New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-07
IN CHURCH CIRCLES.
PASTORS AND THEIR CONGREGATION

PASTORS AND THEIR CONGREGATIONS.
The Rev George T. Kramer, for seven years
-. 90 ,bo church OF the Blessed Hope, In
Adelphi-st.. is about 20 resign his pastoTate anu
To engage in preaching in NUMBER OF ulher'H'
rI.ces for n time On the Sundays OF May ne
.,,I r,cach IN Boston. lie has just declined Cali
% a church In Santa Cruz, Cal Mr., Kramer came
from Wilmington, Del, 10 Brooklyn IN 1882 lie
ia now about nfty years old, and is tho son OF tie
Row. Samuel Kramer, Of Washington, ~ W
Methodist clergyman. lie was eoucaVe" Wv
Dickinson College, and entered the ministry ID
the Methodist Church In 1851 In 1877 nc was
pastor OF the Asbury Church, In Wlnnlns'oh' ehI
his theological views changed so that ne was OUT
of harmony with the Methodist behei WIN ~
members OF mis- church he withdrew from tno ue-
nomination and founded the Church OF the HOUSE
hold NJ Faith in Wilmington, which proved To DC
a snccess Ills church here is not large, but has
crown undrs Mr. kramers pastorate' lie
oreacbcs his farewell sermon this evening.
The spring meeting of the New-fork ana
Rrooxlyn Congregational Association took place
on Tuesday az the Trinity Congregational Church
in fremont. n. Y, Of which Dr. ]. NJ. Wilton 10
pastor.
A quarterly harvest meeting Of the Womsns
Auxiliary Of the Brooklyn City Mission and Tract
Society will be held on Thursday afternoon In the
Memorial Presbyterian ChuRh, Mt SeventhaVe
and 81. Johns Place. DR.. 7. A. Nelson, pastor
of the church. will greet tho organization, and
an address will be made by DIR. Charles H. FarK-
hurst OF the Madison Square Presbyterian Church
in New-fork.
Tho Rev. James Montgomery has been transferred
from the Newark Methodist Episcopal Conference
10 the New York East Conference, and is expected
10 be appointed to tho James Church, at head-
ave. and Monroe.st, TO succeed the Rev. Harvey
E. Burnes.
DR.. Francis Brown Of tho Union Theological
Seminary. will speak upon The Story OF the
| Origin and Transmission OF the Old Testament
| Scriptures" in the ClassOn Avenue Presbyterian
| Church this evening.
The Brooklyn Sunday School Union will hold
it's April meeting in the East New.iork Reformed
| Church on Monday evening.
the Church OF Christ in Sterling Place, SUGGESTING
| the Rev. J. z. Tyler, who went 70 Slnclhhati
last year, will begin his work in this city to-day
| he eighteenth anniversary meeting OF tne
Womcn's Baptist Foreign Missionary Society VIII
| be held In the First Baptist Church In Pierre
pont-st on April / and 10.
The Rev AIr Chadwick, assistant secretary OF
| the Freedmen's Aid and Southern Education Soci-
cities of the Methodist Episcopal Church, has Just
| removed to No. 40S Madison.st.
| The new chapel of the Memorial Presbyterian
| Church. adjoining the church at Seventh-ave and
| ~ Johns Place which has been built at cost Of
| about $40 900, will be formally opened with in
| tcresting exercises at p m to-day
| DR.. George T.. Reed the new president Of Dick
! inson College, will preach to-day In The Hanson
| Place Methodist Episcopal Church, OF which he
| WINS Rlstor for six years between 1870 md 1885.
| DR.. j. o. Peck one OF the Methodist missionary
secretaries, will preach for DR.. Talmage to-day In
| the Brooklyn Tabernaob,
| The Washington Park Congregational Church
| which worships in hall in Iall-St., near Myrtle;
ave, has called Congregational Council Tor April
81 10 which al the leading churches OF the denOm-
| nation IRE invited
The arrangements for the music IN Plymouth
! Church the coming year have just been endeu
| Rohe-t Ellis will remain In charge and Wenhan
| Smith will remain as organst A new qnartette
| has been ensnQpl consisting Of Miss Jennie Hal
| Wade, soprano; Mrs, Edward Johnson, eontralto
/ w m Sterling, tenor. and L. b. Campbell, basso
| The circular OF the Centennial Committee ask.
| ing the churches 10 hold service at 0, m, on
/ AprIl 80 has been sent to the Brooklyn pastors