New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-12
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DENOMINATIONS.
@I there IS one thing in this world that needs
plenty Of air and light, It is theological discussion
said prominent Presbyterian pastor to the writer on
Monday after the meeting of the New-York Prcsby-
terry This conservative body had Just decided by a
vote Of twenty three to twenty to discuss with
closed doors the one subject which all admit is nf
the utmost interest to all the Presbyterian churches
in the United States Not only Is every member OF
the fifty four churches in the Prcsbytey anxious 10
know what their pastors and the seminary professors
say in regard to the Westminster Confession OF fath
but there are of Prcsbyeres all over the coun
try whose members waiting to see wha' ""on
the New-York Presbytery will take on the "cno'ai
Assemblys overture. There seems TO be some uouot
whether speeches being prepared when may 1auso
an explosion. or whether the PresbyteY lh'onoS 10
send sealed verdict 10 the Assembly hoA' SPri"S'
The argument advanced for excluding inc Vpol,cIS
l. ,ossih1e fear of misrepresentation Dut 'he Cen
sral Assembly last spring adopted UNANIMOUSLY No'o
NJ thanks 10 The New-fork tribune "-i'rA
Mail and EXPRESS and New-forK Evening fos'' anu
,, naners Of this city, for their full and accurate
report of proceedings '4'' e '
,. & =. gratifying sign of the times that so many
vounp theological students are learning practca woth
nv be,ping church and mission pastors while in the
seminary 1t was dream Of DR.. Hitchcock OF the
Irnion seminary to cadetships founded so that
free from tine thought of financial aid and In return
for their education rather part of IT. they shoAd
he assigned 10 help churches that needed them
scar civ more than the dream realized but studehs
have been employed in this way for number OF years
This year. although the seminary has the largest
iunior class in its history sixy-six members, with
fourteen additions the other two elias es besides three
graduate students. in all eighty three new men, Prsr
dent Hastings has been obliged to refuse several
applicants because they needed financial aid that ne
could not promise them. The were good men, who
would undoubtedly have been credit to the institution
and a great help to many hard worked pastor. The
total is I69 as against 1874 last year. IL
is safe to say that some students carry into their
pasorateS more practical knowledge OF what they
learn in contact with living men than they do rom
their study of dead languages; both are necessary
one is essential in this age.
Dr. T. W Chambers Of the Collegiate Reformed
Church in this city. began his ministry in somervile'
y j., on October IL. 1890, and the Consstory OF
that church has invited him to preach there to-mor
row. and to give such "reminiscences of his pastorae
rs he may think proper "The Observer" says that
The Church of Christ, without regard to denomina-
tonal name, regards Dr. Chambers with high esteem,
both for his learning and his labor"
zone OF the most difficult problems in lgous
work in Ncw-York" said layman who has given
the best part of his life TO sunday-schoo work, is
10 find a minister adapted to mission work who VIII
stay in his field This remark was elected by the
resignation of the Rev. F. f. Rogers of the Covenant
Chapel connected with the Church Of the covenant
He has done splendid work in the short time that
he has been there but il is not very long SINCE ne
Snccco,lod Mr. McEwcn who left chapel to become
ne pastnr OF a church. Romcyn Chapel IN taat
Fourteenthst. IN the last six years has had lhree
regular pastors and supply" and the present
pastor the Rev. n. VI. Andrews 1t Is SAID, Is con,
irmplating mission work in India. This Is one OF
Dr Johu Halls chapels and II receives liberal support
from tae home church. Mr. Rogers goes 10 church
in GAINESVILLE, OEiO.
The Rev. W. J. McKinrick. for a number OF year;
tr pastor of hope Chapel. I'm East FourthSt marrcu
member of MS present church in Florida. n y, las I
week The bride is sister of the Rev. D ,; seward
NJ the Newt Jerusalem Church in this city: me hr
.cwaId Is a leader I'm the Swedenborgian dcnomlnaoh
mis- father and his relatives were firm Presbytelahs
they are related 10 Secretary seward.
The one demon nation that eXcels in anniversary
OCCASIONS for its churches and Sunday schools is me
Methodist Episcopal, and this may explain III par ho
second street Sinday schOol will celebrate us sXp e,
Anniversary with services that last the R"ai
NJ The DAY. During the week there VIII DC reNiN"'
meetings.
farewell meeting for missionaries going to India
was held in Isnox Hall Fifth ave. on Tuesday atter
DOOn.
The Row DR. W. c. FalcOner. of Sprfngneid ONO,
has accented call TO the Trinity Presbyterian Chuch
~ Urooklvn. He leaves large church in oruer
" build up another large one