New-York tribune., 1890-04-03

poor OF to-day and keep them. Will have the rich
to tomorrow Now the peculiar OF this
city of NcwYork has brought it about that the rich
live in the Of the island and the poor are crowded
out the sides. Proximity to the best avenue mas
come to be sort OF and financial standing
and the very Garth increases geomctrc ratio
YOU approach either side this chief avenue The
question church locaton is great question In view
of this peculiar law OF locality.
The conclusion which the speaker reached was that
the Church must its buildings where they could
be attended by the rich and the poor: these classes
must worship in the same buildings. =.
Dr. J. ": Mendenhall Editor Of " Tne M Me,m9al,' hCSaN
Quilting the policy which had cfaraccrzcd II ana wouid
When he said that his magazine might become popular
by attacking the EpiScopacy "makng y ,pcn,c r on
Goodse whose generous form presents striking con
trast 10 the spare figure of the speaker. who promised
the applause ceased, not TO hgurc as
Tie ladies' Of Calvary Church, provided generous
luncheon in the ba semcnt of the building for the mem
bcrs Of thc Conference, which was served by the
ladies themselves
PLEADING FOR THE AGED MINISTER'S.
The Ministers Mutual Assistance Society held its
ANNA, meeting in the church in the afternoon. The
binding was well filled and the meeting was one oi
great interest The Rev. Dr. j. z. licrmancc presided
and after prayer by the Rev. Dr. Alexander II.
Ferguson. the annual report Of the treasurer was
read 1t showed that IL ,5Ol n had been received
and $50 pad ont leaving balance of s771 "A. The
asset, for thc year. entire. are 42O.79S 20. which j.
an increase Of 500 - over last The nominating
committee made the following report which
accented President. J. p Icrmancc first vice pTcs
dent W. c. smith second vice president J. y. Bates :
,hir vice president A. II. Ferguson: secretary. W. F.
kricham treasurer. ". g. Browning assistant
treasurer L. \. Robbins: m1nagcrs for the fall term
D. Phillips, C. II. Reynolds and c. l.. Clarke manager
fcr one Year IN place Of II. C. humphrey. removed
from conference. George Clark
The Rev. l.. A. Robbins. told OF the origin and work
"a eiaftg
and not an inrurancc soccty 1t haS M al, enGo% nc ,
ont TO supcranuated ministers and 10 their families
after death When a minister dies his widow gets
i,t,or 90 j.. sIncrannuatcd he receives $40 and from
Sl5 TO 80 each year for life.
THE EFFECTIVE APPEAL OF DIR. HAMILTON.
The Rev Jay Benson Hamilton the pastor Of tho
simpson Methodist Episcopal Church OF hrooklyn.
then made the address of the afternoon. Dr. lamil-
ton is most eloquent speaker. and lac had his subject
so deeply at heart that than I'm the address
he moved the audience To tears lie has a command
ING presence. and although still yOung man has won
an cnviab.e reputation preacher in Ohio. Mas.
saclnsctts, Maine Rhode Island and Ncwlork. Ill,
subject was What shall do with old ministers ?"
He took for his text samuel viii. 81 "IchpM thon
art old and said in part:
4 child to his mother in answer to forvont
raver 4, soon a, he w,ancd he. conscC rated
to the service of God For hrccscore years and ten ho
had been faithful duty. committee Of the people
to whom hc had long minlstcrcG now sag unto him
Behold thou old. and thy walk not In thy
WAYS; now maze Us a king to judge like all the
nations" \ Judge Of upIish; character and strict IN
tcciy; Of profound wisdom. long experience and fs.
sighted saracity rejected for younc-tcr. uncurr'd
inexperienced ddcn and dependent. who but yesterday
was the cr1and boy his father hunting stray
But he young and hc makes fine appcarancc.'
What would the world say to-day If England were 70
reject Gladstonc after over half century Of distinguished
service and give his place to IIadaush, What would
ms
should prefer brawny young labofcr shovcins the
dump. to Depcw-oncc called Chaunccy, now Columbus !
