New-York tribune., 1890-06-28
WHATAPASTORSEES AND HEARS
,rvvc or INTEREST TO CHURCH PEOPLE.


While many Of the city churches are oi''' ~ - ~
- ,,a.,,,o, will mt the finishing touches upon
,h ,lopdtd cdiGce which the Ncwn 0rk FFe'pS '''''
,.,, a., -cctnr on The northeast corner OF 0'N'i'''
,vc and Ono-hundred and twenty eiShthS''' up ~
iusy Harlem For FIVE years this oo"N''7
been worshippng in chapel. bur ''e '''' ~ or,,,a
i. now up and shows what beanilinl -'r",'''o '.
4 Davis the architects. have planncd III" az =,
a rno material IS OF ohio gray stone. ana thc
exterior presents the English Gotmc "'r, -,
,e thirteenth century. When completed ther' WIN w
= ,,or and spire rising 200 feet above the street
Tho auditorium Is s6 by 100 eet with hcsh' vi va
fec.. six arches form dome IN tlc cr"''o'
large rose windows Will furnish thc Hsh' pi"''i'
one OF them being directly behind the puiP" 0
arches back of the pulpit will be hlled III WIN '''N
glass the light coming from large "i'uo"
The choir will be at the right oi the pup''' '"' y
LARGE organ al the left The auditorium VIII 'o"'
600 people and with the chapel, that can DC ,'Io""
omen. from 400 to 800 more can be accommod''cn'
DIR n. " Page the pastor Of the Ncw-fork Chnroh
for more than twenty years, came Z" II ircs" '"' Wv
seminary when il was situated az iio'nl,9o"
uouston SIS one Sunday in February. ISL "hllo
nrcacbinc from the text Escape from thy Lie ,nc
church structure began fall and before the last o e
orcrcratio- had fairly left the building II was hc"p
NJ ruins The congregation went 10 ElcvcnthN' he''
si,thave with $4,000 after the debt lld been p'''
II remained there until FIVE years ago. WHICH I" "o"
10 Harlem with Sj3,5O0 20 IT, credit Inc aPprae
value of its present property IS F@ooooo' ." M'' i"
thcrc is q debt Of 100000. This debt the ohur'"
hopes to clear before the building Is dcdl'a'ed '''
,,Il I, s The only Presbyterian church between
rlf,lavc and the North River and one hunnfeo anu
am and one hundred md fifty nfth SIS 1t mas no"
uttle more than 800 members. with sunday school
membership Of 300 including its Chinese department.
Nprl
,be Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church. OF whicn
NJ : - nav ,s pastor Plans have been adopted
here to double the capacity Of the present auditorium
~ this new and large church. Tho present edihr''
dedicatcd within four year, seats 1000. b1t II i
much too small for the large and growing oohsc-'
tion Every pew has been taken Tor a ioh' '"'V'
and many familic, waiting Tor acc"mhou''i'I'
The growth of this church results boh rom inc TdPu
lv increasing population Of that part oi ii'F"n'
with lis many fine apartment hou'e' anu "'.i W.,
fact that DR. Day one az the most popular Methodist
clergvmen in the Hew York Conference. 1t was in
th, church that the lasi conference was hcu'
Tho Rcv. f. Y Rntan pastor of the Wilson Mission
in Avcnnc A. has been Ill for nearly fortnight
A. first it was thought that he wa suffering Simply
from a bilious attack but since then lie has been
quite III. but is better now.
The Young Women's Christian Association has opened
a seaside summer home Protestant sef-supporiihs
women at Asbury Park, y. j. IL Is large 'h'"-
story house and + within few minutes "aN "i VIZ
occan fronting on sunset Lake. During July aud
August preference will be given to applicant, engaged
I'm busin,~- this city during June ana ocp'cnD''
persons from other place. VIII be received
II Is expected that the next General Conference 81
the Methodist Episcopal Church VIII b, held in oman,
in -92 The Commission on the Ent"rtihlinent oi
The Conference met there recently, and was organized
Ly The appointment Of DR.. A. J. Palmer, presiding
cid of The New-NOrk Conference, a. Chairman, G. H.
Mage Boston. secretary Amoe shinale, % Co'lne-
ton XIV, treasurer. The Commission requires a
guarantee on these points ~ Dcint'
arranccmcnis to entertain 30 delegates IN hotels -
Definite arrangements for entertainment Of -amc gratl,
in private houses for $50 delegates. 90 'oiorrl
DELEGATES 10 have equally good arcommodat ons WIN
others (41 The provs of A proper building VIVA
seating caplclty for at least 1900 with suitable
committee rooms. (Jl The entire WORK Of iuriismnG
buildings and providing entertainment shall be In tn
hands OF the loci committee. OF which We SFgcst that
Or j. H. Naxfeld shall be appointed chairman. o.
That committee OF no: less than seven rc-p0nslbc
citizens sall guarantee fund Of not les than go
600 20 the performance Of the above nenton-d
nj rom