New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-06
PERSONAL.

There is q reasonable expectation that tno Rev.
Dr. Joseph Parker will presently resign his pastorate
of the City Temple, London. AT any rate, he talks
Of doing So
At Harvard last winter the Rev. Dr. Phillip s. BROOKS
noticed three young men who came 10 hear MIN
regularly. and, they looked Ike WORKING men, ne
was moro interested than usual. He took pains to
find out who they were, and made an opportunity
70 sneak with them Having ascertained where they
lived and what they did, he went one day to call on
them He climbed several flights OF stairs, and
knocked at the door, All three Of the young men
were in and they taking their comfort In their
shirt sleeves Naturally they were trhe embarrassed
at being surprised by this man, to whom they looked
up with much respect; Dr. BROOKS SHOOK 5 nailus
ali round, and then said, with his cheeru sme'
Nell boys its ,ae Se off TS mV c 0s and he did and
sat down and made his call In his shirt sleeves.
Here Is story from the North which shows that, as
in the time of Frlthio the peasant In Scandinavia Is
still the man who stands high among the rulers of the
country and who Is not ashamed Of being Donde'
When the Grand Duke of Baden was recently leaving
Stockholm where he had paid visit to his daughter,
two Norwegian ministers asked for an audience.
Nathan Of them knew German or French. and an IN
terpreer had 10 be employed 10 translate the converse
ton. the end Of which one OF the two ministers
antss whereupOn the polite Grand Duke replied with
a SMILE Yes, gentlemen have noticed that already
Messrs. Macmillan have given to Sir Charles
Russell special copy OF his great speech In the Par
neil case beautifully printed and bound in tree calf
The Bismarcklovng inhabitants Of village in
Posen have Just celebrated the completion OF their
monument to the Chancellor and the following
uompous inscription graces the front of the stone To
the glorious first Chancellor of the powerful German
FmpIre His Highness Prince Otto Bismarck this
monument Is dedicated In gratitude and reverence by
the parish of WinitZe, 1892 On side the words
are engraved Forged with iron. cemented with blood
uitv crew 10 weathered the storms OF the tme' and
on the other We Germans fear God, and nothing else
In the whole world"
The portrait recently placed on the. walls OF the
Boston Medical Library represents DIR. Oliver Wendell
Holmes, seated In easy armchair, writing at desk
Virgi's tomb is for SALE
The Rev. DIR. Davies, OF st. Peters Protestant
Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, Will probably be con
| secrated Bishop Of Michigan I'm Trinity Church II
| this city, next october.
STEPHEN Adams otherwise Mr. Maybrck. the
song-wrter and singer, Is tall, powerful looking
| man. blond and handsome. When he sings he ap
| pears 10 be working terribly hard
| Professor r. h. Andrews. OF Cornell University
presldenteect OF Brown University, DIR. Edward W
Bems, Of Vanderbilt University, DIR. Edward f
shelb of the University of South Carolina, Professor
c. l.. Woodwork, OF Johns Hopkins University, and
| the Rev. Edward EgSostOn, author Of The Hoosie
| school Course for Teachers, at Glens Falls, ~ Y.
| beginning July 80.
| Mr.. Augustine Brrell. author of "obiter DIcta,