Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-09-14

torate here he did good deal Of visiting
among the poor. To this work he at
tributes his knowledge of tenement house
life on the west side, for he spent much
time in such places, where many Of his
Sunday school children lived. Said he
That was n profound experience, be.
cause up to this time had been pastor
OF the average, weli.to-do American
church." And again: at threw me for
the first time in contact with the lives
Of the poor, and set me to thinking in
economic lines. All through the Brook.
lyn experience had been growing more
and more liberal. and while stationed at
the Independent church ! read Henry
Georges books"
In April, 1886, Mr.. Pentccost went to
the Belleville Avenue Congregational
church, Of Newark, n. j.. to succeed DIR
George ii. Hepworth, now on the edi.
torial staff Of The New York Herald
His preaching there was successful in
point Of the numbers who We're attracted
to hear him. His brilliant manner of
speaking and his engaging social quail.
ties won him friends on all sides. While
he was at this church the movement,
headed by Henry George, came more
prominently before the public, and DIR
NcGlynn's coming out of the Catholic
church occurred. or the end of his
pastorate here Mr.. Pentecost SAYS: "Dr
McGlynn's attitude led me to speak
about him. had then become so thor.
oughly interested that brought the sub,
ject into the pulpit. and it created much
opposition. The eliminating point was
when the Chicago Anarchists were
hanged. made vigorous protest
This was a protest, in the first place,
against capital punishment in general,
In the second place, it was not "A defense
Of these men, but statement that the
discontent-the social ferment-w which
they represented, could not be quelled
by hanging them, but by removing the
causes which led to the discomfort. This
brought the opposition in the church tc
. climax. and ! presented my resigna,
ton"
This event marks the second grea,
change In Mr.. Pentecost's beliefs. fol
when he left his Newark charge he left
orthodoxy. He at once establis et
three congregations, one in Newark, on,
In Brooklyn and one in New York, whicl
he addressed each Sunday.
The Newark congregation meets In
building next door to his old charge
The exerci,es. which are the same il
the three places. begin with instru.
mental music by an orchestra or plan.
1T This is followed by hymn" as
u b called Ii consists of singing tC
some well known sacred tune poetry ~
lected for the occasion from all sources
II might be added that these tunes con
stitute the only vestige Of anything "a
cred about the meetings The followin.
b m exact copy Of the programme 70
recent Sunday;
ORCHESTRA
HYMN>-Tune, Autumn"
There ore moments when life's shadows
Fall all darkiy on the soul
Hiding stars OF hope behind them
In black, imperyious scroll;
When we walk with trembling footsteps,
Scarcely knowing how or where
The dim paths We tread are leading
In our midnight Of despair
stand we arm 10 that dread moment
stand we nrm. nor shrink away;
Looking boldly through the darkness
Wall the coming Of tbs day;
Gathering strength while We are saitng
For the conflict yet 10 come
ToAx DOT fail not. light will lead Us
fa Ia safety " our home
gsrmiy stand though sirens hire us,
Firmly stand-thoagh faisehood rail-
tiolding jssliee. truth and mercy
D. Ws may hui cannot fail;
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