New-York tribune., 1891-03-01

rey churches in tli, city, at least. have Leen 20
fortunate AS thc Scotch Church. Tie pIlpt was De
carcd vacant on the last sunday Of January ana on
the very next night by unanimous vote Dr' "H"0
was chosen to succeed Dr.. :. VI. Hamilton, WHO ms
gone 70 Louisville. After consulting his own peoPi'
in the Knox Church. 10 whom he was bound by many
ties and also his brethren in c Prcsbytcry. Dr. WV Ho
accented the call. At the February meeting u ''o
pre,bvtcry he received permission TO transfer h'
pastoratc downtown novelty, by the way \ P'V"
mcnt Methodist clergyman said recently ina cNo',
Christian IL Ncw-iorls presumably lay and ciei',"
dcsied 10 20 10 Heaven by WAY Of Harlem D''
Wylc +, an exception. lie began on The Ho"eH'
near Chatham square. then he went to the wilson
Mission I'm I0mgkins square. At the can ol INC
Canal >tyec. Church he went downtown AGAIN anu
aitcr a successful paStoratc he went To heip wv
struggling li,tle hock the East side III SeVthN
second ST.. III, work III the Knox Church has peci
Of thorou.hIy constructive CHARACTER. Five years
there were liiS i've mcihucr' '"o'0' NO" W 49,
nearly 100.
Dr Nylic enter, upon his new work a an early
arc ~ he i, only thrty three years old lie IS naiNo
Of oLio and received hls university edu'n'"h NV
Al Geneva College an institution ot thc h'i''n'"
PRESBYTERIAN Church. and later at Yale taxing "e
graduate studic, at the University oi the IS VI
New York. While student at the Union Ihcol"Slca'
..ir,,- ho was connected with the BOwefy Mission
and tie wilson Mission several tempting calls awaited
bu when lie wi,- graduated. OF these hc selected o
one ,rec1ted Ly the Canal street Church from 'Ha'
pulpit he wa, called to the Knox Church "heic 10
had a wide field of uAcluuc,S. lie ha' mpINed N'
opp,,tnnie, there building up WORKING church. and
il VA, vita the greatest reluctance That BIS pe'pu
consented to the Of the ties which lad bohd
t,cn, 4, their young pastor and his cstimahc VIE
s.y, a friend Of The y0ung pastor; with scotch
blood In his veins Dr. Wylc exhibits In his character
and work the best trait, and habits oi the scot. lcVnl
ont tic les admirable. lie has in his career. which
has scarcely more than begun WON deserved repuiN
ton for possessing those qual.tc which cndcar man
t. hi. home ana friends. and make lin successful ana
h,nored among men cnlaErd in business and pro
,..iona! c lie j. l.owll- .n hls seralIty urci'af
IN d., industry and con-ccacd IA rs ministry oI th1
Go-ieL7
Tao scotch Church la, Lad a splendid history,
and In the opinion % II, nend, %, futuf, viii b.
NJ lc-, memorable II BE-, methods can be changed T.
n Get the changed cotG.uon, which confront il. Dr.
Hamilton. who served IL faithfully for eighteen ears,
va, by h.- own airi sion lot adapted for tih7 n'"
work. While remaining In sense iamlN
church 10, service, must become more popular
and the low pastor must laJ ou' mes"
Inc, of work for tie people. There "''
number of wealthy men in the church yet. and ID
has liberal endowment the call TO t-9 Lr't pastor
o. l- cauicA-,ac Rev. John Mason va, dated N>
-, l7c2. The beginning "H, ,m.Ii. bu' the number
grew irpiIly. Tie hr,t hou-, ol wor Aip wd- small
| frame building IN Ctdai.t. between broadway aud
Nassau .;. In 1863 th., building gave way to mofr
! substantial stone cdihcc.
NJ! Mason entered tire Continental Army as chap
lain ana -cgvcd through the War. At il, close He r
| turned - The dN ana -"DH had the 'uurth r.
! stored t. comparative prosperity. lie di.d ON Alil
| - 1791, and september of that year. The E''
Jonu Mitchell Mason. 90 Ia" former pastor. be -t
T. act as supply. Nr. Mason had studied theology
tr.t ugGcr hi, father. and Wa- in Edinburgh pursuing
H., course when ID. Hd,on I'll IA. lie returned lr,m
Scotland in S,ptcmlor. HaG Jew d1v- after hi arr
| v,l ne va, examined and licensed 20 preach hN ~"
| h..oritr Reformed Ir'-byt"y of P-nn>ylVtuin. Ia
March 1913 the caurCh presented him unauimOus cali
/ y iirh he accepted. In The fri ten year, of his
ministry coo new member, Joined this church on pro
! G,.,,n OF their faith. IN Miy. 1909, he asked IN"
trustees 10 build a larger church aud to give him a
90 past0r The trustees replied Ia November Of that
wear tat they had postponed the consideration OF III"
! matter and IN taC following March he resigned hi-
I rIlr., Th. Rev r. 4. e. Mcleod succeeded him
and was pastor iIr about twelve year. During hl,
ninstr; thc congregation left the Associate Reformed
Church and joined the General Assembly OF The Pres
| bytcriau Church.
! on NAV 20. 1924 the Rev. Joseph McElroy wa
installed pastor. Dmirg hi, pastorasc Of nearly lity
year, tho church G@cw and QrJ p"sct.s In l-IG new
lone n worship WI, built Griud and Crosby 81.
! In All the church had so communcants. Int the
tide 81 population stl moving nOrthward, In 1913 n
| W., deemed bc-t 10 buy land and build thc present
ctcc on The north side Of Fourteenth IT. near Sixth
/ ave Not long after hi, Dr. McElroy'- health began
o fail uudcf Increasing years. and he had sucoc,svc
as pastors the Rev. Dr, Il. W. Henry aud Morri7
& Suiphcn. Dr.. Nc ,rOy died IN 1916 the close
! OF hi, eighty fourth year. lie va, "a man Of Com-
| nandlng person u lucid logical thiuher. with great
p0wcr Of cOndcn.-ton combined with cainc tuc-5
On Orobcr 10, 1913, the Rev DR.. :. NJ Hamilton was
| inst