New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-26
VHATA PASTOR SEES AND HEARS
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO CHURCH PEOPLE:

Why will preachers preach so longl' said lady IN
my hearing the other day She had been attending an
Auditorium service Grove, and said that she
cnloycd the devotional part of the meeting, though it
seemed rather long for hot summer day THO
preacher she liked for the first hour, and though MS
discourse Increased in interest he proceeded, she
compelled 10 lose what was evidently the best
past Of the because she was unable to remain
10 the end one evening this week went TO hear one
Of The addresses in the place, and when 1t seemed
every moment as If the speaker would say: And
finally my brethren at least But hasten on
these words greeted After this brief introduction,
| come to my first point"
DR.. c. s. Robinson, the Editor Of Every Thursday
who is supplying the pulpit Of the Park Presbyterian
Church this during the absence Of its pastor,
has this to say about the Rev. NJ. McQueary, the
Eplsc0palian who holds views considered hetcpdoX oy
some Of his brethren II go straight out and FAR
away, leaving the footsteps Of any denominational
flock positively, in their faith and their Utterances,
Why do they set claim lis name and protecuonl Is
their conscience the lowest their belief Isl
And if they refuse give up the name of orthodoxy.
why does not some bishop or other make them 90
sOl"
Chaplain McCabe. Of the Methodist Missionary So
cicty has fclt asgrlcved because II" rev MI ia|
man. the evangelist. took up collections at his revival
meetings in various parts the country which he did
not send TO the Board the denomination with winch
he IS connected. Mr. Yatman replies that all the COL
lccons complained Of were taken in union meetings,
ard adds When working for Methodi'm alone nave
ever BEEN am. and ever will be loyal 10 heF pe"p"
her plans and her organized work. and in these union
collections Methodsm has received the greater snare.
with fhi, explanation DIR. McCabe Withdraws his OBJ
icctious 10 the evangelst's methods. Mr.. iatman Is
holding series Of important meetings at ocean OOVe'
friend OF foreign missions offers the Presbyterian
Board 800 each for the coming year toward inc
spport Of ten missionaries in China, % be supported
by ten churches mot now giving over $500 each ior
f,roi-n ml,,ionsl In other words, 10 every such
church endeavortnc to make up salary OF u ILLS
,ionary he Will give 800 toward the amount
The Congregational Year Book for 1870 VIII con-
taiu among other things the following statistics:
Whole number Of churches, 4G-0; number OF ne"
churches, "a: gain, 100; members, total, fVl"0o'
actual gain during year. 1917; sunday -school MEM
bers zoo 5O4: benevolent contributions, S23oo O3'.
an increase OF Sl02,474; home expenditures 60,
O4GgG2. an increase Of II ,06oO73; total value OF
1861 buildings. So .o57105; amount OF 3,343
salaries reported, S3,jO0072, an average OF ~lo4'
some idea Of the good being done in one direction
bv the American Seameu's Friend society may 20
gathered from these figures concerning Us loa nOray
work. During the year ending March 81, 1870 1e
.o.oty Ia, sent ont 400 loan Libraries. of which 100
,,cre new and 33j were rchtted and reslpped; Ihe
total number Of volumes IN these Libraries Is -lOU
] q I'll
T., : o56 ,eamen. Tie whole number Of ne" libraries
.,u ont +, 037G and the reshipments OF the same
10 400 making In the aggregate 1S,7e1 mo hIdh3er
OF volumes in all these libraries has oeen $500,
access lie by original shipment to 35733O men INC
1un,hcr of libraries placed on United states naval
vessel, and In United states hospitals up u daic 10
1907 containing 36l20 volumes ana tiee na'e tS
arcnSs6I 10 1896 men. In the stations OF mo
Intel states Life saving Servee are IL Libraries.
containing 4,22O volumes, accessible to oo' Keepers
and surfmen.
~Thc OoncNgationalist' Of Boston ana i me
tlt over tho refusal Of Fall River cergyman 70 ex
,rauro with a brother pastor the Boston paper Shus
~, eIitnria this week with this question printed IN
italics WIN somebody menii S1,cSr cE p6tmmerscS
believers 10 its communion service =