New-York tribune., 1890-07-13
4 NEIT PISTOR FOG ~ OLD SOCIETY.
ARRANGEMENT, MADE TO INSTALL THE REV.
JAMES " FAEEAR II THE FIRST
INFDE,IID CHUE EtH.
REFORMED CHURCH.

The newest pa g., ia the city comes to the oldest
church lie j. the Rev. lamc- h Farr'r, recently
of the Fourth ur!t'd rrc-h' toran church Of Plnd"l
pima. aud hc ha, already begun he work IN the fir>'
Reformed Church. although he viii not be Installed IN
lu, new pulpit uutu september. Mr.. Farrlr Is u
yonng man Of much promise and he Ia, come 10
E.ophlyn under The best II auspices. lie Ma born
aboni tl1y. seven ycrr, ago aud was brought up IN
the f,ith of The Associate Reformed Church Which
-oc,S,d from She Dutch Reformed church. and has
since united with a branch Of the Prc,h> terrain 'Ir'h
Ia l,rm the Critcd PRESBYTERIAN denomination. lie
va, graduated from Westminster college. In Pcnasll
yaui, n I-75 ana pursued his Theological studies at
Princeton seminary. pom his graduation he was
lc,u-cd to preach H. first charge va, In OHIO. and
Ina lr1t DE accepted Il call to Philadelphia. where ho
hes since iborcd Whii' he wa pastor Of the 'hnr n
49, u left the number Of memlcr NOR, than dolblcd
II v,, with deep rc,rc that hi, people learned of his
determination to le1vc thcm. I'm personal appear.
aucc he i, a little above Medium height Win broad
shoulder, AID au athletic appearance. lie has dark
hair and mou,tachc and spclh, easily and iorbly.
Nr Far.ar bocomcs the successor of Dr. David y.
Vanncrvc,r ,rho re- lcncd from the First Reformed
Church after the binding long occupied IN Jorhlcn"n
st. oppo ltc the city ila had been ,om. about i'ur
year, ago For time the society Worahprcd win
the Reformed CrGrcn on the Heights. ANA there Nt'
some talk II consolidation between them, bat til"
negotiation, came - uothin, and the First Church
the main church. iu Wyckoh st., until the chapel Of
the new cd.Gcc at seventh ave and Carroll st.. wh'
completed = year ago. several effort, 10 secure
ua,t.r were u,nccc,. mi: and ony few months aEp
the Rev Dr. Kc,r. Of Richmond. refused a call lirt
in il. ucw situation the society. VIII c now small o"
nc T. removal aud the vic, tnd"S Of the year without
a settled home. ha, ample opportunity for growth
with the growth OF that part Of the CITY, "Al'A Is
filing np with I'm" horses The new church. Whrh
,,uroicd viii Ice one of The finest m the city. Ia
commanding sitaaticn. and possessing al the mo"cr
c,n,cui,,c,, for church work. The chapel now IN
r.c h, model # Il kind cont lining sunday school
~. cntrrh adjoining viii d. OF norman Gothc dr'M
trrtur, and viii .,at ahuut 1000 persons me walls
Of Indiana met ana Ina 'e ro1 %o}1",r% in , % tp H.
.,r,rirre ,l tlnt n should Ic. thc former property
- the ~oclciy sold for S21o'ooo' ana mGarN ''''
entire sum @ill o." cNr"udcI upon ',c ,,o Ia
Of in thc limit. II Erood;n. aud ], only ant dated
A.. 49,. ,I Iltihu,h church In IN" cpnhN IL,
,Ic Id Lichvi,v. cast Of where th" CitN lihl no"
-tart- About nity year. ae" a new -irl' ,uIr " ~
bum acros tc street irim tnc iltH "' nv t,ns rbc
itr wa, s,li and tic bnllfac torn down - nt" room
,rtrI uiitI, hy thc civ a'd IartU bY lh' I1N N,n''
fu.ttut, aud Will bee covered WIN new uu'"'ll~''
u II. row nome the church viii have sun ilGt.",
.t,lo # architecture The bulldne VII Lr f1Hp"!ru
next winter Ncihlin' >'IN"'' WI" Nv -" '" "
S"'hl ln,i"n v, recently given to welcome the new
na-tnr IIo viii not De Installed untlI september -
1L,n Inc ,,ai remove from A,huY Park 10 thlI clIN'
.Tb, ,tr,nccrcnt, for hl, installation, under me ~
I,ction of the routh NH~'7 ui kim, I'm it I'm" Ery
hc reading of 'hc form of INSTALLATION y r u'o h'
- y Van Du.kirk u sermon hv Dr. Il: = N"rr'' u
rhar.c 10 thc pastor by the Rev J. t. Low I'lu T ti2 M
rev Dr. G. L. Wells. and charge to me pcoPi,' ~
~ 'pnv Or Wesley Reid Davi, or the Rev \ H.
p pmsh Mr. Farrar will preach IN the chapel al
summer.