New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-17
VHATA PASTOR SEES AND HEARS
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST TO CHURCH
PEOPLE.


A Good story IA going the rounds OF the religious
press in regard TO Bishop Newman, known so long Is
General Grants pastor' He had made MS assign
nents NJ pastors at conference in Japan, ana there
heinp little dissatisfaction the part OF some Oh c
Japanese preachers, the Bishop remarheu Aei"'P
some OF you think you could do this WORK Detter 'nan
do II any one does let him rise -Four young men soou
ND Immediately which leads the correspondent 10 a"u
Whatever the japanese may be lacking In IL IS not
,,hu,tv % estimate their own worth at the highest
ro..Ihe value This Is one OF the difficult Things Oh
mission work in Japan. 1t leads TO an overconhdence
and an over-independence. 1t Is probable tat ''ie
more modesty will come, for the japanese are as yet
In a sophomore state"
Al this season of the year there numerous con-
yentions and religious meetings which attract te az
tention of nearly every denomination This week the
CongregauonalIsts have turned their steps to"aru
Pittsaed Mass to attend the annual meeting OF the
American Board, which was an Old mshloheu
missionary meeting. Next week many of those at
pttsa.d and hundreds Of others will go 10 Cincin-
natl 10 the meeting Of the American Missionary AsSo-
citation. Both these bodies have had prosperous
year financially and otherwise. Tile PresDyterahs'
having dropped DR.. Brggs's case for month"; are 10
attend the Synod at Watertown, which begins on oc-
tober 90 The same day the Baptist churches OF TINS
State will hold their annual meeting at oneida, the
Christian Endeavor convention will begin at Utica ana
the General Missionary Conference Of the Reformed
church in America will be held In the Madison
Avenue Church of Albany, when several pTacucal
topics will be discussed by well-mown SPEAKERS Oh
Friday of that week the Christian Endeavor Union
OF New-Jersey Will meet at the First Presbyterian
Church. Of Newark. All this time the Methodlsts are
looking toward Washington where the Ecumemcai
Conference Is In session.
The Phillips Presbyterian Church, at Madison-ave
and Seventy hird-s is to be congratulated upon nav
ing for its pastor Of such vigorous activity III
church work as Dr. George L. Spinning Although only
one yea- has passed since he took Charge HE ana ac
tvlty abound In every department OF church WORK
Among number of good works that are to be carried
on this winter, will be series of popular Sunday
.venng services with lecture the twelve
Commandments the ten of the DecalogIe and those
two of the Gospel 4" OH which hang all tne Law ana
been prepared for them. The choir has been Ieor-
ganzed and enlarged to sixteen voices under the orec
AZ non Music In over 1900 handsomely engraved invita-
tons these services are about to Dc SEM OUT anu
those atenf Re c S emu aSe large share Of their
pasoor,s lattention, Aand the Sunday school room
SeroTeted so that It is now me of the handsomest
rooms Of its kind in the city, containing venetian venetian
fountain growing paR Srcbeir Ras 6eo engaged
Tor the year. This has all been done In memory OF
Henry j. DAWSON who for twenty years m%S 5e
have cost about $4,000, and the capacity increased
from 900 TO 700 scholars Dedication cAerclses Will
take place on the first Sunday in November
The Rev Dr. Edward c. Ray, pastor OF the FIRST
preshyteran Church of Topeka, Kan, VINO preacheu
in the summer in the Fourth Avenue Iresby terrain
Church Dr Crosby's and the West End PreSDy teriah
Church Ithe Rev j. b. shaw'sl, las resigned MS
nastorate having been elected corresponding secretary
6f The Boud OF Aid for Colleges and Academies ms
Is the Youngest Board OF the General Assembly, having
been organized in 1888. The offices are in Chicago
and the salary is $4,000 DR.. Herrick johnson Is us
president and Charles VI. Charnley ITS treasurer O0
Corning the need Of the Board In whose formation D
Crosby took an active part this eminent Hiend Oh
Christian education said In an article published rev
DAYS before his death: at IS this 1.-THE necessity OF
meeting sceptclsm with Christian educationl wnch
makes our Board OF Aid for Colleges so important an
agent in our Churchs work. II should receive teni0u
lis present support for 1t represents the cry on he
coming generations to them from the bught OF
sensuous and material philosophy unto Goa ana his
Dr. Raw was born in Rochester about forty years
arc and was graduated from Hamilton college Ill tle
class Of 1870 His theological studies were pursued AT
ISion Rochester and Auburn Seminaries, ana ne was
ordained when twenty three years old ana setied II
Vcinon Centre. n. T. not far from Hamilton College.
From there he went to Elizabeth N j. as pastor Oh te
Third PRESBYTERIAN Church. From EllzaDcth lie WIS
called 10 HYDE Park ILL.,, suburb OF chicago wnes
he met the men with whom he will be now associated
and with whom he formed very deep frlendshpS 70,
humber of wears he has been member OF the "eheId
Assembly Committee on Systematic Benehcehce