Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-17

will delegate Hays to make a speech to him.
We will give him few lessons in the
, higher criticism. He will hear the "deeI
organs of Chicago elbow" We will eat
his salmon, show him a specimen of scien-
titic fly-fshing, teach him the doxology
We will assemble at Chicago and shoot
out on long trains with blue banners to the
fore and traditionalism streaming out be-
hind. Allison will be there. He will not
be as mad then as he is now. Monfort will
be there, the White Cloud of the tribe
Briggs will be there, with ''Whither?" like
a radiant interrogation point, beaming from
brow to chin. We will go flying
Where Gods cattle
Are turned out to grass
And his poultry fly up
From our wheels as we pass,
till we reach the scene where 1.-The Oregon"
reaches out crystal arm to clasp the waist
of the queen of the Hesperides. Thank
you, Portland. Count on us!'
Among the men who will be prominent in
the assembly is first of all, the pastor of the
church, upon whom the responsibility for
the entertainment of the assembly will de-
volve.
DR. Radcliffe was born in Pittsburg, Pa,
August IL, 1912, graduated at Jefferson
college in 1862, and had his theological
training in the United Presbyterian semi
nary at Allegheny and the seminary at
Princeton. He was ordained by the pres
bytery at Philadelphia in 1866, and was u
pastor in that city for four years. He was
stated supply of the First church, Reading,
Pa, in 1871, and in 1872 became its pastor,
being blessed in his labors among an at
tached and appreciatiye people. His pres
ent pastorate in the Fort street church
of this city has been no less successful. DR..
Radcliffe is 4 gentleman of winning adj
dress, an excellent preacher, and faithful
presbyter. His sermons are prepared with
great care delivered with dignity and So
lemnity and are both instructive and i'm
preSsive. He was chosen by his brethren
moderator of the synod of Philadelphia.
The success of the inner working Of the
assembly depends largely upon the stated
clerk.
REV. DIR. WILLIAM H. ROBERTS,
the stated clerk of the general assembly,
besides carrying easily the duties of this
office, is a professor in Lane theological
seminary and the acting pastor of prom
inent church in Cincinnati He was born
in Wales in 1874, and was graduated from
the college of the city of New York in
1863. His training subsequent to his
graduation fitted him for the arduous laborS
which he now performs so readily. For
two years he was StatlStlcian IN the treas
ury department at Washington, and for six
years assistant librarian of congress. He
studied theology at Princeton, and after
preaching four years at Crawford, n. j., he
returned to the seminary and spent nine
years in its library. Here again his method
ical mind found a rich field, and the students
for many years will profit by his work
there as librarian. With DR.. Schneck he
prepared a general catalogue of the semi
nary in 1881. Eleven years ago DR.. Roberts
was made permanent clerk of the general
assembly, and four years later stated clerk.
At the assembly last year he presented an
important report on methods of revising the
confession of faith and constitution of the
church. DR.. Roberts and DR.. Patton led
the two forces for day or two, and finally
the report was adopted, slight amendments
being accepted by the chairman. One of
the ablest speeches of the assembly in mat
ter and presentation was made by DR.. Rob-
erts in defense of his report.
The Presbyterian church owes great
debt to the Rev. DR.. William Z. Moore, the
retiring moderator, who is also permanent
clerk OF the assembly, chairman of the con-
sensus creed committee and secretary of the
revision committee. His office as moder-
ator was secured in an almost unprecedented
manner. A man was needed with sufficient
firmness to guide leaders, and with seven
ex-moderators and as many would-be mod
orators among the commissioners, there was
no lack of leaders. A man was needed suf-
fciently yielding to allow some latitude in
debate. If ever a man was needed
as moderator with knowledge
of what the assembly had
and the firm and yielding and qualified man
was elected unanimously. The friends of
those who stood back that DR.. Moore
might be honored, felt that they had been
wisely guided. The moderator is member
Of the two importSnt committees anpoiutaa