New-York tribune., 1891-12-19
WHATAPASTOR SEES AND HEARS
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST TO RELIGIOUS
PEOPLE.

HEOGLE
Two or three correspondents OF The Tribune this
week have voiced the sentiment which has been In the
minds of many workers in missions and chapels in
regard TO the proposed wholesale distribution OF gifts
for the poor on Christmas Day. 1t Is difficult TO
crltcise the spirit which prompts this work. Tor one
seems by this attitude 10 be mgratelul know one
city missionary however, who VIII not send for any
tickets though he has been invited to do So tut VIII
gladly give the generous patronesses and subscribers
the names Of many deserving poor" young and DID,
to whom the amount subscribed for box al ahe
Madison Square Garden would be moro welcome thah
an angels visit; the money were accompanied Oy
call from she giver II would bc douidy welcome
"The Gospel OF the hand" Is tho hardest TO preach
and to practise, but IL Is the Gospel OF Him VIVID
went about doing good 1t Is hasy TO raise
money for the Jews suffering in Russia
but difficult to help nhe fame class IN aD
East side tenement; easy 10 evangelize India
but difficult to do mission work bslow Washington
Square easy 10 money for others to spend beyond
the seas and extremely difficult to carry IL TO heey
person along the rverfront in New-lork; easy 10
interest the wealthy in the masses, and prsctfahy
impossible to get rich landlord TO repair ram
shackle building in which scores OF the masses hVc
and die. These things ought not so to be-
At the recent Hebrew Christian convention. called by
ths Rev. Jacob Freshman and held In the Fourth ave
nue. Presbyterian Church. the following resolution. pro-
posed by Dr. James Morrow, of Philadelphia, and sec
onded by Dr. Charles l.. Thompson, Of this city, was
adopted:
Resolved That the continued persecution of the Jews
in Russia claims the sympathetic attention Of this cohVe
ton 1t is preemnently right that Christians de-
end oppressed everywhere In these days oil social
storm and stress the friends Of Jesus must prove them
selves to lie friends OF In their special sympathy
Jews In their sorrows they interpret jesus 10 MS
own people Israel 1t is fitting on the simple ground OF
humanity that utter protest AGAINST the wrongs and
outraees that have inflicted unnaabe horrors uHon null
tudes Of women taken the lives Of many hundreds OF men
and left thousands OF families homeless IL becomes US as
Americans to utter protest against tyranny every
where We call upon the people friends OF liberty, TO
Join in appeal the CzaI Of Russia 10 stop this havoc
and to hear the prayer for mercy and justice
The New.York City Church Extension Missionary
society OF the Methodist Episcopal Church publishes
a bright little quarterly, called Aggressive Method
ism," devoted to city evangelization. Dr. e. W.
Mlard tho pastor Of the Washington Square Church,
prepared the November number I'm which this editorial
paragraph appears "Cty evangellzation! let that be
the slogan Of a new campaign. Let us grd up our
| lons and push onward into the thick OF this fight.
Let not he great church Of the people fail in courage
Or enterprise If new methods needed let us make
them and use them II there are mistakes TO b.
rectied let us rectfy them II indifference paray
enterprise let pour forth fact and appeal until the
Church is aHame with zeal and alert with determined
purpose
The Rev. DR.. Moses ID. Hose, OF Richmond, va, Will
preach in the Westminster Presbyterian Church. in West
Twenty thrdst seventllave., at both services 10
morrow. DR.. Hoge is not only one of the strongest
representatives OF the Southern General Assembly, bui
acknowledged TO be of the most eminent preachers
| Of this country.
director OF the Union Seminary takes exception to
statement made In this column to the effect that If the
seminary had been frank with the last Assembly as
has been with the Assemby's Committee OF Conference
much unpeasaniness would have been spared and the
result to the seminary and to the Church might have
been altogether different. lie save that seminary
director carried to Detroit the identical paper which was
presented By tho directors to the committee but had no
| opportunity OF meeting with the Committee on IheO
logical Seminar,es. THIS In reply: First. the drcco
only quotes part Of what the Pastor said second the
vew presented was the substance Of conversation with
member OF the Conference Committee third the paper
to which reference Is made rot In the report OF the
seminary to the Assembly, ard not presented In any
OF the addresses the floor during the DEBATE ana
finally the Pastor quite agrees with TIE member OF the
committee with whom he spoke thai If the Committee o.
Theological Semnaries had made the effort TO ge
the individual views OF the directors that the Confer
ence Committee is taking different result might
! have been secdIcd. Tho seminary, by It's action
seemed TO the conservatives 20 defy the Assembly, ana
the committee. by It's action. seemed unwilling to 70
behind the report made officially 10 the Assembly but
these are days Of reform and the skies are clearing