New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-29
WHATA PASTOR SEES AND HEARS
ITEMS OF PERSONAL INTEREST to
CuIrpCuES OF VARIOUS DENOMINATIONS.

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The Alumni Club of the Union Theological Seminary
was organized last winter by twenty graduates OF tc
seminary living in and near this city, representing
the CONGREGATIONAL Episcopal, Presbyterian and Re
tor,ed CHURCHES The object of the club Is the
cultivation OF social relations among graduates vi '
denominations of the Union Theological seminary, ana
the discussion OF questions of public interest. INC
second meeting of the association VIII DC heiu vi
Monday afternoon at Martnells, when this topic VIII
he discussed, "The Church Of the FUTURE d.
Charles L. Thompson, pastor of the Madison Aveiiuo
PRESBYTERIAN Church. will speak OF g Its Inner Lie
Archdeacon Alexander Mackay Smith, OF the Prots'ah'
Episcopal Church, will discuss =" It's outwaru "ro~'"
Dr. A. j. F.. Behrcnds, Of the Central Congregatohai
Church Of Brooklyn, will tell what us Iheoioss
will be; while DR.. Howard Crosby, OF the four'n
Avenue Presbyterian Church, will present us bioe'
The trustees and faculty will be present as nNi'eu
guests and all the alumni and students OF the sear!
are invited to attend the meeting
The Premirennial Conference Of Baptsts recently
held I'm Brooklyn does not altogether meet Win tho
approval Of "The Examiner CBaptsD. After con-
Guiding q remark made by one OF the speakers, ''s
Baptist paper adds "This strikes us as very narsh
criticism but It is Of piece with the whole premena
rian theory-unsympathetic hard, relentless' Inv
Christian Advocate (Methodist Episcopap coneiu'S
its editorial thus "No calculations can rehoct any
light upon the time Of our Lords coming anu 'na'
the delay is in the interest OF the saivauoh vi 'i'
greatest possible number. The signs OF the liihes
need wiser interpreters than any VINO nave .,a
the last eighteen hundred and fifty years NeVerthe-
Iess we look for His coming second time without q
sin-offering unto salvation"
While the majority Of the Sunday schools oi .ho
world are satisfied TO have their Children slug h' mus
that are not always considered standard the case Vi
learning being the chief consideration 1t Is Interesting
bath al
and tbirv st. near Willis-ave., OF which the
Rev g. W. f. Birch is pastor, there Is an eh'ireiy
different 81 stem I'm vogue Edward Howe, the organise
of that church, has arranged and ahapted numerous
selections from Handels Messiah, Haydns Oieauoh
and Church Music, which are sung with me eneo. W
the children SO great has been the success ere .a
Mr. Howe has prepared book containing these seec-
,ons for sunday schools and church choirs III any
one doubts the possibilities or propriety OF bringing
snch music cont Of the mouths of babes,' Mr.. Howe
invites them to visit his school 10 soc how the plan
works.
The meetings of the American Institute Of Christian
Philosophy are held monthly In Hamilton Han al
Columbia College. The one to be held next TUESDAY
evenne will be of Special interest TO the ladies, as Mrs
Elizabeth A. Reed. of Chicago, is to be the guest Oh
the Institute and to read paper on krishha this
paper has been revised by Sir Monier Williams ana
approved by Professor Max Mueller Members OF the
Institute arc requested TO invite their friends who may
he interested In the work. The Institute, under the
leadership OF It's president Dr. Deems, OF the Church
Of the strangers Is doing excellent worK, ana It's
friends showing their appreciation OF It's efforts ny
| sympathy of practical nature.
"The Independent says that "Those Protestants
who want to introduce religion after their peculiar sort
into the public schools are unwittngy playing INTO
the hands of the Catholics who desire to secure
division OF these funds that they may use their pa
for Catholic propagandism. The position OF such
Proestants really better than that OF the Cathoes
themselves
Last week It was mentioned in this column that
Dr. Virgin, Of the Pilgrim Congregational Church
would be the probable successor OF Dr. Gregg, In the
Park Street Church Of Boston. Inc paper , sc cr
gregation called the follow Ing day and on Mon
day evening Dr. Virgin was unanimously called 10 The
pastorate Of the Park Street Church.
Last week mention was made of DR.. storrss long
pastorate-now in its forty -1fth year. Since then
have seen that a pastor In Ireland on recent sun
day preached the sermon which he had preached in the
the same old manuscript. He has been pastor OF the
church during all that period without break
Besides the speakers at the Presbyterian Union din
ner next Monday evening In the METROPOLITAN Opera
House who were mentioned last wcck.Mr Depcw,
D Dc R. T. Meredith should &c added Colonel
A. P. Ketchum will preside DE- u. l.. shearer Is
chairman of the Literary Committee.
The Rev. J. F. Avery, Of the Baptist Mariners
Temple, has recently lost his library, manuscript and
household goods through fire which occurred in tho
house where he lives. Mr.. Avery Is energetic
man. who is doing aggressive work IN Chatham Square
The Rev. DR.. Wilton Merle Smith was elected pres
dent Of the local Union Of the Christian EndclvOr sOc
cites at its annual meeting held at st. Paul's Church.
| Oh Tuesday afternoon Last The societies are making
vigorous effort 10 hold the National convention In this
city in 1892.
DR.. Gregg, recently called from Boston, will preach
his first sermon pastor OF the Lafayette Avenue
Church, OF Brooklyn, December IA, his installation
occurring the evening of that day.
The American Baptist Missionary Union invites all
Baptists and Baptist sunday-schOOs TO observe Sun
day, December 2o, Children's Day for Foreign Mis-
| sOnS.
The dedication of the st. Andrews Protestant
Episcopal Church, at Fifthavc. and Onchundred and
twenty seventh-st, VIII occur tomorrow. Bishop Pot
| ter VIII preach In the morning.
BEPAINTTNG NAVAL VESSELS