New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-02
SERMONS WORTH KEEPING.
XXXVIII.
DR. BRADFORD'S TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY
DISCOURSE IN MONTCLAIR.


DISCOURSE IN MONTCLAIR.
PRESENTING THE TRUTHS FOR WHICH THIS
FLoURIsHISG CHURCH sTANDS-NEwYoRK
BUSINESS MEN WHO ARE PROM.
NEyT IL THE WORK OF THE
CONGREGATION.
The First CONGREGATIONAL Church of Montclar, y. j.
enjoyed the first day Of jubilee week Yesterday when
the twentieth anniversary of the church was cele-
! brated. In the morning sixteen new members were
received into the church, and the anniversary sermon
preached by the Rev. Dr. AmOry H. BRADFORD the
| pastor samuel Holmes, Of the deacono OF the
church presided at the evening services, and Julius
| II. Pratt read paper "Montclar BEFORE uie
Organization Of Our Church The following cegSs
men, all OF whom took part in the councils OF reoos
milton and ordination at the founding of the church
| twenty years ago addressed the meethe' "'0
! Rev. DR.. Augustus +. Beard, Of the American
! Missionary Association; the Rev. DR.. Nliilah Do
Brown, Of East orange, and the Rev. Dr. behJamh
p. bradford, Of Upper Montclair the father OF tie
pastor Of the church. ON Wednesday evening J h'
Keislcr will lead the prayer and conference Hieeu"e.
Next sunday will occur the tVenterl anniversary oi
the sunday school, of which d. Q. EShoaugh Is ''o
superintendent. and in the evening f. H. Holmes '''
president Of the Young Peoples society Of Christian
Deems, Of this city. and the Rev. Charles L. Merriam
OF Paterson " j., will speak on the ioiioWms
Tuesday afternoon and evening social and general re
unions will be held.
The church was organized with eighty four mem
bcrs. 1t has $50, and is one OF tIie strongest
churches in the suburbs Of Newfork IL l. a'So CON
sdcrcd BIZ many the strongest congregational 'h'rch
OF ;h, country south Of New York state It's pew 't
last year was $4,000 and the benevolent gli''
! amounted TO $4,000 in addition. The conEINs"'io"
has spent $4,000 on tho church building anu P'rSo
| age and already the church building, WINCH ped''
striking resemblance Ia the Madison AVchuc hoio 'N
Church Of this city, i, far too small, ana plans LOT
charging the church and chapel are u'.der coIsiu''
| ton Among it, prominent members are the ioli'"-
! ing gentlemen well known IN New-lork D"'lhc''
| circles: samuel Holmes. Joseph Van Week, Johh Ia
Howard. 6. IL. Johnson. George lnne>', Harry f''.
| C.. Il. Williams Of the Associated Press J' H. li'"
Dr. G. 4. Marvin. John Il. Livermore "corGe H. ''''
| : w. Carey. Paul Wilcox, ii. e. Meyer lr"lo'
" 4. Uoughton Professor John +. Woodhull. - ~
| wilmer ogden Brown. OF, Corbet, W. W. rSU'''
A. y. Noyc,. ". l. l. Adams, Daniel EshDau5" anu
| samuel Crnmp.
Dr. bradford preached in the church the first sun
day after the church organized. lie i ratlVe
Of thi, state and graduate of Hamilton College anu
| Andover Theological seminary. This has been HIS
only pastorae. The length of his pastorate Is second
only 10 that ot Dr. IL Htori' I'll h'"yn ,ii j, a. 10
Nrtropoliian District II tho Congregational Church. nc
4, pleasant faced medium SlL II hdl 81 h''P
and a kindly carnc'tnc,H OF manner. li1 nG' ,
| published n book spirit ana Life, when mas met
SrcssIye IN hi, idea, and practice lie is the founder
Of the Chldrcns Home IN Noniclar ana ai,o =" ''s f
| New outlook club established for the ascension oi
topics of current Interest lie ma, iT'tlI n mHnS
calls from New York. Chcaso. bo''@n ana hi'oN'S"'
but he still remains Steadia't to ms hrN' love-
WHERE COMPROMISE : IMPOSSIBLE.
