New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-03
MINISTER'S UNBEND 4 LITTLE.
THE SPEAKERS CHEERFULLY yIvACIoU9
4 PUBLIC MEETING OF TIE ALUMNI CLUB OF
THE UNION sEMINARY-DRS. PAIION'
ABBOTT AND BUCKLEY ENTER

4 PUBLIC MEETING or TIE ALUMNI CLUB OF
THE UNION SEMINARY PATTON,
ABBOTT AND BUCKLEY ENTER
TAIN TIE MEMBERS
one hundred and eleven alumni Of the Union lneV
logical seminary Dr. Hastings, the hohoreu 49,,
Of that school Of the prophets Professor Schal' '1
church historian and three four guests OF the Alumni
Club left Marners in Fifth-ave yesterday WIN so'e
sides, but with many new thoughts which VIII douD"e''
be reproduced from time to time in the pHipIt' Vi ',
city aud its vicinity. Tic occasion was ''o '''
public meeting Of the Alumni CluD' anu 'no '
moderate laughter following 50 closely upon h'''''
dinner caused by the speeches by the I'roo
Of divinity invited to address the members fIcs"''
= l. patton left his classes at Princeton University III
the caro- Of the professors Dr. Lyman Abbott t"IHcN
over Plymouth Church and " The CHRISTIAN O"lon
his assistants Dr. j. NJ. Buckley stopped loF 4" NV
time his good-natuled but positive ana peEs'Sto"' w
fence in The Christian Advocate OK d. fdul "'''
tude toward the Methodist women OF MS daywu'cso
three representatives Of Calvin, beecher anu "c''9
entertained for a nhour the large and appreciaNe auu'
once The topic under discussion was The KefW'lte'
+ Ministerial Training 10 Meet tie Demands OF TIC
Age A. CD, po
Dr. Rodcrlck Terry. the pastor OF the Souli he'
formed Church in Madisonayc., presldcu anu "C"'
him sat Dr. John Hall and Or. Hastings a' HIcnNy
nc If thew had not led for twelve long days one SNORT
revision Of the Confession OF Faith' ~ i"o'', o.
.o,nod lonely AT first sitting he did between d.
Han and Br. Patton, two eminent defenders u u0
Confession .unIevsed), but when Dr. ADoo'V U''N ~
seat the equilibrium was restored. d. b''7e' go
Dr. sh,dd were unavOidably absent. Among NV
l,r,n near e head Of the table were President hhoA'
If ro German Theological school Of bloomfield y D.
nv = 4 >toddard Editor Of The Newton" %
..ryors. DR. d. r. Frazer. OF Newark, y. De- one ol
.b directors Of the seminary; DR.. Thomas ~ NeI-
-,n OF brooklyn; DR.. +. u. Coz u INC va
leriae Church in Fifth-lve.; Dr. D. - i''Eo'
OF Christ Church; Dr. Freeman OF ha'e'9""%
Dr. II. ". sanders, DR.. {. Z. hali' ~ - - p
NcIIyanc, the Rev. Mc,srs. G. H. DA'ID7' -.
NcEweu. A. z. Attcrbury, j. !. Forbes y. =" "''tI'
- # Marlin " j. Peck. J. II. loadIcy' H. d.
elliott NJ w. GILES. c. K. Gillette, j. ~ bI'Hhe'V5'
e. # ZONES, John :. Gardner ). W. he5eHAN' ~ -
Loreuz and !. Is. shaw ,,
DE- Patton said that the ministerial tdl!"e '"''N'
begin in college better yet IN tIe p'cP'' ''''
.,5o,I The first requisites Of TINS training are d
, l,roy. Iod,e Of two boohs: Authorized Version Oh
| nm, ENGLISH Hiblc and the Latin Grammar lie
| ,.,i.cr believes that the ministry a. 'la'9 d'0
better trained than any other oI TIC Ieii''eu P
| t...i,ps Take 100 lawyers, 100 doctors anu IOp
ministers, the intellectual level OF inc h."4''c'' VIZ
d., goal DEGREES hrnc. than either Of the otlei''
~. warned hi, hearers against TWO oahsV'"'
u.ci,latlon and almlcs,ne,s. The college MA" - III
| t,.r If Incoming narrow in his line oi WosA u "
,,,r,,. g. do,ultory system OF reading lie Uoc' Ho'
rui, that minister's spirituality can De s""7V" -
the ,tylc OF limp back Bible that he c''Iic' VI 80 ~
| .rtuAlctlly expressed i, "Thc minister VINO INN"
! b. is mighty in the scriptures, because lis DIV -
,r,sv i nightly mlstaken.7 Every minister sHo"t
mako systematic Theology his great sl'u5 Nv '''
have tina, down fine or down cold a. t"cS say
! H.. lio~c DR. Patton explained. There Is 10 ehu Vi
| .,.,,,,,,..y for tie minister who peIleci' iH'''cn
! IN mi, study. who understand perfectly the SYSTEM
| Cd. smith, or 7hcdd, o. Hodge OF be'VeE !c''
! one for himself ,s am, "a,
Dr. Abbott be- .an with definition oil fc's''" ''I -
! ,r,,chnr The Christian religion, he SAID 10 S"'' "
! ,,..,,tion If God IN Christ shall Affect Inc
i,,r,,t.r and moral, OF men 10 preach Is 10 c"Ch
| ,,., what tn, Master taught" foNo" NC Az
| ,,,Le men chllllhe Is the work oi INC i'''''''
I7, fathers preached theology the danger 'na' CON
front, their SONS /, that thcy VIII Ncer 700 iA ~ 80
! tIrr .itc-sc.apc CAaryudls while trying u a'o'
Iii, and ur,ucA' ctlI,, Instead Of tc pan "o>pei
81 1..,., christ Dr. Abbot, characterized the PIv"
ls o. ,pur,eJu. Icr.Acr. Pir"-o's' 49,
! fl,, nan AMI PAu.p, Brooks rs HIuSu1u"7
the several types OF preaching o. TIE piesv"' ,
'.'.' ' ,. riI, tr,, II t4c BlDIc u the need, "I
! m. human ,1ul III. Brooks Ac con ','cI9 wy ~
.,.,, uI,.,acr today. and tie keynote oI Hl' S'I
N..',' -, .r,.,, .luc,, OF Air.' RICHNESS OF
The love II God" and "ucie>' oi your NE u'''"''
DR. me1,c5 Wa, the Last speaker To- GIVE .',,i ms
speech verbatim and p"" tuar ~ N W. rS Mid
,,i,,' ,, columns one fog what tile pre- t'hct ,'''d
1.d the other Tor what tho audience Hu' IA ,rn
! .t,.i,.r, who had preceded him, Dr. huGn.1N sa't
t'af thirty year, n-o Ar va, appo"'l ,"'plt d.
at ir..u. asylum, b., uf romeo was mat t5 l.',
,,ni'.i," f,r A successful ministerial clu,auol w.,
&, hold such place. III De-, Ipl"l vi ''i, ~ ,fr
asylum va, Side splitting The, patient tGoHIty
t,at for ord nary c'nsi'tt''l %I ~ i ,
-,rmon would do very we'll, lut for me leoPN -
leisure WHO had listened 70 II tu M. We" We o.rri1n