. sld in the sermon
the speaker said:
There disease prevalent ia the church iu the DAYS
OF ST. James which In many places is raging epidemic In
cur own times St james would call II 10 fh8lsn
"poydliasc3y7 which is nearly It's name IN Greek IL IS
internal dis ass discovered by It's eruption which ap-
pears ordinarily on the tongue una sometimes GA inc
reht hand winch holds pen or pencil 1t proves The
presence in the afflicted individual Of much-.eachne-
ness" disposition % De always taking The c'af Mpcn
given finding fault correcting playing the cnsor put
ting professional ans having an opinion on every sub
iec with great readiness 10 give IL dJsndtclJ, dcd-
loi9ly, pontifcllly being psramount hnal niallte
frCEi which there f. no appeal
Almost every one must have noticed display Of tits IA
social ard business crclss and tn religious assemblies
whether for counsel for worship 1t De- dug@r-
and hutfu habit TO be corrected by thoss who have
ioHed 10 anu to be avoided by those VINO have not
Against it st. James us FIRST by the great re-
sponsiblity assumed by its Indulgence II we assume
10 enough % teach we can never plead ignorance
when we are called 10 account II we shouh MAKE
mistake assumption Of superior knowledge Dio0a-
bly, lead many astIay. and render lives Increasingly
injurious That Is The INST reason Tor ho1 rushing mo
he teachers responsibility Another is that We all make
cdstakes ST. James IS very modest lie does not IN
srily condemn himself The We Is eohcldtoiy
lie is addressing his brethren. lie remembers that he
himself is not faultless. study Of ones own manifold
fstes Of character and temper should make one very
e3rcfs in reviewing what De the faults Of others
and in sitting in Judgment upon them Especially should
II guard US against utterances criticism and judgment
And this naturally leads 10 consideration Of the dan
gers Of the tongue and the evils produced by much speak
ing There is member Of the human body so important
the tongue; hand foot nor ear. nor eye-with
nothing do 50 much good and so much evil When
ancient king sent animal 10 be offered 20 the
goi he requested that the best and the worst should be
him. and the wise priest sent back the tongue
Speech is tine great good gift There Is little gland
found only in the human species called the mental tu'er
Gle No animal without that can speak 1t Is present
only with. the animal which thinks. What cannot tMnk
cannot speak. The ancient Greeks By using the same
word Tor speech and thought seem 70 have anticipated TINS
later discovery and the modern German as wise as he
witty when ne said: viii believe that any snimai
thinks when he tells me 30"
THE TONGUE NOT UNDER PERFECT CONTROL
50 close is this connection that S. james that any
who neither sumbles in his speech nor causes any
else stumble, is perfect for the reason that
BE- must be able 10 control his whole person he have per
control over his tongue will be manifest
consider that ~ The tongue is the organ for tie
utiesnce Of thoughts and emotions That good and not
evil nay cone, thar the uttance may be sweet and not
Bitter there must D. such control Of the heal and heart
that The bitter food will be held back IN the soul AID the
sweet food viii be s'nt forward to the tongue
o. Tie thought snd emotion. until the tongue give them
ut;esuce, do no harm outside ourselves Before ut
tauce they may be revised corrected changed but once
Uttered they belong 10 more 70 us The tongue Is the
RuDcoD oi thought 1t is the tongue that gives life and
power fcr good evil TO the thoughts Of
90 The reaction OF spe. ch g. TO be considered.
may speak 70 sOohe himself and increase his
sonahenes ucckness and sweetness may him
PER Into fury ana IA wildly until no becomes Wild We
have spoken before Of the effect Of The
OIL Tic temper quarrel cannot be carried oulcet
tone
a. The words Of the in6ices Of his character.
HAVING 10 other knowledge Of nah il all he has said and
wficn ,an be made known ~ any Intelligent being
peistn could form fan estimate Of the mans character
without any knowledge whatever Of his acts cannot
zee into each others hearts and minds; evidence of
character they have only what inner man sends forth
IN one words always Teprsen fairly
Mistaken IL think they do not not mean that"
may be said when has msFepresnted our words but
In the the words accurately reported as
they uttered they either convey meaning ex-
sey or they correctly represent inability at the mo-