New-York tribune., 1891-02-07
WH4yAp4STOR SEES AND HEARS

ITEMS OF INTEREST TO CHURCH PEOPLE.
Professor Shedd. of the Union seminary is one OF
the most serious minded men in the Presbyterian
Church. Ills lectures, while interesting are hc'c'
frivolous. Testing. above all things, l. enoreP
foreign 10 his nature and yet the venerable theoloGa
is accused Of having pcrpctiated a p,ca5antFy' A'
he was leaving the inaugural services recenty whete
he had listened for nearly hour and a hall 10 Di'
Hrigg, on The Authority Of the scriptures, he was
asked how he felt. and replied with evident effort =
am very weary.
Il would rather 60 b he'll a brave man than go
TO Heaven a coward These words were spoken Ill
the hearing OF the Pastor recently. not by Colohei
Ingcrsoll, by Hugh -. Pentecost not by any
avowed nGdc but By a minister who belongs ~ d"
evangelical denomination one OF the stlcte't vi "'0
strict The remark was the climax of a discussion
regarding the attitude taken by Dr. Briggs III MS III
augura address. The speaker had been pupil Az
the Union seminary. and defending the poi ssor
advanced views.
Dr. william NJ. Taylor, of The Broadway Tabernacle
is TO preach I'm the Park street Church Of Boston a
week from t. morrow. This church seems to have l'9
eye on the New York clergymcn After being served
nobly by Dr. Gregg IT called Dr. Vir-n. and 10" tha'
lie has declined another metropolitan preacher Is
asked TO I'LL the pulpit for sunday" the invita-
ton doubles, reads. and Dr. Taylor IL Is hopcN viii
be, like Dr.. Virgin, another Ulysses
II. you want to be known in the ministry, 20 70
Ro,tOn7 said friend Of mine Yesterday ana ne "i'
not personal nor he referring to the Park street.
Church. You will have hOn0rs thrust upon you >
you VIII have all the money you need, ana you VIII
have an abundance Of helpers. If you want 10 DC
lost i'm the multitude. overwhelmed with pressing
needs that you cannot supply, and die from over
work. because every thing is left upon your ShCudef''
STAY I'm New York" Ny friend i, a NewYork pastor
who left prosperous field to take up Dul0eh 1id'
would crush a weaker man and one less brave
Grace Chapel, in East Twenty second-'t wlefe
Ralph Wells has laoored 80 long and SO successfully
+, extending its usefulness under the active Inihlsr'
tons Of its new pastor the Rev Lewis W. Barney 1t
i, 4 branch Of the Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Chuch
Dr Howard C.u,Ly',l and is cndcavorng t. rdl7c
a fund 10 secure A piano an1 library for the chapel
ON Monday evcnin-, Charles Roberts. jr, VIII give
,cre, Of reading, for tat benefit Of this fund III tAe
chanel Of the Fourth Avenue Church Mt Rooer'
n, been the Instructor Of voice culture IN the Oho
seminary for number Oh years, lie VIII be a'ss'ei
VI Monday evening by Mrs. jacob hes9 anu "'i'i'ii
\. LOwiz.
The Presbvtery Of New York will continue on Non
day thc discussion which proved 80 Interesting aI uI'
January Inccting-the deacoAcss question. a huInoeF
~ .pcochc, were delivered then and more expected
,.>t ,yce,, The committee Itself divided, two re-
mort, bc.uc submitted. IN. maio.ty report opposes
tho establishment ~ ths Office because II believes thdC
IL did not cAi,t IN the Apostolic age and should not De
constituted now Tie minority report aeNea IN De
leying that il did not exist in the Apostolic thurcn'
but urges that should be established by the Church
to-day.
"Docrlnal Test, Of Church Membership Is the ti'e
IF a paper which the Rev. 4. H. Bradi)id' Oh Mont
clair y j. /, to read before the lntefatIohdI Coh-
gregational Council at the meeting next july III L'''
DON Dr. Bradford Is the pastor Of one Of the largest
churcIc, I'm th. denomination outside OF the great
crc, and j, one of the most promising ciers neI III
the denomination, including the ctle'. bG,iues Oo
Ipg an Influential, pastor lie las great aOItS 40 "a
v.,,or and his article axe constantly appearing III
.euaous papers and magazines.
The service, AZ the New-l orI Academy OF Music on
sunday evenings have been productive OF sood results
buntr,ds have reported themselves conVeru,u ~
Talulage evidently does not thi that the ouItns ~
- ~u.,i Ma, Al. entire loss. out !0s that daiLS
lie would not have been able 70 reach the CLASS "o
hear hHl now.