New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-06
WUdTA PASTOR SEES AND HEALS

ITEMS OF INTEREST TO CHuRCH PEOPLE.
a friend wishes the Pastor t. answer two qucs-
tiCns: the first f. tll,: why will thn'e who visit
the missions and chapc!s OF the ely oniy occasionally
peak in the praycr meeting or the snndayNchool, a.
though they were addressing another race OF menu
And then he t"ls Of one Of the best prayer-nceting
talks tina; he ever heard that was absolutely thrown
away-worsc: it did positive harm. beginning, - it
did, Il am clad to be- I'm this mission to-day. II Is
always y pleasure for ne 80 talk 20 poor pc pie"
! did not hear 'lc address, but ] can safely infer
that II he had ended his speech by giving every per
son in thr audience a Thanksgiving turkey o' a free
ticket to Gomez Island ne would not have atoned fr
that first sentence. People whose surroundings or
inclinationS take them 10 a mission or . chapel, OF a
downtown church. 90 not Like o. have that fact forced
upon th"m az cvcry occasion. The other question is:
d" Why do occasional visitors Ike 50 often to Indulge
In attack, upon the rich" They seem TO think it
viii make them solid" with the people II they appear
as the friend OF the Woralnc1gan. and peak Of the
" kid gloyed ari.tocIacy" or refer 20 the wealthy class
in some other term oi rrproach. In this tacy arc
mistaken. The pcopl, + whom they are -pcal,ing.
,omc of them NJ least. wear hid glove, themselves;
those who do not. bccausr they prefer wooucn. do
not lay il up against the rich that they are forced ly
fashion Ia 60 with cola hands. When drop into q
mission or "A chapel / can generally tell whether the
~%ueakcrs are regular workers or whether they ago
down to the people HOW ard then after their pastor
NNlN ENfLU ANNI ~ AAtIh ''
their brethren.
The tact required to addr'-- a company OF street
children j, not possessed by every speaker who j. able
10 hold an audience NJ 1000 or 1000 people spell
bound hy nj, eloqucnce. Dr. spinning. ~" new pastor
Of the Phillips Pre- bytcriau Church. t"ll~ Of an cN-
rcricncc In h- mission chapel in Chicago twenty years
eco. \ prominent docto: u divinity. whose ph Sicll
appea-au-c showed that he Wa not suffering from a
lack % the necessities Of Iic. was asked 4 Sp"lN hy
one Of thc helper in the wp,h. With a gold hlr.ilcj
cane under hs arm. be began: Nv dear children,
desire on thi, Interesting occasion - relate to Won fr
vo1r Instruction one q TIE most Impressive rcmini--
ceicr, Of my early ,lilih0od.' The Young pastor
.ucccrIri by stopping the speaker for - moment 10
Gucll The riot that seemed imminent. Afor ~" bows
hid resumed thrir scat on the rude b"nch", TIE visitor
began hh, pmiuisccncc,, snyirg: must have
ordcr now. vt 10 De 50 sin that Won can hear 4 pin
drop While proceed" Just then an irrcprc--ibl' boy
shouted ont at the top Of lt, sir'l voice: Let hor
dr.u. Mister" After the disturbance that this sully
allied forth had b~u # ppcd. the speaker bean Do,
rcmini,rence. and had said about a haf Dozen word.
when lie suddenly stopped. cll-pri both hand, over
the lower end ~ MS ample wai.tcolt. and gave forth
a ,Lh nat nearly frightened the ~, lice, audi,pr-. Tie
leader II The Lu~. Doubtless TIE orc who hFl tl4owu
the half cat.r apple A. the ,p.lt"r. sided rap % hIn
aud 10 a tone q mo,s c-iy.t, said. N.'"r mind.
Ni-tcr, we'll make Christians Of tAe-o fr.r.s yet. let
Us not be discouraged