New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-14
DENYING SUPERSTITION.
JOLLY DINNER OF THE THIRTEEN CLUB
TIE REV DIR. w. \. GROVE. OF NEWARK, RI
sPONDs TO "THIRTEENDOM IN
THE PULPIT. y

THE PULPIT
The first dinner Of the Thirteen Club for 17oo was
held last night in the Hotel Marlborough. Inc
dcfers Of superstition sat at four tables, thirteen at
a table, and the feast began at eight thirteen 81 inc
clock, J. II. Abarbancll. the archiv,t Of the club.
performed the duties Of POSTMASTER in the absence
of Joel 5 Hood. The first speaker on the list was
the Rev. Dr. W. \. Grove Of Newark. who had for
subject "Thlrtccndom in the Pulpit DR.. Grove
said in part
believe that it j, the doctrine Of rrcdcstina.ion
which makes Presbycrianism than rheuma-
tism. (Iauehtcr.) There are a good many sci'htnc
men who hold practically in this world the doctrine "
predestination fatasm. hold to the idea that ue
Is a power in outside Of which wicldS W. abso-
lucly, and they don't prosecute anybody lmN arc
free in their minds 1t the holding u the doctrine
trinity which unroo:cd any mans MIND ~ 'he
orthodox Church II Is the idea that that doctrine l. con"
mandcd in a book which let down from heaven in
basket, and IL is The who believes that the co"nu
was in book which down from heaven in basket
whoSoeycr does not believe in the ro ana
the basket f. that who uses the rope to u" me
world back dead issues. and % strange investigation
(Cheers)
so that l feel Ike allowing to be perfectly free.
perfectly candid n believe whatsoever they can arrive
in untlammcled and rational way. aud h"ld IN q
student mood. tcachably Then consider II hoDouy .
business what believe. Cheers
don't want any religion that must BE- held mp with
props and slaves. II the Bible l. not quite ""r
TO alone taking It's chances with other BOOKS anu
=
Nv feeling is that there truth IN reeon-rany truths
in H. but they are truth, the SOUL all moral
are and they have their own suncieney their own
evidence and their authority aud think the chufhH
Of world will grow quite maternal uinh inc
clergy will become quite congenal, uihh '''
church never Will be able To- do half its best wor" IN the
all u ready to stand together ana -
"NOnc Of have any mora authority Than th' INTRINSIC
truth the practical worth OF doctrines can sub'
tiatc."
think have right TO say exactly what mean about
the kingdom II superstition pulpit have got ono
wing There - another which naturally grow OUT {"
the first and that idea which the church SO ont bad
that the ONLY thing Ia this world worth looking after was
rlgioo Tho rddle ages ,ou know had that de, all the
way through nothing else was Of real hrnfht 8"
worth to the human soul except religion WHY y l- NOT
ali gone vet. In corV'i~aton with I''H "'
teircnt and progressive other lines only T."
wears aro IN speaking Of Mr. I'nhaH' was
praisnc him a. q wa. natural 70 90. for tho Great
work OF invention and dl-DoyoC that h' i"d "a4 m u.
world. The good gentleman looked ~ me 10 -''' ~
blank srft,i-. a. hearing preacher irt4-o I'ndh-
Finally he said: "wc Granted all that do Won 'nli-'
that h.lr.d him % sasc soul Wei. from That Dag
to hi, have meyer u-el that phra-" except "iiN i'
ing Of contempt II such work Iyndall- IS not ''i
saving .n the highest and bet sense r'n l. Qua souls
10 un-as,d l\pil1u-rl
Other speaker made able adircs.e-. songs were
sung and the diner, sat ont" the lith Of March
The next dinner of the club Will be given on the lJh
# MAY. The dinner given lat evening Wa The
eighty ninth held ly th" 'luh. MI have been sue
&c. full and the club - highly prosperous. The mem
hcrshp i, limited to 300. but that limit Ia, not yet
been reached Every dinner 4, fruitful IN new mem
bcr. Last night Dr. Gallean "joincd.' aud viii be
fnll rcdecd member as a. he has passed an tx
animation in which Of the questions ppponndcd is
Would You object I" ocins .ti,f,H "n - , 'ps> T.
MESSENGER chief ruler: ". W Nilr7, nr,i We rni.3
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scrilr. G. Vs. Torrcy. ~ D.. receiver. W. Fowl Ter.
custodian !. l.. Atartancll ar'h,v..t J'e = m''''
,oasfma.;.r. H. g. Huchc-. lnf"adaut, j. w. Edison.
| mar-hal: T. e. Hamilton. gazetteer; ii. y. hclser.
historian: T.. Il. HotchNs, artist