Think Of a church rejecting ripe cultured cNlcricnc"a
cod who for MY years lad searched aud ~
pounded Scriptures. t. De nni~,eod to by ALLOW
stripping jus, Of the schools. who. with sb tongue
pleasing presence and youthful gush VIII daw young
people. No minister who la, reached forty years a.
axe fails begin discount his future. lie sees that
the custom Of church committee, VIII soon
bring his the cunt command. Stand asid"
Thou art not wanted because thou art old" IL Is
st.nsins shame, burning dissiac'-Noud II b' too
severe 70 say it Is mon-tiog, erin" that age WITH
it. experience, culture and wisdom. hnds 10, hitting fe-
ward every profession bat Tho highest and most I'm
portant Of all Tho Christian ministry Is di-honoed O.
violating the principle which j. dcrmod fundamental IA
all othG Professions Other things being equal. the *
percnc,d aYycr physician teacher Is preferred to the
inexperienced Other things being qua. the ncaieiien
minister I, preferred 10 the experienced.
\ SERVICE WITHOUT SALARY.
The Methodist minister is wa2ec-. laboor. His
vice j. without salary lie binds himself not to demand
compcn-aon t. accept -rch support offered
him refuse enforce na}n,i, u what has been
promised him. Tho result j. Inevitable. glance
annual minute, Of the conferences Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church viii htrgnfy lit o salaries that
shane and di,lonor the chuch. If aye out q the
calculation The con ailyely w large city churches which
pay good salaries Irfaiion Of M" VI ,h"!
ist minister than u' pat Of unsli manual
labor B-snd-l faithful hcaT- the church hr
has served year say tsndeIiv "Hrhoi
tho old II.
nngiuty Of year,. which make him 'p,abl" -
mri-t.I, he turned adm. t. support himself His
scanty earnings cntd hy pr 80 b'rearlv A. 20
irsu, his manhood !. doicd out to hin charity
with such offensive parade that but those who a." fe
ducd to absolute poverty willing 10 accept II, II the
secret, committee vi ten apIoftons 10" support -
the conference claim ants could De- published would bc
humiliation o. shameful deserved
have Instituted -S-t'mate plan - c"minrni' alton
with the pramnuatcd minister. and widows o: our church
Hundreds have poured into ny ear in a cohhh'ntai
whisper their and rIfbc story Ny heart has melted
and then been set on ire when get f'ady to give uo
Church the fict- aac cred. wofk revolution.
by the help Of God Suffice II 10 that the condition u
the veteran Of Mccdl-m has ceased TO De- shame u l.
crime II II Is lot rcr'dled 1t viii biihg curse upon
the Church.
After speaking Of the Obligations which a church
assume, when minister Is ordained. Dr. Hamilton
read extract, from some ptini siolc sent !" MN u.
private letters from supciannualcd cl"rgShcn' lie
closed by saying
There +, a style Of picture that Is not painted bus
burned IN. The artist wcids neither p'ncl nor brush
but a poker heated red hot. 50 ~ /, with me- when
ualnt the worries sunofng- u our vet rams want
NY word, to sting bum the artist poker pn'i
consume, the wood upon which b" draws nav wv "'
reply to all criticism cI,,ure: 'strEc, but hear
TIE TRUE RELIGION OF IllMAHiIh.
a large audience manifested their appreciation oi
the able missionary sermon preached Iasi evening III
the church by the Rev. Dr. j. kichard' HoSr Inc
pastor Of the Park Avenue Church. DE- Eoyic ms
lccu in tbj, charge for two years. He born IN
Philadelphia his father being a Methodist pfeach y
before him. For four and a.half year. ne served III
the Union Army, during the war Of the fcbcIho'
part Of that time being a1utant Of the lllth Penn
sylvania Regiment, Of which his father wa MAJOR.
Last fall he delivered the oratlon AT tl' I'm
yelling Of the rcgimcntal monument al 'cty-bnrg-
He has been the pastor OF many important
churches in the Philadelphia, Wilmington Newark and