The subject Yesterday morning was Truths Tor
Which We stand" The text wa: The people wmch
. ~.
after the introduction which occupied with ahair'
! local and personal the thought Of the day was oe
! vclopcd rs follows:
The Confession Of Faith Of tbs 'hur'h is am ~
..u,c a compromise. Where mrthoiN arr toh''IuVn'
compr1ui.e, may De- Imperative where truth i con
sclncd compromises arr impossible IRON m.,t ~, ~
trrancc Of our belief. but Fundamental artc vi our
faith has that the spaces ~ our I'm. Hv, ~
itumcasurably ya,tpr than the area on "h' HEH va
! fallen While no compromise wa, intended OF mac s
by those who founded thl> 'mI,h; ue' b"st 20 ,y
! nothirc about things OF which nothing wa knoNh;;
h hu rcveaIeS our Srcles OF Faith simply
a few great facts We recognize that az Hea' M" M
Christians agreed concerning the esHenla' oI r
spiritual NE that they diner and are divided usually
concerning non essentials. -. ,.oo, ,,,,o ur,,,
nenf I'm mi, Church that tod i Interpreted bN Jesus
/ christ The Man Je,u, on the earth, IN te i.o. i
I'm -ocety with children In llis dealings WIN uro
! weak The poor. the suffering and SHINING, j. per.
sonH .cf revelation Of tod. Jesus Chrst was nI T
,Hurs and lis glory MI, the heavens. For this
ycry reason human limitation has demanded .'earef
v,nci Of revelation. Every can see the STAR Diu
not every eye can read their meaning, pany
hand can asp ro'e nn not every asmich a. tTcre
were human beings OF the EARN; IL va '. Errn
that the Father should marfr,t H.mseI III oe .it
witch all could understand InS wac W, U nnc: ma:
human torn. and In terms Of NE; NGNer o' I H,
The truth been lowered IN ms onr' W. '" %.vs not
Christ God manifest in the he'h we I Ne H we
been anAou, TO dcirc our terms Ner. n nao v.Eo
forgotten That It ha' been said 10y ule OH n,G ,bc
knew anything about 1t; NO man Aho"o'i '''0
Whatever unexplorcd and unmaylncd spaces there
may lie in the greatness Of Cod of ls We are S"rr:
/ and II i, our constant message 10 men lie j. our
lie feels toward the poor. the 7lcH' the
SHINING toward an i me, ,do al ,o,e with whom Is
ncnt Ius earthly wears. Wha, about those who nave
lived struggled suffered ana dIed ID SillcI nm w. ,ro
"a morp imperfect conditions Ihcy are III vh t,o
hands a., lin, whose manifestation was Christ Nhat
about the poor. the vicou'. ne hplnpc,r ,. .d
WIaf abou thc ages of eternity and their poNNibleS
Of pain AMI Of plon'ss hat ven aI .h 1901
81 bi,tnrv aud the da, will never dawn In when
cod viii b. dctlroncd. OF love cease To De uiNer'Ni
law.
HUMANITY INTERPRETED BY CHRIST
The Second great truth which hn, been made rromi-
ncnt is tina, humanity Is interpreted by CHRIST. iu
ma,itv j. scarcely more distinctly understood tlai
Deity The most difficult questions man ever ia''u
are. What am l. Whence did | come "Iinn'r an,
/ 1 going For what was | created. Even "'o' d"
,,o.o orc. NJ inquiry investigators seem standing Oh
,h - yerr Of sonc strange aud awful discovery con
corning human powers. Who know HIhlSel ,nS
we merely new combinations I'D tue ''.Ilai d.,u
we ~ ,yhr of atoms j. intelligence the product oil
material combinations Are poems ana SSI"Pn"".o'
sImply fruit on human trees. ~ "PPpN 'u ts,
a ,n an other trees, Are We compelled to acton
hv .istl.,, force, What are the WlaUoh' WtW,Vn
I1dylduals G. the human family DOES hIi'i ~ LII, , m
ncnt hive permanent NaGc or II II soon 10 Dc 10, III
,ho oven recurring chaos What arc these impulses
toward apparently better thing TINS c0nN.ou9hTr, ~
dourr' these Aspirations, these aieo tiOns which
leap all sulfs I'M, dcsthlc>, lonlns 10 KNOW dv
we ara only thing, spirit, lmpcrN lous 20 ue'd'
Whn shall answer these questions hc''ct "e'" y"
I ash them than hear only Their ccho''' M,
what are orr relations 10 those afouUd Us n
,,ennTv answers with tones the cateSoI'ai NV
,,,r,iIiro" and 'ihc metaphysics OF ciucN J',m'
christ sweeps the field clear ana pu'N "pNh o'N a., an
ycr ~ oyr ono another ~ have !oNcd Noh' ~, |
hut we want details: here are srea' ltonNhN - uo |
solvcd nations are in against hNl hotr
nrn annthcr as ! have loved N0n l'ut surely III |
thrsc DAYS we shall have something dcule Iiv'o
d. when the rich and the poor are IN aFGS aHas.
uaHS thcr when the very foundations Of society