New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-04
WUATA PASTOR SEESAND HEARS
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO CHURCH PEOPLE.

ITEMS OF INTEREST TO CHURCH PEOPLE.
Concerning the Rev. DR.. James Stalker, OF Scotland
,rlo bas been delivering lectures in this country ts
sphpr a recent writer says: "There IS something pc
cuary attractive about the personality OF Dr. staer
lie does not make the slightest attempt al Oratory, but
his lectures are packed with fresh truths his style Is
50 simple and his personality Is so winning that lie
glled the largest audenceroom I'm the city with de-
lighted hearers
The young people Of the Baptist churches from the
East who desire 10 attend their National Conven-
ton and the Christian Endenvor Convention also
can make week Of IT, as the former will be held
in Chicago on July and 3, and arrangements nave
been made by which delegates can remain to the ast
session in Chicago Wednesday evening, and leaving
the city by late train reach Minneapolis three hours
before the Christian Endeavor Convention opens ON
July O. The chairman OF the executive committee on
tbe Baptst Convention says "The convention will DO
historic The executive committee nave spar7l ho
pans 10 insure the presence Of representative speakers
The programme not ready for announcement, but IL
may be safely stated that no Baptist convention OF
similar length has presented more brilliant array OF
orators on the platform than this first Natonei rally OF
the Baptist young people bids fair to witness IL Is
splendid evidence OF the interest OF the denomination
in her young that sixteen Of the very best ORATORS
of the denomination, representing the widest possible
selection will be ready TO speak not merely by ap
pontment but con amOre at the Inauguration OF this
splendid BAPTIST Young Peoples Movement in America"
IL IS a source OF satisfaction that the summer
preachers in this city are to be numerous and the
majority OF them are to be men OF note. In inc
Presbyterian pupits, for instance there VIII DO al
least three men who have been hOnored with the once
OF Moderator of General Assembly and who now
occupying important places in leading institutions
Those who bring forward tile Old charge that 1t is inn
possible to 60 to church in the city during the summer
because there IS place where they may worship VIII
do well to consult the column of vacation notes printed
I'm Tho Tribune
few weeks ago a Mr. Warner from Dublin, spoke
in an East side chapel on his labors in Ireland In the
Interest Of Proiestansm. lie had come 10 this coun-
try to interest the American people on the eVangeuZa-
ton Of Ireland and movement has since been started
here with that object in view. The committee having
the matter i'm charge are tie Rev. Drs II. ;. Mac
Arthur and W. H. p. Faunce Of this city; Dr. A. j.
Gordon of Boston; Dr. p :. Henson, of Chicago: the
Rev s. II. Green, of Washington. ard the Rev. A. g.
Dixon of Brooklyn. DR.. Samuel Mcbride, OF Brook
lyn is the deputaton secretary and since Dir Warmers
return Dublin the matter has been left In Dr. NC
Brides hands. An effort is making to raise $4,000
TO defIay the expenses Of a training school, mission
halls cvangclists and colpOrteurs. man whose In
tercst has been enlisted has promised TO give $500 for
every ~ 900 that is raised until he las given 10000
and another friend has thousand copies Of the
Revised Version Of the Bible to be distributed by these
Irish workers.
Dr. Soddard, Editor Of " The Ncw-YOrk Observer
has lust returned from Italy, where he attended the
meeting Of the Evangelical Alliance In April. ON his
way home he spent sOuc time In spain. Like DR..
Field. the amable Editor Of "The Evangelist DR..
Stoddard finds it difficult TO select new country to
visit. It Is possible that one or both OF them may
join the relief expedition 10 find Lieutenant Peary.
who started recently in search of the North Pole.
friend suggests that this Is good field for inter
rstmg evangelist and that wide awake observer
should accompany him 10 chronicle the results.