New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-11

.hrr pari, Methodist Episcopal Church Is thc
.,aeo whore the happy roaring colorcd brern' go.
7, &c on the corner of and Eleventh sts'' ana lo'
eftv wears Il has stood firm ana strong against d '
evils OF the day. TO be MEMBER ol EisoS "''I
has been The ambition Of three generations OF eoo
arr,es and no matter what the attractions elsewhere
the minister has never had to weep over sca''ereu
oc, F-en when the Baptis' have their semi
annual dipping OF the five hundred In the easter"
branch Of the Potomac, the congregation OF A'O'
pl has remained intact They have wthstood every
ching and not single errlng brother hah " o0
churched for going against the command OF tne nm,
i,er 10 see Peter Jackson. the colorcd John L put vi
mo Gloves Wonderful has been the tie that mas
lind the " Asby Pahk' contingent, and they nave
even gone through the trying times OF chaheins i.
Isters without ripple. But That IL all ch'hsou
and there Is a deep assure In spite OF inc iao'
ooo vcr. added TO the membership at the winter Pro
,r,c,cd meeting II happened In this way hoou'
,hrco months ago Elder B. announced that tnc'o
o,1d Ia = speciaI meeting the following IuesuaS ,
fob dc dIscusSin' oh deficit dat had been usooVe''u
| in do Sunday Collections That was all Eder
s,d but his manner such that one eoVn s'so'
asked that there might be prayer meeting right e
to ask dc Iawd To I'LL up uat holc /" w
befoh Tuesday night" m
rycrv ono was so intent the subject that they uu
mot notice that Elder 5, who had been newly aP
| nontcd a collector. prayed with unusual lcr'or ""
Tho minister called upon him the sisters suggestion
and made an especial point Of the fact tia' tho,e Una.
| had faith would see wonders performed Inc foilo"
ING Tuesday every connected with ASoy RAM
,ras nrcscnt and much the dismay OF some OF ''c
brethren. many Of their rivals. dc street bapcs'
,rcrc urcscnt looking happily cXpcctaht
After fcrvcnt prayer by the pastor the ciocr WIN
had nronosed the meeting the previous SUNDAY aro
We hab lust swung ourscln car o neO'' nc ocE'l'
| and the BAPTIST brethren looked dlsappolh'ed' 30
| VOC tonight but, brc'n, VIC mistaken Al d' zero 'o
mon, ,rhIIc speaks 10 you am worse on dah
, e., tbc spiri, Of our pride foun dat ole builo
la, nm Eleventh st. too small and began to buIu us
neyr and commodous construction
There was brcathcss pause the visiting orcui'en
! once more looked hopeful 800 49,,
! - urc,nr hc continued. we stand tonight anu
.,,, orah good pn,tah has drawn tOusanS To near
him HI, wear it am fact dat he hap not le'ci'c'
! ana cont Of unarteragc. De Conference sent nm mere
an, We plan dis year not to eib nm any s1l''y ""'
| n r.; him depend on de collections "hi'h nap Occh
! taken up twice sunday since he pre'ohcu 10 Us
las, sunday. brcr'n from dis whole congregation OAR
nav o,l, ton cents taken up in de body of dis church
and one cent In de crowded galleries. As far as we
| r,or brcr'n As far rs know and with these
mysterious words he took his seat
! Tho ocnman who had been newly appointed col
Ioctor Immediately filed In the breach BY suggesting
| provcr and he again urged that they look 70 10
IawdT 10 help them out Of their trouble folo"lhs
| bis suggestion a very old member In tho front pew
L-,, a praycr that grew strong In It's intensity and
seemed To gather the old worhys vitality IN It's eher-
-etic sentence Iii, last words expressed the horror
- the situation strongly that his hearers dumbly
| repeated IT,
LAS sunday night said he only leben cents
In d, whole con CATION. an de mInstah sim unpaid
o.. Iawd. d. am suahy 10 cmle's play doah sen
yonah son. o. Lawd. but come down youah self dis
time
Is he concluded tho elder who had first spoken
arose and fixing his eye the collector he SAID with
heavy cmpha-ls
81 war tolc 70 day dat Brer - naming the collector
had not had y fob ob work since he been colectn
foh Asby Tnhk Church. and yet am tole dat he hap
| built foh himself new house an furnished il via
article, dat no man outcn a iob foh six months can
tuv only chcn cent, Ia de church treasury brcr H.
! for six month, an AN wondah one Of ouah col
lcctah, can settle midst de mos luxurious surround
! lngs7
The mystery was explained. but there are "hole
succession Of ca, meeting, for Ashury Park Chu'' IA
before they will AGAIN on ~ unit"dly A. before the
new collector made enough IA sA months To build a
house.