New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-28
WHATA PASTOR SEESAND HEARS
ITEMS OF PERSONAL INTEREST TO VARIOUS
DENOMINATIONS

Already the apple of discord has been rolled INTO
the American Board ''ove FEAST Hardly have the DC
nomnational papers ceased their eaders IN praise Vi
the wonderful spirit OF unity that is prevailing anohs
the churches result Of the concessions maze al inc
October meeting in the Broadway Tabernacle, when
a young man from AndOver seminary tests the SIN
certify Of the compromise The Christian Union
whose editor Dr. Ly man Abbott. Of Plymouth Church.
has championed the liberal element, has an editorial
this week beginnng II is little difficult TO write
dspassionately Of the case OF Mr. Coveh before ,nc
American Board Reference in this is made 10 the
correspondence between the student and DR.. r. n
Alden the home secretary of the Board. whom tle
liberals have been trying to have removed for some
time Mr. Coveu holds that the Bible does not touch
sthe oucstion Of future probation directly; he holds
as an article Of faith that Chrsts atonement makes
provision for all men, and that this provision VIII DC
somehow offered to all men but whether through uo
historic Christ presented hereafter, or the essenVal
Christ idea presented to the conscience heIe lie uoe
not dogmaticallv decide 81 have" he says, no doc
trine on this point the only doctrine which do hold
bearing on the question that the atonement IS uni
versaI-that is that every man will have an oppor-
tunity TO receive its blessings And in explicit
terms he saws: repudate the idea of second pro
baton"
Mr. Covell is advised By his friends not to WITH
draw his application but the advice recently given
a. 10 young men and women wishing to go abroad aS
missionaries is retracted because the editorial says
that action was based on the idea that the pledge Al
New York was accepted by all parties in good fait
but it evidently Is not so accepted. For those VIII
believe in limited atonement, the way TO appointments
appears TO be clear But those who believe thse
Gods love has made in the atOnement provision
adequate for all mankind will avoid possible huhia
tion for themselves and occasion OF STRIFE among
the churches by waiting until the Prudential Commit
tee determines whether such faith forbids appoint
mont IN foreign missionary servce-wheher, IN other
words IL intends in its future policy to follow the
leadership Of DR.. Alden or that of DR.. storrs.
The American Society of Church History will hold
its second annual public meeting IN the lectuiero'"'
OF ST. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church four'n ave
and Twenty.second ST. next Monday and TUESDAY.
There will be two sessiOnsthe first on MONDAY at
n m. and the second on Tuesday at 10 a. m. Inc
following is the provisional programme: MONDAY a'
tcrnoon-Words of welcome by the president the Rev.
Dr phillp Schar OF the Union Theological seminary
The AIoei- Professor e.. p. Fisher, OF Yale; Inc
Camisard Uprising Of the French ProtestantS'' fro
fessor H. VI. Baird, Of the University OF ue C'S VI
New York: Parish Libraries in the Colonial PERIOD
Bishop j. F. Hurst, of Washington. TUESDAY morning.
-aThe Theology Of Dante's Divine Comedy Professor
schaf The CorruptiOns Of Christianity through
canism During the First Two Centuries the heN'
DIR. A. II. Lewis Plainfeld. y. j.; Communion
Tokens > Robert Shells, Neenah Wis
door unless il is 10 wish that he would be trlhe
more careful in overhauling the refuse in the can 10
think OF a family whose members all PICK rags III
ere SOS the interest. to come across ho9c Ie'0'
where only ragpckers live was a surprise 10 me-
After had talked with the hOuseheeper LOT It"
moments found that the entire building was ooo"piou
with this peculiar class of people Five houses WIFI
sixteen families in house. and all the people young
and old Of both sexes PICK rags and bones from the
street only one room in the five houses Is vacant
and this would not be if the windows were "lole'
tried to hire the to open sunday school, ou'
I could not as the housekceper had positive orucrs
IN let them only TO ragpickcrs. The building Is
rear tenement house, and the air in the rooms Is ho'
calculated to proong life but in these rooms i've ana
die hundreds Of people often having for their bed the
rags picked from the gutter, while In the opposite
corner is pile OF bones waiting to be carried to the
dealer.
DR.. sorrs. Of the Pilgrim Church in Brooklyn
whose church building contains piece OF PSmouth
Rock is receiving many commendat1ry references ~, 10
hi Grafton in Boston lat week. lie Is ctncu we ne
chcfest orator Of the COngIegationallss by one oi
his admirers, who adds: 1t may well be doubted doubted
if any other man lives who could have done so Wisely
and 30 we'll in discussing the Puritan spirit be
fore the magnificent audience which crowded fremont
Temple
To-day and tomorrow the days set apart for
the hospital collections
President Patton's admirable address in this city
against the revision Of the Westminster ConicSs 1
I4. hreu r.priuted from The Independent Inc
r.l,,iops editor Of prominent weekly paper said re
,cnIIy that if he had heard this address before ne
committed his paper in favor OF MID revision he
would nave come out against touching the Creed
The topics suggested for the Week OF Prayer
January $50 BY the Evangelical AIlanee are
sunday January J. The Church Of Christi Mon
day confession and SupplcatiOn'; TUESDAY, Ma
tons ana their Rulers; "Wednesday The Young
Tbnlxday The Church at Home: Friday, Tho
church Abroad: saturday. "Thanksgving' Sun
day The Future Glory
FREAKS OF WIND md LIG ETNING.