New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-22
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VAS Any PATRIARCH 4 GENILEAANY
THE REV. DR. PARKHURsr THINKS NoI-ThL
WORLD NEVER BETTER THAN NOW


The first prbnc meeting of the Alumni c"o
Of the Union Theological seminary 700"
place at Martincli's Yesterday afternoon
After substantial luncheon had been
served to fifty eight men. the president the Kew
DR.. Roderick c. Terry in a few pleasant rcularhs'
introduced the Rev DR.. T. :. Hastings pre'iuch,
Of the seminary. who spoke upon line l''cio' '"'
Phase Of the Church Life OF To day Inc s'rehgh VI
theological seminary, he said. must ne III 'nc n''
and brains OF its alumni. and not IN STOCKS OF pou'
The Union Seminary needed money, OF course. Inc
educational institutions Of this country "o"iu away
rank among the hungriest things on u'e continent
The sneaker however would never be seen CARRYING
a subscription book. unless they ou SUCH tn'"s'
in Heaven. IT was the duty Of ticoioeicai seminary
not only TO put thoughts into men, but 10 teach 'V''
to think for themselves. II the pulpit 'lousn'' u''
pens. 1gurativey speaking, would 'hilh also looi'0,
II WAS true would not listen 10 the old doctrihai
sermons as formerly But the doctrines conid De
into the sermons in manner ina, "o"iu nav
the hearers think To do this no sacrifice oil 'ru''
was necessary.
The Rev. Dr. Charles II. ParkluTst. who was then
called upon to speak on The sprl'nai ran ., NV
Church Life" said that splitnahy was "o' '''
aspect or phase of the church II was us He 1t wa"
q divine thing The spirituality Of the church could
be estimated by the amount OF lifc-eVldeh'e II pun
forth We had been praying for revival III 'ne
church The world would have been badly on II
the Lord Almighty had not known better no" 10
answer PRAYERS than did men to make them hu'
the world better 10 day than ever before nv
rcvisonsts had been charged with being Destructive
in their line OF religious thought. The reVslon's's
did not wish simply 10 break away from old lhs''n-
,jous They did not wish anything IN the sh"pc
~ license There was al expansion TO-DAY oil inc
divine lie. The ethics of the world to-day were
improved There was no confidence 10 DC P'"' u
in ethics that we're not God-inspIed The WORM
was never rs good a. honest. a. pure rs true d. nov
That was an evidence Of the deepening o'N'he i"o
That could be proved by comparing 'he o'n''N y,
today with the ethics Of other d"'s' hsn. """
,.r,,c are better understood. "Not one Of the
patriarche Of the old times continued inc uo''"''
~would he tolerated in this refined society outside
Of sing sing"
Dr. schariller-" How ahoui Daniel
Dr. Iarkhur.t-" lie was not patriarch
Dr. s,haufcr-~ What. then. of Joseph "
After pause Dr. Iafkhur,t replied that Noraha"'
JosepA's father though recognized ~ IN" i"'eT
Of three religions. WI, man VINO "o"u "'' ''''- WI
firm ground III modern society
The Rev Dr. Sohaufier followed DIR. farNhur>'
with al address upon cvansc-tic Work III ils CITY
The work Of the church behind All ci"Iit'n.c
rnd.rrakirgs he aid. The c4drchcs sp'nt nofr
go, - 600 600 annually In thl~ CitN fIT -uch NOEN.
IA" believed however. that The ll-". fall churches
should colonize I'm order 70 give sinners a ,ha, "
10 Get n They are crowded oui. ice agi'' ny, u
fA. saints or those who pas, for saints Inc ie'Ir
churches he thought. should De- endowed. "cn ,n'
number 81 ministers. In the iIcshI 'cI'am M H.
especially. multiplied IN order to DO better e'ai's'N'"
Among those present the Rev. Doctors Francs
Brown Thomas Nelson. John :. 6alncr Jnhn II
Hcgcn.an David g. Wylc Il. Il bn'th. y. ", h" JIM,
frazer Phraner and hit.nan Howard :. Bis. John
Eastman. Hugh Mcguire and Charles A. Briggs