The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-22
WETROPOLJTAN mdTrERs.
Interesting Happenings in and About New
York Yesterday.

Bishop Potter preached last night to an
audience that hlled Holy Trinity church.
Lenox avenue and One Hundred and Twenty
second street. The services were under the
auspices of the Young Peoples Parish Assoc
cation and the music was an especial feature.
Bishop Potter was assisted by the Rev Dr. &
-: w. brldgnan. who, he announced wOuld
take pastoral charge of the congregation.
Bishop Potter selected for his theme The
Temptation of CHRIST by the Deyl'-"If
thou be the son Of God cast thysef down
lie SAID ln part that Christ can symuatbize
with us. but that we cannot sympathiZe with
MN. There are Inequalities in rank condi-
ton and capacity From this he evolved the
TACT that various conditions and capacities
among men render some more liable to tenn
tatlon than others Exceptional gifts such
hs rare beauty and genius, subject men and
women to temptation. narrow mind lacks
the capacity 10 SIN IN great degree
Christ was sub ected TO greater temptations
than we can realize. and until we realize the
power necessary TO control great forces we
should be slow to nudge. Our fellows be
moaning irregularities are willing to take the
risks OF peril IN the possession of exceptional
gifts. Beauty Is apt % lead women TO sin
and 1t Is an open question whether il is
worth while % have beauty 40 ALL In the
struggle against temptation. however. we do
not have 10 fight alone, and 1t beAooyes us
all 10 call upon Christ.
COLONEL VIVIAN COMES TO WE'D
Colonel Ralph Vivian. Of England. who is
TO marry Mrs. Marshal %. Roberts early ne,t
month, arrived yesterday morning on tls
Cnnard steamship Etruria Colonel ~
Stracey of London. ACCOMPANIED him Colo
mel VIVIAN ls atal. sOldiery looking man abon4
forty-hve years old. Until recently he was 81
colonel IN the Scots Guards. lie is mem
Der Oh several OF the swell clubs of London.
including the Marlborough. and freuueut
visitor at SandrngAam Colonel Vivian Wis |
teN TINS country several years ago and speut
some time hunting IN the Rocky mountains !
colonel VIVIAN and Colonel Stracey went TO !
the brevO0rt House.
Mrs. Roberts is the widow of Marshall Otis |
Roberts. who died of paralysis at Saratoga In /
1850. che Was the daug liter of John fndicott /
Oh Salem, descendant of the Mavnower |
Endicotts. Mr. kOberts was one Of the best !
known OF New orks early business men.
Mrs Roberts was married ia 1875. She Inns
spent the past two or three seasons in Lon
don' where Tor one season she occupied
spencer House, the home of Earl Spencer
She IS me mother OF one child a son. who
was porn IN 1918 by the terms of her bus
band VIII Mrs. Roberts receives an annuity
o. S4J.OuO and the use of the houses. horses
carriages. &c.. at TO- and lO7 Fifth avenue.
ANOTHER mlpMAN IEus NrEDEn.
Another mailman broke loose Yesterday
inns time II was William 4. Wall aged forty
OF No 3lo Graham avenue. Greeupolut
Mhle be was sitting with ms WHO and two
children in their dimu--room Wall suddenly
seized a revolver and leveled it at Mrs. Nall
she screamed and ran 10 tho street Her
children We're at her heels
wall followed IN hot pursuit pulling AZ
the trigger The pistol. however. did not 20
OF. After Mrs. Wall and her children had
sought refuge with a nelghbor her husband
was caught, and after fierce struggle WAS
placed IA the custody OF Policeman Hallock
Oh the Seventh precinct.
An ambulance was summoned and the nri
,0ner was taken 70 st. Cathauno's Hospital
mere he was recognized as having leen twice
A. inmate OF the hiatDush Asylum for the In
sane. lie had been released as cnred ito I
last time about three months ago. '
After tho physicians bad cOmpleted their {
'tAillhauon wall was locked UP in tho Seventh /
precinct station-hOuse To-day he will he
a.in.ehed IN court lilo is connected with one
81 the oldest and most distinguished families j
u the Eastern district. C
INV CHURCH AND no DYpr. ,
Father John Mcclure of 81 Ne,,.,s o},,,-ot .
long island CITY, lad the foundation sever,1 !,
years ago Tor "A handsome brick church Will =
was hhlshed and dedicated yesferdav VII -
'cetceiy dollars debt against IL !,
.as 80 80 "25sshce OF bishop Loughlin who N
Was detained by illness. the Rev Fatber Mo- -
,n carroll. of 81 Nincent de paliis cb u, -
n' 90 oihciated. Father Maurice Hictar -
oi ot Marys Hospital. Brooklyn r,es ,.' ny,
49, aSSi'9nleS, The assistant pastor of The =
shufeh. Father DOherty ofic1s,s1 "a tne =
.rant; while Father Donnely of Finsb Vv,e- u
r Io~s,' gsscon and Father OiGrady. Of 81 =,
5ryisePh church. Brooklyn was snb- sosoa ~ u
accab e1' Of w g. q9aer the direction OF James
The e5i II, ~; ihefesa's church BROOKLYN.
rnninihgs II Is Gothic in style and ~ SO
aoas 70 OF 81 feet IN Vernon ayenne an4 o a,
o aoa y. eet down Fifth stres II vii IN" s eS NJ
-'V' ~ IA handsomely finished inside s snd e.