New-York tribune., 1890-01-18
VHATAPASTOR SEESAND READS
ITEMS OF PERSONAL INTEREST TO MANY
DENOMINATIONS

President Storr,. of the American Board has come
forward again as pcacemaler. In an admuapie
lot;or nuI.hed last week in The independent he
explained his own position in the Covell case WINCH
ha, greatly disturbed the harmony IN thlS Cohere-
c,tiona family. and then outlined the policy which
should be followed all cases where the so-called
Audover theory is Leld. Ie,c one or two Illus
raion, Of his telling sentences: 1T is only SEMI
barbarou> men and women who try 70 Work con-
li,ton in each other with brOomstoks and bludgeons'
II any decsivcly and deliberately maintain that
bevond the grave wait ages Of grace for those who
have not heard here Of Christ. then, 50 far as am
concerned they will tarry home. 10 do what goof
they nav find to do here But those who doubt.
who do not know. whose impressions are still tenta-
five and uniiNed." are not tO be met by any abrupt
and sharp dyed challenge. to the effect that If you
doIbt Won cannot go Each case must be con-
,dcr,d by itself patiently. canddly the essential
moral clement i'm tie mind Of candidate can be
reached ana II must be somebody's business 10 do it,
q. II ,anuo; Dee done. in my judgment, by the mere
prcseutation Of crcedfomS. useful as these are I'M
many ways, and highly aS l honor them The subtler
states processes Of thought in an eager, sensitive
and troubled Young mind can no more be accurately
measured Dy such than perfume in the all can DO
measured ~ yard-,tick,.7 " Healing a rose with
hand,pikc running with tenpoUnd Shots
tied to the ankles" tin blade in comparison with
the sword Of the spirit Of the graphic
illustrations found in his letter.
I'm the same space Of matter not specially de-
voted 10 that purpose says The ConGregatonalist'
II may be doubted if the theory Of probation after
TIL, life ever received harder blows than il gets in
Dr. storrs's letter II j. mi,chlevous error. lt IS
unbiLlical. II j. mhstorcaL 1t Is athwar the
grain Of evangelical theology. II is too daring an
attempt 10 add To the Gospel II blocks missions 10
the heather by suggesting them that really it may
bee a better thing here 10 enjoy the pleasant sins in
which they delight and reserve tie opportunity 10
repent to the large by and by when temptations
shall be removed"
The Christian Union i, publishing a series of
articles Progressive Religious Leaders The
PrcsbyterianS and Protestant Epscopalians have
been honored already. and this week the Baptist
Church comes TO the front. The article is written by
Dr. George Thomas Dowlinc. whose progressive views
ON baptism cost him prominent pulpit I'M
Cleveland and gave him a cali to leading church
m Albany. At the head Of those who
represent the liberal wing ne places Dr. George
Dana Eoar,iman. Next comes Or. I. Edwin Brown
DR.. BOaIdman, successor in Rochester. but now of
Providence. Professor f. II. Johnson of the Crozier
seminary. "> conservative in his theology and ad-
yanccd IN hi, methods" While Dr. G. Dew. Brideman,
tli, city, Is conservative In his methods and ad'
vanccd in hi> theology When one thinks Of the
wealth and culture in two of the other BAPTIST
curchc~ i'm this II difficult To believe that this
statement is absolutely correct: He receives tho
largest salary and addresses the most cultivated con.
Dr. Philip >. MONom, of boston, closes the series.
With that patient persistence Of which lie Is master,
DR. Buckley dcVoc> another editorial in 'rhc Christian
Advocate" T. the unfortunate Editor OF lions lIe1d,s
who has, as his latest attack the New York paper,
claimed that the Boston weekly is the oldest Method
,t paper" in thi, country. Dr. Daniel Carry's remark
i, recalled: Let Boston have her tea party in
pcace referring to the semi centennial Of Tho
ilcrald"b: but II i, the first time ! ever heard OF
Old
\ statement from the Boston Wesleyan Association
printed week showing conclu,ively, il seems
10 an outsider. that the Boston paper il four years
Younger than its spriSh;y and interesting metro
poltan sister.
Nearly thirty years ago Dr. Robert L. Booth was
settled over t, Mercer street Presbyterian Church in
this city. During all that time. with the exception
Of couple of years which he spent abroad after
he has been prominent in the affairs Of the denomina
tlon. Three four years ago he became pastor
aud Twenty ninth>t.. which sold its property and
bought site in West seventy hird 81 near the Boule-
held while the church building was being erected
with money raised by the faithful pastor; The new
dedicated in The preeence Of the Pref6ytery on
NTH preside Professor William VI Paxton, Of Prince
ton Seminary. old neiglbor of Dr. looth's, vii!
rrcach the sermon and Or. crosby the Oldest settled
PRESBYTERIAN pastor in this city, Will offer the PRAYER
of dedication. IuiS Is ~1d 10 bc the nrst PrrsDy-
tcran church building ns.ch has been dedicated in
fifteen years.
The pastors Of this city have been nvi,st by
circular letter by the Chcherng Hall Conference
Committee appointed IN December, lesS, 10 take part
in house 10 house visitation according TO the plan
suggested at the conference for reaching non-church
gocrs \ card is incloSed explaining the proposed
visitation a follows:
l. IL is not a system OF espionage, nor n canyass-a
col .bluuded collecting of st1tistlcslOr II IL
vtng every church does it in inter-
fer, WIN ordinary church work.
. IL Is attempt through repeated friendly vista
ton to make make nOn-chuFc-gOefs acquainted With
Christian people, and through personal aequain ianee 20
ga a personal influence, Nhcn l. to DE used Dy the
do all tie good possible aiming primarily TO win
the family To church attendance and TO Christ
In word IL Is attempt 10 minge the lcaveA with tho
nes. aiming Ut ell which that implies