New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-14
WHATAPASTORSEES AND HEARS
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO CHURCH PEOPLE.

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with a National Temperance Congress In session
for Two DAYS in the Broadway Tabernacle ana state
.,,rdav school Association meeting in Brookyn
itch tbose people who are happiest when Al
ending a popular meeting have had TOO much Of a
Good thing They had to forego a pleasure which
ever meeting they attended,
II * difficult to imagine meeting where the
vcrqeuce Of views was 50 great at the Temperance
corcr..s All degrees of enmity to the saloon werS
rrescntcd. The High License men. the non-partsan
Iuu,bi,ioni.ts the Third Party mcn total alb
s,,iners who believe that restriction is preferable
70 prohibition. Anti saloon Republicans and one ANU
saloon Democrat cheered a. he rose to profess his
9Th Under the circumstances, DR.. Deems did
nrctty well 1t wa, amusing to see how much
argument some speakers think there Is in sound
beratlng of the press especially II lack OF space mas
nreventcd the insertion in full Of the speakers
few random remarks
The prcsbytcry Of New-Yorlt has at last opened
ts doors 10 the reporters After keeping on IFS books
for two or three years rule which vas dead letter
for a large part of that tiIpc. the body on Mond"
rescndcd it, doubtless in the interest OF that mar
mony which Is now prevalent among Calvln'S foI-
lowers The reports OF the General Assembly Com
missoners were especially happy.
DR. John Hall Of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
Church has been nearly twenty three years It's pastor
In that time he Ia, been absent from thc pulpit only
twice from sickness. and in the working yeaI-9eptem
her 10 Jnne-hc rarely leaves his pulpit on sunday
morning 80 communion in hi, long pastoratc very
nearly quarter OF a century. ha, taken place WITHOUT
a,ce,sons 10 the church OF profession Of iauh FROM
the rcport of the church the Prcsbytcry year ago
some Interesting figures are taken. The number of
member, enrolled In April, lo79, was @'4ll. lhere
were i'm the church sunday school LEI" scHoar' anu
tirtv-c eht in the Chinese school The collection Tor
the board Of the Church aggregated fIo"''' 10 'V
congregational expenses were fj167l 90 the Wl'''""
,rv contributions amounted 10 S5l,10i 20 mahss a
total Of S2JO.742 .. The church expenses were
l.. DO per cent Of the whole amount Nearly @l@ooO
,, ven 10 the three missions under the care OF the
church and nearly SlO.OOO additional TO tie NewfoiN
Ciiy Mission and It's Woman, Branch. The Presbyterian
Hospital received nearly 5000. aud the 'hnroh EA
tension Committee Of the Prcsbycry about - hlch'
The Rev Or. c. II. Eaton, pastor Of the Church Of
the Divne Paternity, in tinhHvc., who was men'
Der of the memorable coaching party with Mr. ana
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie in scotland. two or three years
ago Will spend hi, summer in the berkshire AlIi>
Through the generosity OF Mrs. Carnegie, beautiful
I,tr,ut-, ivy ma, been set our around Inc church
recently. Dr. Eaton VIII preach t~I'c ,,n' sum IN
ncr IN salem, Mas. bc-idca pNachl"- bcl'Ic ,"o
graduating class OF the Goddard SEMINAR a, ha' ~
IT,. June -, aud ths sermon al t'r ''%"' ~" ."
the Rev. IL. Guuul-on. at Worcester MS" 81"
June -.
pr. Charles :, Robinson the Editor Of Every
Thursday TIM, summdikr- the worn oi me Ht,t'"l
N,''i,'N F,ifh I'm Ire Presbyterian church has
MANAGED to end to th" perfect satisfaction "i Ger
iod, H. ccrtalnt need, uu Endorsement from tN'I'
Thursday. for If We had white paper Ia write our
w She, upon ~c couIl not state ihrn NOR 'o'IN
HAN thct AT. stated and m,t already. Tine nam -
'Y ',,..i... ON Eev.-.ou are absolutely sails
f,,f.r,. inc u-i ). al the more remarkable" ana 'h
,ho G.,ror FOR thc name. Den of. certain unforunt'
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